The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-13

sign 10 save 'em, an every once IN a
while one of 'em would start friskin'
an prancin', tryin' to attract his at
tention. One would lope past lookin'
over her shoulder to see if he was
follerin, then another would go up
to him, mooin' kinder low till she
would get right under him. Then Of
course he wouldn't look like a bull
any more an she would back out till
she could catch sight Of him again,
an then would do 1t right over again.
"They was the saddest lookin' bunch
Of cattle ye ever see. Didn't have time
to eat nothin', jest lived on love fer a
splash of red paint. was pretty near
Dustin laughin, when all at once
Emeline jumped up from her bush.
They cant eat,' sez she to herself,
out loud, an they can't sleep, an
why I do believe they are in love. The
poor things. An then somethin' seems
to strike her, fer she put her hand up
to her face quick Can't eat, she NUT
tered again, an then she looked kind
Of wild fer minute Why-why,-
sez she, that amt sign board, It's
it's Sam'l, an she covered her face
with her two hands Gosh, / didn't
know whether to laugh or cry, fer it's
kind Of solemn to be a-lookin' at a
voung gals love when it's all naked
thataway.
Il went over to see her that night.
'Emeline, sez I. why don't you go
away fer a spell? A change would do
you good
"1 couldn't get away, Uncle Joel,
sez she, I couldn't leave the farm
Course you could, sez |, Jest as
easy as not. I can take care Of your
stock an the rest can take care Of
itself.
But, I don't need a change, sez
she, likin' to hear arguments fer her
side.
Yes We do, sez !, an ye're goin'
to get 1t. She shook her head, but
could see she was thinkin' it over an
likin the idee better an better so
left her pretty soon an hunted up
sam1. He was mendin' harness in the
barn. Hello, Sam'l,' sez !, I was just
passin' an see your light. Got some
new straps, haint ye? Too bad Eme
lines goin away, SEE l, fiddlin' with
the bride an watchin' Sam'l outer the
corner of my eye. Sam'l Strengthened
up like he'd been stung. Coin away,
sez he. where is she goin'?
Don't know, sez l. Tired Of farm
in | guess, an goin' to the city tc
live. Got new check rein, haint ye?
But Saml never answers a word and
sat starin' out of the door into the
night. | slipt out an he never knew
I'd gone Next time I saw Emeline she
told me all about it.
Sam1 came to call next night
all slicked up with collar on. an
his Sunday suit. Good evenin, sci
he, blushin' purple, I've come to Sc
with ye. Emeline was happy an
scared. Come in sez she, It's a nice
day
"'Yes. SEE sam1, settin' on the
edge of his chair an turnin' his ha
around in his hands. Yes, he SCI
again, an put his hat down on th'
floor beside the chair an then picks /
up again. He was just tongue-tied h'
was $50 nervous an she want muci
better.
{" Got new harness to your buggy
hain't We, sez Emeline at last
Yes sez he, I'd er-like to have
ye 90 ridin sometime
"Td ike to. Emeline SEE, both OF
'em actin all the time as if they wal
in the middle of a swarm Of bee
afraid they was goin' to get stung.
VIII ye go to-night?' sez saml
jumpin' at a chance to get away fe
a minute to get his nerve back. I'll b.
hitched in iify They started out a
solemn an silent as owls an gues
they didn't say word the who'll
drive, leastwise Emeline didn't sa,
so. till they come around by the CEN
etery on the way home The moon wa
shinin' bright an the tombstun
looked awful ghostly in the light. Eme
line sez. an especially in the corne
nearest town where the Hardy 10
was. All of Sam'ls family had beei
buried IN that lot under the shadde
of the big stun fer generations, an
there was a lot of room left Sam
stopped the horse an sat there iightin
fer breath like, an kinder chokin owe
it. Emeline,' he sez at last. an hi
voice was all thickened up, 'EmeIine-
how'd-bow'd you Ike to be burie
there, an he pointed to his lot wit
the whip.
Uncle joel let down the front leg
Of his chair WITH a bang "An' sheswil