The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-11-19
THE WOOING
or ROSYBEL.
~ KATHARINE x. CROSBY.
Copyrighted, Ipca. Nby Aasoeihled
Literary f'fsss.


Irarmsr John eghsldsfed him A most
nneodly young man aud forbade him to
enter the yard. lie also forbade his
daughter, Rosybel, to leave tho yard,
except on Sundays, when she could 20
tochuFch under his eagle eSe, N
n may be that Farmer Johns deals
were rather exaeslng. oaybalibongbl
them 10 anyway. 10 her there wnn
nothing absolutely wicked about pipe
of tobacco, especially II the pipr were
lof the rakIAh type affected BY young
men VINO bad bqsn 90 colIegs.
Dick Melton hAd been 20 college. In
deed bis A. d. was barely a fortnisht
old. Now he was touring the country
after u fashiap. al hib owp 70 ~
search of AhaB kkAshk 4 ~ M aA&
lie told his father that he wanted 70
ase something Of llfo before entering
upon that esNcV4 hplIfFei career
\ which hlR doting parent saw atraschine
lsstoFe hia eldest bOrlsl sgGg. R
Now, touring suggests gnyand Ten
live motor caF. alI rcd enamel and
staring brass work. bat Dick had es-
chewed anch yanlties ~ all too com,
monplAce4 Hsswau touring IN . hhy'
rack.
Besides Dick there was II th6 hay.
rack q variety Of commodltlea--a pile
o. boarda Of assorted aizea, for In
ssauru.a couple Of cRnvas eontfaptiona
which whaa yous gave them chance
evolved into q cot bed and n lounging
chasss . sltskst plated paaawhish could
Ke transformed hy aomc miracle into
d cosNpld > HbaAng dleh cptis; q ArnAll
Mbl6 ana, mont lEhDhrtaht Dt all, d
camp 6tKiAH VI The Wort carried about
~ wandering OyangellHla.
when Farmer John issued his edict
hat the young man who had drppped
into church from nowhere AZ al ana
walked home from the meeting with
his daughter Rosybeifehoald no. enier
Ais premises "a pain Of deatli~via
bulldog rowAer- Dick was rather
bleaasd than otherwise. -
His variation bade faif 70 lfhroiah
more entertainment than he had an
ticipated Moreover, he was really
SeFy much taken with Roeybel, who
yves pas saply lhe gpgottieet girl whom
Ae Mad tust wish 10 AiS travels iJni
waa alAo blessed wisf Netise oE nul
moF. This b an adorable combination
bard 10 resist,
The afeFs mensibhed edlct was pro
bounced on Sunday evening, when
pikk aaaih presented himself 10 "a,
aosybsi home from meeting On Mon
aAy mprnlng the hayraek drove lntc
Ne hild which was bordeNd n part
~ TIE neat white paliuga OF Farmer
1chn's homestead fence.
Ths Geld did not belong 70 Farnfel
gehn. Quite near tho fence, In The
made of a BIG elm tree. the young mat
RRoceedad 10 assemble tho boards
wagich he hsd taken from the hsyrack.
x II happened that Rosybel's Earder
fAAd ran sadly to weeds over Sunday
yand abe was obliged 70 spend consider
gable tlme hut there % Monday morn
lng IN eaEseqnence,
Az tAs garden was between the hous'
ana that particular part Of the fene'
awhsre the elm tree stood. she coult
nes help seeing what the young maj
was about. For one thing, he wal
5smokinR, except AZ times when he 70
moved the pipe and sang bacchana
Man ditty about a stein on Il table
which Rosybel was glad her tathcl
did not bear, for no alPagBAy0baa nl
lieense, RAf N.
\ Tor another thing, tho youhg mai
was building a house. which In he
part Of the country IL not often goni
about 90 casually. There was how
ever. neither pounding Of nails no
noiss Of saw The birds sang undls
tuFbad in the branches OF the elm tree
and the hang bird In her nest wntche'
him without alarm.
( When Farmer John came In frou
the fleIda at noon he Bnorted at th
8sawht Of his new neighbor. BY thi
time The house was nearly done. Die
Swas hanglng the front door, and thar
remained only tho piaERe steps 70 b
put IN place. H N "A
WheA FarAer John came IN from "a
Gslds Il nlgbt the caphp organ wa
hard al work on the piazza. Late
many couples came stroiIlng by, on ID
lockout to see Rosie's new fellow
Thsy came to SEQ and remained I
dance. The grass had been cllppe
Yshort, and the strains from the orBa
invited 10 "portland Fancy" LADY Q
the Lake. and kindred measures.
y When they had g0ne, Roaybel stol
down TO Tho fence froma tha nlac
among the shadows whore she ha
been watching the scene. Dick got
sho fence lirst, and there was neithe
pipe nor song in his lips
BY the shine OF his eyes you migk
have guessed thet there Awhsea who
cycle Of songs III his heart an hAvin
4 Tor chorus the refrain, "Rosybe
daughter Of Johnp' Il was not lonl
however, before they were intewupte
b. the voice Of this same John cNllln
loudly for Rosie,
II now became the favOrite pastin
for lovers, young and old, married an
conrtlng, to 60 down to the OLD MI
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