The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-07-21
1t did not suit her. Powers and

John you are not going off without
an overcoat are you" | said, No. |
She met me at the door with coat
and sand: Hurry back John, | will |
have diuarr az the tune YOU get
back | told Powers to 90 to the
house. tend to the baby and keep
fires for Ella while | was gone
When he went in she was wrapping
up the baby and preparing to leave.
Said she was going where no one
would hear of her again. Powers
insisted on her not going, telling her
it was too cold to take the baby out,
but she could not be influenced to
stay and started as before, toward
the south Powers went to PAS and
they told him to go tor me, which
he did. | met him on the road and
We drove home very fast, horses
running most Of the way. Powers
cared for the team and 1 started out
70 search for my wife. Traced her
part of the way by the skim of snow
which was on the ground. | met
Mr.. Wilson and asked him if he had
seen my wife, and was informed by
him that she was at his house Sald
he saw her wandering down ra-
vine IN Bailey's field and after some
| talk succeeded in getting her to 90
to his house with him. Said wife
told him that she was gong to her
| brothers, who lived northwest ten
miles, near State line bridge in Kan
sas and inquired for man road lead
ing in that direction. Wilson told
her she was gong in the wrong di-
rectiOn, that it was too late to go that
evening and that he would have me
take her there in the wagon the next
day.
He further SAID that she Sc emed
frightened, and looked very strange.
lv out of her eyes; that her bonnet
though tied, was hanging around
her neck, and her hair hanging ovel
her shoulders, uncared for. Wher
| went INTO Wilson's house founc
her standing up in the back part o
the room and asked her why she hat
come there but she made no reply
l repeated the question without get
ting an answer. then said: ELLA
l teel sorry for you. indeed l do, ,
and asked her why she had gromls
ed me to have dinner ready upon m
return and then left before &C
. back. Then she said: John, yo
| know very well what | am doin
l here To which 1 replied: "Wh,
e no, l don't, Ella" l then calle
a Mr.. Wilson to one side and aske
e him what was best to do. Told hil
d that she was getting worse all tt
e time. He suggested that send f
l. her father and brother. | told hi
y that her father was in southwe
7 Kansas and that she and her broth,
- were not On friendly terms, but tn
e under the circumstances I would ha'
1t her brother come. After Mr.. w
l. son assured her that her broth
le would come the next day, she co
N sented to go home, saying to Wilsor
nt well, if you promise me that,
t. will 60 back, but l had rather lie
10 the church yard than to go bacl
lie She talked but little on the ro
re home, except to ask me if l thoug
9 Mr.. Wilson would do what he sal
,e When we got home the first thi
or she said was: John, do you wa
any support, | said: OF course l d
a I have had no dinner. She sal
IL We'll, If you want any supper y
ne will nave to get it Yourself. | do
Id intend to get it.. | told her
as right, l could get supper, and beg
te sitting flour. Ny wife then spo
+ and said: You are the funniest m
er | eyer saw IN my lite. You do
ut pay anv attention to what | do :
AL or do. Most men would knock
as head off for acting the way do
10 told her | was not that kind OF Il n,
ad and would not hurt her for
he world.