The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-03-18

other; he'll puff an blow away, an tell
him he looks like the steamers way of
cross ther. bay thar; all yer can see s a
leetle glimmer O. light an 'casion'ly a
curl O. smoke. But yer don't seem tel
be as interested as l thought yer'd be;
s'pose cause yer've seen an heard SC
many queer things yer don't git 'xcited
easy. Perhaps ye--
Sleepy Ell? Wal, yer got up tew
early, an likes not yer'ye everett; moi
that care how much yer eat, but s'pose
ev'rythin' tastes so good ter yer down
here It 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 Their mate ter the leetle
picter that Their big un was painted from
in her trunk ter Their hotel over on the
Tlan'. Wal, that was well 'nough, but
her name want Sanders No; twas
Smith, -Rosaline 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 Their world, 'thout folks
addin' it on ter 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 It the Holler'
an huSban's mother was a Smith
she's been dead this twenty year,
though; an then thar's Hezekiah, an
Dan'ps wilder up Their street.-the
left eight children, Dan'l did; all boys,
tew-Smiths! wy yes
g Heard 'nough bout Their Smiths, ;
did yer sayP Wal, 1 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. ;
IN hurry long now an tell YER
My Ian, I've got huff ter do not ter be
settin' here 'nuther minnit.
''Rose she told her story; said her IA
Their was wounded in the war, an died
on Their way home, when she was four
years old; she was born down in Georgy.
Her gran father was a-buildin' railroads
down thar when Their 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
neither father thar ter school; but they
want edicated together then.
oval, it seems prob BILE James had
gin Roses mother the name O. Smith
fur the fun ont, | s'pose, though | low
tain proper ter do so-an' so when the
Cap'n cut him off he jest let it 90 so an
was married by that name, an then he
put the name onto Their Sanders in Their
Testment. They had the writin' KAN
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 It could be made bout his changin'
his name, an Hezekiah saws thar was a
man here from Chicarger arter the war
'nquirln' bout James Smith, who was
killed on t'other side in Their war an was
s'posed to b'long round here SOME RS.
So, yer see, his wife could MT "a known
his right name.
Rose said her father an gran father
was both drafted inter Their army that S
what Joel said. yer know-an' was both
killed. Wal Rose an her mother got
through Their 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', l 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. shouldn't tt
"' Boat goes in an hour'n' a half /?
Does it? I'm most through, anyway.
Yer see, Roses mother didn't live but
a short spell arter they come North-as
I've allus said, eff James had "a come
home an seen the Cap'n 'twould all bin
so diff rent. Wy they want Southe' n
ers, nor shareholders, nor nuthin' an
her aunt brought her up. They allus
thought strange 'tthey couldn't find any
trace of James folks, but, yer see, twas
Sanders they was arter, an not Smith,
an nobody knew it.
oval, I've told yer perty much all
now. Rose an her aunt was alvin in
Bostin when they come up here, an she
was 'Xpect' ter be married this year, SO
they took possession O the property, an
they've spent a pile O. money fixn' up.
They say her husban' ter be is dom on
it; strange he shouldn't "a bin here to
boss it some. An ther weddin' comes
off jest year from ther time she fust set
foot in it-that's the las O. mex month.
They're goin' ter have steamer
come up from Bostin on purpus, with a
BAN O music an dunno what all, an
the groun's are ter be all lit up, an fire.
wks-gre't times, 'xpect.
Eyer 'goin' up ter take look at Their
placer Wal, would. Pm real glad
yer come here. Now, yer remember an
have yer mother come SOS ter be here ter
Their weddin', l dunno whether anybody
here'll be invited or not, but we can see
Their firew'ks an hear the ban play any
how. .......... ,.,..... ...t ~.
"Yes, Mis- Sim ins II remember yer,
l guess. Good-by. Remember, yer'll
be welcome to come here any time"
"Wel1, wife, your turns come now,
sure" said Mr. Meacham, as he was sort
ing the mail one night about three weeks
after the narration of the story we have
heard. A letter was rare event in Mrs.
Meacham's life. "Queer-shaped, new
tangled envelope, ain'tit? Hullo! here S
one Just exactly like it for Miss Sim kins
and Deacon Hopkins folks! Yes, and a
half-dozen more. What! Wedding
cardsP'' l '-i'+i '''.'t "''.'' '''7