New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-17

Clasping both hands tightly behind
her, she leaned over Jake, softly calling
his name.
At the sound of her voice he opened
his eyes and gazed wildly about, without
seeming to see the face so near his own.
He turned his head and caught sight of
me, and knew me. Brushing his hand
slowly across his eyes he said:
81 didn't know I'd fell asleep,
marm,'' evidently thinking he was in
school.
jimmy dropped on her knees beside
him and clasped his hands to her bosom.
'.Oh, Jake, Jake!n she cried in agony,
don't yer see me? Don't yer know
your poor Jinny?''
Then his bewildered eyes met hers.
.'Why, why, jimmy gal, how's thisr' he
muttered; then seeing her tears, he
smiled strangely. ..Cryin?'' he said
81 alters knowed you had a kind heart.
l knowed it, jimmy; thar, thar sooth-
ingly. s.But that want no sign that
you liked me, was it? see it all now.
But somehow, that day, when I found
that twas Tim, for sure" raising his
voice and moving his head restlessly on
the pillow, '.why then l jest laid off and
let him kill me, as it WERE What's life
to me without jimmy? says ter my
self?''
The girl seemed suddenly to have lost
all power of speech. She was still
kneeling beside him with her face buried
in her hands, but no longer sobbing,
and as motionless as if she heard him
not.
He turned to me. "Can you tell me,
marm," he said with great earnestness,
''if so be there's directions in the book
the Test'ment, you know, that you
give me-for settlin' such difikilty as
mine was? / looked, but I couldn't
find no word-no orders''
eff could only a gone by the book
he repeated wistfully, s'but as it was, we
had ter settle it in the old way-pistils
and bowie knives. But what's the use
o talkin', it's all squar' now" He
sighed YEARLY, and closed his eyes, NUT
tering again to himself, sail squar'!''
l laid my hand on his head and tried
to soothe him. told him that jimmy
and had come to nurse him and make
him well again, and that hoped all
would come right
He put out his hand and touched jim
ny, but she made no movement. "Jin-
ny and me use'ter talk sometimes,
marm,'' said he slowly and painfully,
eve use'ter talk, that we might go to-
gether somewhat fur from this place,
and do better. Try ter live more like
folks, and 'cordin ter the book, yer
know. Give up all this fightin' an
swairin, all these poor, miser'ble ways,
and have home together But thar,
what the use O. talkin': it's too late now
too late!'
A sharp, passionate cry burst from
Jinny's lips, and broke the spell that
was upon her. She sprang to her feet,
and leaning over Jake once again,
clasped both his hands tightly in hers,
and fastened her great magnetic eyes
upon his own bewildered ones.
Jake! Jaken' she said, II say
faint too late! Well have home to-
gether yit-you'n me! Doyou hear?'
Yes; at last he understood. His face
flushed, frightened With mighty eff
fort he threw up both his arms as if to
clasp her, and fell fainting on her
breast.
jimmy uttered a stitled cry, and at that
moment saw stream of blood trick
ling from his side. staining the garments
of both as they lay clasped in each 9TH
er's arms. The exertion had opened
his wound afresh, and I feared for him
exceedingly.
But to my surprise, found on exam
ination, that the wound was not mortal
not even a severe one; and his weak
ness and prostration were probably the
results of excitement and loss of blood
Thanks to my hospital experience, I
was able to dress the wound properly,
and had the satisfaction of assuring his
old mother and jimmy that with good
nursing he would soon recover.
Whe1 he returned to consciousness
jimmy was bending over him.
He spoke her name, but she, smiling.
laid her finger on his lips and shook her
head:
You want ter get well, don't yer?'
she said softly. 81 come here tonight
ter die with yer, but reckon it's better
for us both ter live, Boston IraUel-
Ter.
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