The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-09-28
The County Fair
Cucumbers
By NJ QUAD
copyrisht lsli. sy Associated Lit
erary Press.

congratulations
Mr.. Huggins had a little home OF hi
own and kept bachelor hall. Mis-.
Smith had a little home Of her owl
and enjoyed a small income The prln
cipals had known each other for years
and love had come about through an
incident Miss Smith was at her vel
one morning to draw a pail Of watel
when she leaned too far over the curb
and fell In head nrst OF course a.
soon as she could get her head above
water she began to scream. Mr.. Hug
gins happened to be passing the house
and heard her and went TO the rescue.
She was very wei and very scared. and
In the excitement OF the moment she
fell on his neck ard called him dear
George. Mr.. Higgins was also some
what excited and the first thing he
knew found himself calling her dear
Lucy. After that Cupid's work was
easy.
The marriage day had not been set.
but things were gliding along. when the
county fair committee came out with
the list OF premiums for the fall fair.
still many weeks away. Il 50 hap
pened that Mr.. Higgins had made up
his mind TO grow a big cucumber for
the fair. He had grown a monster the
year before. but had not entered Il
And It 50 happened that Miss Smith
decided to do that selfsame thing.
or all the things In her garden. which
she worked herself. cueumbers seemed
10 do the best Of any vegetable. Il
was one evening when they a on the
doorsteps In their happiness that
George mentioned the cucumber busi-
and declared be would take the
premium over the whole county.
why. George. I'm also going to raise
was replied
-AIl right. but you'll waste your
Il know I shan't I grew one over
foot long last year"
That won't be enough this tfma /
hlnk you'd better grow squash or to-
don't think we should com
ete against each other"
The matter was argued good natured-
:. but no decision arrived at.
Lucy, dear. 1 ask this as a favor Of
on" said Mr.. higgins as he took her
and.
George. dear. you can raise onions"
as the reply.
But 1 saved your life when you fell
ITO the well"
But the water wasn't over my head.
I'd 1 believe I could have climbed out
Z wouldn't have believed you were
stubborn"
Nor 1 Of you I've always heard
n were open to argument and were
ldom In the wrong. Perhaps we
I've made a mistaken
Il hope not. but It looks queer to
, that you stick out for cucumbers
3 way you do
And It looks just as queer to me-
'orge. do you think a knight OF old
Iuld have been as dnicky as you are7
. sir-he would have told bis lady
to go right ahead and given her
sorts OF encouragement"
But 1 want to beat old Deacon
fit. BE has taken the prize on Gu
nbers for the last three years"
And hes the very man I want to -
T. When his hog rooted up my =
den last year be wouldn't pay a
4 damages, but told me 70 sue and
hanged"
Then Mr.. Higgins left for home that
ht there was a chillIness In bis part
BE was still sticking on cucum-
>. The question had become q
ad one His whole future happL
> was at stake He walked slowly
N to the gate. hoping to be called
K and told that Lucy had reienfed
there was N calling. She was
realizing that the question had
adened Next evening be went
n and sat beside the mill dam un-
late hour instead Of keeping bis
Al trysL. Il was 50 the next even -
and the next Then It became a
ter Of gossip that the engagement g
on.
time went on the cucumbers
' and grew. They grew By day
grew By night
at last. when the day came that
r stems were cut and they we're
led OF to the fair on pillows, one
Q detect no difference between
q. They were twins. Il was said 4
the cucumber committee would
split the prize. but It didn't turn
80. Deacon Swift drove into the
nds with a whOop and a boiler and
AIDED a cucumber that took the
By ten points. Mr. Higgins saw ~
unloading. So did Miss Smith. -
were aware Of each others pres -
but hadn't spoken. Now they
q to edge around nearer and after
le found themselves face to face.
e's a mighty mean manr' exclaim-
gorge.
contemptibler
feel sorry for you after all your
le."
I'd I for you"
want to get sven with the deacon,
know Of but M way. WIN you
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