The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-01


but that only made 1t wuss.
"One mornin' when Newt was out In
his wood lot a-gittin' ready ter cut
some timber, he saw Jack come a
snoopin' round. Newt hid behind
some bushes an watched ter see what
he was up to. Had a hard time to
keep from jumpin' out an kickin' him.
in his eye peeled in the direction O.
the house. He knelt down an rolled
stun over an took lette pink en-
velope from under 1t. He kissed it,
put another envelope under the stun,
an skunk away.
'Ahem! Guess I'll take part in this
leetle game O. postofice mself, b'gosh.'
Newt chuckled, When in Greece do
as the Greasers do. SO the poet sings
He moseyed over to the darnick an
tore open the letter. It read like this:
Dearest: I'll come for you tomorrow
night at IL. You'll find me waiting at the
big oak by the road. I'll disguise myself
so none of your pas friends will inter-
fere. You'll know me by a white rose
on my coat. From your own
JACK.
The miserable scamp! Comm like
a thief in the night ter steal my dar-
ter! Well, I'll try ter give him a cor
dial reception Newt went an got a
pink envelope an writ a note ter
Jack 1t said:
Dear Jack: I'll be ready for you. I
DOLLY.
TT went kinder agin' Nevis grain
ter put Dear Jack, but he did, an
thought it very neat stroke. Patted
hisself on the back ag'in, an thought
they wouldn't be so many runaways If
paps was smarter men. He put the
note under the stun an saw Jack
come prowlin' round fer it in the after
noon. Smiled ter hisself as he read
it, kissed it, an tiptoed away. 'Swal-
Tered my bait. hook an line! He'll
find that note talks gospel truth, too,
only it won't be Dolly that'll meet
him. An Newt laughed way down
in his throat
"The next day passed an evenin'
came, an at II o'clock Newt an Zeb
Perkins hid themselves in the bushes
near the big oak. Now, Zebidee, yell
know i'm by white rose on his coat.
I'll run out an grab the boss, an you
pint the muskit at i'm, but let me do
all the tawkin'' At five minutes till
IL they heered muffled hoof beats, an
leetle later they saw a man comm
on boss back. He wore whiskers an
had SLOUGH hat pulled down over his
eyes. Had an OIL relic of pillien sad
die on his boss. 'Thet's him. See the
rose?' in hoarse whisper from Newt,
now stan ready
THE boss came direckly betwixt the
two men in the bushes an Newt
grabbed the bride. Don't say word,
dern We, or we'll blow yer head of.
but Zeb p'inted the muskit at i'm, an
he shet up. They took i'm of his
boss, an marched I'm away ter
stream hard by. where they threw i'm
in, an watched i'm kick an sputter
Then they told i'm that Dolly had re-
ceived his note, an showed 1t to her
paw, an 1t was at her request that
they acted as receivin' committee. She
had agreed ter marry Zeb next week
Their prisoner chuckled when they
said this, but they mistook 1t fer a
groan.
when they got tired O. this they
locked i'm in corn crib an went ter
the house They went in the kitchen
an Newt struck a light I'd like ye
ter try taste O. Dollys cookin', Zeb
idee.' Zeb lowed he'd be pow'ful glad
to- They ate an drank cider an
tawked about Dolly as the future Mrs.
Perkins fer an hour err more. Then
Newt showed Zeb a room an prepared
ter roll in hsself,
"As he passed Dolly's room he no.
ticed light burnin' inside He tapped
| on the door an said: Dolly dear,
wish yed git little extry fer break
fast. cause Zebideell be here In the
mornin'.' No answer. Dolly he called,
gittin a leetle nervous. Still no an
swer. o, Dolly he yelled. an busted
right inter the room. Dolly want
there, but there was a note on the
dresser. 1t said:
Dear Papa: The wedding breakfast will
| be at Jacks. Please come and bring
| Zebidee with you. Don't disappoint us.
, Your dutiful
| DOLLY.
+, Newt ran to Zebs room an ham.
F., mered on the door. Come on, Zeb,
Dolly's skipped out an left note be-
+, hind, we must go an tote 'er back
She don't seem ter know we've got the
| bird Gagged in the corn crib Zeb came
runnin' putin on his clothes, an they
! both made bee line fer the crib. The
| lock was broke an the crib was
empty.
Newt was furious. He INDUCED in
few well chosen impromptu remarks
| as he ran ter the barn fer a boss They
both got on his back, an were soon
goin like the wind, an didn't stop un-
I'll they hove TO in front o. the
sources They dashed in at the door
Just as the squire, standin' in his
| night.gown an cap. said: i pronounce
/ YOU man an wife Newt stood there
a minute lookin' like he could bite a
kag O nails in two, but as his eye
wandered round the room his face
/ gradually melted inter a sheepish grin
| On a chair hard by lay a pair o. false
| whiskers. an Lem Henshaw stood as
| best man. Lem was drippin' wet,
| rosa ~