Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-25
A Tale OF sweeshearss.

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He told me the tale hissen. lsss-he left me
awhile ago;
You're maxim his heart q plsything, aud
Wilma say yes or no;
dunna droop your head;
There's nowt as you need 10 blush for-s
woman was bonn TO wed.
He's rough in his ways-s miner. He's
grlmed wi the CRIME o coal
Better ha' CRIME on his hands, lass, than
CRIME on his heart and soul.
MAJ be your heart 'sanother's-thatnn nicK-
As come TO town las, winter-as'll leave
again this. msynap.
Have guessed your secret, Jenny; Is that
why you won't have Joef
You've gotten fner sweetheart. and the
collier chap must go?
Shall hel y you TO make your mind up, ana
10 choose between two men
III tell you tale o. sweethearts, ana tue
lass o the tales mysen.
was eummat about your age, lass, and
good. lookin' lass, folks said:
when chap as come 10 onr village Luh'
nuner. turned my head.
lie came WI the plsyer'peopie-he came
and he stayed awhile
And somehow he won my heart, lass, WI
his fine play-actin' style.
But was promised wife then. Ny sweet
heart was like thy Joe,
A Lancaster lad a miner, who worked In
the mines below
He saw what was up, did DAM, ana ne
came TO my feytners place
WI a look o. shame aud q sorrow deep
lined on his honest face.
And be took my hand and he pressed IL.
and he said in q choky voice,
"Nylats they say In c village that you're
eetten doubts of your choice;
That a felly ha' COON betwixt us, that your
love for mysen be dead;
SO it's rect that l stan aside, lass-ye can
marry this man instead.
Iwasfree fro that day; we parted-for the
word that wudna speak;
But he s9pP Ds b 70 k 81 aS INV i chess
And he said TO me softly. Jenny we Gamma
be mon and vile.
But II ivver yo' need q friend. lass. why
am your friend for llie.'
went vi my player loyer-we were mar
fied in Lunnun town.
For 9 month | was up J. tine heavens aud
then came crsshin, down.
NV man got I'm debt and trouble. ana tue
devil came peerin out.
And WAS IA dfuDkaTds Elctlm-s"oih ~
and Knocked about.
In year ne n8u EOilt hua AiAtt W ~
bsirn at my achin' breast
Left me without shillin, 10 struggle anu
do my best; ,-.,
Left me In cruel Lunnun, WI never friend
anigh.
BARN as prayed might die.
Wandered away wi my baby-it cried WI
the hunger pain,
And again came the hend 10 whisper
"Ieath" to my maddeued brain;
q" XIII III" the devil " hispered and again
came the feeble cry: :,
God help me the devil conquered, ana 1
left the child 10 die.
I fed WI the feet OF terror. aud ever behind
A phantom that tracked my footsteps, and
shouted and called my name
That cried TO the heavens, Murder Ana
thought in my mad despair
That hundred eyes were watchin couid
Zee them everywhere.
read In an English paper the news OF my
husbands fate;
He'd been killed 10 drunken quarrel-I
was widowed and free TO mate.
I'd many decent offer. but answered EN-
I'd q duty to do in England. and made up
my mind TO 90.
Year after year grew stronger, that terrible
heuntln' thought.
That moDy guilty felon 10 the ciuteh
the law has brought
And maddened at last-despairing-tor
tured by conscience still,
| cried, Il must 20 TO England, and the law
shall ha' It's VIII!
Eight years from that day OF houor-eight
years TO the very night
/ came 10 my native Nillase-cans IN inc
There Was never a soul that knew Inc as /
passed through the quiet street.
And | thought O the days long vanished
and the friends that used TO meet.
A child looked up at that moment. and
seeing my wan, white lace,
She uttered cry. aud her father In SEQ
ond was out o. the place;
He had seen me, too. al MS WINDOW. tot'
tered and turned 10 ny,
But he caught me and strained me TO him
WI O passionate, joyful cry.
"Ma LASS" he cried, "tha' art COON
then-cOom whoam 10 us here at last
hs' waited for thee. my jenny this mony
long y ear past;
knew rs thy mon had left thee-I knew
b. Thy mon wur dead .
And thOwd you'd ia COON before lass.
Ithiyered and hung my head.
WIN go be ma wife ?" he Whispered, 81
la waited, ma lass. for thee
I've y BARN as wants mitner-tne iassle
ssyO' can see.
VIII 80 make me happy mon, jenny
Then tore myseD away.
1t CANA be. Dan" answered, FOR i go
TO my doom. to-day!
1--WE come 70 my native yillage-here
where the deed " as done
To cry out that dark nights secret / the
light OF MONDAY sun,
A muTdeTess comes 10 justice To forfeit heE
wretched life."
he heard me without a shadder and he
answered, BE ma wifet
BE ma wife and forget Z past, lass, ana
how'd np thy bonny head,
For L bs i'm as yo' see In { cottage IL I one
as tina thOwt wur dead:
"a thee tn tolme tina COON here-I sa as
tina wurDa rect.
An q ia be as tha laid 4 the snow lass I
browt 10 my whoaIn that meet"
Tie BARN that he found was you, dear-the
man mad cast away
Had been TO you es eyther-you call Lltn
your dad to-day.
And Row you're woman grown, deaf
mines story you ought 10 know
II Sin help you 20 make your mind up,
'twixt the Lunnun chap and Joe.
What's that? A knock o, the door. lass
why, your cheeks are IKE the rose!
You Know the knock for penny-you'Ne
heard IL efore-its Joe's
What DO YOU whisper, Jenny? "Yo1 have
alvays loved hint" Then
m bide I the ither room, lass-you eau tel