The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-08
A Tin PeddIer' S
Love Story
He Found a Man Who Didn't
Understand Woman
By JOSEPH B. HUGHES 3
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911. 7Hf
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

try. stopping at farmhouses to sell my
goods TO women. | was a successful
tin peddler. The statement may seem
superhuous to story. but 1t is quite
important in this one. Only one who
understands the idiosyncrasies Of wo-
men could sell them tin or any other
kind Of goods. Ergo, /. being a sue
cessful tin peddler, must understand
women. But the main reason why
think ! understand them is because
know don't.
On one of my tours struck young
bachelor farmer and concluded to stop
all night at his house. Hs had no
woman to do anything for him, and
be cooked and took care of the house
himself asked him IL he didn't
need helpmeet.
Stranger he said. firing up at once,
do you mean to insinuate that
might better take woman into these
premises7"
What is the objectionT
1.-THE objection is that they're the
most ADVANTAGEOUS, deceitful, pryin',
palaverin' creatures in the universe.
l wouldn't trust one on 'em within
forty miles Of me-"
Perhaps you've been crossed in
lover"
II dunno what you mean by bein'
crossed in love, but II it's fooled in
1.-Two Dva haan fhaf txvfot
l had finished my supper, and my
host had put away the dishes. which
meant that he put them without wash
ing into big closet. He told me that
he washed dishes once a week by car
rying them in his farm wagon to
the middle of the creek. There he did
the work with mop. offered him
cigar. which he declined and brought
out a cob pipe. Since had an even
ing before me with nothing to do /
encouraged him to talk.
How have you been fooled In lover"
asked him.
1t was this away. l was born on
this farm, and when wasn't but six
teen man bought the Owen farm,
about two minutes down the road.
He had little gal about two or three
years younger than me. She was the
sllckest thing you ever seen; mighty
straight little figure. dresses not far
below the knees and two pigtails be-
hind tied up with ribbons. l never
was a gals boy and didn't care any
thing about her. When met her on
the road | used to go on the other
side. onct when passed her no.
ticed her lookin' sideways at me like
a robin or chlpmunk. When she saw
me lookin' at her she dropped her eyes
on to the road and you'd "a thought
butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
"0ne day when was hshin' in the
creek | heard some one Just below
windln' In reel and. lookin' through
the trees, saw Mary Owen castin' in
line. list fished on, payin' no at
tention to hers First thing | knew
heard cry. ! left my tishin' pole
layin on the bank and went to see
what was the matter. There was
Mary holdin out her thumb with a
hook in 1t. The barb had gone into the
flesh so far that 1t must be cut out.
/ TUX out my knife. opened sharp
blade aud by dom some slicin into
the thumb took out the hook ] must
"a hurt pretty bad. She KEEP up till
the job was finished. then she fell into
my arms with her head on my shout
der. k
II didn't think so then, but since I've
been satisfied she just Pretended to
faint on purpose. That's the fust los
son In the deceitfulness o wimmen,
kind ever had. Even this little gal
kid wasn't willin' TO let boy about
her own age alone, he goin' his way
and she hers.
"Waal when she come to or per
tended to come to herself she was lyin'
in my arms lookin' up In my face
One faintin' want enough, so she
had TO faint ag'in. The reason for this
was that my lips want more n a
couple O. inches from hern, and |
reckon she tainted the second time SOS
to give me chance to kiss her.
''Waal, done 1t, like fool, and II
tasted SO good done it ag'in and
agin. reckon II I'd a KEEP on she'd
stayed unconscious all summer. When
she opened her eyes agin she pertend-
ed she didn't know I'D been kissin
her. | tied ur her thumb with her
and told her to so home
But she didn't She said she felt weak |
and sat on the grass with her back up
agin tree.
1--WE sat there till supper time. Then
she went home. and l came back
home too That was the beginnin of
Il. The next day went fishin
again. l didn't care for the fish.
wanted to taste the little gals lips
ag'ln. She didn't care for the fishi' In
The creek, She was fishin for boy
lbout my size. We done heap OF
ishin after that till found the
Kisses didn't taste SO good as the frst
,nes took. and about that time we
organized baseball team,
Ind ! didn't 90 fishin so much as
had been doin'; consequently didn't
zee so much OF Mary Owen.
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