The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-05-02
THE FATAL KISS.

THE FATAL KISS.
a Fortunate Mistake, and Every
Cody Happy.
When par come down from the ten
o'clock that mornin' we was all in the
back porch.
l was churnin' to one side, where
the Wash ngton bower shades the sun,
and Sis was tracin' some pillcr shams,
with two owls a-blinkin' at one mother,
an "good night writ erbove Them
amt like common owls, what wakes
up when dark comes.
Par turned the celler stoop for the
side steps. an Sis throwed down every
thing, an says she:
.Par, where's my mail?"
Henry Cabell was balancing hisself
on the porch rail Within. an seen
par's eyes twinkle as they looked that
way, but / give him warnin' an says
he:
1.-TWO letters fur you, Irene. .
package o. chicken powders fur you.
Pamely, an the papers.
Sis opened one letter.
"A card OF acceptance from the
Century-old Magazine. Gays she,
IAN laws, mar as she re, I'd the mex
one, "May Meverill will be merried
the 10TH"
"Them's too many merrys fur me, :"
says L .kead the papers"
TIM fond o. hearin' bout the MUIR
ders an hangin's an things o. rale
interest that goes on in the world.
Par was readin' the News Carrier,
an Sis took up ernother paper, an
Gays she:
"Mar. just listen at this item from
q traveller:
".Durin' my sojourn in California l
visited many Of the old ruined mis-
sions. In the graveyard Of one the
priest pointed to q section beyond some
olive trees and said: .All in that row
were Of one family, and they were
each in turn kissed by ghost before
they died. -"
Il think them's the verbatim words
Said Henry Cabell. when Sis he'd
finished: "Allow me to have the pa
per, Miss Irene" an seen him read
that fool thing over twice an laff q
little to hisself as he handed it back.
"Well." says /. ''kissin' must be
scase in Californy il ghosts is a-takin'
It up"
Then / whirlcd the dasher roun'. fun
the butter he'd come, an thought nc
more erbout it.
That evenin' twas gettin' sortel
tween lights. when Sis went to the
milkin'-gap over by the old Injin bury
in ground.
I he'd jes' doubled the yaller dorkin's
chickens to the black bantam's cooI
an counted thirteen turkeys as they
few up to roost, when here come ST!
a-runnin', her face winter q sperrit',
an her eyes shinin' like stars, an say
she:
20 mar! I've seen q ghost slidin
up against the fence rail. an I've had
q token I'm goin' to die!'
Nonsense said |. ''you amt seer
nothin' but Jersey white. that's missed
comm to the cuppen now fur three
nights.
20 no, no indeed. MARI cried she
Can o! when / started to run it kissed
me plum in the face
Then 'twern't no soul but Henri,
Cabell," says !. Land knows you've
played him fast an loose long ernough
it's no wonder he wants to get even
Besides" says l. when seen sh'
looked cut erbout Henry, ''he's goin
away to-morrer. an he knows he's
never get to kiss you 'good-by' no othe
way"
..But. mar" says Sis, a-shiverin'
..them lips was cold and clammy. an
Ismelled smell not Of this earth"
..Pooh," said /, '.you smelt nothin
but Henry's cigar; an any lips woul'
be clammy with the night air comm
on
1t warn't no use talkin' to Sis.
.I've had warnin',' she repeated
sinkin' on . cheer as we entered tn
house, and claspin' her hands in an
guish. Lilies sorrows will soon b
Ger; leave me to solitude, mar, ar
let me write these thoughts.
20 yes" says !, you she'll"
So l filled up the ink bottle out Z
her Paris stone jug and got the bi
blank book an set EN- before her.
Then l put on Sis long circular I'm
an Sis is bout one size) an tied o
her beaded fascinator, an thought l.
jos step over to Mis- Cabelrs an Sc
eff l could come up with that Henr
Cabell an his foolishness.
The way it all happened bout Sis ar
him was more'n u year back, whe
the Cabells first moved to our neigh
b0rhood.
Judge Tolliver's old estate was OF
dered by the couo to be sold. becaus
it was covered by so many mortgage
IAN, land knows. it weren't covcre
by much else), an it was bought b
Colonel Cabell, Heary's par.
The Colonel settled here by the BIZ,
Ridge mountains fur his health. an
mighty nice ole gentleman he was; pal
an eristocratic.
The family was very friendly wit
US from the first. ef we couldn't coun
onrsef no further back than grea,
grandfather somebody, who paid fift,
i've VS. fur great-grandmother ar
started his geology tree that away.
By the time / he'd helped 'em make
kittle q soft soap an two kittles @ AZ