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"Long may thay wave!" sez I, seein I shood git into a scrape ef I didn't look out. In a privit conversashun with Brigham I learnt the follerin fax: It takes him six weeks to kiss his wives. He don't do it only onct a yere & sez it is wuss nor cleanin house. He don't pretend to know his children, thare is so many of um, tho they all know him.
He says he don't forget you and little Cissy, you bet! and he's sendin' money to old Ricketts straight off. He says don't you and Cissy mind whether school keeps or not as long as big Brother Dick holds the lines. He says he'd have written before, but he's bin follerin' up a lead mighty close, and expects to strike it rich in a few days.
"Chances are, there wouldn't be enough berries to surprise you none pleasant. Anyhow, that would be kind of forcin' your luck. Follerin' the same line of reasoning a man ort to hunt out a cactus to set on so's he could be surprised pleasant if it turned out to be a Burbank one." "You're hopeless," laughed the girl. "But look the moonlight on the peaks! Isn't it wonderful!
"That riz last night," said Jim, solemnly. "Is it possible?" and Mr. Snow looked at the intractable pile with genuine concern. "Yes, riz in a dream. I thought I'd shot 'er. I was follerin' 'er all night.
Old Tompkinsis grosery was illumernated with 5 tin lantuns and the follerin Transpirancy was in the winder "The Sub-Mershine Tellergraph & the Baldinsville and Stonefield Plank Road the 2 grate eventz of the 19th centerry may intestines strife never mar their grandjure." Simpkinsis shoe shop was all ablase with kandles and lantuns.
I'll show up on the Lazy K, where the whole outfit will swear I've been fer two days, if Hoover picks on me as one of the men he's been follerin'. You're safe. Nobody'd put killin' anybody on to you, let alone your ole frien' Terrill. Why, yuh ain't a man yet, Bud, though I don't it to discurrudge yuh.
I guess she likes to have me follerin' 'er 'round." "She's got good taste," said Parker gallantly. The girl laughed, and struck at him with the iron stake. "Oh, taffy!" she said, looking at him coquettishly from under her frizz. "Ain't you ashamed?" "No," said Parker, waxing brave. "Gi' me the stake; mebbe I c'n fasten 'er so she'll stay."
"Correct!" agreed Barkwell; "she's a-goin' the way Rome went an Babylone an' Cincinnati after I left. She runs to a pussy-cafe aristocracy an' napkins." "She'll be plumb ruined follerin' them foreign styles. The Uhmerican people ain't got no right to adopt none of them new-fangled notions." Weaver stared glumly into the darkening plains. They aired their discontent long.
And Ardelia liked him, that wuz plain to see; at fust as I watched and see him totter, I thought she wuz a sort o' wobblin' too, and when he fell deep, deep in love, I looked to see her a follerin' on. But Ardelia, as soft as she wuz, had an element of strength. She wuz ambitious.
Anon I sez, "Cousin John Richard, you look wan and pale, but it is a blessed work you are doin'." He had opened a midnight mission, helpin' the weak and tempted and overcome of both sects, preachin' the love of Christ and follerin' his teachin' up by good works. He told us all about it as we santered on and said he wuz not weary or discouraged.
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