Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-11-14
He WAS
SQUARE
By MARTHA v. MONROE

Farmer links. lis the homeiieSt man
/ ever set eyes on. He's long linbed,
knotty jointed RED headed, freckled,
blear eyed, snagg!e toothed and when
he smiles one w0uld suppose he had
the stomach ache
The farmer spoke tle&e words early
in July, when the wheat was being
cut. One day in August, when the
corn was ready to be gathered, New
ton Simmonds stepped up to his en-
,, ployer and said:
''Mr. Simmonds, would y mind my
keepin' company with your darter, e1-
pectin' to marry herr"
what do you mean you red headed
! galoot?"
Just what / say. Eunice is the pur-
test gal / ever seen, and I'm dead
gone on her. But l wouldn't say any
thing to her about it without gitttn'
| your permit There amt nothin' IN
demanded about me"
'See here, Newt" said the farmer,
struck with the mans sense of. honor,
| y
! goin to marry HasbrOUk's son; you're
not in the race at all. Row just put it
out of your head"
II won't put it outer my head be-
cause l can't, but l won't say nothin
| to Eunice, either, SEEM you don't want
me too. When man brings up a
! darter, the apple of his eye, it's darn
mean for a Teller he don't want to
have her to go steal her away from
| him"
you're dead right, Newt I'm very
much pleased to hear you talk like
that"
This dialogue occurred in the barn,
and the subject of it, Eunice jerks,
was in the chicken house gathering
eggs at the time, so she heard every
word Of it. She was engaged to mar
ry young Tom Hasbrouk and satisfied
to do so, for he would one day. own
the HasbrOuk farm, and her parents
desired the match
Farmer jerks said nothing to his
daughter as to the new application for
! her hand. One day soon after it was
made he saw Eunice walk down to
! where Simmonds was at work She
chatted with the farm hand for few
minutes, then went on her way to the
village. Her father thought nothing
of this and soon forgot all about it.
The next day while Simmonds was
cutting hay he saw Hasbrouk walking
rapidly toward Simmonds, who was
driving q reaper Simmonds stoDDed
his team and Hasbrouk stood by him
talking angrily, though jerks could not
hear what was said Presently Sim
monds jumped down from his seat and
aimed a blow at Hasbrouk Then fol
lowed q rough and tumble fight in
which Simmonds downed Hasbrouk
and sat on him. Presently he let his
enemy up and Hasbrouk walked away.
'"Ehat must be about Eunice," said
the farmer. 81 wonder how Tom got
on to the fact that Newt wants her?'
From a window Eunice had watched
the fight and seen her lover W0rsted
She had been the cause of the trouble
but this did not prevent her from go
ing out later to Simmonds and asking
him what was the matter between him
and Hasbrouk
Gle riEed nae with his talk" Sim
monds replied
'"Talk about What?"
SimmOnds hesitated for a moment
then said, Reckon, Miss jerks, you'll
have to ask Hasbrouk about that.D
Eunice didn't press the matter, be
cause she knew all about the cause Of
the trouble already.
Dad" she said one day not Ions
after this episode, its all up between
Tom and me-"
''Whatn exclaimed the astonished
parent.
81 reckon I don't want him"
I'm mighty sorry about that" said
the farmer, disappointed 81 kind O
thought you was provided for in case
anything should happen to me. Whats
the matter?"
ooh, nothin'; we just don't happen t,
work in harness together"
The farmer, knowing that ne coulG
not force his daughter into a mattel
that did not please her, said no more
He must wait for some other sutton fo,
his daughters hand Who that suatoI
would be he did not know. Eunico
went quite often to the store and ho
rather suspected that one Of Tia
clerks there had excited her sympa
thies.
One day Newt stepped up to hin
and said:
Il hope y Won't blame me, Mr.. Sim
monds"
Blame you for what?"
why, Eunice told me TO come tt
you to ask you for her"
"Eunice told you to ask me for her
What d y mean?"
, ''That's what she said for me to do
! | told her you wouldn't like it.
hope you won't blame me-"
+ The farmer looked at his employe,
! some time before he replied. at las
no cold.