The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-07-05
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By c. n. LEWIS
By c. n. LEWIS

per syndioate.)
In the country. when a young mnn
and n young womnn ARE counting. II IA
referred to as "settln' up together"
Abe Wright and Polly Andrews had
"set up" n hundred nights In her IN.
TIERS farmhouse kitchen before they
became engaged. The son or daughter
OF a farmer II not as npt TO rush into
love and matrimony rs n young man
dwelling In a town. There may not be
as much formnlity between them, but
they look upon matnmony more seri.
ously.
There are a score OF object lessons
daily before their eyes. A farmer, 20
succeed. must be ever rising early and
toillng late. His horses or his oxen
get more rest than he does. He can
know very little OF the comforts and
pleasures OF life and see to his acres
as well.
And II he works long hours his wife
works longer ones. Her work must be
done on time Ms wen as his. She may
live within Ave miles OF a village and
yet not enter II once n year. lie may
be n subscriber 10 n county paper, and
yet she cannot spare the time TO read
its contents.
The two young folks saw and expe-
uenced all this and much more, and
yet the instincts and sentiments OF hu.
mnnity brought them together. They
would marry, as thousands OF others
In their situation had done, and hope
that their future might work out bet.
ter.
Miss Polly said "yos' TO the proposal
Of marriage, but the very next day she
admitted 10 her mother that sometimes
she thought she loved Abe and some.
times she thought she didn't. She had
never been ten miles away from home.
The only men she had ever come In
contact with had been OF her class, or
agents or peddiers. She knew there
vas a big world outside Of hers, but
she had never peeped at Il. She had n
BIT Of romance about her, and some
times she longed 10 see the brave men
and fair women that the books told
her about.
Abe Wright was going 10 marry md
acquire n farm OF his own. Therefore,
he whistled as he went about his work,
He had heard that n girl sometimes
went back on her pledge. but he was
as sure Of Polly Andrews as he was
Of the sun.
One day the girl ran over 20 Farmer
waldron's on an crrand. She found a
strange young man there, who was
introduced TO her as Brian Montgom-
cry. Even II he hadn't been good.
looking and had taking ways with
him, his name would have won heI
favor.
How aid the name OF Abe Wright
compare with that OF Brian Montgom.
eryi
The one belonged to the drudger Of
the soll-the other 20 a gentleman OF
the world. who had gold filling In hi,
teeth-who wore cfeases In his trou
lers-who disdnlned paper collars and
socks NJ ten cents n pair were not fol
him. Mr.. Brian Montgomery. FROM
New York. Chicago and Boston. rs h'
announced. must surely be one OF thos'
brave and gallant men she had reat
and dreamed Of.
When Miss Polly had departed foI
home, Mrs. waldron said 10 the cousin
"Now, Brian, you must not set gu.
TO turn that girls head. She Is en-
Rnged TO a steady young farmer, an'
you mustn't be the cause OF a qrarre
between them" 40
"oh. II will be a mlld-a very mil,
hirtation," he laughed In reply. "Hoy
can l put In a month here and not fir
with the only girl for n mile nroundi
And n day or two later the youn.
man came oyer 20 the house Of Fnrme
Andrews and introduced himself an
made himself very much nc home.
do you like him, motherr' somS
what a~nxiously querled Polly, afte
: their caller had departed.
. isn't he what they call freshf" wa
/ Isked In reply.
"why, how can you say thht7 II
. simply that he has self.conhdence."
r zone would think that he had know
. us for a year"
, but he was trying to put us at OF
ease"
. "well. I dunno how Abe win tai
4 IT,"
"But I don't see where he can IN
any fault1 He might talk with n dozc
Q girls and l shouldn't raise a row wit
him about IT,"
Abe heard that there was e your
/. man visiting the wRldrons, but
hadn't seen him. Neither had
A learned that the said young man WI
r making himself very much at hon
a az the Andrews farmhouse. III
mother had said to Polly:
81 don't believe that Abe knows tn
i Mr.. Montgomery is hanging arOur
here, and you'd better mention H."
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