Judge — October 27, 1883 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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THE (JUDGE. A PEW TYPES OF AMERIC Passing Away: on TIE CONFLICT IN THE COW YARD. nd the shadows were | deepeni snah Swopplehopper had dashed open | ture gate and was preparing to milk the cows. But, hark! what wild shrick bursts upon her ear? Was it the howl of of a katydid? a cow or the scream " the voice of one of her lovers, Billy he was coming to sce her. exclaimed Susannah, so early? He m ed watil Thad milked th she said to Billy, as he galloped up to the | gate on his chestnut sorrel, ** Why didn’t you wait until L had put’ on my Sunday cloth “Couldn't wait seemed like forty y Billy had ¢ ley Quigley, gate. rel “why ght have wait- | we.” And then “Tt has ly 1 speaking when Char- another lover, dashed He did not ride upon a chestnut sor- Ie rode upon a stick. odness! and her claimed Susannah, ‘Couldn't y till | had milked the cows, stra and put on my sparking clothe Charley dismounted “Indeed, I couldn't. § that I must come immediately came, It scems like forty-six s ‘since last we met. uunah Swopplehopper, will you be mine “Oh, dear! [didn’t expect it so soon!” sighed $ ah, and she set down the milk nd leaned against the fence for support. “You had no business to ask her that on when [ was here first,” howled ex- nm wait un- i the milk he said mething told me nd then qu Billy. “Who are you talking to?” responded ANS MR. HENRY IRVING WILL BEHOLD IN THE GALLERY oF ‘THE GoDs.” Charley, ir Oh, did you window-harp tone. id Susannah. “Why both come at the one tim “Will you be my w “Don't have anything 1 Charley. Yh, such a trying position to be } ” moaned the happy St inquired Billy. to do with him,” nah, i r | Is in less than two minutes, and I} know which to accep: mnah pulled hers over her face a1 “but he'd be He'd never be the desire talong wit noble man which my hea I want.to marry a true heart who to bed first on cold nights » breakfast ready when I I fear Billy would not be so pliable and kind and tender as to do Sut then Billy has five acres and he onions in abundanee Oh, I don’t know what to do about it! ‘Then she turned her tho urley is a lovely man, the kitchen floc he has no tiv be to me with he has come he a_chestnut. sorrel. How shall I decide “Susannah Swopplehopper. | a question,” howled Billy. hts to Charley. He would sweep I know, as! and what roi lift ven now ill you be'my * TL asked her fir: nah, * said Charley on’t erush out the ris ink into the gloom of dark- . Say the word, Su aay that you will be mine, 1 word that I'll keep a hired girl every d every year of your life. In addition to this to supply bountifully, and you s > upon plum jam and ‘tallow pudding the word and lift me up 1 Oh, fl mother, ? Talkin’ to | THE them boys, are you? end them home and attend t wr milkin’. You know Bridle to milk this eveniz hand kicks like bl exclaimed Susi essfully milks J over shall be my she’s tou hus- “] and. Billy's face paled to an ashen hue. never milked a cow, and how can I now be those But Su mmenac I know I'd h, Susannah, unsay nah was firm. Ch also began to feel pale he wasn’t there dhe, Susi know Tlove you. Oh! at wron zh cow in kicked by the be able to | replied Sn- ' of son would win my | fiand you must first milk’ old Brindh not get a Kick nor a scrate me for F fear [ shall fail, and wish nals Vou y will you inflict I never milked dif T should’ get I should never su and I mu itt do, bury me gently ‘neath the waving branch- es of the old butternut tree. I feel that my race is rw of my life flickering in grave opens and the blasted old cow stands ready to kick mein, Adie ah. If I fail, remem- ber that T loved y If my nose should be red mith mud in the great conflict which is now coming on, wipe it off, and kiss marble brow with vour steel blue lips as I sink into the open tomb. These were Billy’s last words. He tackled old Brindle and the ute he was laid low. He rose not a ye ext min | ain “Now, Charley,” said Susannah, “ you see what allen Billy, and you know trying ordeal you must pass. Do you ? Do you shudder and turn as by comicbooks.com