The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-12-21

an it was supposed to be her temper,
We went to a young lawyer. Lawyers
'ort to all be hung-but then, | don't
know either; / reckon they can be ex-
cused for skinnin' the fools who walk
right up to 'em to be skun. Young
lawyers CANT afford to turn awayno jobs
either; any kind of a case is apt to be a
grounding case with 'em-they're
obliged to have meat.
"FThe chap we, me an Maria, went to
told us there'd be no trouble in gettin' a
bill O. divorce as long a. we was both
agreed. He drawed up some real slick
papers which told how that, whereas
said James an Maria McJimsey, afore-
said, by reason of an o-nreconcileable
diff o. mental characteristics,
found themselves unable to maintain the
harmony an unity of soul indispensable
to a happy matrimonial relationship;
that the said James an Maria, owing to
diversity of temperament Che meant
tempers, I'low), had become estranged,
instead o. further united by time. This
natural lack o. concord led to chickering's
an wretchedness, which was contrary
to the spirit an letter of the-the lit
wasn't constitution) something afore-
said. In consequence of this unfortunit
condition of affairs, they had slowly an
hopelessly drifted apart, wherefore, ct
| cettery, etcettery.
/" 1 amt got no gift at languages, but
the foregoin' aforesaid was some of his
words, an they fetched the bill.
Twas a thinkin' o. all this as / went
stavin' down street that night. Feared
like 1 must a. been the dogondest idiot
at ever walked when lowed her to
leave me. To tell the truth, / would a
| give in more'n NICE if I'd saw a sign o.
weak'nin' about her, but | never did.
Maria, she was fiery, for a fact, but i'll
could aheard her scold that minute it'd
a been better music to me than any me-
lodeon or piana.
"An' 1 reckon she used to have some
reason for jawin' me, too. The baby
had died, an she must a been homesick
after it. / might a'cheered her up
more'n I did; stayedto home more even
ms or took her out to the minstrels In
the like. But I didn't. AM she got to
thinkin' things at she didn't have no
reason fer. Said / was a heap smilin'e r
to other weemen AN I was to her, an
| she was ready to tear the eyes out O.
one girl in petic'lar at lived down the
street Always. 1 always did try to be
polite to the sect, but didn't make no
differ nee in my way O. treatin' an old
humbly female an one young an clip
per. That is of course-a man has eyes.
D, well-the long an short of it was
me an Maria quarreled over nothing at
all. The more L thought about it the
madden 1 got at myself. Didn't seem
now as if they'd aver been more'n jest
| childish spats atween us, things 'at a
man shouldn't a. minded. I'd been
lucky in the cattle trade in the year
past, but I'd a give every cent if l could
"a had her back.
All the time [ was a thinkin' o. these
things l was a goin it for dear Me-my
legs sort o. racin' to keep up with my
mind, so to speak-but I hadn't took no
notice o. where I was. until all of a
Fletcher Avenue into the little side street
where we used to live. Me an Maria,
you know.
s.In the divide I had given her the
farm down in Brown County, an I'd
KEEP the house an lot. A railroad
teller had rented it, but had moved to
larry Hut a day " two before; SO. the
cottage was vacant at this precise time.
If I'd a thought, it was about the last
place I'd come to that night, but I was
right on it fore I knowed.
81 leaned on the gate. an looked at II
a spell.
II remembered how bright the settin'
room used to be when I'd come home
late. Maria, she'd never shut the blind.
o. the side winder till I'd come. Sai6
she didn'twant the house to look gloomy
to me, outside or in. 1t was all darf
enough now.
81 reelected how purity she used t.
look, a settin' in there, rockin' the baby
an I'd stand outside and look in a bi
fore I'd open the door.
"Pd have to stay outside O. her hous,
till the end O. time now, and anothe
Teller had the right to go in. My owl
fault, too.
"Sam, the cold misery at took a griE
at my heart then 1 hope IL never ketcl
you.
al couldn't stand still Istarted again
got as fur IS the corner, when it cam
over me-queer how you'll remembe
things you didn't seem to notice at tn,
time-it come over me that I'd seer
something move in the shadow of tn,
front doorway, an I whirled an wen
back. None too soon, either. Jest as
got to the gate out come a woman. Thu
moonlight wasn't turned on yet, an
couldn't see plain, but / stepped in from
of her, an says 1, 'Mariap! She tried tx
run, but I grabbed the fringe of he
shawl, an she stood still. Maria say
L, what We doin' here without MI
BemusP' Mr.. Bemus is on the trail
orotn3 70 Annifu'I raotznn - dnn1t -Hnnu
nor care says she. 'Ain't you married
James McJimseyP" "No, I amt, no
my arms were round her an her hea,
it. Made up first an explained aft wards
you see.
"Not that the ever was much ex
plainin'. We couldn't stand in the stree
behavin' in that ridiculous way-folk
might come along-so we went into tn
! house an l lit the gas. The WASH
!, only one chair on the premises-but on
chair was enough.
".When 1 saw you an wilder comm
down the steps O. the church l though
may be you was just married, an aft
wards in the store you looked 81 kind Q
: soft it made me sure of it, says Maria
after a spell.
"'The widder's a scary little body
says I, AN she asked me wouldn't
r walk down with her while she 'tende
, to an errand she'd forgot 'Scary!' say
E Maria. Her scaryp There amt no ma
: on n race q tho yearth 'at oho,s tfrai
, of. Bold thing! just like her to ask y
to go with her-the old cat
sit done me good jest to hear Mari
; go on once more. Iknowed she did th
widder onjustice, but it showed she sti
thought a heap O. me. l didn't thin
the was any use in harrerin' up he
0 feelin's by going into pitchers, fo
instance, of the circumstances undo
which I'd left the lady we was talkir
of. Weemen never look at such thing
in the right light.
"tAs for 1ookin' sheepish, I dor
s know I says, but how about you an
Bemus a ~gallivantin' roundp'
t ..'She got kind O. red at that. Their
T -roo -,1l.-a- IT. -