Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-04-23

feathers a-bobbin', and the men was lit a
tlo spindlin' fellers, with wells tied round {
their hats like women folks. One Of the
women comes mp 10 me where l was !
standin' by my boat; she was q big, fat
woman, forty OF more, with an oncom-
mon lot o. paint an whitewash, and a
silk tail 10 her that would a reached {
pOoty nigh round the island; and says {
she TO me, in an all-killin', nice voice,
says she:
"'Can you tell me where we can git
some refreshmentsP
"'No, marin, says /, 'seein' that the
Maine law is in force down here
"'O, / mean only win some Of the
good people about here give us glass
Of milkp' says she.
"And pinted her up 10 the Battles
es, Elviry hevin' two COWS an bein'
free handed.
'Battles-seems ef I'd heard the
name,' says the fat woman with the
trailin' gown; and off they goes up 10
Battleses, the slim little fellows crackin'
Jokes, about me, / knew well enough,
and the women folks snickerin' an
tossin' their heads.
"It seems that when they come up TO |
the porch, an he riz up 10 meet |
'em. Elyiry says that the minute |
| he heard the WOman's voice he began |
to look white and scairt, an he jest |
stood all a tremblin' an stared at her. |
An says she, all to once, in terrible |
soft voice:
"'why, it is Mr.. Jonas Battlesl
Surely you haven't forgotten an old
friend like me, Mr.. Battlesp'
"An' Jonas he stammered out arter
while:
"'Kate 49, Katep There's something
about you that is like Kate! 1t must
be your voice; it can't be your
looksl
"'I was Kate Lawton when you knew
me, when we was both young says
she, kinder soothin'.
"'No, you amt Katel You want
never Kate!' Elviry said he spoke it out
in terrible high shrill voice, an he
trembled ali over jest like leaf, an
they was scairt, thinkin' he was crazy,
which want surprisin'.
"And then he kinder sunk down, an
hid his face with his hands as ef he
didn't want 10 see her.
CAN they seemed TO feel like hurry
in off, without thinkin' no more about
milk. But says she to Elviry, before
/ she went, says she:
"'What is the matter with himP Has
he been stricken with palsyP'
"'He was stricken by the falsehood
of bad woman when he was young,
says Elviry. Elviry she ken be about
as sharp as a red pepper when she sets
out. An the woman went off without
sayin' another word.
I "An' Jonas he got quieted down
pooty quick, but he KEEP sayin' to Ell
/ viry
/ "'The wust is there amt nothin' to
} itl There Wd'nt neUer HOthtH' to itP
Elviry thought he'd kinder come to
J himself, an see how he'd ben dreamin'
his life away. She thought he'd kinder
pictured out a gal in his mind that
: want dretful sight like the one he'd
} courted; OF else he'd picture her out
3 Jest the same as she was when she was
a gal an forgot to take no account OF
: the long spell It had ben sence he see
D her.
"Anyhow he KEEP sayin' over'n
over,
Q "'There amt nothin' to it'll Thert
t ara neUer nothin' to itn
Elviry thought that arter spell he
might want to see her agin', bein' she
: was his old sweetheart. But he never
: said nothin' about her, an she never
! come anigh agin.
1 carter a few days Jonas he. kind o
\ spunked up. 1t seemed as ef he'd kind.
I er walked up arter long nap, and
meant to 90 to work like a responsible
5 cretur that had an account to give in the
day o. Judgment. He came down here
!. to the landin' one day an wanted to g
q fishin' with me; seemed as pert as {
lizard. 1t was q kinder lowery day
y fust-rate for fishin', but it had dretfu
q squally look an / concluded not to g
!, out. Jonas he sat down with me an
u talked about goin' coastin' or on fur
5 rim v'y'ge, an seemed to hey SOM
sprawl to him, as l hedn't seen him hey
= for twenty year. If it hed'n't been tot
e kinder. queer look to his eyes yol
o would sllursely hev known that he wa
Vt cracked.
s "Bymeby little sail boat from Pork
: erpine hove in sight. There wa MT
d breath of wind then, an they was
"a rowin' on her, but knew we should 81
,. it hot and strong before long; so l wa
II kinder oneasy till they got landed.
IS There was three or four o. then
IS slim fellers, with knee breeches an
d smart stockin's an hats fixed up lik
d gals, an u parcel o. gals. l took MOTTO
1t of the fust gal that stepped ashore, ant
e she was about as pooty a cretur as
e ever see; tall an high steppin', witt
II rosy cheeks, an eyes as bright as but
le tons, an slick, brown hair. Jonas h
y stood up an stared at her, an the cur
D usest look had come over his face that
$ ever see; he looked as Of he'd grow
d young. can't describe 1t in no othe
Is way.
" Kate! You are Kate! An knew
A. you'd oomel / allus knew you'd come!
She looked kinder 'stonished, but sh
K gin him pooty smile.
e. "' Yes, I'm Kate, says she.
le cam then the Others drew her away
e. They was agoin' to explore round
l. Jonas he started to foller, but l pulle
y him back. 1 was afeard they'd max
1t fun on him, OF else that he'd scare tn
as gals with his crazy ways. He gave u
pooty easy an sot down, but he neve
ID took his eyes off'n her as long as sh
10 was in sight. see jest how twas tn
'it gal was the fat woman's darter, an sh
n. looked Jest as her mother used to.
10 ait KEEP calm all the time they wa
ly gone, but knew squall was comm
am told 'em so when they was putin
9. off; but lal these city fellers hes s
le much college larnin' about boats tina
IN YOU can't tell 'em nothin', though
a don't hender 'em from gittin' upso
ly once in a while. Jonas he see Wha