Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-09-22
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also see it in your own eyes,"
"Me marry ~AVheelbarrow Charlie !!
You girls must have escaped from
some feeble minded institution. / am
going to call UP the selectmen and
have you returned to where you be-
long"
''You can't do that. Hiram happens
to be the first selectman in this town"
Informed Alice
His hair is like his carrots;
His cheeks are like his beets;
With wheelbarrow he peddles
All kinds Of greens for eats
None of the four imaginative
misses noticed curly, redheaded
young man stink out the back door Of
the hall that reached through the
house. Hiram STROBE energetically
down to the Hunter garage
"Say, Bob, have you got a good
tin Lizzy' to sell this morning?"
Il got a brand new one-came last
night-want it?''
Yes, right now. Hadn't intend
ed to get one till next month.
Changed my mind. You know 1 got
d license-used to run Uncle Davids
truck last winter in the city. No one
knows it around here, though
In less time than it takes to tell
it, Hiram's car was loaded with garden
truck and back to the gate where had
stood the four girl vacationists. "Aunt
Car'lena' preceded four pop-eyed gig
glers to select dainties for dinner Can
talOupeS, a water melon, green corn.
tomatoes, cucumbers and bright. red
horticultural beans filed the arms of
the crowd, who gazed at the luscious
fruit and fresh vegetables with long
ing.
The next day was Clown Picnic"
day. "Aunt Car'lena' hired Hiram to
take her guests and herself to the fes-
tivities. Hiram arrived minus his
thick red curls, having had short
cut His white fannels, white silk
late
Marie, the wit of the crowd, whis-
pered: "He ought to have a white
WheelbarroW and peddle pond lilies"
Estelle registered rebuttal.
''Oh, you're softing fast, aren't you?"
sneered Alice
While the picnickers were gath
ering, the younger element enjoyed
a few dances. After watching Marie
and Hiram steal through a sweet. old
CHI +y fh0 GhoII no 1nI
carrot" glidad over to Estele and led
her into maze OF modern, newest
fancies. Soon it required all the con-
centratiOn she possessed to follow him.
There was no time to wonder until he
led her to a far corner Of the grove
by the water. Unable, then, to with
hold her curiosity, she ventured:
"Where did you learn to dance like
that?"
With quiet tones of concealed con-
teacher, winters. But I thought ]
would try dancing with a wheel
barrow on a farm-scientific dancing
so l came to the old place to ex-
pertinent. 1 find it very interesting
in more ways than one," with a sly
glance out the corner of his eye
Just then some one came asking Hi
ram to take him home.
Estelle had seen-what in Hiram's
big brown eyes? Whatever it was,
it caused her to get into the boat and
row a short distance to an island in
the lake.
No one saw her depart When the
excursionists started for home, the
verdict was that EStelle had stolen
march on them, or a ride. After driv-
ing his passengers home, and not find
ing Estelle there, Hiram returned to
the boat landing.
The boat was floating near the
shore, having drifted near it's stake.
Estelle's amateur knot had not held. A
forlorn little figure stood waving on
the island
Hiram removed the white shoes and
socks, waded to- the boat, and soon
reached the shore of the island He
did not land, however, but dropped
the stone used for an anchor, preten-
tiously laid the oars in the bottom of
the boat, and folded his arms
Estelle looked at him in amazement.
Aren't you going to take me ashore,
Mr.. Green?"
In fine tenor, he sang to his own