The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-02-02

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fight, when man dropped beside me-
was all of tremble, an then heard
tother woman cry out: Afa:. ...u.
DO you know him, Hannah? Oh,
have you seen him? Tell me Hannah,
have you seen my Jim?"
"An then Hannah said-I've heard a
wounded deer moan, but nothin' like
that: "..<s al1s. =. H-'s.
-Yes,-oh, yes 5trs. if
"Then the woman begged her to tell
where, an ef lie was alive; an Hannah
said she'd j seen him, an he was well.
"Can you tell me where he is? Oh.
Hannah, can you take me to my Jim :?
An Hannah comforted her, an said she
could: and then the poor thing went to
sleep In Hannai,'s arms. #
II couldn't stand it. I couldn't set
still, for knew suthtn' what that poor
girl was sutferin' while tother one was
sleepin in her arms. 1t flashed onto me
all at onct, an knew they was both
goin to the same man. I knew tother
one had the right ont; but I felt for
Hannah, an-wcll, it isn't much to say,
I'd have died for her.
"By an by, I heard Hannah come out
of wagon, an I laid down that she
mightn't see me. But she lay down by
the wagon an sobbed, an I couldn't
stand it. l went up and touched her.
Hannah l said. Don't she cried;
don't speak to me-let me die. But
after while she set up, an I told her I
knew, an would help her eff could.
But she said No. that she
should send Annie Myers to
her husband, an then she should die.-
But was older than her, an knew that
people couldn't always die when they
wanted to, all l thought may be 'twould
ease her bit to tell old Bill.
"After a while she told me how twas,
an, that Jim had married her. He'd
had streak o. bad luck, an .he'd come
from Californy last year in rich train
cookin an waitin on the ladies, an she'd
saved the money, an had got it all for
Jim. They was goin on ranch when
she got back with the money. She'd
worked for him a good spell now, an
they want goin to be parted no more.
An sittin there in the freight, see her
face, an how she loved him, an what a
good, faithful critter she was.
After a while she said, Il wasn't bro't
up as she was, l haint no religion nor
eddication, nor nothin, an could send
her to the wrong place, an go back to
my-my Jim.'
An then she took to moanin agin,
like deer with bullet through it. But
after little while she got up an went
back to the wagon al lay there thiukin
till mornin.
"After that, we hadn' no more laughs
over the cakes, an Hannah's smile was
worse than any cryin; but she took more
care of Annie, and was kinder to her
nor ever. knew how it tired her, and
her face got thin, an big circles come
around her eyes, an feared she would
get sick too. But she didn't, an we
went on. day after day till we got where
I was goin to stop.
"When told Hannah l was goin,
there came such look over her, that i
told her Id 60 to Californy eff twould do
her any good. An she said she wanted
ipe to take Annie to her husband, cause
she couldn't. She writ the directions on
a piece of paper, an she wanted me to
take the money she had earned, cause
twas for Jim.
So stayed an went, an when we got
to Californy took Annie to her hus-
band. After the first, he was glad to
see her. gave EN- the money an tried
to help EN-, as Hannah said-only
said nothin about her. An l LETT EN-
happy, AL went back to Hannah. l
wanted to put bullet through him; but
she had forgiven him, and what was ?
When ! got back Hannah was gone, an
I've never seen her sence."
'She behaved well, didn't she," said
I, as he paused.
"Well, repeated Bill, with something
like indignation in his voice. IAN you
talk O dyin for folks, ?-faugh but its
gettin late, and you'd better go to sleep.
"Thank you," said; 'good night"
Good night" said Bill.
And / went to sleep, while he sat
looking at the fire. Western Monthly.