Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-05

So went up and united him, aad got the
rope about him, and Piled the wire TO II, III
pretty bard and Lord! how that pole Ole did begin
to shake
Well he come to little, not SOS to help him.
| said:
Charley. you're took with something, and
I've sot 10 swing you down, for the pole rot
ten III you Sally your iite-Or mine either
don you darsi To do nothing but do as Tell
you. For l knew IL he was TO wrastls or even
| 10 wriggle IL would be all UP with both of us.
So think he sensed Ii, for he seemed t.,, and
| made him fast and ! began 10 loves Of him
down ahead oi me, me descending above him
haved extraordinarily well, for y nifty man.
My Idea WAS II / found we was going, I'd play
out the whole OF the cable fast and some of elm
would catch him before the pole went down.
Vel, did IL. don't knows know exactly
now. But got the teller down. got aim
down A. lar as thirty loot so above the
ground, wnen all at once l felt it coming.
Ihal there pOle begun To swing this way ana
that ~ayHthe way tree will when ~ going
81 wa, com ing-and cries OUT
'Tnere he xuesi 1 cant do nothing more for
him! Catch him some Oh yer and played his
rope out and let him 90, and he c.,me down
gen lie as a sick man that had little fall upon
the f'or-and tnen heard the s-s-crash! SO
through the grain Of that pine poie-tlnd
jumped Tor my lie. and me and 1t come down
together.
That's all there Is vi 1t. 1t makes me kind Of
ashamed 10 tell las Ii there was something 10
tell.
Why. yes-ifyou want to know what hap
peiea u, nte-next thing knew didn't know
any tnins, 10y gracious. l come Crushing ON my
mead, ioiks said, and they picked Inc UP anu
"He's dead"
But Charley Scaitergood, a policeman took
MIN u the hospital, and when he got we'll he
give up being Boston IineInan. and he went
to-No, ma am l IN not wishing ~ be profane
IN lady's house. He Went To New York city.
80 next knew opened my eyes one day and
! See ny sister that Wa tie widder lady coin-
Ing la the door. And she says:
mercy. Charles, You We come to, haint your
Anu SAW was To home anu felt quite smart
only lor the band:.se on my head aud or oeing
As weak Hs n druwhued puppy beneath Tie bed
close. And my sister says:
"Iheres u youn. lady in the setting room,
come to Inquire after Your healtii, she says.
'one got a sreeu uiess trimmed with feather
thinning, says my sister.
lsh H., her I'm m 2, 1 Obliged to her." says l,
81 my sister goes and tells her, and in she
come, again.
1.-The young ladys crying" says my sister.
dear, DEAR, says 1.
And she suys to ask you II you're willing for
to see her uiinute TIE setting in the room be-
side oi her, my sister says.
And says:
"For d minute or iorevsr-she knows that will
Ing aim the word" saysI
and Aunie close behind her. And my sister
say:
Tai. is the yourg lady,"
I'D b-en shaved ifrd known you was
coming, my dear
Ana my slster says:
II Ia 80 and see the barber about II this m mute
III nave MN come over after dinner If the
youns l.dy will excuse me haif second"
toon IL very kind OF my sister, Tor Annie
couian speak. she cried sO-she cuuldn'i sprak
word. And when we was alone together, /
looked up. Tor iet pretty weak, aud could
nave cried myseii 10 my dear girl how she
looked, for she was pale and miserable To see.
. nia,n m. sept Jay nor a MINT since heard OF
Anu says:
"Why Anuie"
Anu she says:
"Oh doR'tr
And says:
Crying ior me, Anniee-Crying SO for met"
Oh DEAR. she says. ''Oh dear, dear dear!
i m ashamed of myself" she says.
Il never called upsin gentleman before" she
says, out II dldnl KNOW yoa would forgive
me l should tier sue says.
IL hope you wont think the worse of me for
coming. amt Il forward GIRL" she says.
50 held out my hand to her, for couldn't
answer her. couldn't someways. tonk it 81,
that she could cry like that or me. Aud she put
iIers Into II as II 1t had been little bird she
gave me, and she stopped crying, and she says:
never Thought you'd make me ask you!"
w mat In Gods name do you mean, my DEAR
For l amt very strong. Don't make game of
me-
And she lifted up her pretty face that was all
gT 10 me-her dear face that had the dimple
OH il. and the tears.
And il seemed a. il she did and didn't. IL
seemed as Ii she would and wouldn't; it seemed
as IL she should and shouldn't-the Way a
woman does. But she said:
If you IL haze me, III marry you tomorrow"
Don fool me, dear, said. And she said:
NO, won't fool You. l won't marry You to-
morrow. i II marry you to-day. SOS can take
care oil You auu not lose q minute and nobody
to hinder"
Aud Heaven bless her-so she did.
Come now! 1 see just what your thinking In
your mind. ! see 1t very plain. Didu't she
prove hall plague, MALT cUInfOrt-half lovin',
malt teasin-hait dirtin', hall coaxin'-that
kind?
Ma'am, you are mistaken. Since my girl be- |
come my vile, she's been all iOge TO me.