The Iola register., 1882-03-17

other; he'll puff an blow eway. an I tell
him he looks like the steamers way Oh
'cross ther bay thar; all yer can see g a
leetle glimmer o. light an 'casion'ly a
curl O smoke. But yer don't seem ter
be as interested as / thought yer'd be; l
s'pose cause yer've seen an heard SO
many queer things yer don't git 'xcited
easy. Perhaps ye-
"'Sleepy.' eh? Wal, yer got up tew
early, an likes not yer've everett: not
that care how much yer eat, but l spose
ev'rythin' tastes so good ter yer down
here t yer dunno when ter stop.
'But I've got most through. Wizard
leave off? 1 declar'!
"HOw did she prove it?' o. yes!
Yer see, she had ther mate ter the leetle
picter that ther big un was painted from
in her trunk ter ther hotel over on the
rlan'. Wal, that was well 'nOugh, but
her name want Sanders. No; twas
Smith, Smith. BUTT all come
out. Wy, James had changed his name;
strange he should "a thought O. Smith,
though. Land sakes, thar's 'nough
Smiths born inter ther world, 'thout folks
addin' it on ter a good name of any
other kline. Wy, can count 'em up
right 'roun' here. Thar's Joel Hop
kins-he come home arter the war an
married Smith gal over t the 'Holler';
an husban's mother was Smith
she's been dead this twenty year,
though; an then thar's Hezekiah, an
Dan'rs widder up ther street.-the
left eight children, Dan'l did; all boys,
tew-Smi.hs! wy yes
"sHeard 'nough bout ther Smiths
did yer say? Wal. shall have ter tell
yer how they proved it. This gal Rose
had James Sanders's picter, an said it
was her fathers, an she had Test
ment, too, an thar was writ in it.
James Sanders Smith, from his mother
''rll hurry long now an tell yer.
My Ian, Eve got 'nutf ter do not ter be
settih' here 'nuther minnit.
'.Rose she told her story; said her ia
ther was wounded in the war, an died
on ther way home, when she was four
years old; she was born down in Georgy.
Her gran father was a-buildin' railroads
down thar when ther war broke out;
he'd bin down thar eight or ten years;
her father was workin' fur him; her
mother was edicated in New York, an
met her father thar ter school; but they
wa mt edicated together then.
oval, it seems prob'ble James had
gin Rose mother the name O. Smith
fur the fun ont. s'pose, though l low
tain't proper ter do so-an' so when the
Cap'n cut him off he jest let it 60 so an
was married by that name. an then he
put the name onto ther Sanders in ther
Test'm They had the writin' 'xam-
ined by some kline O glasses or somethin'
an foun' the Smith was writ with diff
rent ink, an want jest like the rest,
anyhow.
"'Tany rate, that's the best 'xplana-
| ton t could be made bout his changin'
his name, an Hezekiah says thar was a
man here from Chicarger arter the wal
'nquirin' bout James Smith, who was
killed on t'other side in ther war an was
s'posed to b'long round here SOM err S.
So, yer see, his wife couldn't "a known
his right name.
"Rose said her father an grant 'fathe,
was both drafted inter ther army-that's
what Joel said, yer know-an' was bott
killed. Wal Rose an her mother go1
through ther lines an went ter Chicar
ger ter live with an aunt of Roses.
didn't think bout your alvin in Chi
carger tew; but then, eff it is anythin
like Portlan', I don't s'pose yer'd a
known Rose. wy, folks went a-fyin
long s though they didn't know any
body an didn't wan ter. Ishouldn't t.
s'' Boat goes in an hour'n' half
Does it? I'm most through, anyway
Yer see, Roses mother didn't live bu
short spell arter they come North-a!
I've allus said, eff James had a come
home an seen the Cap'n 'twould all biz
so diff rent. wy they want Southe'n
ers, nor Shareholders, nor nuthin' an
her aunt brought her up. They allus
thought strange t they couldn't find an.
trace of James folks, but, yer see, 'twa
Sanders they was arter, an not Smith
an nobody knew it.
oval, I've told yer perty much al
now. Rose an her aunt was alvin il
Bostin when they come up here, an sh'
was 'xpect' ter be married this year, 81
they took possession O. the property, an
they've spent pile o. money fxn' up
They say her husban' ter be is doin' OF
it; strange he shouldn't "a bin here +
boss it some. An ther weddin' come
off Jest year from ther time she fust sc
foot in it-that's the las O. mex month
They're goin' ter have a steame
come up from Bostin on prpus, with
BAN O. music an dunno what all, an
the groun's are ter be all Lit up, an tire
w'ks-gre't times, l 'xpect.
Eyer 'goin' up ter take q look at the
place?' Wal, would. I'm real gla
YER come here. Now, yer remember an
have yer mother come So ter be here te
ther weddin', 1 dunno whether anybod
here'll be invited or not, but we can Sc
ther firew'ks an hear the BAN play any
how.
..Yes, Mis- Sim'kins IL remember yel
1 guess. Good-by. Remember, yer'l
be welcome to come here any time.
"WeD, wife, your turns come now
!, sure" said Mr.. Meacham, as he was sort
ing the mail one night about three week
after the narration of the story we hav
heard. A letter was rare event in MrS
: Meacham's life. "Queer-shaped, ne,
tangled envelope, amt it? Hullo! here
one Just exactly like it for Miss Sim kin
and Deacon Hopkins folks! Yes, and
lie dr-on moro WHAT Wedding