The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-10-26

Bring you some more gum some
time" said Mr.. Simms as he rose UP
and yawnod and took his departure.
Gums good" was Sally's reply as
she shut the door after him.
The fourth man came from village
ten miles away He was a lawyer,
about thirty years old. He was talk.
ative and up to date. He made an
afternoon call. He decided that Sally
was plain, but that the $4,000 was
good. He had travelled, and he set
out to arouse the girls interest and
curiosity. He told her of Niagara
Falls-the great cities-the fine hotels
ocean steamers - London-Paris.
She looked at him in amazement, and
he was lattering himself that he was
making a great impression when she
opened her mouth and asked:
Did you ever see a COW fall down
on the ice on the mill pond In win.
ter?"
He never had. He acknowledged
that he never had, and Miss Sally
Plum had no further use for him.
She went out into the garden to wesd
the onion bed, and there was nothing
Tor the lawyer to do but take his de.
parture.
Then the fifth man came. He was
clerk from a store in another vii.
lage. He was up on dress and eti.
quette. He was smooth of speech.
He brought bouquet with him. He
raised his hat to Sally and again
to her mother. He found them on
the veranda, both sewing. He ex.
tracted a scented handkerchief from
his pocket and did lot of small
talk. He also flattered both women
He was getting along bravely, when
the mother withdrew. He began to
talk about the poets, to see If Sally's
approachable spot lay in that direc-
tion, and after a long hour she in
terrupted him to ask:
Were you ever bit by a hyena?'
He never had been, and there was
no call for the girl to say more. Then
Deacon Johnson returned He felt
that he had not been explicit enough
He returned to say that in case of
marriage he should buy a gilt-framed
mirror for the parlor, and that the
bridal tour should include Niagara
falls. He had never been there him.
self, but had talked with a man who
had, and he was going on to tell of
the awful majesty when Miss Sally
interrupted him to ask:
"Deacon, do you believe that 'tater-
bugs burrow into cucumbers?"
Then back came Mr.. Simms. With.
out any previous warning he drove
up in one-horse wagon, handed
Sally another package of spruce gum
and said:
1--WE are going over to Scottsville
to the circus"
Sally got ready without a word
On the six-mile drive hardly a word
WAS spoken She chewed gum and he
whistled the air of a hymn. When
they arrived in the town he bought
gingerbread and root beer In the
menaserie they walked from cage to
cage, and Mr.. Simms briefly ex-
planned:
Lion here"
This is Bengal tiger"
Blamed hyena here"
elephants, over there"
While witnessing the circus per.
formance they had peanuts and lem.
onade. The clown was funny, but
Mr.. Simms and Sally sat there as
solemn as owls. The riding and tumb-
ling were good, but they made no
comments. When the circus was out.
Mr.. Simms handed over some more
spruce to replace the "cud" thrown
away to eat the peanuts, and they
logged home. Two weeks passed,
and Mr.. Simms called at the house to
say:
sally, shall get the preacher next
week"
She didn't reply for minute, and
then said:
William, them hyenas was aw.
full"
"Yep."
But the peanut was fine"
Next week, Sally"
And Sally plum was y,Goed and
won. Any one could have got her
and her $4,000 had they studied her.
She was different, you know"