Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03

~ didn't you como up to my barn and get
lae black mare Sam, Sam, bury away straight
t1tae barn and harness black Motley for Jason.
Il is9u will believe it, be was going to start oil
/ Wish lis fathers old horse BE quick, Sam
se& lively they're in burry--it's time they
ws5a eli.
sttage you apything yita you Janet, to eat
on the road 2 put iB Mrs. Stodiard, pokiDg
Ttoad out Of the window
10, ma'an,' fa!tered Janet, moving step
or from ne.
.,Fell that's good forethought. And as |
liyesthere isn't bit os cake cooked IN the
hossa, either Can you make some white
bread aud bacon, and soue brown bread and
cheese do, Jason2 IT'S all see have
Z IS tna'ain,' / said msekly stepping, easily
as could little further from Janet.
look, father and mother, quick, now the
moon Is out, aud see Jason's new coat aud LAi.r
called Eau, from the window, her merry voice,
tFelnbhBg With suppression and laughter
lsn'f that coat splendid ore, father just look
al he length Of It's tails =
just give me my glasses, wife, said ils
doctor.
Is "a new one, Jason 2
'Yes, sir, rather new said, giving an eager
look II the direction Of the lane.
'ifell drawled the doctor, cycling me slyly,
that coat IS handsome y
And bis bat, father called the wicked
Faa.
'lie-clsre exclaimed the doctor. .Wite,
vile, jast lock here, aad see Jasous coat aId
hat
HAat Should | do-staad there til morning
74t vc =
rua Should | sueak slowly, as Janet was dy-
iDg What, Oh hat, sA0uIi / DO 2
'Iont they look nice, mother ; asked the
dacters putting one broad brown haad over bis
aiouis, and doubling lis gray head almost down
10 lls kRees. .He haw, he-hag, hi,hs-baw -
uotaeg--he haw-don't they look nico,' rosfe1
tie Doctor.
Ieegidu'i stand Il any longer Tho doctor 5
laaeli4eF vas signal 1t was eohced from ali
paris 5. tic house. Fan cracked il from the
cha;4lsr Window Sam shouted from tie barn:
iIrs. sso4daFd ho-ho.L9'd from tie kitchen
Naiiesa aAafIey shrew himself dewu iu The door
Hat SD seEe aiiied ike . Wild Indian. | .asu-
sd and ! gaze leap across the garden.
ver55 liasss Agfe M bds af4ssef q
she remaiusd silent. One told me 10 come back
for the bread aud cheese; auother that [ bad for
gotten ny buudle and bride another babe me
Rsit for black AeliJ ana tie new buggy ran
ba&e ne bold ily coat tails, or should gel
them draggiea ] didn't heed Guy Of these
requests, wend Directly fog home / reacl,-
ed tome, feeling shecPisl is weak word for it
~ cant express to you bow / felt. had
great ldea of hanging myself; l thought / had
better be dead than alive that had made an
idiot Of myself. Il was ail plain, Fan had
betrayed Us ] voEed vengeance upon her
uuliI broad daylight, then sneaked out to the
barn and hid myself il tie hay stack. stay
ed there until Chlrley Siodlard brought hone
my fathers horse
The cid gentleman was frightened; wanted
to know how he came by the horse. De was
told to ask me, aud | made a clean breast Of H. (
didn't promise bin uot 10 repeat the offence
there was 10 need Of il; bur ! AN sure Of
this, did net look at Il girl for seven years.
y hen the eighth year came around, l iemem-
berod ny old vow against Fanny Stoddard -
Well, to make long story short, married
I-gLy. janet became paTs0u' wife.
And here let me tell you il confidence, read
sr, that really thipk little Fanny Stoddsrd
bad very deep motive 10 her head when she
betrayed Janet aud me, though she was but
child Sac liked nc even then / believe
Wei at any rate she declares every time the
affair IS mentioned, that / have had my revenge i
upon her. Bless her fauhrul heart, it las IN
deed been sweet one