The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1871-02-04
"Eon't Tell isetsy Jane"

"And for yonr life. orr ise'sv Jane
Mr. Nicofonu US 1ar6iry, having ut
tered This cantnn in u low. earnest tnnn.
n'irl ted from Il core rti wagon in front
nt his own farm ionSr door. and stnnl
th re- for - fer MON MS. watching The
figure ot is lrmhcr. in law aud law, er
in the citv of W -, whence the two
men lad just come.
Now BETSY Sane wa NJ. Nirodemus
arhing's wife - stirring. notable soul.
who n,a,lp more iu'tpr "nd cheese and
took more eggs aud frw to tho mark,i
in the course of the season than anv
other woman fir miles sronnd. Strong
u. althy md 'arty, sh" made til" 'houss
work flv.' to use hor own euerreti" ex-
preston: nnd if Nicodrmus Harding
owurd bis farm that day. md was n
rirh man. ~ boot. it was owing in 40
small tegrse to the skill. en.rgy and
eronoE'y oi thi' Betsy JAM.
What was it. th.n. t''at the unrrateful
man WIS about to " ithold from her.
at would never do, never!" Nicnde
m rs Thought Ia himself his head shak-
inc. "-;he'd he wanting new carpet or
six go vn, or the house all painted
oyer, or sone such nonsense. Fn' the
woman is the 'voaker vessel. and il
won't tc Ia trust dne too ia'. Theii
heads won't h ar it,"
Nicolnmus pass d through the house.
and cut toward tie hnrn, ~ith pre-
n.rnpiel mir of n hen who has an esg to
Law an dpi't know where she can hide
il from the ey" Of mnrkind to tn" b. st
advantage. THE Kite en- was emniv and
silent rs he passed through il. But ifho
could have :. en- the bnXu y, gondl ok
ina 'e ,.alr ~ HI stole sile tlr out of The
Iantry. an as silently fnlinwe to the
barn, he wcul.l have be, II still IN ',e cau
iinrs.
Mrs. Harding came back in out
twenty nluu,es. with hr.' face red from
sllprrtsS'd Taught r.
"Dnn'l toll d tSy Jane" she said. gig
ing into her ginuhnm aprnun. "Yon
are very mart man Miro iemus, and
my hroiher, Tim Moves j. another, anu
a lawyer into th', har. ain. Dm't tell
Betsy Jane, inheed! Two wrtchrs!-
You de -erve all you yet pretty soon"
Betsy Jane said no more. hut bided
her TIM. n week passed awav and
then brother Tins wagon drove up
again To the door, and NicndemusI step
ped into it, aud was oft, the village
IN VAN To q. Nicoleals was bound
on bIsinpss-"busi eSs whicha woman
,nuld not understand" Ii lnitlly *
claimed. Her lord nnl m..ste we'll ont
of pht. B GSy Jane wcntat .Itthat bus.
mess " ,mau can unl, rstand, with Il
merry twins e in her bright ewes.
Al4P. NJ. y colenus re urne home
AKA II. I"o' ing quite importtnt. MS he
'ore. He up toed along through the
kitchen, Betsy jane Matching him from
I - corntr oi h = eye all the whilo. He
passed out intoas ei. a fragrant smell
smoke came [ rwtrd to greet him-an
odpr as of burning g rnrpbs sradua
curing ham.
Nirodcmus turned deadly pale. ma
ran frantica ly forward To Il large am
oi two. ruv red over hy h.ankets. hang
ing pln idly tier The yell he e,ve
brought d tsy Jane from the house in
stanler. to ti''d Nie@iemnS gr"veiing le
fnr the ash-hou~e door, weeping, Nail
ing, and tearing his haii, and utteril z
yell after eli of despair.
"Why, ,,.ess tn! whal's The matter?
are you in fiji? Let me run for the
cnmphor!' hrieked Betsy Jane.
5 "Camphor Bring arsenic Bring
pru>sic acid Bring pison of some
kind piscnr' yelled Nieodemusi iran-