The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-29

time" said Mr.. Simms as he rose I'D
and yawned and took his departure
Gums good" was Sally's reply as
she shut the door after him.
The fourth man came from village
ten miles away. He was a lawyer,
about thirty years old. He was talk
alive and up to date. He made an
afternoon call. He decided that Sally
was plain. but that the $4,000 was
good. He had travelled, and he set
out to arouse the girls interest and
curiosity. He told her of Niagara
Falls-the great cities-the fine hotels
ocean steamers - London-Paris
She looked at him in amazement, and
he was flattering himself that he was
making great impression when she
opened her mouth and asked:
Did you ever see a COW fall down
on the ice on the mill pond in win
ter"
He never had. He acknowledged
that he never had. and Miss Sally
Plum had TO further use for him.
She went out into the garden to weed
the onion bed, and there was nothing
for the lawyer to do but take his de-
parture.
Then the fifth man came He was
clerk from a store in another vii
lage. He was up on dress and eti-
Quette. He was smooth of speech.
He brought bouquet with him. He
raised his hat to Sally and again
to her mother. He found them on
the veranda, both sewing. He ex
tracted scented handkerchief from
his pocket and did a lot of small
talk. He also fiattered both women
He was getting along bravely, wher
the mother withdrew. He began tC
| talk about the poets, to see If Sally's
approachable spot lay In that direc
ton, and after a long hour she in
| terrupted him to ask:
Were you ever bit by hyena?"
He never had been, and there was
no call for the girl to say more. TheI
Deacon Johnson returned, He fel
that he had not been explicit enough
He returned to say that in case o
marriage he should buy a gilt-framet
mirror for the parlor. and that tn,
bridal tour should include Magyar;
falls. He had never been there him
self, but had talked with a man VIII
had, and he was going on to tell o
the awful majesty when Miss Sail
interrupted him to ask:
Deacon, do you believe that 'tatel
bugs burrow into cucumbers?"
Then back came Mr. Simms. Will
out any previous warning he drov
up in onehorse wagon, handle
Sally another package of spruce gur
and said:
I'VE are going over to Scottsvill
to the circus"
Sally got ready without wore
On the six-mile drive hardly wor
was spoken She chewed gum and h
whistled the air of hymn. Whe
they arrived In the town he bougf
gingerbread and root beer. In tn
menagerie they walked from cage I
cage, and Mr.. Simms briefly e,
p'ained:
Lion here"
This is Bengal tiger"
BLAMED hyena here
Elephants over there"
While witnessing the circus pc
Torrance they had peanuts and len
onade. The clown was funny, bl
Mr.. Simms and Sally sat there q
solemn as owls The riding and tum
ling were good, but they made n
comments. When the circus was ou
Mr.. Simms handed over some MOI
spruce to replace the "cud" throw
away to eat the peanuts, and the
} logged home. Two weeks passe
and Mr. Simms called at the house
say:
Sally. I shall get the preacher ne!
week"
She didn't reply for a minute, ar
then said:
William, them hyenas was a'
full"
Yep"
But the peanut was fine"
Next week. Sally"
And Sally plum was wooed an
won. Any one could have got h,
and her $4,000 had they studied he
, She was different. YOU know"