The Marshall republican., 1908-01-03
What Have Feelings Got to % with
C~ow.Pasture7

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his arm In that Of his son. they watch
ed Sally bounding away. Once niore.
as she leaped a fence. she looked
laughingly back. The old man whistled
wildly out Of tune. Seffy waved .
hand.
Nov you shouting, seny! Shout
ag'ini"
Il didn't say a world"
"welI-it amt too late. Go on'
Now sery understood and laughed
with his father.
Nice gal, sef-Seny!"
"Yes!" admitted seny with reserve.
Healthy"
Semy agreed 10 this. also.
mo doctor bills!" his father ampIi
ned.
Sefy said nothing.
Entire orphen."
shes got a granny"
"Yas.' chucklcd the old man nj the
way his son was drifting into tho
Observation-Disclosures about granny
but Sally owns the FARM"
"Uhu!" said Sefy. whatever that
might ean
And sally's the boss!"
Silence.
And granny won't object TO any
one Sally marrIes. anyhow-she das-
sent! Shed git lickcd!"
"who said anything about marry.
ing7"
seny was spcciously savage now
......gni .,Aaas ...luhl Ian
Nobody but me. sank you!" said
the old man with equally specious
meekness. Look how she ken jump
a six.rail fence. Like n t~hree-year
flly! She's n nice gal. Sery-and tho
farms fine together-her pa~sture.hcld
and our corn.neid. And she's kissing
her hand backwards! At me or you.
6s6yy"
Sefy said he didn't know. And be
did mo- return the k~Iss-though no
ycarned to.
well. I bet n dollar that the hrst
initial Of his last name is Sephanijah
p Baumgarten. Junior"
i"Well!" said seny with a great
flourish. I'm going to set up with her
tonight"
~"oach-git out. sefl"-though he
knew II.
You'll SEQ"
mo, I won't" said his father. Il
wouldn't be 30 durn mean. Nossir!"
Sefy grlnned at this subtle foolery.
and his courage continued to grow.
I'm going to yea my high hat'"
he announced, with his nose In the
air.
mo, Sell" said the old man with
q wonderful infection. facing him
about that he might look into his de-
termined face. For II must be ex'
planned that the stovepipe hat, In that
day and that country. was dedicated
only 10 the most momentous social &C.
casions and that, consequently, gen
tlemen wore II to go counting.
zeal" declared Sefy again.
Bring forth stovepipe.
The ~stovepipe. tho s~tovepipe-"
chanted sefy's frivolous father In the
way Of the Anvil Chorus.
"And my butterfly necktie with"
swiss the di'mond on?" whispered
his father.
They laughed In confidence Of their
!, secret. Seffy. the successful wooer,
h was thawinS out again. The diamond
kt0vss not a diamond at all-the He
" brew who sold II TO Sery had con
fessed AZ much. But he also swore
that II II we're kept In perfect polish
no one but n diamond merchant could
tell the difference. Therefore. there
being no diamond merchant anywhere
nsar, and the Jewel being always i'm
maculate, sefry presented II - . dia
jmond and had risen perceptibiy In the
3bpinion Of the vicinage.
Observation-Disclosures. what
1tou goin' TO dol"
h"Dow
usefy had been absorbed In what he
wa1s going to wear.
TYas-yas-that's the most impor
tarht" He encircled Seffy's waist and
gel ntiy squeezed It. "Oh. Of course!
Hd hi But what yitf"
regret to say that SeRy did moi
un6 lerstand.
Sefy," he said impressively. "yos
hahn toll me what you goin' to wear
II q lint much. The weather's yit poot,
coll nights. But l ken stand II II 20,
~ b-God knows about Sally! Now
VI N you goin' to do-that's the conun
FUN I asst you'll"
etiil II was not clear TO seffy.
sWhy--what I'm a-going TO do. hah
Why-whatever occurs"
sOosh-a'mighty! And meier say {
word or do . sing to help the occur
ronces along? Goshens! What . set
tingrupi Why-ssy--Seiy, what yo'
sst up fort"
n ss6y did not exactly know. He ha,
never hoped to practise the thing-iI
that subiimely militant phase.
what do you thinkf"
sWoll, Gef--plow straight to he
heayt. / wisht / had your chance. II
show ypu 3 other-guess kind . setting
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