The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-09-20

and I'll give your Dear Edward
something he didn't bargain for. I'll
Dear Edward him"
About nine o'clock Mr.. Jones and
couple Of officers came up the road
stealthily and secreted themselves be-
hind clump Of bushes near the place
where the two main roads crossed each
other.
"Now you mind what I say" said Mr..
Jones. "I'll 60 for him, and you keep
out OF the way till I'm done with him.
I'll mike him wish he'd never thought
OF such n thing rs making love TO other
mems wives, see il don't. I'll pommel
him III trounce him within an inch Of
his life, the contemplate puppyl" and
Mr.. Jones struck out right and left Mt
his visionary rival in way TINT made
the officers litter.
They waited and waited and kept
waiting. The ten o'clock train came in,
whistling shrilly. And still no sign Of
either man or woman for whom they were
waiting.
Presently Mr.. Jones bade them listen;
he heard steps down the road.
The night was dark, and they could
not SEQ rod of. But he was right in
thinking he heard steps. Some one was
coming.
"It's him, curse him" muttered Mr..
Jones. "Now you lay low, and mind
what say. Don't come till tell youto.
I dare say shall half kill him. but you
keep of, aud I'll tako the consequences
If do kill him completely. Great Jeho-
sophat I Just yearn to get my hands on
the wretch"
"Hc's close by now," whispered one
OF tho men.
az SEQ him." answered Mr.. Jones, in
mn awful whisper. "Here, hold my
hat. I'm going for him, and may the
Lord have mercy upon his SOUL"
Accordingly, Mr.. Jones "went for
him" He made rush at the tall, black
figure coming leisurely up the road. He
gave il punch in the stomach with one
fist, and another in tho ribs with the
other fist, snorting like wild bull. He
was too excited to talk intelhgibly ut
FIRST. The unsuspecting recipient OF
such extraordinary greeting seemed half
inclined to run Mt first, but, on second
thought, seemed to think better Of it
and turned upon his assailant.
"Take TINT, md that, and that |"
cried Mr.. Jones, who had got so he
could utter words triae more coherent
ly by this time, dealing blows right and
left. "Run away with my wife, will
yous You old villain, I'll learn you to
swoop rodnd the Jones family trying to
break it up. Take that-and that and
oh, great Jehosophat |"
Mr.. Jones tune suddenly changed ;
the victim Of q husbands righteous
wrath had brought his cane to bear upon
his foo and was doing good work with
it.
Smith-Dobson helpi help!"
shrieked Jones, as the cane fell upon bis
head and shoulders in unmerciful blows.
Murder help |"
The officers came to lis assistance, and
succeeded in securing the stranger.
ard like to know whnt this means3"
he demanded. 81 supposed this neigh
borhood was respectable, but should
think you've oil gone crazy, or else
turned highway robbers"
"We'll let you know what it means"
cried Jones. az don't believe you will
want to run away with Samuel Jones'
wife again.
ais that you, Samuel Jones :" asked
the prisoner. AZ thought your voice
sounded kind Of familiar before, but you
beloved 80 / couldn't make it out. Are
you insane or iliotic-or what Z"
"Lord bless me, il you amt Ulcle
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 I couldn't
help it. I didn't know it was you. You
zee Amelia's fell in love with some fel-
low and I came across letter this after
noon that she had written to him, saying
she'd meet him here at ten o'clock, and
got these men to help me and We
waited for him, and I thought you were
tho man T.
Fell III love with another man and
promised to meet him hercat ten o'clock I
Stuir and nonsense |" exclaimed Uncle
Joshua, Indignantly. "You were al
ways the biggest fool! You're crazy |"
"But tel you I saw her own letter."
exclaimed Mr.. Jones. tI amt crazy
now, but shouldn't wonder if I was be.
fore long"
"You've lost NIL the sense you used to
have, and that wasn't enough to brag
Of" said Uncle Joshua, rather uncom.
plimeutary. "Come along to tho house
and We ask Amelia what 1t means"
Uncle Joshua led the way, with pain
in his stomach, caused by Mr.. Jones
energetic attempt to teach his supposed
rival not to meddle with tho Jones
family, md Mr.. Jones followed in his
wake with u sore head md very black
eye.
There was a light in the sitting room.
Mrs. Jones was there.
"Sce here, Amelia, exclaimed Uncle
Joshua, bursting in Ikea thunderstorm,
"you'ro fool OF husband says you've
fell in love with some ono, and that you
wrote him q letter saying you'd meet
him at len o'clock tonight md run
away with him, and he says he's seen
tho letter. Now l don't believe word
of it, but Id like to hive you explain,
il you can."
az never wrote any such thing" do.
clared Mrs. Jones, Indignantly.
You did" exclaimed Mr.. Jones.
"It's no use for you to lie about it,
Amelia. You've broke my heart, and
you did write that letter. I found it on
your desk, and here it is. 1t begins
tDear Edward ;"