The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-20

casions and that, consequently. gen
tlemen wore It to 80 counting.
Yes" declared Seffy again.
Bring forth stovepipe.
The stovepipe, the stovepipe--
chanted Seffy's frivolous father in the
way of the Anvil Chorus.
And my butterfly necktie with
"Wiss the di'mond on?" whispered
his father
They laughed in confidence of their
secret. Seffy, the successful wooer.
was thawing out again. The diamond
was not a diamond at all-the He
| brew who sold it to Seffy had CON
fessed as much. But he also swore
that II it were kept in perfect polish
no one but diamond merchant could
| tell the difference. Therefore, there
being no diamond merchant anywhere
near. and the jewel being always i'm.
| naculate, Sefy presented it as dta-
| mond and had risen perceptibly in tho
opinion OF the vicinage.
"And-and-and- d-Sef-Seffy, what
you goin' to do?"
"Do?"
Seffy had been absorbed in what ne
was going to wear.
"Yas-yas-that's the most impor
tant" He encircled Seffy's waist and
gently squeezed it. oh, OF course,
Hah? But what yit?''
l regret to say that Seffy did not
understand.
"Seny." he said impressively, 'you
haf' toll me what you goin' to wear.
1t amt much The weathers yit pooty
col nights. But l ken stand it if you
ken-God knows about Sally. Now.
what you goin' to do-that's the conun-
trum | asst you
Still it was not clear to Seffy.
"Why--what I'm a-going to do hah9
Why-whatever occurs"
"Gosh-a mighty, And nefer say a
word or do sing to help the occur
rences along? Goshens, What a set
ting-up. Why-say-Seffy, what you
set up for"
Sefy did not exactly know. He had
never hoped to practise the thing-in
that sublmely militant phase.
What do you think
We'll, Sef-plow straight to her
heart wisht had your chance. I'd
show you other-guess kind setting
| up-yassir, Make your mouth warter
and your head swim. begoshens. Why.
that Sally's just like young stubble-
field; goth to be worked constant. and
plowed deep, and manured heafy, and
mebby drained wiss blind bitches, and
crops changed constant. and KEEP go
| ing thataway constant - constant
SOS the weeds can't git in her. Then
| you ken put her in wheat after a
while and git your money back
This drastic metaphor had its ef-
| feet. Sefy began to understand. He
| said SO.
Now look here, Seffy.' his father
went on more softly. when you git
| to this-and this-and his."-he went
| through his pantomime again. and It
included a progressive caressing to
| the kissing point-'well. chust when
| you bose comfortable-hah? ?-mebby
on one cheer. what l know-it's so
| long sence done it myself-when you
! bose comfortable. asst her-chust asst
| her-aham, what she'll take for the
| pasture-field. She owns you bose and
| she cant use bose you and the pas
ture. A bird in the hand is worth
seferal in another fellers-not so?"
But Seffy only stopped and stared at
| his father. This, again, he did not
| understand
You know well enough I got no
money to buy no pasture-field." said
! he.
| o. ,ioh ty's caiJ oil
| joyfully, making as if he would strike
Seffy with his huge fist-a thing he
often did. And amt got nossing TO
trade?'
| Nothing except the mare" said the
boy
"Say-aint you got no feelings, you
idjioto"
OH said Seffy. And then:
But what's feelings got to do with
cow-pasture?"
"Oach No wonder he wants to be
an anchel. and wiss the anchels stand
holding sings in his hands and on
his head. He's too good for this vile
world. He'd linger suffering on the
brink and fear to launch away all his
durn life-if some one didn't push him
in. So here goes!"
This was spoken to the skies, ap-
parently, but now he turned to hts
son again.
Look a-yere, you young dummer-
ux. feelings is the same to gals like
Sally, as money is to You and me.
You ken buy potatoes wiss EN-. Do
you understand"
Seffy said that he did, now
We'll. then, I'fe tried to buy that
pasture-field sousand times"
Seffy started.
Yes. that's little bit lie-mebby
a dozen times. And at last Sally e
daddy said he'd lick me if l efer said