The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-08-08
KENOsHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, AUGUST g. 1861

her arm into mine. an so we went on comfort
able together, talkin' about how we jist suitet
each other, like we was cut out O. purpose, an
how long we have to wait an what folks't
say. Oh Lord don't remember every word o
that night? Well,we got quite tender like whel
we come TO Old Emmons' gate, an I up an
give her lot O. kisses, to make up FOR lost time
Then she went into the house an turned fol-
home, but had not gone ten steps afore come
agin somebody stan'in in the middle o'the road
Hullo,' says the next thing he had hol
O my coat collar an shook me like tarrier dos
does rat. knowed who il was afore he poke
an couldn't have been more skeered if the life
had all gone out O. me. He'd been down to see
a drover, an comm home he'd followed us
hearing every word we said.
don't like to think o. the words he used
that night; he WAS profess ional member an
yet he zwora the awfullest 1 ever heerd :; Here
the man Involuntary raised his hands to his
ears as If 70 stop the memory OF his fathers
curses. | expected every minute he'd strike
me down; I've sence wished he had; l don't
think could a stood that. Howsumever, he
dragged me home, never lettin' go my collar
till we got into the room where my mother was
setting up for u.s. Then he told her only making
1T ten times harder'n it really was Mother al.
ways kinder liked Rachel cause she was mighty
handy at sewing and quilting, but she'd no
more dared to stand up agin father than sheep
agin bull dog. She looked at me plying like,
l must say, and just begun to cry, and 1 could
nc help crying nuther when l saw how it hurt
her.
WELL after that 'twan't no use to think of
Rachel any more. had to 60 into Old Jones'
whether wanted to no. felt mighty mean
when thought of Rachel, and feared no good
would come OF it; but father just managed
things his way, and l couldn't help myself Old
Jones had nothing agin me, for as Study hard
working fellow as there was around, and Ma
ry Ann was always as pleasant as could ba,
then well, oughtn't to say anything agin her
now she's had hard life of it, alongside of
me-. After long we were bespoke and the day
set. Father hurried things when it got that fur
don't think Rachel knowed anything about it
Till the day before the wedding, or mebby the
very day. Old Mr.. Larrabee was the minister
and there was only the two families at the house
and Miss Plankerton her that sowed for Mary
Ann. never was 80 Uneasy in my life though
l tried hard not to show it.
Well, twas all jist over, an the kissin'
about TO begin, when heerd the house door
bust open, student. felt my heart give one
lump right up to the root O my tongue, an then
TALL back ag'in sick an deadlike.
The parlor-door flew open right away, an
In come Rachael without a burner, an her hair
all frowzei by the wind She Vas as white as
sheet, an her eyes like two burnin' Goals
She walked straight through 'em all an stood
right atore me. They was all 70 taken aback
that they never thought O. stoppin' her. Then
she kind O. screeched out,-'Eber Nicholson,
what are you doing He1voice was strange and
unnatural like, and I'd never knowed il to be
hsrn if hadn't seen her. l couldn't take my
eyes off of Der, and l couldn't speak jist
stood there, Then she said agin-' Eber Mich
olson, what are you doing? You are married to
me in the sight of God. You belong to nue. and
l to you forever and forever? Then they begun
crying out Go away Take her away p
What does she mean? and Old Mr.. Larrabee
ketched holt Of her arm. She began to jerk and
trtmble all over she drawed in her breath in
a sort Of grooming way, awful to hear, and then
dropped down on the floor in a fit. l bust out
in terrible spell of crying; IT couldn't "a
helped it, TO save my life
The man paused, drew hls sleeve across his
eyes, and then timidly looked at me. Seeing
nothing in my face, doubtless but all expression
of the profoundest commseration, he remarked.
with more assured voice, as if in self.iust.G-
cation,-
1t was pretty hard thing for a man to 90
through with, now, wasn't it p
You may well say that said I-"Your sto-
ry is not finished, however. This Rachael
Emmons,-you say she is still liVlng,-in what |
way does she caase the disturbances 2
III tell you all know about it, said he
and if you understand it them you re wiser'n |
am. After they carried her home, she had a
ong spell OF sickness, -come near dying thew |
said but they brought her through, at last, |
and she got about agin, lookin ten year older |
kept out of her sight, though. / lived awhile
At Old Joncss, till could find good farm to
tent, or cheap un to buy. l wanted to git
INT nf h0 oirrhh I
The time, being SO near Rachael. Her mother
was wuss, and her father failing-like, to- Moth
Dr. seen them often she was as good neigh
Dor to them as she dared be. Well, / got sort
)f tired, and went out to Michigan and bought
| likely farm. Old Jones give me a start |
.ook Mary Ann ont. and we got along well
enough, matter Of two yoar. We heerd from
nome now aud then. Rachael's father and
mother both died, about the time we had our
1rst boy,--him that you seen,-and she went
III to Toledo we heered, and hired out to do
sewing. She was always mighty good hand
1t it, and could cut out as nice AS a born manly
maker She's mad another fit after the funer
ais, and was oder-looking and more serious
han ever, they said.
Well, Jimmy was six months old, or so.
when we began to be woke up every night by
mis- crying Nothing seemed to be- the matter
with him he was only frightened like, and
couldn't be quoted. heered noises sometimes
nothing like what come afterwards but sort
Of cracking and swapping SIGH as you hear in
new turnlture,a and it seemed like somebody was
IN the room; but couldn't find nothing. 1t
got wuss and wuss Mary Ann was sure the
house was haunted and had to let her 90
home for whole winter. When she was away
1t went on the same as ever,-not every night,
sometimes not MORN onst week,-but SO
loud as to wake me up, regular I'd send word |
to Mary Ann to come OH and I'd sell out and
go to Illinois Good perairah land was cheap
then, and I'd ruther go furder off, for the sake
Of quiet.
80 we pulled up stakes and come out here
but it weren't long afore the noise follered US,
wuss'n ever, and we found out at last what it |
was. One night woke up, with my hair stand
ing on end, and heerd Rachael Emmons voice, |
list as you heerd it last night. Mary Ann heerd
i too. and it's little speace she's give me since
that time. And so it's been going on and on,
these eight or nine year
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