The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-05-28


he won't forget. I'll go out this blessed
minute and get couple of officers, and
we'H wait for you. fancy we'n surprise
you little. Great Jehosophat and she's
actually been deceiving me all the time,
and letting some other man talk love to her,
and coax her to elope with him! can't
believe it, and yet L can't doubt it, for
here it is in her own writing. 1 wouldn't
have believed it, if hadn't seen it in black
and white. Dear me wonder if I can
bear up under the ewful blowp What
will folks say ? shall be ashamed to meet
anybody. It's awfui-awful ~ and Mr..
Jones wiped his face with his handker-
chief, and looked the complete picture of
grief.
Mr.. Jones was so "struck all of heap"
to use his own expression, by the terrible
intellif ,nce that he didn't stop to reason
over tine matter. He never once thought
that Dear Edward couldn't by any posi-
bility have received this letter, since it
hadn't been sent. He only realized that
his wife was going to run away, and that
she was going to meet her lover at ten
o'clock
"fll be there, my lady, said Mr.. Jones,
significantly. putting on his overcoat, pre-
paratory to setting out in search of the
proper officers. "Tll be there, and III
give your Dear Edward something he
sdidn't bargain for. I'll Dear Edward
him.
About nine o'clock Mr.. Jones and a
couple of officers came up the road stealth
lily, and secreted themselves behind clump
OF bushes near the place where the two
mainroads crossed each other.
Now you mind what 1 say said Mr..
Jones. "Fu go for him, and you keep
out of the way, till I am done with
him. I'll make him wish he'd never
thought.of such thing as making love to
other mems wives, see if l don't, I'll
pommel him I'll trounce him within an
inch of his life, the contemplate puppy !"
and Mr.. Jones struck out right and left at
his visionary rival in a way that made the
officers litter.
They waited, and waited and KEEP. wait
ing. The ten o'clock train came in. whist
hing shrilly. And still no sign of either
woman or man for whom they We're wait
ing.
Presently Mr.. Jones babe them listen :;
he heard steps down the road.
The night was dark, and they could not
see a rod off. But he was right in think
ing he heard steps. Some one was
coming.
cts him, curse him." muttered Mr..
Jones. Now you lay low, and mind what
l say, Don't come till tell you to. 1 dare
say 1 shall half-kill him, but you keep off,
and let me be, I'll take the consequences,
if do kill him completely. Great Jehoso-
phat 1 just yearn to get my hands on
the wretch"
"He's close by now whispered one of
the men.
81 see him. answered Mr.. Jones, in an
awful whisper: Here, hold my hat I'm
going for him, and may the Lord have mer-
cy upon his soul -
Accordingly, Mr.. Jones event for him. -
He made a rush at the tall, black figure
coming leisurely up the road. He gave it
a punch in the stomach with one fist, and
another in the ribs with his other fist,
snorting like wild bull. He was too ex-
cited to talk intelligibly. at first. The
unsuspecting recipient of such an extraor-
binary greeting seemed half-inclined to
run at first, but, on second thought, seemed
to think better of it, and turned upon his
assailant.
10 hof II Il
Mr.. Jones, who had got so he could utter
words trifle more coherently by this time,
dealing blows right md left. Run away
with my wife. will you9 You old villain,
III learn you to swoop round the Jones
family trying to break it up. Take that
and that 1! and-oh, great Jehosophat !"
Mr.. Jones' tune suddenly changed !;
the victim of a husbands righteous
wrath had brought his cane to bear up
on his foe and was doing good work
with it.
"Smith-Dobson help, help!'' shrieked
Jones, as the cane fell upon his head and
shoulders in unmerciful blows. Murder
help"
The officers came to his assistance and
succeeded in securing the stranger.
I'D like to know what this means p' he
demanded. Il supposed this neighborhood
was respectable. but l should think you've
all gone crazy, or else turned highway
robbers"
"We'n let you know what it means,'
cried Jones. 81 don't believe you will
want to run away with Samuel Jones' wife
again.
els that you, Samuel Jones ?'' asked
the prisoner. "I thought your voice sound
ed kind of familiar, before, but you below
ed 30 1 couldn't make it out. Are you in
sane, or idiotic-or what?"
"Lord bless me, if you amt uncle
Joshua - said Mr.. Jones family. He felt
small enough, just then. to crawl through
knot-hole. "I'm awful sorry that this
has happened, but couldn't helpit, didn t
know it was you. You see, Amelia's fell in
love with some fellow, and 1 came across a
letter this afternoon that she had written
to him, saying shed meet him here at ten
o'clock, and 1 got these men to help me,