Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-09
VOLUME III.
ssr unsf'. Nonthif Oci 80
DICK.


,Contiuio.il
"for about year ~e was wiih Hal
leck over On ihs Mississippi. ba, anst q
~his go' transferred 10 R1rnsii-'s al.
vision. when hs ~as over IN Ess, Tena.
e,see after ihs Rsbs. aai went with him
up % kaoNu'ls. and yll zee when gOi
,hsre I va on my GA s.smPia' grOund.
lord. I never th3ughi Ia cone back %
the oli tosa that k.ni O. way.
"wsu. of colf.s I was an the time
ihink.a' aboli nek. aai When ~;
bach to thr ,ille was soirs to ~ hight
b ~ork 20 halt her up B4i you see
old longircei goi afer u',-so, In Be-
lo~ s.. yoa knos, anl shat OF cur gr4b,
nd ii 'ook aboa, a. gool a. we'd 10, Ia
ths shop 90 ho'i ihi.gs level ioS a while.
Pretty .,on ~e 20, a ~hitk q, the ola
isvl dowa a. Fort sanders. Aai ~e jssi
-ssfla.iias'y cleaaei him oli rha, lei
ip ,hs sirse. an Ne ven, back into
Knoxville. and par, q Us BOYS "a, De-
..iled % guard ths city. While the s.ege
sas gaia' on thing, hA been Isna.n'
pretty loo., Al. oscf tosa. aal they lo1k-
"a k.ai o. roash 30. aloas abosi the
middle o. laaauy. was pa, Ia charge
ofA .laal o. msa and teams 10 tidy up
.he ciiy.
"Auihis time hala'i heard wori
from D.ck or knoEsd a ihiag of her
Yoa see. here b. as mors'n iso years
,n1 half ,acs IA sea her Bat bless
,oar soal. -raassr. don't yoa think !
sss AFRAID he bad soas back on ne
az much That Aiat her ,iylc. Noa
80. ~hsas woman l1ss a. Dck did
thai n'ghi ol' oa the p1rca, sae aiai
goa % give uP aal ,,ks ihe dnt is..er
bat come, alag o.. I kaos there
ilsuiy o. m.n-aai ~onea. Co.. Coz iaai
naitcf-,hai says they will; Bat such
o.ks h.iat never kuo~n such q woman
d. Dck
"Weu. ol. DAY I was ol, With my
uea clraHa' gP. and role ia'o back
,ari-l was on hor.cback-shsrc there
$50 p.le o chips. k,ni o all scattered
rouud. go, of my bore. asi vent 60
be- back door and kuocksd A ~onan
cone % ,sc sho va ihrFr. anl TOD
sss ths, Il .he i,la't iake care o. them
.tip. / stoal have to. and II she'd go'
,rsk-. id heip hsf get EN- into shap. {,
nd 90 talked assy 'hsf, ~hi.e >as
sas kini o. sass, zone q them kro
somsn -. isi o,i ols.aes Ia goia' iof
BE- b1ys. .ad si,la' 'em d ga ally. -
.,o,i there taki1' wiih the oI lady.
md And o dcvla' h-ra liiiie. aai The
ioor s-ung open q hii.e more. aud ! sav
refe was another somsn on the room. /
- her dre.. night thfolgh tae crack b.
t~esn che door ani the irams ! didn't
ttiak much of % ln pafii,al.f. though /
alsays al s1nthos fs,l LITTLE kini
red IN 'dc face and siak hearted hse.
-hsn Ia sea woman that cla.dn't
sei far enough sgtt - % tel What
she looked hke, e.Peoialy Il she Wa
.5oui nak's sirs.
"Whils me anl iae Oh woman was
talkin thsre. thi. o,hsr woman sonehoS
sssed oai. huie 5y hii.e. til the hf'i !
krosed I lo0kei up. and as sure a.
.hoot.n'. sirangef. thefs stool D.ck , She
"a hit.s ta.icr than whea ! saw her
a.. sni lookel pale and tlrsd and aax-
.o4s hke. jlst ~ ttolgh she ~as a.
sa,chia' a1d a.wa'chin' iof something o
cone. and was all iackercd out ~Ai,ia
ior ii.
II ,sll yoa. ii wa' aboa' a. much a. /
wanted o. 40 70 stand sill, iof sboai a
minute. k1osei Der as sooa a. soi
my eye on tsr, but she dida k'oS me-
ior sare. Yoa sre Ia changed since she
..w me lAsi. Ia been dukuia' ngat
.loas. and va I'd ia The face. and
I'D = fau beard.-l alsAys shaved, a.
an nov. IN ,he od dsys.-so ii Va q 90
~oader she didn't kaos me. hat ! i'i
stopped ,aori oa my racket ~iih The Old
.om.n. and BOXED D.ck right square 20
the eve ooalin't stand ii 90 lonser.
..d / il.i says. 'Diek" and thea-
Therc q il again. stranger, loa see.
shen a f-iios st.lkin' ab1at suca thins'
d. these. there ain, no ~ofd. god enough
10 tell III voa meaa. FJr. yOa So. that
little GA time oai on the porch begun
ngtt over again. jast a. ih'ggh 70 had
.sser stopped. and three years seemed
hke no rme Al all shed been IN The
cfy al through the sirge. BAT someho~
Id missed her tili then. Bi, after that
4 coar.e. ~e was happier than ever
~H,r father hsd l5,t al his property.
pre,ty near. Hi. nizgsr. bad oil ran on.
.nd ths o'd man wss m a Bad rs. lie
"a. up 81 the old place. doin' the oe''
he ooald % get along. and Dick ~
.,.,in' With her aunt 10 the vile. Dek
,oli me that. after skipped OF uor'h'
her f.fher ali she sh0ai never marry
TIA, Yankee .coanirel BAT that dida !
make no difference. lol see shes qaie'
eroash. D.ck i. BAT shes go' a ~iil OF
her o~n.
bat I wa'n't IN no harry Ab'ui get
in mafriei. And - things rua Alon z
f,r quite a While. al ii gOi % b. almost
.,mm~r.-som sboat the middle o
Na,.-when things took turn ~e
.errn't a-lookin' io'.
"Yoa see. Ia been dfihkin ngh'
.lons an this time. never used 10
arink DAYS whsn wAs goia up 20 see
Dick. BAT all the ret o the time. ! ~as
pretty fan. ussl TO gamble, TO. iof
al that as cut
"Ose day. II was the l9'h o May
Id ben playin' draw poker all day long
and Il seemed that day a. though the
more | drank. the better luck | bad
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