The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-15
WIMPSEY'S TROUBLES.
BY H. a. wrNsDow.

A meeker-appearing, milder-faced in
dividual would be difficult to find any
where, yet the conductor addressed the
man beside that same inoffensiYe look
ing person as sheriff"
TWAS between a small Indiana town
and the country seat, late in the even
lag. and the canvas nearly empty.
What is that man guilty Off" in
quired passenger in the front of me
when the conductor came around. HE
doesn't look as though he could muir
der anybody" N
The conductor smiled. Murdered
the pesce-I guess that's about all. he
replied. "a lady in the case, pre-
sumo, or several of them"
"But should never. take him for a
lady killer" persisted the curious pas
senger.
The conductor spoke TO the sheriff
and that official laughed and clapped
his mild-eyed prisoner on the shoulder
tine passengers wanted 70 know
what we've been doin', Wimpsey.
Wimpsey turned toward US with de.
predatory air. "Do theyR" he half
moaned. wal, l hain't bin doin' Jest
nothin', only let myself be kinder haul
ed roun' like by parcel OF wimin, till
hain't got any sense left"
The sheriff roared. "a
"That's what's the matter, Wimpsey.
Tell EN- all about 1.-THE whole story"
The train was rumbling smoothly over
the Indiana prairie; the lights burned
dlmly, and il was q rather good time to
hear a story Of any kind.
"Might as well, recon-" sighed the
prisoner, rolling his eyes up to the ven
tilators as if to draw in some necessary
fresh air in that way. 81 haln't had
minutes peace sence I come to this we're
civilized country. I Ye Ssee, I've ben
Twin out west, in Dakota, where the
wirnin folks ain'tEery thick, an'Ineyer
bothered my brains about 'em. But
when Uncle Jake died an LETT me his
farm we're in Indiana, j come on, an
fust thing / knowed / wuz goIn' in the
best sussiety, an gals wuZ thicker'n
hops. Fust, there wuz Tom Blanders'
cal, Kizzy at a big picnic, an cousin
Jane introduced us, an Their wuz no
eittin' out of it. She TUX nay arm and
said it WuZ much pleasanter out on the
beaten path, roun' whar the vlerlets
growed. So we started on and talked
an talked. She allowed IL must be
mighty pleasant over to my farm. and l
said I'd 20 an git her some day an
show her round. / tux her home in my
spring Vaughn, an she said be sure and
come soon to make a call. In less'n
three weeks we wuz promised, an made
il all up to be married in the fall.
The prisoner paused, and his smooth
face resumed an expression OF deeper
melancholy.
awhile me an Kizzy waz keepin'
company, her cousin Sally came over
from JonesviIle ter make visit at the
Blanders'. Sne wuz mighty peart an
good Iookin', an all the young fellers
wpG cracked on her. Kizzy wuz sick
sell, an felt sorter 'bliged TO take
terestin' fur her, bein' as she wuZ Re
lation OF the family. Sally was awful
confdin' sort Of girl, and when she got
her eyes on q teller, il jist went right
through. Kizzy hadn't never let on
bout US bein' engaged, though her fol- S
susPieioned; and sally didn't know
1--WE got on famous together, and one
dsy we were ridin' in my bran new
buggy, and she was handsomeF' n ever,
ana said she should miss me so much
when she went back home to Jonesvihe,;
and got kinder reckless, l allow. fur
next thing knowed Sally was engaged
to me tooW ass
Wimpsey mopped his forehead with
his bandaRa, and his melancholy M
increased. TIAE|t ~ az
r fal ~ RrN
Kizzy's Aunt-Aaria come and carried
her 10 her house to spend a week, an /
Tur awful lonesome, and so l druv over
to town 10 the church fair. I'd got to
be purtT much of 3 sussiety chap by
this time, and blackened my boots an
KEEP shaved all the time. H..
.sSister Fanny was these, an she IN
terduc- d me to Miss Virginny Pepper,
NE smartest wilder in the town, she
said, but not. the youngest by any
means. IL she was dressed like sixteen
year-old gal I didn't tux no fancy to
her. but she stack closer TO men burr,
an allowed / must be awful lonesome
with nobody keepin' house fur me but
a liked gal, an oughter haye good
capable housekeeper, with lot OF ex-
perience. She, then wanted me 10 let 'er
tx ND things fur me round the mouse
fur aWl1le, anu SHOW Luc AOM SoAaAoAN
able like she could make IL fur q tired
man TO come to every evezing. Ii beats
ali natur', bat that widow ju tgot me
to say she migh tryit for awhile at SlS
month. &
wal, she made 'er appearance the
n Ext mornin' an wuz jest ez sweet an
.ioneyfied as a woman could be. she
did get up fine things, admit; an her
flzzss, and bangs, and finger rings wnz
stunnin', But she seemed so tux with
me that ] kept outer the way as muchas
possible. faint no sorter use, though
when a woman is right in the house, an
we've got to meet her three times a day.
I Miss Pepper she knowed what she was
about, an 1 knowed too, bat she Wal
! too much fur me-
Wimpsey sighed deeply, and then pro
ceeded.
"I never could understand how il
come and 1 never shall; but somehow
or other We got ems aged. LeastWays
she said we WIZ. and l di5n't dare e
dispute her. She'd got SIGH 3 high
strung temper. Ye hey no idea OF wna
was sufferin'. All Chat time KEEP
e,oinI to see Kizzy, lust the same, anC