The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-06-01
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sailant.
Take that, and that, and that, I"
cried Jones, who had got so he could
utter words tri6e more coherently
by this time, dealing blows right
and left. Run away with my wife
will you? You old william I'll learn
you to swcop round the Jones fam
ily trying to break it up. Take that
and that" Mr.. Jones tune sud
denly changed: the victim of a hus-
bands wrath had brought his cane
to bear upon his foe and was doing
good work with it.
"Smith-Debsonl helpl shrieked
Jones. as the cane fell upon his
head and shoulders.i in unmerciful
blows.
The officers came TO his assist
ance and succeeded in securing the
stranger.
"Id like to know what this
meansl" he demanded. Il sup
posed this neighborhood was re-
spectacle, but / should think you've
all gone crazy, or else turned high
way robbers"
well let you know what it
means :" cried Jones. Il don't be-
lieye youll want to run away with
Samuel Jones wife again"
us that you, Samuel Jones 2"
asked the prisoner. Il thought
your voice sounded kind of lamil-
lar before, but you beloved so |
couldn't make it out. Are you in
sane, or idiotic-or what?"
Lord bless me, if you amt IN
Gle joshua" said Mr.. Jones family.
He felt small enough then to crawl
through a knot-hole. Pm awful
sorry that this happened, but l
could not help it. / didn't know it
was you. You see, Amelia's fallen
in love with some fellow, and |
came across a letter tnis afternoon
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 |
thought you were the man !"
Fell in love with another man
and promised to meet him here at
ten o'clock? Stuff and nonsense."
exclaimed Uncle Jos,.ua, indignant
ly. You were always the biggest
fool. You're crazy"
But / tell you | saw her own lei
Ter" j" exclaimed Mr.. Jones. II amt
crazy now. but | shouldn't wonder
i'll was before long"
You've lost all the senses you
used to have and that wasn't enough
to brag Of" said Uncle Joshua,
rather uncomplimentary. "Come
along to the house, and we'll ask
Amelia what it means"
Uncle led the wav, with a pain in
his stomach, caused by Mr.. Jones'
energetic attempt to teach his sup
posed rival not to NEEDLE with the
Jones family, and Mr.. Jones follow
ed in his wake with 4 sore head and
black eve.
There was a light in the sitting
room, Mrs. Jones was there.
"See here, Amelia, exclaimed Tn
Gle Joshua, bursting in like a thun-
der-storm. Your fool of 4 hus-
band says you've fallen in love with
some one, and that you wrote him a
letter saying that you'd meet him at
ten o'clock tonight and run away
with him, and he says he's seen this
letter. Now | don't believe a word
of it, but I'd like to have you ex-
plain, if you can"
Il never wrote any such thing,
declared Mrs. Jones, Indignantly.
"You did !" exclaimed Mr.. Jones,
Its no use for you to lie about it,
Amelia. You've broken my heart,
and you did write that letter. l
found it on your desk and here it is.
1t begins-Dear Edward"
"Oh, / know all about it now,"
cried Mrs. Jones, beginning to laugh.
"0h dear me ! You see Laura Wade
and | agreed to write story, and /
had got my half done, and went
over to read it to her this afternoon
and when | got there | found that
I'd left a page of it. i must have
left it on my desk. 1t was about a
woman who was going to elope-
my story was-and she wrote that
she would 20 with her lover, and
then. when she had thought it all
over, concluded to stay at home and
do her duty. The page that was
missing was the one that she wrote
to her lover. You found it, and
thought that | was going to run
away ! Oh, dear, | never heard of
anything so funny Oh, dear me !"
and Mrs. Jones laughed until the
tears ran down her cheeks.
81 can't see anything very funny
about it, said Mr.. Jones, feeling
rather sheepish. How was / to
know that you were writing stories ?
You've no business to spend your
time in that way"
"That'sso," growled Uncle Joshua,
whose stomach began TO feel bruis-
ed and sore. YOU'RE a fool for
writing stories, and Jones is a fool
any wav."
Which was poor consolation for
Jones. The story of the affair soon
leaked out and he will never hear
the last of Mrs. Jones elopement.
Drinking.