Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-20

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she passsd tAs wsltlsr. aazll ~
ger, TALKED Browns "a Jcass v1eh-
Bull turning her back o. me- sagssd
him to suppsr. walked OF with Nm.
an tAaks al. DgO1halls thI0w'1 -
the ash.heap may fesl hks ] I'd tAsa.
Nobody loved me. 'osDt cur p0ay
herd. tnqui1in' pitsoSs Tor nod IN
water. Our boys. Of oosz0A was drunk
by then, just sleepin' whaF they'd fell.
90 I was .dssolats - . noo0At dog
howl, ridin' herd wifh,my night Aospe
whar Polly's little. home gsosssd lights
across the prairie seen Bull and the
preacher leave there toward midnight,
wslkin' sort Of extrav1Ga1t into town.
The lights went out Then times I'd
take some sleep. or times ride herd
guarding her little house. till the cold
came, till tho dawn broke tn The sun
came up.
It was half past breakfast whom I
seen Bull again, on his knees Nike ~
terday, a-puttin' up loud psayees.
which made me sick. "Rehsarsin,."
says he. "'cause Polly's struck. and
I'm to be chief mourner."
He was my only chance q meetin'
Miss Polly, when . guy comes buttfng
into our conversation. He'd pufed
sleeves to his pants. and was all
dressed saucy, standing straddla. aim
ing to Impress. "Oh. whar's my gu11s
says Bun.
This person owned to being gen
tleman, with . strong English accent
He'd 'undreds of 'orses at 'ome IN
,Ammersmith. but wanted to own a
'ack ERE, don 'tcherknow.
So Bull lifts up his eyes to Heaven.
praying, "Oh, don't deliver N from
temptation yeti" Whereas conflded
with this person about Bull being far
gone in religious mania. owned Bull
right though. about my bein' . sailor,
timid with 'orses; and he seen for his
self the way l was riding my Sam
'orse somethin' dreadful. Told me- I'd
ought 70 old my ed Ugh instead Of
jumping. It's In toes, down 'eelA
young Teller, an don't be ard On tho
bally hanimal. He'd gimme lessons
Gully l was frightened. but out Always
from town the ground was softer for
falling, an l-gained courage. Happens
Miss Polly's house was opposite.
scrambled down ungainly, showed q
pebble In along Sans withers. and let
this gent explain Just how to set an
'ard.mouthed 'unter. You 'olds 10 ed,
placin' tho and on the 'orn Of the
saddle, 20. Then hupl That pebble
done the rest.
Now. it's partly due to this 'ere en-
tertainment, and tho diamond ring I
gave her, that Miss Polly began to
perceive me with the naked eye. and
said I might como to supper.
And that evening was most surely
wonderful. in parlor all antimacas-
sars and rocker chairs With pink bows.
There was champagne wine. the htt1e
cigarettes with dreams inside. and q
bottle no bigger'n my thumb smellfn'
SO fierce It welknigh blew my head OF.
Oh, It vas all so elegant and high
toned that ! got proud OF being n.
lowed indoors.
Her people was real society. hef
poppa IN army general. ruined BY the
war. her mother prime virginian. But
then she'd gone on the stage, 20 there
was mean suspicious.
hold suspicion 70 30 form Of
meanness when it touches women. My
mother would have SHE'D at naked Ia,
dies, and dad was powerful again cigs-
retteG. Al for the smell, 20 fierce It
had to be bottled, I'll own up I was
shocked. But then you see mother
and dad. an me being working people.
was not supposed to feel the high
toned senses which belongs with
wealth. It's not for grade stock like
me to set up as Judge on thorough
breds, or call lady immoral for using
. spoon whar I should need . shovel.
So It happened that in them days.
while I rode guard upon Miss Polly.
no man in Abilene could speak to her.
or mention her name 30 mo until I
give him leave. She got to be known
as Sailor Jesse's kin, and any person
touching on my hu WAS apt 70 require
Q funeral
It was the seventh day she married
me. know. because Bull, acting as
best man, claimed . kiss, which she
gave him. Bull" says she. didn't
l bet you I'd marry Sailor Jesse with
in q week You owe mo twenty dol
lars" l saw the joke VS. ON me.
l came to marriage pure 40 any
bear, or wolf. or fox. expecting to find
my mate the same ~ me, getter and
giver of life, true to the earth. and
fearless In dom right.
Folks said ! was young to marry at
nineteen. but full nine years I'd
earned my living, fought my way. and
done my share Of making happiness.
I'd been served with . mouth full
wide enough for laughin'. face which
made folks smile whom I was sad. eyes
to see fun, the heart TO take joke
II any offered, ss:a when things hurt,
wasn't first to squeal No: a. long -
the joke was on me I done my best to
take It like man.
But suppose-Well. I'd best explain
that the English tenderfoot was at our
wedding breakfast, and gettin' encour-
aged. he put up his best prize Joke.
He was all hoo. hoo. hoo at drst. 20
funny he couldn't speak, the fellows
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