The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-06-12

black and old and run down at the
heels-the dress was of calico-the
hat lop-eared and devoid of even a
rooster feather There was no putting
on frills in any direction. When 1t
came to the supper table the girl
made much use OF her knife and
drank her tea from her saucer. She
also asked for a second helping of
them 'taters."
The father nodded his head in ap-
proval. Going away from home had
not spoiled bis daughter.
Plenty of dudes there. suppose!'
be queried.
"Yes. but l had no use for them"
If you had I'd have sure disowned
you. What's this we hear about your
playing the pianer?"
II can jangle on II"
well, tomorrow you take hold
and help your mother to jangle this
homework. I'm looking to take on
another hand at the mill, and II I
get one, he will come here to board.
s'pose you went to school over there
and learned a lot Of flumididle non.
sense?"
"Some history and geography"
mo more good to a woman than so
much sawdust."
Moses had spoken of the mill. It
was a sawmill, and he and the boys
had run It, When very busy an extra
hand was hired for time.
Ten days after Miss Cally's return
a young man presented himself at the
mill and asked for job. He was
dressed for work. but his hands were
hardly rough enough.
"GGess you haven't cot the mus
Gle for sawmill work." replied the
father as the sons stopped work tc
listen.
For answer the applicant picked
up a heavy plank and boosted it UP
on the pile without much effort.
"Purty good, but you've got the
voice of dude"
'IRmme see II he Is dude said
Harry as he came forward and took
a wrestling hold OF the stranger
In fifty seconds Harry was on his
back in the sawdust. and It took
ten seconds less to put James down.
Twenty dollars a month and
board" said Mr.. Fairbanks.
"All right"
And that was what Miss Cally
had plotted and planned and succeed
ed in bringing about. She met the
new hand cordially, and he sat down
to his first meal and ate as the rest
did. For just an instant he hesitated
about taking his seat In his shirt
sleeves, and then down he sat. In
side of four days he had made such
progress that Moses said to his daugh
ter:
II was little shy of him at first
but guess he's one OF our kind and
all right. I'd be mighty glad to see
you married to a Teller like that. He
amt working his mouth all the time
like the boys. but is right after his
work"
There was no courtship. That Is
neither the father nor the brothers
surprised any kissing or overheard
any terms Of endearment. but at the
end of six weeks the hired man stood
before Mr. Fairbanks and said:
"Sir. I have asked your daughter
to be my wife, WIN you give her tc
me?"
Hanged II I don't" was the reply
I'm just fearing all the time some
dude will come along and get her te
elope with him"
Tho plain truth had to be told
again. For three minutes after the
father had heard It he sat silent
Then he quietly said:
II wanted TO be an idiot all the
rest of my life. but see I've got &c
change Get married as soon as you
will and you all hear me when J
say that We begin eating with our
forks tomorrow morning, and
there's no more pouring our tea intc
the sassers to cool It of. As TO,
dudes. ] 'spose they've got right to