The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-12
the door Of the Lovejovs, and Miss

| WIG uoof Va inc LoVeJOvS, anu Mis-
Becky demanded the reason of this pre-
sumptious movement after the writer
notice she had sent. Then followe,
denial and affirmations which wer,
about to terminate in language tos
coarse for refined ears, when the wild
ow. to prove her assertion that she had
received no notice to quit boldly drew
forth her love epistle and spread it be.
fore Miss Becky's eyes to find. If she
could. one word in that about not want
ing her services. and declaring by al
the good sa nts In heaven that 1t was
the only scrap of writin' she'd done
since j NM was born. Becky didn'l
fain. but very hurriedly undeceived
the mind Of poor Mrs. Bunker as to the
authorship of the letter. then caught
her horse. saddled and few away in
search of Melvin jolly; for she was no.
long in real ling the mischief done.
After learning at his boarding house
that he had left for the city the night
before, she returned home and informed
her mother that she was going to the
city and would return just as soon as
the grievous error she had committed
was corrected. That evening. as Mr..
Jolly was preparing to leave his place
of business. he was startled at hearing
his name spoken by lady. and look
ing up beheld the verv girl he had ran
away from the ght before.
'.Mr. Joilr." said she, "you re-
ceived note from me last evening;
that note was intended for our wash
woman. whose services we had con-
cluded to dispense with. Can you for
give mep'
1t was a trying position for Mel.
who was naturally a modest man, for
on one s lie stood one of his associate
clerks and on the other his employer.
stern and often gruff man. practical
In the extreme. and who dislikes pre-
tence any form.
"What does this young lady say,
Meivinp' and then the explanation
had to come. Becky told her simply
story of how she had written two
notes, one dismissing her wash woman
because of her troublesomy Oh Id; and
the other to Mr.. Jolly; that in inclos-
ing them. through her absent minded
ness each went to the wrong party.
"And you came a hundred miles,
miss. to correct this mistaken"
Eyes. SIR"
Melvin, do YOU love this lady?"
II think great deal OF her. SIR"
sand we'll you should. the re is no
necessity of my inquiring whether or
not she tn nks great deal of you; any
girl who will ride hundred miles to
explain mistake to save the loss of her
lover. is the kind of girl to tie to. And
that is what brought you home in
hufy before your vacation expired?
Now. sir. show your graf tude and ap-
pASoA"o'oh VI eA ouif, ioOy W bnhlHS
her under your protection, and when
ever she gets ready to return home. oc-
her; and miss I hope you. as
Mrs. Jolly. will exhibit the same clev-
erness in wedding out the mistakes of
married life that you have in single"
1t is needless to dwell upon the af-
ter part; thew are Mr.. and Mrs jolly,
and the tender care she shows her pref
ty children, contradicts the false char
acter she unwittingly assumed in the
opening of this story.
But the Widow Bunker never entirely
Forgave Beck. She always contend.
I'D that it was in someway her fault that
she d dn't marry that time; the ill uslon
was too sweet to destroy and she clings
10 an ideal man who was sight
more lovin' than Bunker. Yankee
Bi1de