The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
The Anti-MonOPOl5t.

'ome that night, and, next mornin', my
wife went hup to 'er for an hour or SO. She
left 'er dressed an comfortable, waitin' for
Bytheway's return. She expected i'm to /
reach 'ome about three or four in the after
noon. | went in after midday. an then
she Aere a layin' the cloth for Christmas
dinner. The room was always very clean,
an she'd stuck some green about an orna-
mented the table an made it all look very |
nice, far better than we poor people cnn DO |
out here, for Bytheway kept some Of is old
,ahits. an she loved to make the 'ouse as |
swell like as possible. thought she looked
very pretty, though she was SO pale, aud
she 'ad one Of 'er old theayter flowers in 'er
brown air 1t were pleasure to me to see 'er
"sWhy, Mrs. Bytheway,' says l, Merry
Christmas
"sMerry Christmas, Wel!beloved, says
abe An then turnin' roun' sharp. she
saws. How soon 10 you think Reynoid can
Get home? He was to leave Bracebrldge
early this morning and walk out. have q
plumb pudding for him. He knows moth
mo about it. | wish he was home.
e.She went an looked out of the door, but
the wind blew sharp from the north. an
she came in with SILVER. stayed with
'er more than an hour, avin nothin partlck-
Ter to do, an left ser at very near o'clock
'ad to come right down from the door, you see
to that gate, an then along the road for half a
mile to my own path0 I'd got very close to
the turnin' into my own land when see
Bytheway strugglin' up the road through
the snow waited for i'm.
Gallo, Mr.. Bytheway, says, 80 ere
Won are at last. Any luck shootin?''
Il see in moment e were bout o sorts
rs face were swollen an red, an he
scowlded at me very angry like.
".Not d-thing,' says e.
ssThen e came on straight at me- an see
in e were not safe to speak to, got hoat
of the way an went 'ome
| ".Poor Lucy. says to my wife. one
amt in for Merry Christmas I'm afraid
Il watched i'm staggerin' along and GUS
sim and swearin' as e went, TIL reacneu
the door. Then see 'er run out, rs well
as she could, poor thing, for twas very
near. an see i'm brush 'er bout is way
with lis arm E didn't knock 'er down.
".Poor Lucy says l. She ain t IN 1or
Merry Christmas, I'm afraid.
.Just then we card the report of gun
an both rushed to the door. There was
nothin' to be seen at first, but presently
Rvtheway ran out with is and over I;
face Il threw 'imself into the snow an
Law there long time; then e got up an
ran down to the road, an so Oh beyono
Stony Jansen the Swede's there.
i .Well," says l to my wife, ''you an
"A 'ad best 90 up an see what's become Of
Luce. This don't seem all right.
1.-The door was open when we got there,
an the first thing we saw was Lucy Blythe
way. holdins in her bosom, and groanin'
an a great spot of blood over the Whit
cloth She .ad laid; an there, thrown dow
on the table, crashin' IAN breakin' tn
crockery IAN glass, was Mr.. Bytheway'
GUN with its muzzle within two feet of he
breast: knew then she'd been shot. W
laid .er on the bed She swooned away
Then we gave .er brandy, an then came
time | needn't describe to you. l wen
away an. got such baby clothes as we lad
an. nv poor wife she stayed there ar
.elped that poor young creature to hgh
. with death for the life she lad so lon
, soped for. 1t was no use. The mothe
never .eard .er own child's voice. 1t neve
, .ad none. Do you think though 1t 'ad
a voice here. il may ave one in 'eaven
When she knew itwasnst living she said:
".Well, I'm goin' too, Mrs. Wellbelovet
7 remember this: He didn't shoot me
] He was vexed and angry that he misse
# every shot at Bracebridge. asked hi
O what made him so angry. He had pushe
. me coming in and took away my breafl
: YOU know, and sat down on the chair 9
n the other side of the table. When | aske
i him that question he looked at me; and yo
! know it was very foolish and unkind OF n
,e to ask such question. He looked all
3 fire. and then, with terrible oath,
j. dashed the gun down on the tabe-an
" YOU know he never meant it. but 1t went
% and. oh. Mrs Wellbeloved, good-by
1t dear,-say forgive him.
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e That's the story of that house, 81
m You see why it amt cheerful place I
20 me to look hat, What becar
10 of Bytheways He was found when 9
. spring came ten miles of in the wooo
a where he had frozen to death, an hif y
a. 90 ur there to our Orange all ou'il
OF one tomb beside 1.-THE only tomb aoo
n .ere-an. there the three lies DInnel