The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-25

ward me, and onct she'd invited me tc
tea. wondered Ii 1t could be Marthy
| There was big cornhuskin' few
days after my meetin' with Sairy Hig-
gins, and was there So was Marthy
She was sittin ON pile of corn, and
Jined her. both huskin' hard. When
struck red ear tried to kiss her
and she at.
1 But later on, when was huskin'
with HepI Jenkins, got another red
ear and kissed her without her maxim
any fuss at all. So / concluded to
name Hepzi for my first guess.
When l went to see Sairy Higgins
on Sunday night found her with a
new dress on and lookin' spick and
span. When tole her I'd thort furst
o. namin' Marthy Beams, but had set
tied on Hepzi Jenkins and why I'd
| changed from one to the other she
larfed hard and said: Il heard you
was fool about gals, but didn't
think you was as big a fool as that.
You'd orter known that Marthy want.
ed y to kiss her. and Hepzi didn't
care whether you kissed her or not"
WAL, Sairy and set together till 10
o'clock: then went away. KEEP my
eye skinned durin' the week for some
other gal as looked as II she'd taken
lilin' to me, but could see nothin
particular In AIRY one Of 'em. Sunday
come, and hadn't guess. Then a
student thort struck me. Sairy had I'D
mitted that Marthy Beams had wanted
me to kiss her. "She Is the gal, after
AM" shouted. and when went to see
Sairy that night / guessed Marthy.
She said I'd struck It dead wrong.
I didn't git away from the Higginses
till IL O'Clock that Sunday night.
started to 60 several times, but Sairy
always called me back to tell me some
thin. When did git away and walk
ed along the road under the starlight 1t
occurred to me that I'd had bang-up
fine evenin'. And It struck me with
heap o. force that ! wouldn't mind
havin' Sairy herself to hum, SOS
wouldn't have to 60 out anywhere
nights for company. But I'd made up
q pictur' In my mind Of the gal that
wanted me. and l KEEP a-dressin' 1t up
hner and finer from week to week till
when called on Sairy for the third
guess tole her I didn't want none O.
the gals knowed--I wanted the pic
tur.
Sairy looked kind O. miffed at this
and tole me | couldn't guess an i'm
aginary pusson. So the guess was lost
This visit was longer than the last one
About II o'clock was goin' home, but
Sairy said needed somepin to walk
on, so she brought out snack and a
jug o. cider. and 1t was II before we
finished 'em. Somehow when we
shook hands at partin' our fingers kind
O. got stuck together, and 1t was some
time before we let 60
When was a-waIkin' along home
Il was moonlight this time-I looked
up at the moon. and Sairy seemed to
be lookin' outen 1t, smilin' at me. And
I thort that only bad one more guess
as to the gal as wanted me. And 1
thort, too, b'gosh, didn't keer whether
| guessed right or not. Eff did guess
right 1t would end my visits to Sairy.
Then thort 1t would be good idea
to GIT Sairy to give me four more
guesses, SOS | could go and see her
four more Sunday nights.
WAL. when the mex Sunday come
round 1t was hard waitin' all day--not
havin' the regular work to do-for time
to come when could go and see Sairy.
AS 1t was. got there airlier than usu-
al. As soon as we was set on the sofy
Sairy said, says she:
"You got to guess right this time,
cause l told you eff you didn't I'd tell
you anyway. And I wouldn't do that
for the best milkin' COW on your
farm"
What makes you object so strongT
lei you was gal you'd object to
tellin' a thing like that too"
WELL" says I. You needn't worrit
about 1t, for I don't keer a tinker's
cuss about that gal as wants me, for
don't want her. / jist want to come
here regular Sunday nights guessin'
about her"
Sairy give a little smoker at this and
sided up closer to me, though we was
about as clost as we could git before.
And she says. kind o. sorrowful, I'm
Altered that can't be-"
why notT says I.
WAL. people would begin to talk"
"Talk about whatT
They'd be sayin' We was engaged"
This sot me a-thinkin. 1t mought
be good idee to set 'em a-talkin'. and
Sairy would have to marry me to stop
'em. Nothin' stupid about that!
Besides" she went on, pop mought
object to young man comm here ev-
cry Sunday night sittin' with me-"
"WhyT saysI.
'Waal. 1t wears out the sofy."
Suppose 1t does. ] got one at home
better'n this Ill give him when this Is
used up"
She thort awhile; then she said
How would 1t do to sit on your sofy
In the first placer
"We'll do 1t, Well begin next Sun.
day night"
That's mighty suddent," says she.