The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1884-03-20
JUMPERS WIFE.

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stoutly.
Ebenezer dropped the axe Lools-a-here,
Master Frank Don't St Paul give kind of
gineral order that men folks are better sin
gle! Hain't had the hull superintendent
# this big farm for your ma while you've
been off to your commentaries and He
brew! Come now! Be reasonable. Be
sides, the Kitterys hain't never been mar
ryers-hain't troubled none Of your cloth
much"
"rhere's your brother Juniper" inter-
rNpted the young man pertinaciously.
"Yes-theres Juniper, an pretty time
he had tyin' himself up. Humph Not but
that he done well enough-very well, in fact,
when he'd accomplished it."
The young mans ears itched at once.
"Tell me about that, Ebenezer, he said art
fully 81 never heard how Juniper came to
be married"
Ebenezer began his narrative with pre-
tense at chopping while it proceeded. From
this he took to balancing the ak ON its head;
from that to sitting down opposite the rever
end Frank and carving letter of the alpha
bet absent mindedly on bit of pine.
''You see, Master Frank, Juniper was not
of the same disposition as me and brother
Dan. He was the best lookin' of the three;
straight an supple, an with sparkle in his
eye that he haint lost yet The girls to our
Vhiase-it was when we was all h'in at INC
homestead win iather ana motner-ali ilkeu
him; an twas recipperated. First, Juniper
was goiii 10 singih -schooi Win hatey rar-
ker' an then twas all over the place that ne
an Liberty Ann Myers was engaged Next,
twas 1iherai 90 BANKS eldest daughter-i
oisrememoer her name-ah before weu
a.. II
larry began piasu IN MN OH the suoJecI o
mineral JOS oaughter' ne was attehti'e 70
Mihy hunce. biother Dan an sister Llze
ah me hhaliy paio no heeo 10 the town Cos
SIP ou. quietly went our ways an iet 'uhe
30 MS Ii. we was sa'isieu INA. nc was
merely llooiih mere ana exPeriihehtih ,here'
uiu,i mean W se''ie oo"h Oh ahypouy Je'
a"niie'
:, NOW down TO the lower END OF the village
nVeu WIDOW AMANDA Hayler an her three
o'"gn'ers. Inc WIDOW was very smart
cipaoie "oiiiah an her three uaughters-
well three handsomer' cieverer, iveiier gals
never grew Everybody liked en- before
iong' jumper was frequent caller there' he
Ioue OUT WIN anna tne eidest' or nee come
70 church Win Jenny Ine second OF heo %
nearu "a over 10 dance at the corners WIN
ruin the Youngest Inc three sisters were
mus quiet iiiischieI together' TOO doh'
tn'nh tney kept any secrets from one announcer
=. u'ui. oeGur 70 me- Mas'er FRANK, ior some
'-' ~ INC u,hpo' ,'ony """.eu W
no., ny o.e 'nose sifs-an cou.uht .hahe
i,i.. ~ 49, n Dt' ,,'". %
Ju's ..e s'A'e ne was H. 1ou sec ne gown
.P WIN GU a., me an peen ~ in''inA'e WIN
.n,' .'en WI" tn,s nsu o.n Aeep,hs up SIS
".ANn' " 'a'l "-uoAen o.,o' s"is' VIA, n'
ono Vi o"i i,u apparently e'er nus
T ~, i"p,ee ,s, On mn '"c' 'ne o,nei,
"~' ~ "'nv ~ i..enu.y al ~ anu al
~ iuii VI .u., nen NC 'e','e 70 se,'ie uo"h
" so''A " .nen nou'' 'io,. '."i' o'se" neio'
ne was oe'.er Pie'iseo WIZ" EN- 'nan ever
uu' "ne'hei was fAi'h@ vi Jenny VI i'u.u'-
ina. was Tue ii' poor sune WIS "-"resui,hs
W. "i,N in'e' many io' ".eN' III, r. , nav
.,''i n,' un', o"ou ny' u'u an le,' mn,
'no o'ono AIN az 'io.ne' s,'u ma. ne -
ieaiiy ous"' " pioA ou' "iie ""' 'o''''
uowh
one hisn' ,ouhu !. OUT, ne let me "l''
ur'sN'ni' very She,p'shiy' Jus' no" nc iei''
gu see brother hcenezer' ne SAID am
terribly perpieAeu' an suppose l shouia ma
ai,er WAS l'arr'eu 'hat Ia ''aoe d MS
'@ke
wen, June says - cont SEQ 'ha'
youle my !" sc' i"i enousu On 70
nAAe 'i's'he u'ah VINO a"t' kno" M
own ni,nu nAu oe.'er IRA" io.s ior part
nei' spoAe i"'her eoh'enP'uous' oaf0
say.
nro.he, 'uniPer jumped up from MS chair
py Tue ''oie Win T" sort OF angry sparkle IN
ns eye, OUT ne gave snort iaugn, NOT
%, s1ii no''on, Ien' saia ne SAT by the Ia
ns, occaAonAny sayin worn mere an tnere