The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1879-12-12

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Jenny alters sot by the winder.
sewin', an remember, as if twas only
yesterday, how pretty she looked, the
color a-comin' an goip' in her cheeks,
an her dowucast eyes shinin' through
| the long lashes. An | remember how
he looked at her. an how gentle his
voice was when he spoke tew her. An
/ minded that they used tew often be in
the garden an down by the river tew-
| gether.
1--WE often wondered sence what his
mother could be thinkin' on. But she
seemed tew think that Norman was the
boy that he was when they used tew
play tewgether, an then Jenny was so
still an quiet, that she didn't have no
suspicious as to what was comm.
was sorter Uneasy myself some-
times, when / see how Norman con-
tinued tew be alters where Jenny was
an she seemed no ways averse to it
fur / knowed that the squire would
never consent tew his marryin' Tom
| LocKe's darter. an Mis- Tracy, fond as
she was of Jenny, would never think
her fit wife fur him.
/ Il don't know how it came out, but
| the squire seed or heard suthin' which
reused his suspicious. I want there
and want sorry, nuther. Them that
was, said that he ript an raved fit tew
take the roof off. I'll upshot ont was,
that Norman went off tew furrin parts,
! an Jenny was sent home mighty sud-
ding.
Sammy was only a few weeks old,
then, an kept me tew home pooty close,
so ! didn't see, nothin' of Jenny 'cept
tew meetin', an then Eer pale, sad face
went right tew my heart. But thought
it was from grievin' arter Norman, an
that arter spell she'd get over it,
Arter while, some ugly stories got
afoat. was mad enough when they
was fust told me. for I didn't believe
one word ont. But Imade up my mind
that I'd see Jenny, an have talk with
her. But more'n week passed, an
somehow didn't git started suthin' or
ruther happened every day. tew pre-
vent.
Zone cold, stormy evenin' in Decem-
ber-I sha'nt never forgit it the longest
day | hve-I was sittin' alone by the
fire. a-knittin Husband had gone down
intew the milk-suller for suthin'-when
heard tap at the door.
:" opened it, al, there stood Jenny,
with nothin' round her but thin
shawl, an her face as white as the snow
at her feet.
s'F Fur the lands sake!!' says /, as /
pulled her in tew the fire, what brung
you out such night as this?'
Twice she tried to speak, but her
voice ended in sob, Irubbin' her hands
all the time, which were list like ice.
Then she said
.'' Polly, | haint nowhere to go. an
no friend but you fathers turned me
out of doors!"
Then she fell tew the floor in dead
faint.
"I hoIered tew yer uncle, an be-
twixt us both we got her ontew the bed
in my bedroom. Then built rousin,
fire, while he went fur the doctor.
Jenny was dretful sick all night, an
all the next day. When the wust was
over, she didn't seem tew rally 1t
almost seemed as if she was goin' teW
die from pure WEAKNESS and disgust of
lie. AFTER tryin' everything else I
could think on, put her baby in her
arms-as fine a boy as | ever laid eyes
on. She kissed it, an from that mo-!
ment began tew git better.
Her folks didn't none on 'em come
nigh her, an husband an me both said
she could have q home with us as long
as she was mind tew stay.
Sieh acommotion as it m ade in Bar
berry Green never see yiti The folks
in the village made all sorts of errands
to come in, SOS tew see Jenny Locke's
child
A body would ha' thought that she'd
sunk tew the floor with sham ee, tew
meet all them pryin,, curious ey s; she
was alters sieh sensitive thing, color
ing tew the ears if man loo k ed at her
harder than common. But she didn't
seem tew mind ii one speck but sot like
marble statoo, am aim ost as white.
oldin' her baby in her arms as if twas