Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-29

The death Of an improyident husband haa
thrown her upon her own rssources She had
barely managed TO keep body and soai TO-
vethsr until the foreclosure Of tho mortgage
that the ,hiftless husband had plaeesi on the
homestead
Then. with her few poor effects and her
sou-the Young quail shooter-she had start
ed in the covered wagon back TO her child
hood bone
suffering had come in plenty, and as she
concluded the little story. 50 simple and Yet
50 full Of pathds, the widows eyes filed WITH
tears.
Like as not III never see the dear old In
diana home again" she quayervd.
What part NV InjannyP asked the man
Statewide, IN
..Re.nstater Ben Hollis, u young, pig bead
ed fooif'
Remember Ben, Why, should say did
And be was no fool. either. - be wasn't!
Biggest fool on top Nv earth, persisted
the shaggy headed man Say you res'eii-
Der himf'
YES. indeediH answered the sick woman,
eagerly Why, I-we-nothins-he went
away, an
Yes" broke in the other, hoarsely, he
" nj away. list like a sap headed fool, to glt
mad al nnthini
The shock headed man paused, drew a long
breath as If TO strengthen ais determination,
and blurted out, suddenly;
.'Marthy, don't you know meF
Ben
Twenty minutes later, when the combined
horse doctor and jurist, the ex-prisoner, Ro-
new and Buck arrived at the wagon, they
teheli u sight that made the big man eN-
claim that he would be dad gummed."
The sick womans face was very Close to
Ben's, and She was foebly endeavorins 70 UNI
snarl his shaggy mop of hair. She paused
and looked into his ewes with look Of iueifa-
BILE content that made her wan face bright
Rooney" queried the justice, as they
paused some distance away from the wagon,
lis your Partner fixed fe, money!
Fixed Owns half NV the Waller Bird
ranch" replied Rooney
(which I've heerd is the best ranch 'twixt
this an Texas" commented the justice,
WAL answered Roney, moieStly- I'm my
opinion, iii not only the best but the valua-
| blest ranch to hc nund in atwo years huntf'
| Yer pardncr got airy wifet'
Mary Tal.s III his sleep sometimes. an
packs around with him all the time a little
| tintype markell darthy
my mother l,Ines Marthy, said the ex-
prisoner
The Justice and Rooney held an earnest con-
| ference.
Then the former sent Buck hurrying toward
the house, where he mounted a pony and
dashed away across the prairie,
When Buck returned, an hour later, trl-
umphautly bearing u marriage license, there
was a unique wedding at the old covered
| wagon.
Ben Hollis stood on the hub and grinned
happily while the justice pronounced the
words that made him the husband Of the in
valid, whose hand he tenderly held and whose
wan face glowed with joy.
Thirty minutes after the impressive cere-
mony, all but Buck and the quail shooter sat
about the tabh. in the house of the judicial
horse doctor The latter persisted in heaping
upon the plate OF the sick woman, who was
supported by her husbands strong arm,
enough corn dodger and side meat for three
well women.
who owns the other half NV the Waller
Bird ranchf0 the host asked, suddenly, as if
the thought had just struck him.
II do answered Ront~y, promptly. Me
an Ben was strikin fer the railroad, an then
fer the ole home stampn grounds, TO see if
anybody that kuowed us was livin. Struck
one that knowcd one Nv us fore we got fairly
started"
And he gave great grin at the newly
made bride, who blushed happily.
Dunno what the 'rangemcnts will be
now" went on Roney But little Dick
thar's got "a new father-an'-an' why,
s'pose I'm bout the same as his uncle, any
how
The voice of Buck interrupted him
Dick" he ssld, you ne,,in't feel stuck up
count NV ketchin' two relatives at one clip.
Yer ole musaet won't sh3ot scarcely an y
GROWING inslt-'l kin ding you side holts."
Almost in>i.utly there zane the scund If n
boyish head hitting tie floor, and Buck said,
sheepshly
Reckon wa, ~ort NY mistook Tom p.
Morgan III Golden Days