The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26

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tellin' her whut nice Teller Zeb was.
but that only made 1t wuss.
Zone mornin' when Newt was out In
his wood lot a-gittin' ready ter cut
some timber, he saw Jack come a.
snoopin' round. Newt hid behind
some bushes an watched ter see what
he was up to. Had a hard time to
keep from jumpin' out an kickin' him.
in his eye peeled in the direction O.
the house. He knelt down an rolled
stun over an took lettle pink en-.
velope from under 1t. He kissed It,
put another envelope under the stun.
an skunk away.
"'Ahem! Guess I'll take part in this
leetle game O. postoffice m'self, b'gosh,'
Newt chuckled, When in Greece do
as the Greasers do, so the poet sings
He moseyed over to the darnick an
tore open the letter. It read like this:
Dearest: I'll come for you tomorrow
night at IL. You'll find me waiting at the
big oak by the road. I'll disguise myself
SO none Of yoYr pas friends will inter-
fere. You'll know me by white rose
on my coat. From your own
JACK.
""The miserable scamp! Comm like
a thief in the night ter steal my dar-
ter! Well, I'll try ter give him a cor
dial reception Newt went an got a
pink envelope an writ note ter
Jack. It said:
Dear Jack: I'll be ready for you.
DOLLY.
1T went kinder agin' Nevis grain
ter put Dear jack but he did, an
thought 1t a very neat stroke. Patted
hisself on the back ag'in, an thought
they wouldn't be so many runaways II
paps was smarter men. He put the
note under the stun an saw Jack
come prowlin' round fer it in the after.
noon. Smiled ter hisself as he read
1T, kissed it, AN tiptoed away. 'Swal-
Tered my bait, hook an line! He'll
find that note talks gospel truth, too,
only it won't be Dolly that'll meet
him. An Newt laughed way down
in his throat.
"The next day passed an evenin'
came, an at II o'clock Newt an Zeb
Perkins hid themselves in the bushes
near the big oak. Now, Zebidee, yell
know i'm by a white rose on his coat.
I'll run out an grab the boss, an you
pint the muskit at i'm. but let me do,
all the tawkin'.' At five minutes till
IL they heered muffled hoof beats, an,
leetle later they saw a man comm,
on boss back. He wore whiskers an
had SLOUGH hat pulled down over his
eyes. Had an oil relic of a pillien sad.
die on his boss. Thet's him. See the
rose?' in hoarse whisper from Newt,
now stan ready
'The boss came direckly betwixt the
two men in the bushes an Newt
grabbed the bride. Don't say a word,
dern We, or we'll blow yer head or
The man started ter say somethin',
but Zeb p'inted the muskit at i'm, an
he shet up. They took i'm of his
boss. an marched i'm away ter
stream hard by, where they threw i'm
in, an watched i'm kick an sputter.
Then they told i'm that Dolly had re.
ceived his note, an showed it to her
paw, an 1t was at her request that
they acted as receivin' committee. She
had agreed ter marry Zeb next week.
Their prisoner chuckled when they
said this. but they mistook it fer
groan.
when they got tired O. this they.
locked i'm in corn crib an went ter
the house. They went in the kitchen
an Newt struck light. I'd like ye
ter try a taste O. Dolly's cookin', Feb.
idee.' Zeb lowed he'd be pow'ful glad
to. They ate an drank cider an
tawked about Dolly as the future Mrs.
Perkins fer an hour er more. Then
Newt showed Zeb a room an prepared
ter roll in hisself
"As ne passed Dolly's room he no.
ticed light burnin' inside. He tapped
on the door an said: Dolly dear,
wish ye'd git little extry fer break.
fast, cause Zebidee'll be here in the
mornin'' No answer. Dolly he called.
gittin' leetle nervous. Still no an
swer. o, Dolly he yelled, an busted
right inter the room. Dolly want
there, but there was a note on the
dresser. It said:
Dear Papa: The wedding breakfast will
be at Jacks Please come and bring
Zebidee with you. Don't disappoint us.
Your dutiful
"Newt ran to Zeb's room an ham.
mered on the door. Come on, Zeb.
Dolly's skipped out an left note be.
hind, we must 60 an tote 'er back.
She don't seem ter know we've got the
bird Gagged in the corn crib Zeb came
runnin putin on his clothes, an they
both made bee line fer the crib. The
lock was broke an the crib was
empty.
"Newt was furious. He INDUCED in
a few well chosen impromptu remarks
as he ran ter the barn fer boss. They
both got ON his back, an were soon
goin' like the wind, an didn't stop I'm.
Ill they hove to in front O. the
sources. They dashed in at the door,
lust as the squire, standin' in his
night-gown an cap, said: I pronounce