The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-06-25

l.=aa harp ..ipon. yaus. -fesshead Asvfe1s.1
within your hand n hen dit ~,
iseffysgaaffeddhee tfallylsBfusA io1a
| the dust and contemplated his father'f
watchh77heid iaceusi4gly AGAINST him
Old Paqlmpgartner, went on a. gaily.I, s.snt
about an Inch and "a half anasstt,
ten! 'Seffy, I'm glad yod ain't break;
ing your reputation for being fast,
| 1achicli.i Chust about aiquafter Of al
/ ipch too late, for, the prize wiss -FOUR
| On Its hair. and arms and its Il frock
/ Pinned up to.show Its new petticoat!
| phu! If had such nice petit
cpat-" he initiated the lady lin ques.
Elton, to the Tremendous ideiightof the
gentle sloafers,r III l4ya.f f,os sss 7Gi
Seffy stared little and, rubbed.
some dust out Of his eyes. He, was
pleasant but dull. ~ i'i.' N'-eH ~ :
''Yassir, Sef, II you'd a-got yere at d
inch and quarter, apast!o NowiSam's.
! got her. Down in the cellar a-llcking
molasses together! a, Doggone II Sam,
don't cit eferysifg except his due
bills. He don't want to be- ND anchel
tell he dies. He's got fun en6ughjyers
but Seffy-youren like the flow ,sof
molasses in January--at counting"
This 'oblique suasion made no i'm.
preston on Seffy. It is doubtful II he
understood It at all. The loafers be.
| gansto smile. One laughed! The old
4 man checked him with a threat Of per-
sonal harm. 10
Hold on there, Jefferson Dafis, Bus
by" he child. al don't allow, no, one
to laugh at my Sefy--except chpst.me
account I'm his daddy. It's fight.
word the next time you do it.'' f'i''''' T"
Mr.. Busby Strengthened his coun-
tenance. 1ea 81 siisr-'o as.@ 10 ~ t
HE don't seem to notice--nor keer
bout gals-do .he?"ga ..s.i.i4.Fs:@ b,
= No one spoke .,...,..,e,, !, Ys,.,,
mo, ,durn him, he. amt mo-, good.
Say-whatll you give for him; hah?
Yere he goes to the highest bidder
for richer, for poorer, for better. for
worser, up and down. In and out,
swing your partners--w what's bid? He
ken plow as crooked as q mules hind
leg, sleep hard as a 'possum in winter
time, eat like a snake, git left efery
time-but he ken ketch fish. They
wait on. him. What's bid p" z ,"!tla,
No one would hazard a bid. '1't p>.'
'@"Yit minute" shouted the old fell
low, pulling out his. ibulEs.eye watch
\ again, whats bid? .Going-going
done-going-" a-,
az, "a dollar!" $50
The bid came from behind fiim, and
the voice was beautiful to hear. A
1 CLEAN came into, tAe old mans eyessas
he heard it. He deliberately, put. the
watch back in Its pocket, put on his
spectacfes, and turned. as II she were
a stranger 80 80 10y .''y
"Goneisife announced then i'sWh0'A
the purchaser? Come forwards and
take away you property. What's the
name, please?" Then he pretended to
recognize her. "Oach! Sally! Well
that's lucky! He goes in good hands
He's sound and kind, but needs the
whip! He. held out his hand for the
dollar.
1t was the girl of whom. he had
spoken accurately as a prize. Hei
sleeves were turned up as far as they
would go. revealing some soft lace
trimmed Wilderness. and there was
-four on her arms. Some patches .,ol
it on her face gave petal-like effect
to her otherwise a sfessfve color r hi
pretty dress was pinned far enough
back to reveal the prettier petticoat-
plus D pair of trinity clad ankles.
Perhaps these were neither the gar
/ mentB: nor the airs in which every
Il farmer-maiden did her baking. lBu
then, Sally was no ordinary farmer
maiden. She was all this, a. is true
out she was, besides, grace and colo
and charm itself. And II she chose t,
bake In such attire-or. even, II sh'
chosesto pretendet dosso. where wa
the churl to say hersqay. even though
the -four was part Of a@deiiberat,
"make-up?" Certainly he was no
at the. store that summer morning.
And Seffy was there. Her hair es
capedsredness by only little. Blu
that little was just the difference be
l. tweenf ugliness and Beauty. For
~ whether Sally were beautiful or not
s. about (which we might contend bi
q .--her chair was. and perhaps that |
Is the reason why 1T was NEARLY aIway
n uncoyered-or, possibly, again, be
causesit was SO much uncovered wa
d the reason 1t was beautiful. 1t seehe
Il to catch some OF the glory OF the sur
IF Her lace had few freckles and he
mouthswas trifie too large. But, 4