Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-10-11

set still; for | knew something what
that poor girl was suferin' while
t'other was sleepin' in her arms. 1t
flashed on me all at onst, an | knew
they were both goin' to the same
man. | knew t'other one had the
right ont; but | felt for Hannah, and
well, it isn't much to say, I'd have
died for her.
"By and by I heard Hannah come
out of the wagon, an lay down that
she might not see me. But she lay
down by the wagon an sobbed, an |
couldn't stand it. 1 went up an
touched her. Hannah | said
Don't she cried; don't speak to me
let me die But after a while she
set up, an | told her | knew, an
would help her eff | could. But she
said no. that she should send Annie
Myers to her husband, and then she
should die. But | was older than
her, an knew that people couldn't
alters die when they wanted to, an |
thought 'twould ease her a bit to tell
old Bill
"After a while she told me how it
was, an that Jim had married her.
He'd had a streak Of bad luck, an
she'd come from Californy last year
in rich train, cookin' an waitin' on
some ladies, an she'd saved the mon
ey, an had got it all for Jim. They
was goin' en- q ranch when she got
back with the money. She'd worked
for him a good spell now, an they
wasn't goin to be parted no more
An sittin' in there in the freight,
see her face and how she loved him,
an what a faithful critter she was. i
wasn't brought up as she was. | hahn t
got no religion, nor eddratlon, nor
nothin' s; an | could send her to the
wrong place, an go back TO my-my
jim she said after a while. An then
she took to moanin' agin, Ike a deer
with bullet through it. But after a
while she got up and went back to
the wagon, an lay thinkin till morn.
in.
"A(ter that we had no more laughs
over th' cakes, an Hannal's smile
was worse'n any cryin' but she took
more care of Annie and was kinder
to her than ever | knew how il
tried her, an her face grew thin, an
big circles grew round her eyes, an
was feared she would get sick too
But she didn't, an we went on day af
ter day until we got to where | was
agoin' to stop.
"When | told Hannah l was goin
there came such look over her face
that | told her Id 90 to Californy i
twould do her any good. An sht
said she wanted me to take Annie t
her husband, because she couldn't
She writ the directions on a piece .
paper, an she wanted me to take tn,
money she'd earned, cause twas 70.
jim.
so | stayed, an went; an whet
we got to CaIilorny | took Annie Il
her husband. Alter the first he wa:
glad to see her agin, an | told then
they'd better make a new home fo
themselves, an gave EN- the money
an tried to help EN- as Hannah said
only | didn't say nothin' about her
An II left EN- Happy together, an wen
back to Hannah. | wanted to put
bullet through him; but she had fol
+, given him; and what was |? When
got back Hannah was gone, an Iv
never seen her sence."
"She behaved well, didn't she I?
, said I, as he paused.
i We'll" repeated Bill, with some
, thing like indignation in his' tone
t An you talk O. dyin' for folks ?
faugh But it's gettin' late, an you Z
r better go to sleep"
Thank you" said l good night.
; "Good night" said Bill.
And l went to sleep, while he sa
5 looking at the fre.-OrerJand Mont
E iy,