The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-01-12
A Corn
field Talk

II was a wellknown fact that the
farmers daughter marries the farmers
hired man In more instances than hap.
pen outside. Why not? lie is ON the
srot. His education and intelligence
may be equal to- II not above. hers
lie can make every night sparkling
night
Things were going tremendously
With Farmer Belden's household Abe
Saunders. his hired man. was u hust
Ter ani his daughter. Jennie. wasn't
threatening to run away and go Oh.
the stage. She and Abe hadn't exact
~ fallen In love. but they were spark
ing. That Is. they were sitting ~
to pare and quarter apples and &c
them ready for drying after the ol,
folks had gone to bed. II they didn't
pare apples then they popped corn
and cracked hickory nuts. In about
a month more Abe would have made
a declaration OF his love. but an aunt
in n distant town wanted Jennie to
come and live with her and go to
school and she went away. Abe. how
ever. looked upon the matrimonial az
fair as favorably settled lie could
wait her return.
A year and a half later Miss Jennie
returned. Abe drove over To the VII
lagc and the depot To meet her. He
advanced to throw his arms around
her. but she retrcated lie looked lot
n kiss. but got none. When he stood
back and gazed AT her he saw u great
change. She was no longer the sam,
girl. She called him Abe. but In u
distant way.
Tn the way home. when he tried e.
coll up the sparkling days. she warned
him not to he silly. She tuuk very
l'tile interest IN the pigs and hens
| aud when he Dragged oi digging Tire,
acres Of potatoes In n day she didn't
seem To think II amounted 80 much.
nh. yes, there Vas n change aud It
WIS a bad unc fur Abe Their" was
M more sparkling. no more talk u.
m"iriinuny There "cr" tiw"1 whei
Shr addressed him as Mi Saunders
Abc wds no fool ~. realized that &
gull had opened and set hW,clf tt
! solve the problem II, got the wruui
end NJ II. Just rs other small mcr
have. lie came tn the conclusion thai
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idea.
\ cousin arrived he was u fellow
W. wore good clothes aud WIS cdu
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| hir Tor M. po,sou bim--aI,y hin,
with a rn,b--s,rnuplc him. I'M, man
| who mad stolen his swcctbcar, shour1
would die happy lie had Just com,
- this conclusion, and the knrr.high
"ornsialks were looking rcd ~ him
when tho youpg man IN the case ap
War'd h'I"rc MN "" had wandered
ON I" ~" Held 'o pass time
$3.50 '''''N W. "''' wv" wv /"
| 'nd III" 80" upliiled to strike but wa
promptly Knocked down. As he SAT
up ANA looked around In n dazcd wa!
ne wns asked;
Now then, have you gone cialy'
| laok mp here and tell me what's the
matter"
You know, you villain" mn,tcrcd
Abe.
Il know tim, yam have been down u,
me for something since / cum, I'm,
cant guess what"
"Ym lie, Yuu hny. s,uI,, I,,,,,
from me-"
oh. that's II. Glad Ia know whn
| II IL. You think We are IN love. Il,
youg
! "Sur, Won nr."
"Abc van mr., nm ,ss I'M. r,,,..t,
Jennie. bur that is all We b,y. nov
rr talked love and never shall don,
stand in your way In the lrast and
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