The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-08-19
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From the Detroit Free Press. ,"' 80 = "a
"Can I be protected here, Misterl?''
asked a woman yesterday as she en-
tered the Office Of the Chief of 70
lice. <>.-. ,.a.
! "Yes'm." ~@'
"Can my family-my innocent
children-also be protected?" she
demanded, striking the floor with her
umbrella. ~.
"Yes'm." .... -.
"If there is any law I want it" she
went on, dropping into a big arm
chair; '3if there isn't, I propose to
take club to himp 49,.
my dear woman, this world is full
of sorrow" said the Captain as he
looked up from his writing: "each
one of US has his own separate and dis
tinct grief to grieve over. Tell me
yoursv .* t.. e.. .:..z Fl. ,:..-
"Do you know Jaskinsw she ask
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"Jaskins ? Jaskins :? seems as if /
had heard the name sometime" =
"Man with a limp-one eye gone
red neck-sandy hair-got skulk-
ing, sneaking way with him." she
said. .: 49,.
"And he has stolen your. poultry
eh?" - 1..s ,n. :.
! "Puoltry :? Nav .! It's worse than
poultry-it's next to arson or muir
derw j.,'. ~. L: ..,h.::... xag,
."Go on, madam-get into the par
ticulars!' ~ -. t.~'' ..e..,'I
-"Well, he boards next to. me. I'm
a widow. Been alone these years,
and if I do say it myself, I've always
had the respectablest kind Of name.
I've a daughter Jane. She's seven
teen. She's good girl" -.
eyes, madam"
7 "And that sneaking, skulking JAS
kins is after her p she exclaimed.
"PossibleY" .,.
"He just is Was after me first.
For weeks and weeks he'd hang
around our gate, and smile at me and
inquire if I wasn't lonesome, and
send up strawberries, and look his
loyingest out Of that one eyer
"And then ?"
"And then, when he found I
wouldn't marry him to save his neck,
and he couldn't get my property to
run through with what dye s'pose he
doner'
"Cut his throat?"
"Nawl He turned, right around
and went to loving Jane! He has
sent notes to her in those long, pink
envelopes he has sent her bouquets
and cocoanuts. and perfume and
cherries, and he's skulking: around
yet! I've talked, but it don't do no
good. If sunthin' amt done I believe
Jane'll mary him!'
"How does she act ?"
"She's grinning around and look
ing soft and loving like, and she won't
mind half I say, and is getting notes
and writing answers, and-and-'
And she broke down. She wiped
her eyes, softly rubbed her nose, and
after moment jumped up and de-:
manded:
"Is there any law p
"Lots of law-dead loads madam"
"And you'll put the law to him!'
II will, madam-I'l make this
town a volcano for him before he's a
week older!"
""And you'll break up the match ?"
either that or his back p
Good! The police are worth su n
thin after all! If you say you'll wait
on him and tell him he's got to back
right down or 60 to jail, I'll chain
Jane to the table-leg and sit by her
for four weeks, but what I'll make
her forget him p ,L ..,..., ;.
"I'll do it, madam" :: *n,sg
"Think of my Jane marrying man
with one eyel and a red neck! and q
limp! O.h-h! when I think of that
skullking Jaskins sneaking, around
my innocent Jane to make her his
wife, I could tear his house down r
:" She sat down, and they fixed up a
plan, and Mr.. 1Jaskins. had better
leave for the West this very day:s-:'@@