The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1908-07-02

chat IL 1t were kept In perfect polish
10 one but diamond merchant could
tell the difference. Therefore, there
being no diamond merchant anywhere
near, and the jewel being always i'm.
maculate. Seffy presented 1t as dia.
mond and had risen perceptibly in the
opinion uf the vicinage.
"And--and-and-Se what
you goin' to do?"
dor"
Seffy had been absorbed in what he
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 Getty. did not
understand.
"Seffy," he said impressively, you
haf' toll me what you goin' to wear.
| 1t amt much. The woather's yit pooty
col nights. But l ken stand 1t If you
ken--God knows about Sally! Now.
what you goin to do-that's the conun.
trum l asst you'll"
Still 1t was not clear to Seffy.
"Why-what I'm a-going to do, hah?
Why--whatever occurs"
"Gosh-a mighty! And nefer say a
word or do sing to help the occur.
rences along? Goshens! What set.
ting-up! Why-say--Seffy, what you
set up for?"
Seffy did not exactly know. He had
never hoped to practise the thing-in
that sublimely militant phase.
What do you think?"
"Well, Sef-plow straight to her
heart. wisht had your chance. I'd
show you a other-guess kind a setting
up--yassir! Make your mouth warter
and your head swim. begoshens! Why.
that Sally's Just like young stubble-
| field; goth to he worked constant, and
| p1owed deep, and MANFRED heafy, and
mebby drained wiss blind bitches, and
| crops changed constant and KEEP ago.
| 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 Of.
feet Seffy 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 1t
included 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 1t myself-when you
bose comfortable, asst her-chust asst
her-aham!-whats she'll take for the
pasture-field! She owns you bose and
she can't use bose you and the pas
ture. A bird In the hand is worth
seferal in another feller's-not so?"
But Seffy only stopped and stared at
his father. This, again, he did not
understand.
You know well enough / got no
money to buy no pasture-field," said
The.
"Gosh.a 'mighty!" said the old man
joyfully, making as If he would strike
Seffy with his huge fist--a thing he
often did. And amt got Messing to
trader" ~
Nothing except the mare!" said the
boy.
"say-ain't you got no feelings. you
idjiot?"
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 his
son again.
Took 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 'em. Dc
you understand"
Seffy said that he did, now.
We'll. then, I'fe tried to buy that
. pasture-field sousand times"
Seffy started.
Eyes. that's little bit lle-mebby
dozen times. And at last Sally's
daddy said he'd lick me IL / efer said
pasture-field ag'in, and said It ag'in
and he licked me! He was big man
and red-headed yit, like Sally. Now
look a-yere-you ken git that pasture
field wissout money and wissout price
except you dam feelings which
| Amt no other use Sally won't licl