Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-16
Government, I reverentially invoke
the support and blessings of Almighty
VIG NBER'S HEART
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river, and some of the bows were Sit
ting around the Crissman House stove
talking about it. As the girl in the
case was soon to have been married
the burden OF the conversation was tie
disappointment apd grief that must
have overwhelmed toe deceived bride
groom.
Yes said the Sheriff, striking a
match on his trousers leg and lighting
the stub of his Cigar for the fifth time
Yes, the poor fellow must have felt
bad but what is his disapp ,intment to
that of Wig. Mlcomber? | don't
know whether YOU ever knew Wig.
He was Il solemn cuSS. and lived down
in Ulster County. He WIS in love
with IL girl named Samantha Jane
Morris. This was before the war
They were enga ged TO be married 4
fcllar named jim Archer came u the
town where they lived. He was II
| tinker, and set up tin shop He fell
in love with Samantha III call her Sa-
mantha now, but il she was here |
wouldn't. IN tell you why ] was
young blood in those days, aud n mack
erel soaked for mouth couldn't be any
| freshcr than | Was then. Mt long af.
ter | went, TO the town got acquainted
with Wig He took me over To see his
girl one night. and introduced me. Be-
| fore | went one OF the boys said:
You'll ike Samantha / YOU wanttp
make good Impression, don't be too
formal Act as If you'd known her for
years, d she'll take to YOU
Wig and | went to the house. |
saw at once that Miss Morris was
girl whose appetite must be good. and
that she hadn't been raised on ice
cream and cake. She brought out
some Of her old mans cider That ci.
der wasn't intended for boys to tainper
with There was ten dollars or ten
days in every two glasses of it. |
didn't seem to get along with Miss
Norris verv we'll | thought maybe |
wasn't familiar enough. After ! had
drank two glasses of that cider | made
up my mind that I'd show her didn't
come there to put Oh airs She sat by
u window. IL was in July, and the
window was up There was to be
festival in the Methodist Church. L
walks over to where Samantha sat, anu
stood in front Of ber.
Are you going to the festival
Samantha? | said Then | thought
to myself That's familiar enough to
suit her, | guess and | smiled all
over.
Boys, Miss Norris got up like
jack k-in-the-box She swattcd me on
the side of the head with her illt hand
| dropped out Of that window Us if IL
coal train had struck me, and doubled
up in barrel of rain water that stood
under the window. As | crawlrd out
| saw Samantha leaning out of the win
dow
SAMANTHA, is it p she yelled. You
ever come round these diygin's again,
an I'll git You up Il festival, an you'll
think they re- crammin' ice cream down
you rcd hot.
Il found aftcrward that Samantha
was little tender on being called Sa-
mantha, and The boys had played it on
me.
We'll, jim Archer set up his tin
shop, and fell in love with Samantha
Jane Morris She was blame good
looking e ri, if she was q lililc particu-
lar, aud her old man had the rocks. |
felt sorry when Samantha shook Wig.
Macombrr aud froze on to jim for JirI
was staving good fellow and one Of
the BOYS lie used To set up with us
and take hand in our little ten-cent
ante, four shilIing5 limit, and general
ly held his own.
i remember funny thing that
ce me very near breaking up his match
with Samantha. He sang in the caoir
Of the Methods st church One Satur-
day night we had been holding II ses-
sion at poker litlle later than usual.
but Jim went to church all right Sun
dav morning. The preacher was a
Gowcry young rooster, and when he be-
gan 10 preach Jim fell into n dozc.
The preacher preached along, and grew
eloquent He began 10 describe IL scene
ut doybrcak.
See where it comes he said, the
morning, all anush-'
Jim woke up just then. He'd been
dreaming sposc.
"A flush 2 he said loud enough to be
heard MI over the church "A flush is
good old man take the pot
Jim saw where he was. aud walked
out Samantha was there. She got
mad. aud it took Jim good while To
fix things with her. Then they got
married. Wig Macomber was all broke
up over it. and he grew more solemn
than ever.
Poor Jim died few months after
ward. He left his widow $500. some
secondhand stoves, and other store
goods Maybe YOU won't believe il,
boys, but year after that Wig, was
engaged To Samantha again. Then
Frank Lawson came 10 town, and went
To tending bar nj the tavern. lie had
black mustachc and the biggest watch
chain ! ever saw. Samantha met
Frank NJ II picknick. aud hope To gct
| shot if she didn't break or with Wig
again. and she and Frank were cn rag
ed Wig was all bound up in that
girl, aud YOU can imagine how ne felt.
Wcll, sir, while Frank aud Saman-
tina were spoDnlng, who should come
to town but n young fellow named win
| Virgins. He was from Poughkecpsic,
aud went to clcrking in store in
town, You may think I'm stretching
il, but III Ir, AT il he didn't capture Sn-
mantha After she had given Wig the
slip for Frank Lawson. Wig, wouldn't
speak 10 Frank. he felt 40 cut up.
When Frank got the grand bounce, I
remember seeing Wig meet him in the
street He went up 20 Frank in his
solemn way, aud with out word
J shook hands with him aud passed on
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