Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-05-10
THE FATAL KISS.

When par come down from the 10
o'clock that mornin' we was all In the
back porch.
I was churuin' 10 one side, where
thu Washington bower shades the sun,
and Sis was tracin' some piller 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 cellar stoop for the
side steps, an Sis throwed down
everything, an says she;
'Par. where's my mail2"
Henry Cabell was balancin' hisseG
ON the porch rail Within, an ] seen
par's eyes twinkle as they looked that
way, but ! give him a warnin', an
says he:
1.-Two letters fur you, Irene, a pack
sge O. chicken powders fur you,
Pamely, an the papers"
Sis opened one letter.
ga card Of acceptance frora the GEN.
fury old magazine" says she, IAN
lnws, mari" as she read the mex one,
May Meverin will be nerried the
lOthr
'Them's too many merrys fur me-"
aysL Read the papers"
I'm fond o. hearin 'boltthe murders
an hangin's an things Q rale interest
that goes onin the world.
Par was readin, The News Carrier,
an Sis took up ernother paper, an
2ys shes;
'Mar, jus. listen at this item from a
traveller"
'"Durngmy sojourn in California;
visited many of the old ruined mis-
SONS. In the grave yard Of one the
priest pointed 10 a section beyond some
olive trees and said: "All in that ROY
were of one family, and they were
Zach in turn kissed by a ghost before
they died"
q think them's the verbatim words.(
Said Henry Cabell, when Sis he'd
finished: ALLOW me to have the pa
per, Miss Irene" anil seen him read
that fool thing over twice On latf a
little to hisself as he handed il back.
"Well," says /, ''kiSsin' must be
scase in Californy II ghosts is a-takin'
il up"
Then | whirled the dasher roun',
fur the butter he'd come, an thought
no more erbout it.
That evenin' twas gettin' sorter
tween lights, when Sis went 70 the
milkin' gap over by the old lnjin
buryin' ground.
Ihed jes' doubled the yaller dork-
ms chickens TO the black bantam's
coop an counted thirteen turkeys as
they few up to roost, when here come
SIS a-runnin', her face winter n q
sperrit's an her eyes shinin' like stars,
an says she:
30 mari I've seen O ghost slidin' up
against the fence rail, an I've had o
token I'm goin' to die"
-Nonsensei' said ], you amt zen
muthin' but Jersey white, that's missed
oomin' 70 the cuppen now fur three
nights"
70 no, indeed, mai" cried she, ''an'
OF when l started TO run it kissed me
plum in the face"
.sThen 'twernt no soul but Henry
Cabell," saysL LAND knows you've
plHyed him fast and loose long er
nough; its no wonder he wants 70 get
even. Besides" says ], when seen
she looked cut erbout Henry, hes go
goin' away to-morrer, an he knows
he'd never git TO kiss you 'good-by' no
other way"
But mar" says Sis, a-shiverin',
them lips were cold and clammy, an
lsmelled o smell not Of this earth
-Pooh" said ], you smelt nothin'
bat Henry's cigar; an any lips would
be clammy with the night air comm
on"
II warnt no use talkin' 70 Sis.
1--we had a warnin', she repeated,
sinkin' ON a cheer as we entered the
house, an claspin' her hand In an.
guish. "Life's sorrows will soon be
DER; leave me 70 solitude, mar, an let
me write these thoughts"
20 yes" says ], you shell"
Boil filed up the ink bottle out o
her Paris stone jug an got the big
blank book an set 'em before her.
Then ! put on Sis long circular ume
an Sis Is bout one size) an tied on
her beaded fascinator, an thought I'd
les step over 10 Mis- Cabell's an see ef
1 could come up with that Henry
Cabeu an his foolishness.
The way it all happened bout Bis
an him was more'n a year back, when
the Cabells first moved TO our neigh
borhood
Judge Tolliver's old estate was or
dered by the court 10 be sold, because
IL WAS covered by SO many mortgages
tan land knows, IL wern't covered by
mpch else). an II was bought by Col.
C!beil, Henry's par.
Tho colonel settled here by the Blue
Ridge mountains fur his health, an q
mighty nice ole gentleman he was
Is an e~ristocratic.
Ihe family was very friendly with
~ from the first, ef we couldn't count
Uw,ef no further back than great
Kundfather somebody, who paid fifty
iIv VS. fur great-grandmother an
unrtsd his geology tree that way.
By the time / bed helped EN- make
n kfttle o. soft soap an two kittles o.
supIe butter, me an Mis- Cabell was
fssa friends. -.
Henry Cabell 'peared 10 be a well
msnnered young man sarcastic, meb-
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