Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-03-19

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hern, and she was keeping TO the letter
Of the agreement.
Then they tried to buy her off, bat
she said she was satisfied as things
was and wanted no change. Still it
was clear that she was not only max
ing money for herself, but keeping the
company out of it.
There was one injineer named
Wells on the trains, and bimeby, when
this had been going on matter of
four or five years, Betsy Ann Simcoe
noticed that he always fetched his
cap and looked at her in a soft, spoony
sort O. way whenever he seen her.
One day, when she was standing on
the bank, he flung bokey of pinks
and bachelor buttons to her feet, and
another time pitched her pound o.
candy.
Then he handed her newspaper
with some verses in it marked with
charcoal-something about his heart
being captivated by lady "over the
way" that he'd never spoke to and at
last came letter, saying as how he'd
been interested in her ever since he'd
seen her so often on the cars, and he
was sure she would make him the good,
clever. sensible wife he'd always want
ed, if she could only bring herself to
fancy him as he did her.
Well, she answered the letter, and
a meeting was fixed but meantime
one O. the railroad chaps stepped in
and told her that Wells was getting
so dissipated that the company talked
of discharging him, but that she
might be able to save him by stiper-
lating that she'd marry him only on
condition that he'd give up going to
bar-rooms.
He considered of it and said he
would if she'd promise likewise to
give up her railroad travelling and
stay at home and make it comfortable
and agreeable for him and her.
So they both put it down in black
and white, and got witnesses to it.
and took oath to keep their words,
and then they was married.
Of coarse Betsey Ann Wells stayed
at home now, and set about doing all
she could to make it pleasant for her
husband. She had plenty of time to
do it in, for he didn't make his APP
pearance there once a month, skeerse.
ly; and at last she found out that it
was all put up job of the company's
who'd bribed Wells with 5000 to
marry her and get her off the road
for good.
He was a reckless sort of a chap,
but not bad, and had always been as
sober and free from bar-rooms us
judge.
Betsey Ann was awful cut up when
she found it all out, for she'd set her
heart on him as old maids are apt to
set their hearts on the first man that
pretends to keer for 'em.
She didn't say nothing, even to
Lucindy Parks, but went right along
doing the best she could to make it
pleasant for her husband whenever he
came to see her.
And at last, when he met with an
accident from collision on the road,
and he had to be laid up for weeks
before he got well again, she had him
from the hospital and nursed him as
tender and keerful as a mother does
her aiing baby.
And would you believe it, that in
time she brought the man around to
be ashamed of the trick he'd played
her and to be jest as steady and easy
going husband as any in Cross Keys ?
Betsey Ann Wells never went on
the rails again, except once or twice
with her husband, paying her own
fare.
And once she told the conductor
that, in spite of everything the com.
pany had done, she'd got the best of
the bargains good husband and
money enough to make him and her
comfortable for life Susie Asther
Weiss.