Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-05-12

sayin': Come, my darlin', yer must
not 60 in thar" an Their next instant,
with scream o. childish joy an mis-
chief, leetle chubby-faced, curly
haired boy run inter Their room, an
rushin' ter whar Rich Jim war standin'
throwed his arms round his legs an
laughin' like it war lots O. fun ter git
away from his mother, he hid his face
ergin Jim's knees.
tell yer boys of an angel he'd come
squar down from He'vin us fellers thar
in ther bar room couldn't er been more
took back than we war at Their sight o.
that leetle codger. It'd done yer
hearts good, boys, ter have seen him
and hearn him talk. Rich Jim he jist
laid his shootin' iron on Their table with
out glancin' at Curly, an his face war
as gentle as wOmin's as, stOOpin'
down, he laid his big rough hand soft
like on Their curly ha'r o. Their leetle fell
Ter, an says in kinder trenholm voice:
"What does yer want, my leetle manp"
Their younker looked up inter his
face, an SEEM it war kinder of'ened
up, his leetle heart seemed ter go right
out ter him, an he answers brave as
yer please:
Il wants my paper. Manner said my
paper war here"
"Who is yer paperp" says Rich Jim,
bendin' down an rajsin' him inter his
arms.
my papers manners paper. Is yer
81 guess not, my leetle feller," says
Rich Jim, Their water comm ter his
eyes, as eff the words he'd brung some
thin ter his mind tibet touched soft
spot. 81 wish / war yer paper
''WOn't yer be my paperp l likes
yer" ther leetle one said, pattin' his
face easy an tender-like, with his leetle
chubby hands.
"Does yerp" Rich Jim says.
Eyes, does, an likes manner, too"
says Their leetle chap. Don't you want
me ter tiss yer, DIES like tisses
mamerp"
Eyes, eff yer WILL" Rich Jim says, in
er kinder pleadin' way.
II tiss manner hull many lots er times,
an love her, too, free bushels; an I'll
tiss yer hull many lots times, too"
An Their affecshernate leetle creetur
throwed his arms tight round Jim's
neck an kissed him about dozen
times.
While he war still er kissin' Rich Jim,
face glided inter Their room kinder
skeery like, an says: "Come Richly,
dear; come ter manner, now"
At Their sound o. her voice, Rich Jim
turned round white as Their driven
snow, an 'jist give one look, an then, in
er voice quiverin' with feelin', an in
which Their war a world o. love an ten
der pleadin', said jist Their one word,
''Nellie."
She gin start an little scream, an
weaved back ards an for ards like she
war goin' ter fall, an then with Their
joyful cry, "Oh, Richard, my husban',
I've found yer at last!" she darted for
ard inter his arms, an cuddled her
purity leetle head down onter his breast
like she war parfec'ly satersfed.
AFTER thar feelin's he'd cooled down
bit, Rich Jim looks up at Curly, who
war standin' as eff rooted ter Their floor,
with his shootin' iron all cooked an
ready fur biz, an holdin' out his hand,
says: II acted ther dirty dog with yer,
Curly. Won't yer put her thar an call
it SQUARE"
''Don't say ernother word erbout it,,
says Curly Jake, layin' his pop down on
Their table side Their other one, an'takin'
hold o. his hand. ats all squar with
me. But eff yer amt got no objecshuns
it'd tickle me er heap eff yer'd low me
ter kiss Their leetle kid once"
''Sartainly, Curly" Rich Jim says,
an holdin Their leetle Teller. at his dads
request, he give Curly er smack squar
on ther mouth. "An' Their leetle wo-
min'll give yer one, too, Curly. Nellie"
he says, turnin' ter his wife, "give this
friend o. mine a kiss, won't yerp He's
been er good friend O. your'n, too
An Nellie, kinder meek like, raisin'
her head, blushingly pressed er kiss on
Curly's rough face.
AS Curly drawed hisself back, loolzin'
awful happy, but kinder shamed like
an colorin' all over his face, he re-
marks
"I'll be darned eff yer amt struck it,
Rich JIM"
Thet's Their story, boys. Thar nigh
ter been somethin' interestin' happened
afterwards, but we lickered up so per-
fuse-like arter tibet, in drinkin' ter Their
health o. Big Rich, and Leetle Rich, an
Mrs. Rich Jim, Their proceedin's follow
ing didn't stay by me like the others
did.-Detro1 Free Press.