The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-01-29
STEVE'S LUCKY TUMBLE
sy OSCAR DAWSON.

once c8lleo on my Olo tflono, 6t0vo
Collard. and while there the convVr-
sation turned on courtship; and at my
request the old gentleman told me an
incident In his own love affairs, which
l give in his own words:
wall. seeing It's you, don't mind
telling you about a scrape that hap
pened to me when was counting
Nancy here. That are In somathing
that never tell anybody. But ye shall
have IT."
mo. don't 6teve!" broke in the old
woman. Il should think you would
be ashamed of yourself telling your
love scrapes to everybody"
III you can't abear to hear It," said
Steve. you may 90 out of doors! So
hese goes.
When l was nigh about twenty-one
l came up here alone and built me a
cabin.
II hadn't . naber nearer than fve
miles. so ye see didn't quarrel much;
but as 1t grew to be near winter got
kinder lonesome. and begun to think
ought to have q woman to keep me
company: SO one morning l started
uoWh ~ AcuWhy " lako u iOOA NJ Tue
girls. to see II could ind one to suit
me-
when I got down to the village
asked young chap II he knew Of
girl that wanted to get married, and he
told me that he guessed that Nancy
Knox did. and II wanted a wife had
better try and hitch on with her; and
he said that II was agreeable he
would go to old Knox's and make me
acquainted with Nancy. and he was
as good as his word; and 'twasn't an
hour before Nancy and were on the
best of terms.
"Afore night had hired out with old
Knox for two pounds a month with
board and lodgin'. and 1 was to work
all winter.
wall, for about two months I felt
es neat as q mouse in a new cheese
courted Nancy every Sunday night.
and I was determined before another
month to pop the question. and hadn't
a bit of doubt but what Nancy would
be overjoyed at becoming my bosom
companion.
Wall. about this time there came a
fellow from London to keep school,
and he hadn't been there more'n a
week afore found that he had a nat
ural laundering arter Nancy.
Wall, one Sunday night, Bill Smith,
for that was the critters name. came
in Jest at dusk. and when the clock
struck nine he didn't seem ready to
go. Old Mrs. Knox and the young
'uns all went on to bed. and there were
none left but old Knox, Bill. Nancy,
and I. and there we sat, round the fire,
without saying a word.
Always afore old Knox had gone
OF to bed and left the coast clear for
Nancy and I. and kept 'specting ev
cry minnit that he would tell Bill to
clear out. but he did no such q thing;
but Jest as the clock struck ten he
ris up.
Steve says he, let's go to bed
for we must be up bright and airly.
Want that q hint, eh? looked
at Nancy, but she turned away her
he'd, and at this l up and marched
out into the entry, and up the ladder
to bed. I was boiling over mad with
creation-Bill. Nancy, and old Knox In
particular. got into bed and kivered
myself up. but felt SO bad that /
couldn't go to sleep. Like as not, the
schoolmaster was kissing Nancy down
in the kitchen. and couldn't shet my
eyes for the life of me.
wall, all at once 1t occurred to me
that there was some big cracks in the
floor over the kitchen. and could
watch and see all that was going on
below; 80 out Of bed got, and crawled