Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-08-19
BEFORE A FALL.

BEFORE A FALL.
A.,
one Saturday evening l SAT upon the
doorstep waiting Tor John and Jennie
we nau peen 10 cnoir-meelings toge.h-
er al summer iong-Jennle was such
go1u irlenas WIN me, ana oohh was wa
such goou irlenus win Jennie; one
lived Just over the hill from our house,
and John lived Just beyond that; she
waited tili ne came ior her, ana wait
eu ior them ootn. l. snou'a not nave
lnougnt OF sIarllng Wi.nou. them, ana I
sat quieIiy, not notlcing tne nlghe ol
.ilne: l was ehihklhg WnaV a .1veiy
evenihS IL was anu .nae motner
china astefs were coming lh.o oiooin
ana the crap-apples We're r,pehng' ana
.na1 Always tnVuShC crao-apPie Jeity
the prettiest mother ever made. Twas
US Peaceiui as .he oiu ca1 Una. came anu
ou'ie9 up pesiic liie, anu h'iI no iiore
thought than she OF It's pelng late'
nu. suuueiiiy healu oehn.e voice
caliihg lne, ~ s9uhueo SO snarP, ouI vi
Sn eno qu'es' .las was reaiy s.ai'ieu.
one nau paused w tne gaze ana was
saying Couae, Ihtpe' knew III
minute rom her VoIe lhae sonletning
hao Worrleu her. was wondering
wnat IL Hight DC as rose ana went
GoWh the Pa'h' anu suppose "ene u
ii'ele slowtyi ,,.
hurry, Ihnoe! sl,e 81, crieoi ooh
Jou khoW we are ialc.
Du'' llsteau o. nurryihS, l stoPPeu
snorI' ipr l suuoehiy saw 'haV oohn was
not Wltn her'
Mnere : 'onn, ,. ;, askeu'
oon KNOW, she ahSWereu;
shoI,iy. Ion sIano s'arinS' rhoeoe'
teli you we re iaIe'
Now sonie peotie are aiiaIu vi oeh'
me ,when she speaNs that way, with n her
Gneehs Ieu anu her Eyes suhpP'nS', Du1
am noti IL only makes me u niue
ooUier shau ! was peloie. J9sS sIooo
S''h' ono 'nan ui'o ino Il w io'o
hei' m, ar
Suppose Me ;. me ia'o: ,;..,a aoi
:n.nh : VIC m'sn' "ai' i''io ioi hiih'
J"ss ~. ohoe' :. -,
9u can uo IL, 'hel' sa'o sie' anu
"diheu s.ialgnI oh. s,
oonou up .ne loau anu ienoo,eu
1onn was no. IN sisht. !. any 'nins ntu
nappeneu w ue.ali i n''n =. was 'enl'e 80 .
oonpani ne 'I wou,u pe sorry W mss 81
my, waLliiS couiu oo nun no Soou'
m'ght as wen go WIN Jenhie. L ran
anu '9usno ner oeioIe sue nau sono
lar. suppose ~ IL moliineu MOI , neI W naye .,,e
lil'iue ine run ioI she iaugneo u t'''le
as oaiIe W; Aou u'uii ""'' do
ionR m ns 1 uu. sI she slio ,,,,,,
=. M nen YOU ulu wal' D.m,tI awnto an
;. ny, ,,, oa course' Ai'ii 'ei you
VIZ Wam ia''s s.,. ,. ,
., muh' you -, neeun nave so' ih"o
80. ~ ~ -.
u,un =, sa' Van'.;,' g, az aoas.
Th oniy lau a. III, sem ~, 'iI ma'.,ns
hnere is IiH reason why we sloulu ever
wa, Ma,S ior oohn vi ehpo.S mn W ooiile
MiH us etely h'GIS JUS. uec"use he
lses neAs "ool. le hever salu .
;is mo.I apou. always esooi. VS.. iie
Ius. le. ~ Ge iha..er Vi eourse, aliu
I'm M no. gong 70 nave u 80 any ionSer.
I'm NV manv )" ~ ho;io WIN suiie .hl
~ .n1 o'hel gris solhe 'ihe, anu ,i,el M
Jus: Ihilih now rtulcuious we En shouiu oe,
- t'.ms w"i.NS AZ. mn hesei VI.
. ~. meeh nno"h W aoa:
iea, 1a,,y' 1;.ay Iuu @ you may wa'' ioi nm n
be;na eI; sI;obted @ AGAIN eNpT'dJ Jon,i 'G Jorh, h
peihS slisnteu asain. l uon aouo
ne Eunn :, 'ne o'nef way oy haS' 'iue
M ,;o c ,;o, -. r,a. c;,o
now JESSIE oears liveu ON East nlue
h Unm "ha .h 'no ,,u nuis ,enom ~ .Ho Ei,i'2'
H;,.t ,,,;th J hou ~ d % :, PoaS5 "o = .., =,
tho, i, VII maaa mo' anu =" ou aI AZ,
,n"n,o5 " ~ II, 1 ", 'S ono no ,nos
IL ~ nl.a on "Pon
o ha sa.u @ mouns aouur !. ana & nop' ou
oant Io mJ' DuS 10y 10y nIome is !;
IIp. JaS .,n. hsn. i;.;,' uas hno"n :
o ,rh.p pJa Iamm;o nad W that ;,'a;,n,;o n", ~
.ht'. =. Auo Sna. insuua..on
Nv :. "aa my ou'n ~ ~ arsiy.
'"I ,.i;u aoGaC apon nsi VIII Mi'i 'no ,ao,s.
;,,, ,.,'I, ou AnoN ~
r;r, ~ th;s .n,.n w .i, .ha. o you @ .no on,.
smnhana ~ em' ,;,,, vv oan a,t 1.oa oaies w y
an o.. Inoae W. n @ VIII uon III. PC now yo'
tha. ,.r, 81 ,''ah 10 W '"'A "oou' MN il
'"IS Wy .,
oonh,o lao1 s9e crimson, anu sil,
Imas I % os Il anu 'ooAeu 9"''o 'o"eu
,T an,t ~ s ~, h h ~ ho .ho, ,
.h uon soo "hofo no can oo 'hen,
Sno % hnn uiou, a.oa .a aWhio' " ,ii n
anIGn nv" You'll In' acRnowledae c If it WAS WAS % hu
5,nia;; to, ,,a '.0u tn "a - ~ We m"o fu su
s In. iot Us W si' III" ""i' AZ
n 1.I do,,, soo univ
s,.vo'i oh Svo "hyi -. :, oL.,
.;s,,, ~" 10 'uoii 0hiiu' She sa'u' Pc'
NY :, 20 oh;,d;sh 30 ,,o ,,,ro.so,.h,o,
h., ,bso 70 'n,iusn a.u " oo unroas9naoie
nus ,oao .neto I.nppeu saw Jennie
aa aoe was, Was 'w,iug Sha anu neL cI'o. can. cam
a;tt anu wen, nd 1ng was aiwayS hign,s.rung
sa,od s@ms 'tu ~ Ipiri'ed' an uo,highI n 81
ssemoi sJuuhy anu unngrVeu. iei
so,l hont ~, rel, enn,a,h;, anu ,housh' We woui
IAN an w;II Ipv ayn,a;n oG,n rnn hs, 1,ae ho, do+o;no
II "h S u1Piaih nov VIVA. hau uelalhe
John' I'VE we learned about IL IN goo