The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-06

didn't know how Mrs. Carl 'ud take
IL. but l never thought about that TILL
afterwards. IF John was a-goin' 20
die, the quicker Phebe got 70 him the
better. | changed her clothes and put
her black dress onto her, pore soul /.
And behold We. a soon as she stepped
foot out Of house. there was North's
buggy comm fer her full tilt, fer John
had sent for her. and l lowed they'd
need help. 50 got in and went. too.
Phebe, she seemed sort o. crazy all
the way, and didn't do nothin' but
wiring her hands like she'd twist 'em of,
and sort o. moan. Oh. Lord, oh,
Lord" like she'd die.
There wasn't no p'tendin' between
them two. Some girls 'ud kind o helt
back from shown they thought 50
much Of man they wasn't married 10
fer fear folks 'ud talk. But ldon't think
she thought Of nobody in the world but
John.
North's wasn't but a mild out o.
town. and il 'peared like we got there
in a minute. And the doctor and men
folks was round him workin' with him,
and they wouldn't let Phebc 90 in.
She kept on her feet and walked around
les afwistin' her hands and sayin'
s.Oh, Lord.- and me and Mis- North.
we cried like babies, and tried 10 pacIfy
her. but il was like talkin' TO a stone, 50
il was.
At last the doctor he came out, and
tole us we might take her in, but John
mustn't be excited. And | ast the doc
tor, kind o. low, If it was very bad, and
he SAYS there wasn't no hope, the man
was hurt in'ardly and wouldn't live but
few hours
puts my arm round poor Phebe and
goes into the room with her. I'd kind o.
hold her back from maxim noise.
But, laws, she slips along rs still As
death, and, 10 my dyin day, Ill never
, fergif the look them two give each 9th
er. He kind o. spread his hands and
she slipped down and put her arms
round him. Then they kissed each
other. and two of the threshers that
| stood by the window wiped their eyes
on their shirt-sleeves, and kind o. crepl
! out o. the room like they's shamed q
themselves: and. before the sun went
down, John and Phebe they was man and
+ wife, He was bound 10 marry her, and
4 nothin' would've give her more satisfac'
, ton, unless twas dyin' with him. He
didn't suffer much. his body was kind
: o. numb. and we wouldn't thought he
! was so dangerous BY the way he acted
fer he -peared a clear and lively. II
was a mercy 10 Phebe. for every groar
l he give I'D 90 through her like .
knife.
d One o the threshers gifts onto a hors'
1 and goes for preacher and a license 4
D Kokomo. and for a lawyer, too JohI
n said he wanted 10 make will; and b.
e did, and left everythin' he had-'twa
only about two hundred dollars, ans
how them Car-ls did fuss and try I.
e git that away from her,
D The preacher re come and tied IN
e knot. l never seed such solemn
e weddin': Her kneelin' by the be-
a holdin' his hand-it was a sofy-bed this
> they'd fixed up quick in the settin'
| room fer him-and her arm under hi
II head, and them two a-lookin' in eacl
II others ewes like they'd die fer eacl
= other, and the preacher stannin off 81
o askin', in a feelin' kind Of voice, z
n they'd take one another fer man AM
n wife. and | noticed he didn't say III
death does you part, fer il looked liz
n fhev was gittin' married fer t'other life
"A Ole man North and old Mis- Mort
!. and me and the thrashers all stood BY
" and to save my soul | couldn't kec
a from crying; but II was the pertie'
IN weddin' l ever seed. and We all steppe
" up and wished them much Joy; an
Is John he answers pleasant. and says b
:. "All Of you be good 70 Mis- Cragin.
And we called Phebe Mis- Cragin. N
1r sot down on the floor beside Of b
i; head, and never left her place IN;
a night. and they talked in whispers an
" kissed one another till he kind 81 sun
a into trance or sumpin, and laid IN:
% way all the after part Of the night, an
m died about sun up. I staid up to hel
K. NUS him and look after her. We had |
be change cloths on his chist and give hi
y drops 70 keep him quiet, and ole Mi
North she handled him like a mothc
~ don't think no one about n
4. house rally slept. lie looked :
/ perry as child when he was layin'
~ corpse. and there sot Phebc. kis>in'
hair and COON 10 him. till we drawe
Al her away. She didn- < make no loud 4
M do like we lowed she would. but u
a never left that corpse from the time
II was dressed till IL was put under grOun'
y, II was big funeral. 50 Il was. q
Ne man North he had the undertaken o
NJ from kokomo. and every thing was dot
=: up nice, and Phebe, she walked ai0r
r. right next to the coffin 20 the grave,
IA holdin' TO ole man Norih's arm, al
~ lookin' like she was in trance, and
~ b'lieve in my soul she didn't have h
~ right senses fer many day
IN Why, laws, she'd walk two mile
he that graveyard and set there all the !
ternoon by that grave, kind q talkin'