The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-14
DIAMOND IN The ROUGH
BY g a. RRATT.

NAHH"AHN FHtANN
dirt and the hemmed-n fiat and all
that sort Of thing. The spot was
most beautiful one and In a state Of
nature which left nothing to be de-
sired We were boarding at the farm
house Of William simpkins popular
ly known among his neighbors es
"Bill."
All this, however, has nothing to (
do with the love story Of Hannah, the
domestic servant in the simpkina fam
ily, which was thrust upon our atten-
ton and which was the occasion Of o
controversy as violent as we ever per /
init in between ourselves
We we're loafing peacefully in the
orchard, Fannie in the hammock and
! lying fat on my back on the soft
grass, eyes closed and enjoying the
fragrance Of tip-top HAVANA, when
my soothed and peaceful nerves were
startled by voice--a voice speaking
to Fannie
"Ye see, mum, I'm engaged to HI
ram-he works over on Higgins farm
these were the first definite words
caught "And Hiram sets a powerful
store by clothes and style and fxin's
land don't know much about them
things and-and-I thought mebby
you bein' from the city, could tell me
how to fix up weddin dress that
would please Hiram. You see he wants
to git married in the Lunthern church,
and ! want to be jest ez acrumptious
ez / kin-and mum I've got near 5000
saved up an I'm goin' to spend enough
of it SO Hiram won't be ashamed o
me. Would ye please, mum, tell me
whether to git a dress from this polky-
dot lavender or take the greeng
Fannie, said !, after Hannah had
vanished. ct seems to me that here is
the opportunity to do some fine work
for philanthropy and religion and hu.
manlty and and-and all that sort of
thing dont you know"
what do you mean, asked Fannie
"You are forever looking after re-
mances and all that sort Of thing
and here is ono ready-made under
your very nose"
Yes" said Fannie. rather coldly
Fannie I said severely, this girl
is a diamond IN the rough, one Of these
daughters OF nature who without edu-
cation, culture, tradition and all that,
still have the primitive instincts Of
the race and arise upon occasion TO
the great acts and the great sacrifices
Did you hear the very delicate senti-
ment she uttered to you? Without
knowing why OF how she yet appreci-
ated with the most tender womanly
instinct that Hiram desired clothes
and nice shings-and she is going e
make great sacrifices for him."
My wife not responding, ! resumed
the theme. fttta
"You see. my dear, while you arr
literary and all that sort of thing
really you do not see the ultimate
philosophy OF the race. That type o
girl really represents the yirtility 0
the race-from a feminine standpoint
She Is a diamond In the rough. tn
girls we see-the cultured. educatel
persons who becloud our standpoin
are merely the excrescence-th ovel
done ones, as we might say But thi
woman is one Of the products nf hi
ture, pure and simple Love with sue
girls could not be disloyal or treacl
eroua. When they love, they low
now and forever They are natural
therefore, true and loyal Fangie
am surprised that you do not detes
the eternal truth underneath the blu
calico iacket Of the lady-laay q
you hear, who iust left us
Ten days later we were lolling abol
in the same envirnoment when ila'
nah again flashed across the vision {
our dreams. There was a man vil
her, too-and good, husky specime
OF a man.
eDis is my man. she said, with
bridal simper "Ben. this is the Led
who told me how to Get up my We
a din dress"
Ms wife greeted both very nlcel
but refused aAd lay with my ey
closed. Presently heard Fannie 81
to Hannah very low the bridegroo
having separated himself from b
bride for a aeeting moment.
Hut Hannah. ] thought his nan
was Hiram and that he was tall al
daris"
'oh. Hiram" responded Hanna
"Yah-didnt ye see where he "
killed IN a train wreck last Tuesda
And had the dress all made-an' p
has been FOSTERING me for months
SO | Jest concluded to hook up v
him
TIE happy pair passed on. ] look
at MY we and she looked at me frt
under lids that ] thought concealed
grin and some sarcasm Whereup
/ arose and departed with some d
nifty
AS left thought heard her m
mur. "A diamond in the rough"
But when charged her with II "
sternly. she denied livery lazily.
Copyright, rs Daily Story Pub. Co
oaly one Chance.
"nld you notice that woman v