The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-31

Trying 70 Orlng IL out - mOrtgaged nv
homs-all went. Every body iaug ghed at
ine-everybody but my wife--spunky y
little womsn-she would work her fingers
on before l should give it up. Went to
Englsnd--no better there come within
40 ace Of jumping of London bridge.
Wen' into shop to earn money enough
to CO. ne home with there l met the man
| wanted. 20 make long story short,
I've brought EDO, 900 home with me, and
hero l am." Good for you'll" / ex.
claimed, "Yes," said he, "E3O, 900; and
the best Of 1t is, she don't know any
thing about it, I've fooled her 50 often,
and disappointed her 90 much, that [
just concluded would say nothing about
this. When l got my money. though,
you better believe ! struck bee limo for
home" And now you will make ber
happy" said /. "Happy u he replied,
why, you don't knew anything about it.
She's worked like q dog while I have
teen gone, trying to support herself and
the children decently. They paid her
thirteen cents . piece for making coarse
shirts and that's the wav she'd live half
the time She'll come down there to the
depot to meet me in gingham dress, and
shawl q hundred years old, and shell
think she is dressed up. Oh, she won't
have no clothes after tbis-oh, no, |
guess not !" And with these words,
which implied that his wife's wardrobe
would sood rival Queen Victoria's, the
stranger tore down the passage way again,
and getting 10 his old corner, who're b e
thought himself out of sight, went
through the strangest utomime, laugh.
ing. putting his mouth into the drollest
shapes, and then swinging himself back
aud forth in the limited space, as if he
were walking down Broad way" full
rugged metropolitan bell. Aud so on till
We rolled into the depot, and 1 placed
myself on the other car, opposite the
stanger, who, with portmanteau in each
hand, had descended and was standing on
the lowest step, ready to jump to the
platform. l looked from his face to the
face of the people before US, but saw no
sign OF recognation.
Suddenly he cried, "There they ars,"
and laughed outright, but in q hysterical
sort Of way, as he looked. followed
his eyes and saw some distance back, as
it crowded out, shouldered away by the
we'll dressed and elbowed througka q lit
tie woman in faded dress and we'll worn
hat, with face almost painful in its in
tense but hopeless expression, elauciug
rapidly from window to window at the
cnanhRs plidsd in, Sha had not yet seen
the stranger but a moment after she
caught his eye, and in another instant be
had jumped to the platfor Ii with bis two
portmauteaus; and making hole in the
crowd, pushing one here and there, and
running one of his bundles plump into
the we'll developed stomach of q vener-
able looking old gentleman 10 spectacles,
he rushed toward the place where she
was standing. ! think l never saw
face assume SO many different expressions
in so short time as did that of the little
woman while her husband was on bis way
to her. She didn't look pretty. On tho
contrary she looked very plain, but some.
way felt big lump rise 10 my throat
as | watched her. She was trying to
laugh but God bless her, how com
pletely she failed in the atternptl Her
mouth got into the position but it never
moved after that, save to draw down the
corners and quiver, while she blinked her
eyes SO fast that suspect she only
caught occasional glimpses of the broad
shoudered fellow who elbowed bis way
30 rapidly toward her. And then, 40 be
drew close and dropped those everlasting
port nanteaus, she just turned completely
round, with her back toward him, and
completely covered her face with her
hands. And thus she was when tho
strong man gathered her up in bis arms
as If she had been baby, aud held her
sobbing to bis breast. There was enough
gaping at them, heaven knows, and |
turned my eyes away q moment and,then
saw two boys 10 thread bare rouudabouts |
standing near, wiping their eyes aud |
noses on their coat sleeves, and bursting
out anew at every fresh demonstration on
the part Of their mother. When / looked
at the stranger again he had bis hat drawn
over his eyes but bis wife was looking
up ct him, and it seemed "a If tho pent
up tears Of those weary months of wait
ing we're streaming through her eyelids.
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