The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
SEFFY
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was going to wear.
"Yas-yas-that's the most fmpor-
tant.' He encircled Seffy's waist and
gently squeezed it. "Oh, of course!
Hah? But what yit?'
| regret to say that seffy did not
understand.
"SeHy," he said impressiyely, you
haf' toll me what you goin' to wear.
IT amt much The weather's yit pooty
col NIGHTS. But | ken stand it If you
ken-God knows about Sally! Now,
what YOU goin to do-thats the conun-
trum | asst YOU,
Still it was not clear to Seffy.
"Why-what I'm a-going to do, hah ?
Why-whateyer occurs.
"Gosh-a mighty! And nefer say a
word or do a sing to help the occur
rences along? Goshens! What a set
t.ng-up! say-Seffy, what you
set up for ~
Seffy die not exactly know. He had
never hoped to practise the thing-in
tnat sublimely militant phase.
What do you Think"
We'll, Sef-plow straight to her
heart. wisht ! had your chance. I'd
show you a other guess kind setting
up-yassir! Make your mouth warter
and your head swim, begoshensi Why,
that Sally's just like a young stubble-
field; goth TO be worked constant and
plowed deep, and manfred heafy. and
mebby drained wiss blind bitches, and
crops changed constant and KEEP, ago
SOS the weeds can't git in her Then
you ken put her in wheat after
while and git your money back"
This drastic metaphor had its eff
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 this, he went
through his pantomime again, and it
included a progressive earessing to
the kissing point-"well, ehust when
you bose eomfortable-hah ?-mebby
on one cheer, what | know-it's so
long sence | done 1t myself-when you
bose comfortable aSt her-chust asst
her-aham what shelf take for the
pasture-fieldl 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 Sefy 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
he
"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
trade?'
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?'
"Oachl 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
durn life-if some one didn't push him
in. So here goes!"
This Was spoken to the skies APP
parently, but now he turned to his
son again
Look a-yere, you young dummer-
Tx. 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 10 buy that
pasture-field sousand times
Seffy started.
Yes, that's little bit lie-mebby
a dozen times, And at last Sally's
daddy said he'd lick me If efer said
pasture-field agin. and / said It ag in
and he licked me- He was a 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 lick
you'll she is bigger-dont be a.
skeered. You got tons of feelins you
amt got no other use for-don't waste
'em-they're good green money. and
wen git efen wiss Sally's daddy for
licking me yit-and somesing on the
side, HUH"
At last 1t was evident that Seffy
fully understood. and his father broke
into that discordant whistle once
more.
-, "A gal that ken jump a six-rail
fence-and wis.out no running start
don't let her git apast you"