Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-08
The Girl Won, OF Course, But
Not by Argument

Herbert Knight, just want you to
understand that you don't necessarily
know it all, even If you have been to
college, and just want to tell you
again that if Old Bob was chirping his
horse at the same time that the old
COW was pulling her foot out of the
swamp, why, you just wouldn't be able
to hear the old cow-that's ALL"
But my dear girl"
Don't you call me your dear grill"
But, Gertrude! Listen! Listen to
reason! love you dearly, but let the
basis of our love be reason! That is
the only enduring love Now, when
Old Bob chirps his horse, how does
he make the sound With his lips?
Very well, now let us say that Old
Bob's mouth is three inches wide.
Let us even say it is four, and that
when he chirps be presses his lips
together until tie surface of contact
is four inches by one inch-a total of
four square inches Now, on the other
hand, here's the COW"
Il just don't care! When Old Bob
chirps his horse"
Just one moment, please. Now
here's the COW and we'll say that her
hoof is three inches in diameter or,
say, nine inches in circumference.
Let us also say that it is three inches
high, so when her foot is in the swamp
there is total contact surface of 27
square inches as against Old Bob's
four"
That makes no difference. When
Old Bob chirps his horse you can"
"Of course it makes a difference.
And when you take into consideration
the fact that the COW has so much
more strength than Bob, and that her
foot is of such shape that it lends it.
self most peculiarly and particularly
to the production of loud, chipping
sound, why, then, my dear"
Don't you call me your dear!"
But, Gertrude, your stand is SC
ridiculous!"
She looked at him with a face like
ice.
For the last time she coddly cried
Il say that 1t sounded like Old Bob
when he chirps his horse!"
He gazed back at her like a man who
is being sorely tried, but who will die
for his convictions.
And | say" he as coldly answered
that it sounded like an old COW pull
ing her foot out of swamp"
Il warn you now!" she cautioned
him, and with the air of one who fires
a last shot over an enemy's bow she
exclaimed: "Old Bob!"
I cannot help It'll" he decisively an. /
swered, and with the aspect of a mar
mailing his colors to the mast he
clenched his teeth and returned: cole
GOVT"
"Old BobH she cried.
old GOVT" he firmly responded.
"Old Bob"
"Old cow!"
Bob"
"Cow!"
"Bob!"
Govt"
She slowly took off his ring ant
slowly gave it to him, averting he
head suddenly and sobbing: "G-g-go
I-g-go! ! can never be yours!"
But, my dear girl! Gertrude! ny
owe! Listen to me! You must lister
o mel"
4 want you to g-g-go away" sh,
'obbed. I'VE could never be Unhappy
ogether and I want you to g-g-go!"
But, Gertrude-couldn't you SEE
hat | was-that was only joking?"
She lifted her fearful face from hel
Couldn't you see how absurd my ar
were?' he cried. "Why. 3,
course Old Bob chirps to his horse
ouder than an old COW pulls her fool
ut Of swamp! OF course he does!.
He took her hand, solemnly replaced
is ring, pressed her to him and AZ he
ave her another loud one she closed
er eyes in ecstasy and murmured to
erself over and over again:
10, can twist him around my lit
q lfngerI o, can twist him around
~ little flnger!"
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