The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-27

tiityadolMfs by.fer; en- she TUX thet; Aides
change NV close all round; bnt nobody
couldn't know that, en- SO they was all ut sea
everyway. Well, s'pOse this TUX place IN the
spring: en- arter ransankin' city en- country
everywhere he ell his friends could think on,
en- gittin' 50 discourij'd en- theart-sick ,het
he didn't care what become on i'm, s'p"se
that one dav-'long in the fal--JaVer was
walking bout in tho city, skursely knowtn'
where he went, en he walked intew a rail.
road station Jest es the train was bout ter
start, en- suthin' possessed him ter git
aboard. ,., ..tg.,,lI. .,-. ,,..r,.! Gain
''Tan't no matter how fur he went,
whether twas one err tcw hundred miles,
er Icss'n either, but s'pOse he stopped
sOme'rs Jest afore night ct little no account
place that was sitewated side NV river.
S'pose that AFTER little, jest to kill time,
he walked down 10ng>ide the water--well,
quarter Of mile er so below the 1andin'';
en- s'posen It he happened ter looked back
ter tue landin', en- see. a little bit Nv a WON.
an Jest pullin' out inter the river, Ell the
wind a .blowin'a gale, en- the waves pitchin'
en- tossin' like mad; en- then s'pose suthin'
riz right up inside Nv him that made him
lest wild ter git that wOman-ter git her en-
bring her back. lie hadn't seen her 50 g ter
see how she looked, Nv course, hein' so fur
off, but suthin' jest Score ter him that that
woman was 'rassy-was his wife. So .
''S'pose, then, that he hustled round en-
got some Teller ter take boat Ell 20 with
him ter overhaul her. S'pose"-here Cap
tain Put paused. suspended the occupation
of pairing his nails. turned his head upon
one side, and, shutting one eye, fixed the
o. her scrutinizingly upon picture upon he
opposite walI-"s'po the man he TUX was
an or'n'ry old dog-one 'teverybody's down
on, es ignerent' q block 'bout things in
gin'ral, but when ye come ter mannin' the
surf-boat ter 90 out ter take OH the crew
from a wrack, er any sech little delikit
amusement bout the water, why he's found
ekil ter the next man.-s'pose he TUX this fel.
ler-'' here the Captain withdrew his eye
from the picture and began carefully and
slowly strapping his knife againl-;'i.en they
startid. " course we can see 'tliOllt any
s'posin' that, tt wouldn't be any great trick
this that they'd startid out fer, Ony We'll
s'pose twas sittin' dark Already, ei, 'sides
there's thick lni.t settiR in, ;so,'t 'twan't
many minutes arter they. starti4 afore they
couldn't see mOre'n tcw er three boats!
lengths afore 'en; soye see all they he'd ter
guide lem was the wind ep. the, Wages. "A
body ken keep their course purity we'll BY
them, but then, ye see, they knowed that
the woman was fallin' away ALI tho time
fore the wind en- the force OF, the current.
en- so they ned ter make rowance fer that"
Captain Put was evidently get inga good
deal interested in his Own story. Again biz
chair as well as his feet came squarely down
upon che floor, and he'put his knife'in His
pocket, leaving his hands free for gesiicula!
~ h 1,o
fond. Very soon becoming absorbed IN his
subject, he u4wittipgly, dropped the sup.
positionary style altogether, and, quite un-
mindful 81 the eager faces Of his listeners,
who, forgetting ip like manner their eau.
shrewd features of The Rat peering from
beneath the arm Of one Of them, went on to
its conclusion exac u as though he had been
,blv anxious en- 'eited from the fust, en- grew
more SO es he see how fast twas gittin'
dark, en.I begun ter think twas bout an
even chance whether we'd miss the woman
or not, when all ter wunst we heerd. a
scream, like, ruther ter leward en- further
down. Hullo' says I, what's the matter?
oh, save me y she says: my boat g fill,n' y
'She won't sink says I. set right still,
er else git over her side en- cling ter her.
She won't sink. Wen save YEP The gem
,leman said somethin', tew, encouragia'-
like, but didn't mind what. Yesee, we'd
got ter the pint now u I knew I'd have ter
look about purity sharp. :. / turned bout on
the thwart, so u [ could see where, was
goin' en- could steer my own boat. Il knew,
tew, that I'd hey TER keep my eye. skinned
ter keep the tew on 'em, when we did come
Up with her, from upsettin' our boat, fer
that wouldn't ben avery hard job tew dew in
sech a sea. Well, AFTER pulled half "a, dozen
strokes mebbv, the gentleman hailed:
Where be- ye? speak ag'inv en- shesan-
swered,, Here! Come quickH but rltber
faint like, en- then In half q minute ,arter
seen her through the mister the boat;
didn't see the woman at ftlst. / riuur ~
my oaffs, Tve g6t ter mani this ''ete bust
ness. Twon,t dvw ter hsv any foolin' "a Ef
you'll Jest listen ter me On dew jet what
+ tell We, en- nothin' else, III bring We outer
this all right, en- the woman tew; but ef yer
goin' t,r dew one thing en- another we II
an be HI the water rlether, g like . not,
en- won't prom,ss ter take keer. Nv both oh
ye.' Ye see, 1 WAS 'spiciQps On ,im;. he, was
so 'cited Ell impatient Ike that s'pectetl
red be iumpiu' overheard ter swim te 1t het,
or some seeh fo0ushness. But, L got his ,ten-
tiop, en- be lowed he'd look tel, me en-, ,bey
| orders; sson'y don't lose any time says be.
We could sch life woman en- tie boat both
nov, q 1eetfe over d boat ) length Away EN-
tew 'leward, Ell that wis wherS T. warned
her! She he'd - Idirecsed her got i'd
liter the water en<waSclingin ter the tioat.
J: Now says! il AarseG afew str0kes mDre.l
sh'u stnp1owini. 7jest keep AtsadY. ,oR idrift.
lsWell be infreach Nv nbslT, them en- when
give the word yQn san 1e!t reach out en-
aeX Tie " woHsS FISH sSnids "a %As
n never sekd ! man acpotefl lie WAS. ever
attef Ftoli hfm't W mustn't have Rp'f66yil'
Oh evertthia' rias ddas 1estes' Isaid, esf We
got the womnns ahoard, j'thout any fusb, o.
stytlgglinAu 13Taaeems shaw a,0ool hand,
txw, "A hnoWAd ,it,w0t could menij better
tholt her, amtNa,r H. Der. QaE,. ep1, q
s nut } ssl t'% SSHS il "a ae mid aj%
| hv the boat bh goipter tie Bow Kisself.' she
Jest sunk right dU&n ID ~ heap, en never
said awOid, illef he neither, TN fa1kxad
whether: I "a, d keep,on acrost the river 81
pull for this sids,.en then they both spoke
tor Wunskj i and she sIiz up heS head en- locked
q me skeert en- pleadin' Like, an said sQh,
take me to my ehildrenve So !. turned en-
pulled up stream fer awhile, en- bout es
| hard pul1in' es I ever done tew. TbAA .gsn.
| tle1nah wanted er help me, 50 let hfm put
the wornXh III the bow, erl be. 'tk the" otheI
pair 4 0afs; but 'twas slow gittin' alohg, 'fer
weNaa purity wdls over, ed 'twasa rough,
some. 1'lltelt yes. Finely ne beth thought
we'd better nakeshers, eYsn,efMe did hey
, purity long walk Srtsrvards.. Il knew TIE
house where 'twss said the woman liyeeda On
knew = ~ reason NE ,,sYcpsid9er below
| I'srf3ht W 'bodt half ! mild. TVS dark
les pitch, Ell tainin'; by this time. 'You ieid
tUny says the gentleman tew me, elf 4 vow le
je6t tux tbs. woman Up Ia hiS srms's n ifsheId
ben a.bahg., sYoa know mer saysi b tew
her, enahA said, Vest % that Has Al they
saAs .teE; esahl ,eshar. 81, the Hay. ter sthe
way, en- Then through, brpsh1aWluE blu,
| Ne ct there st last en then, I 66pS ter die
1didnt 10 g putty !. dght es I Ever ses'
with halt. laugk' Ind Il softenihK Of The
voice.
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