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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1908)
THE OJIAtIA SUNDAY. BEE, SEPTEJ1BEE 13, 1008. U JUJil Jlc JKjW U JL JWLAJ (Siarer cffleff Aoomir 3? 1 .ail ; Ik - v JOE TRADDLES ATTEMPTS AGAIN TO PROPOSE I Old farmer Petingale had .cows and kept theri in a lot ('Twas nearly two miles from his house., a most delightful spot); Each morning he would drive them out and leave them for the day, Aqjj in the evening he .would go and head them Mother way. Ope. evening when his hired man had gone off on a spree AgojJ Farmer Petingale was just as busy as could he He wondered who would gef his cows, wjien Traddles sauntered by "Oh, will you get my cows for me?" Said Traddles, "I will try' 1 2 Then Fluffy and her maiden aunt came walking by the place. (When Traddles saw the lovely girl he checked a bit his pace) He asked her if she would take a walk and help him get the .cow She answered him by nodding and by arching of her brows. "I do not feel like going there," Aunt Mary sweetly said? "I'll call on Mrs. Petingale." She smiled and off4 they sped, Dick Traddles in a seventh heaven, Fluffy feeling fit; So o'er the meads and grassy dells their happy way they flit. 3 "1. milked a cow when was small said Traddles "So did I," Said Fluffy. "Uncle had a farm not far from Tenafly. "And in the long vacation time I played with country girls "And made up pretty daisy chains and dandelion curls." "Grandfather had a largish farm 'way up tn New York State," Said Tcaddles. swapping reminisences, "I thought it great "To help him feed the pigs, and pick the apples in the fall, ''And movvihe grass and shuck the com; I used to jdo it all' 4 They reached the cow lot all too soon, and, treading grass and moss, Dick Traddles lifted up his voice and cried, "Co boss, co bossl" And all the cows came floctyng up to lick dear Flufry's hand A pretty picture, Fluffy there, by evening breezes fanned. With every cow her gentle friend and Dick her friend as well (Why did he fail to seize this chance his love for her to tell?). ul dare you milk his cows for him!" he said, as home they fare, IcomicHT "All right' said Fluffy with a laugh; "1 never take a dare. 5 Now while the two sat in the barn (each milked a "gentle" cow, Old Petingale with mouth agape to see they both knew how) Dick Traddles thought, the time had come to ask Miss Fluffys hand. "Miss Fluffy, while youVe sitting near I'd like you understand? "I'd like to ask you if you care a little bit for me. "My heart is overflowing now with perfect love for thee" The pail was overflowing too, for "gentle Daisy" there wo8.-by THfi new vork HERXtD co Cut short his speech and lifted him up through the eyeningair.. jui Rttt fettroL Charles battel! Loomis.