The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1913-10-11
When Things
Hunnnled
After the Ball Was Started
It Rolled Rapidly.
sy AMY HARMS.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"Now. then. Hannah. things are 20
ing to hum.'
Il was Aunt Judith Wellman who
spoke. She had arrived from Indians
for visit with her ulster in Michigan
and the pair had been talking for thu
last hour on the veranda, while Farmer
Henderson was doing up the chores al
the barn.
what do you mean. Judithr' wal
asked.
81 mean several things. l mean that
1 have never heard Of q case like 1t.
Your Minnie has been old enough to
marry for these last three years. and
you've let Teller dawdle around here
and make sleeps eyes ut her and keep
M other fellers away and yet hasn't
asked her to be his, and may b three
more years doing 1t. l call 1t a mean
shame. When / say that things are
going to hum I mean that somebody
has got to toe the mark mightydroon OF
get out You and Elisha ought 70 have
put your foot down long ago."
You wouldn't 90 awning TO- emoar'
raas hinnieF pleaded the motner.
That's according. guess the EN-.
barrassment will all be ON the other
side, however. Embarrassment u NIL
right in girl, Hannah, but 1t shouldn't
be carried too far. Both Of US were en-
oefaesed wnen We were sirls. Dut We
weren't 70 mucn 20 a. 70 khi our pros
pecu OF eetan& maraeo. We kne"
Wnen our oeaus mao hung afouno long
enough. has M'nn'e eves gwen TINS
cnap )oss
mercy no..
nave you u 0ilsns eve1 sison niln
Jo9F
never.
nen II remains TOT .u@tn weaman
70 90 u. ana sne'e Hsns On ueca, WIN
Dotn elbows stoc. OUT. II WON De
Week Oetore wen Know "netne1 !oe'
DAVIS moens Do.aness OF = Just si't'ns
around IKE . pump ON log
nut you won e.~o
aon Know what III 90 except 70
decide the case one way or otner. ana
you neean ask quesuons. ! dont -
ueve IN foaks gettine married witnin .
week ana cont oeheve In couruns
Tor naif 2 hieume. A feiIow eatnef
wsnn = nti OF ne cont ~ ne does
lee MN t.ke ner: II ne cont let nun shy
ON ana sive somo ono e'se = cnance.
innie henoetsoa VA tweny year.
on ana > Iscoseised pesse TOT zen m!ie.
AROUND EsssyDody was asfseo tna'
- woola make someoocy Z sooo w,ae'
sue mao Deen keepans conpany wa
Soes DAVIS sof neary tnlee Year,. 1oei
Dscneaor OF tweuty-seven' hvine
on me next Iarm west. he was steady
sooer ana indostrious' ana everybody
ssia Una. Ne woua MAKE some e'r'
.ooo husband. nut see' was also DASH
aoi ana reuflne. he was IN love WIN
Ainne' 10 Do sure but tnat very fac'
maae MN tremoie IN DER presence. a
hundred utnes over In the last two
-" ne nso resolved 70 propose. ou'
on eacn anu every occasion ms COURAGE
nad oo1ed out OF ms nngers ends. ne
heat tnat tse ume must ana wouio
cOme' out Wnetnef II wouid take N
esrtnauake or q cyclone TO prins II
about no wasn't sure.
~ was t"tee Gays Oe1ore Aunt ~
u.tn saw soei. sne hkeo DIE looks. ano
mat changed her plans somewhat. She
Aadnt Deen gong to say q WORD to
Ainnie. but now she changed about
and opened nre with:
well. l am astonished! 30 that's
the Teller that has been hanging
around here for half his lifetime and
will probably die Of old age on your
fathers doorstep"
II don't know what you mean by
hanging around" retorted Minnie,
with a blush and a toss Of her head.
why, coming over here two or three
times week to talk about srasshop-
pers and later bugs. ] am surprised
at you. What can you see in such q
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