Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1898 — Two Lovers Come to Terms. [ARTICLE]

Two Lovers Come to Terms.

Two chums who worked side by side in the same pit fell out over a girl, and refused to speak to each other for sev-

eral weeks. It was ineffable torture to both of them, for they relied upon each other to relieve the tedium of work in the mine, but neither seemed inclined to make the first attempt at reconciliation, and so the estrangement promised to become permanent. One morning, however, the elder of the two came up to his companion and laid a gaudy, expansive lady’s waistbelt at his feet “What’s that for, Jack?” asked the other, awkwardly. “For thee to try thy luck wi’, owd man,” answered Jack. “She wouldn’t take it fro’ me." “Who wouldn’t?” “Tha knows who, weel enough. She slapped my face when ah offered It to her, and axed me if ah took her for a champion fat woman in a penny show. Thee try her wi’ it, nah, an’ see if tha fares ony better.” Entering into the spirit of the thing, the younger collier sought the girl, and offered her the belt, which she accepted with gushing rapture. “Ah thoWt so, owd man,” said Jack lugubriously, when he heard the result of the Interview. “But we’re pals again, aren’t we?” “Reyther!” answered the lucky suitor, fervently.