The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-11
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Many a girl has had dozen men AZ
her feet, but only one so iar as can be
learned. has been wboed BY a wAole
town. saSs the Chicago Chronicle, Miss
Emma Sheppard was her name II IL
now Mrs. W. P Austln--nnd cvery man
in Florence. s. D.. is jealous OF W. P.
Austin.
How does Il feel 20 be wooed BY an
entire town." repeated Mrs. Austin
With blushing acknowledgment of
the query. wen. suppose It is pleas
ant, pnt Il has iia drawbacks / had
SO many proposals / couldn't take care
Of all Of them. And then they inter-
fered with my work / would no more
than get started with something than
some one would come IN. and the first
thing knew | would have an oIer Of
maifiage.
And then all the men Of the town
began hating each other. and was In
daily fesr that they would come 10
blows Or would begin shooting each
ether. You see. fairly had 10 accept
Mr., Austin. And Mrs. Austin blushed
again prettlly and intimated by her
manner that Mr. Austin must be an ex-
eeedingly Fascinating young man. Il 10
peedlcss 20 say that Mr. Austin ia more
popular with his bride than ne Is with
the entire municipality which be has
disIanced in the race for a bride
The setting OF this little drama of
western courtship Is admirably httei
sor romance Il Ell took place at Flor.
ence, orc OF the new towns recently
established IN South Dakota a short
time ago all there was to Florenos
was wheat aeld, surrounded BY pral-
rlea and roamed over By cow.punchers
But the railroad came, and with It the
townsite man, end Florence was laid
out.
rs fame spread and men throneed 10
the place. They lived In tents. In dug.
outs, in shacks, IN everything and ans.
thing that would provide shelter
The wheatheld soon became a thriving
western city, with an the adnncts cf
ciyIlization--all but women. The men
provided and cooked their own grub,
drank 40-rod whisky and played poker.
No one ever thought Of shaving or q.
indulgIng IN too numerous changes u
clothing In fact, such evidence OF ol-
iete easternism would have resulted IN
social oatracism at "One-Eyed Pete's'
place.
One day the community was elecigl-
fed Woman charming woman. hal
arrived IN towR There we're some who
had seen her and the fact was dls.
cussed in the bar Of One Eyed pete's'
with intense interest.
Gee, she's q hummef" cried ons
tenderfoot, who hadn't seen ansthiu,
50 pleasing nor 50 ewe.lnspirins slnri
he had cried CASH IN Chicago.
We'll that's all right. too. remare.
ed "ssotgun saddlere q retired cow
punchsr as he bt of q chew Of TOBIAS.
co, but I never seed blt of caIc,
yet on The frontier that didn't set a /
you saloota on your feed. and tbol
he spai ylclously into the corner.
But shotgun was voted sors
guy" and the discussion OF tha com.
ing Of the angel o. FLORENCE continued
Soon her history was known to ihs
dwelers in tent and shack
Her home was ia iowa. She bad
taken course tn domestic eeouom,
IN the state agricultural college AMI
had come 70 Florence 70 start hash.
house as the Florentines dubbed IT,
Miss Sheppard was modest and iu,l
Of grit. She announced that she wac
going to put up a restaurant. and ihe
gallant men Of the town announced
thst she woulo not be allowed 10 ox-
pend one cent ia labor they wouli
put up the building smselves. and
they did. Ia few days time Floren.
tines we're eating al Emma shephard's
table and dining OF fare that 10 them
eclipsed anything puryeyed nt any 10
tel.
They developed enormous sppetllp4
AZ hrst admiration for the piuolsy
young reataurant keeper was the only
commodity in Florence. but thIs soon
developed into love. The munlcipal
heart trouble was contagious, and no
one was immune.
First the doctor tried bis luck and
was slnilingly but firmly refused. Thea
The banker tried II and met The sens
fate.
The srocer the livsryman, tae drug
store man, the newspaper editor II
fhci every man in town declared an.
dying love and affection. but the res.
taurpnt keeper held herself well poised
and continued to serve meals apparent.
" without notlelne the t,,ymolt ~.