The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-07-01
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
BY c. A. PRATT.

We we're enjoying the change from
the stuhy city and the smoke and the
art and the hcmmed,in fiat and all
that sort OF thing The spot was
most beautiful one and In state OF
nature which left nothing to be de.
sired We were boarding at the farm
house OF William Slmpkins popular
" known among his neighbors as
"Bill."
All this, however, has nothing to
do with the love story OF Hannah, the
domestic servant In the Slmpklns fam
lly. which was thrust upon our atten-
ton and which was the occasion Of
controversy as violent as we ever per
nit In between ourselves
We were loaHng peacefully In the
orchard. Fannie In the hammock and
| lying Hat on my back on the soft
grass eyes closed and enjoying the
fragrance Of a tiptop llavanna, when
my southcd and peaceful nerves were
startled by volce-a voice speaking
TO Fannie.
"Ye see. mum I'm engaged to HI
ram he works over on Higgins farm
-thpse we're the first definite words |
caught. And Hiram sets n powerful
store by clothes and style and fxins
and | don't know much about them
things and and | thought mebby
YOU hrin FROM the city, could tell me
how 10 FIX up II weddin dress that
would please Hiram. You see he wants
10 pit married I'm the Lunthern church.
and | want to he jest eZ scrumptious
~ kin-and mum I've got near s200
saved up an I'm poin' to spend enough
Of Il SO Hiram won't be ashamed o
me Would ye please mum, tell me
whether to git dress from this polky
dot lavender or take the green?'
Fannie said !, after Hannah had
vanished "it seems TO me that here is
the opportunity to do some fine work
for philanthropy and religion and hu.
mnnity and -and-and all that sort oi
thing don't YOU know
what do YOU mean asked Fannie.
You are forever looking after ro-
mances and all that sort of thing
and here is one resdy-made under
your very nose"
Yes. said Mnnie, rather coldly.
Fannie" said severely, this girl
is q 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 or how she yet appreCi-
atcd with the most tender womanly
instinct that hiram desired clothes
and nice things and she is going TO
make great sacrifices for him
My wife not responding, I resumed
the theme.
You see. my dear, while YOU are
literary and all that sort OF thins,
really you do not see the ultimate
philosophy Of the race That type OF
girl really represents the virtility Of
the raco-from a feminine standpoint
She is diamond in the rough. The
girls We see-the cultured educated
persons who becloud our standpoint
are merely the eNcresceuce-theo over
done ones. as We might say But this
woman is one Of the products ol ma
ture. pure and simple. Love with such
/ girls could not be disloyal or treach-
| crous. When they love. they love,
| now and forever They are natural
| therefore true and loyal Fannie, l
I am surprised that you do not detect
the eternal truth underneath the blue
calico Jacket Of me lady-lady do
YOU hear. who just left us
Ten DAYS later we were lolling about
In the same environment when Han
nah again flashed across the vision Of
our dreams. There was a man With
her too-and good, husky specimen
Of man.
"pis Is my man she said with 3
bridal shipper "Ren, this Is the lady
who told me how 10 see up my we'd
din Dress
My wife greeted both very nicely,
but l refused ana lay WIN my eyes
closed Presently ! heard Fannie SAY
TO Hannah very iov-the bridegroom
having separated himself from HIS
bride for fcctiug moment,
'put Hannah. I thought his name
was Hiram and tsat he was tai and
dark
"Ch. Hiram" responded Hannah.
yah didu't-yo see where he was
killed IN "a train wreck last Tuesday
And had the dress all made-ar Ben
has been NcsteriVg me fcr months
so I icst concluded 20 hook NJ wild
him"
The happy pair passed on. / looked
n my wife and she hooked nt me rom
under rds that I Thought concealed a
grin and some sarcasm. WheraB0Cu
I arose and departed with some dts
Ay.
AsIleN K thought I hesrd her uur
r,rr a diamond iu the rough.
But when 1 charged her with &c very