Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-05-02

Tier SPUR felt sorry fer them peln so lone
1y, SO tole EN- ter come over an see him.
They was mighty glad of ther invite an never
loss no time in gittin' thar nuther. They
looked at Min most of Their time, an air one
O. them would er sot up to her quick if she'd
gin UNI er half chance. But she didn't
pear to take no stock in perticlar to air one
an was glad ov it, too, for, Lord knows,
didn't want none o. them to take her from
me. WANT jealous, but KEEP my eye on
EN- all Their time. Them mimi men amt to
be trusted when it comes to stealth another
feller's girl, no they amt. But can't blame
'em much, fer 1 was half outer my senses
all Their time Min was my girl. Thar WANT
no days like them, none, none.
We was gittin' er long peaceful like, an
savin' up er heap of gold, when one day thar
popped all ov er suddin in Their mines Bill
Griffins. He was portly built an his skin was
es white es Minis, and his hans looked like
they'd never dun no hard work. Bill was
some sort O. far fetched kinry ov Their squir's,
got tired, an said he want used to SIGH labor
in an want goin' to do it.
Everything went bad after Bill come.
Some o. Their boys got sick, gold got hard to
fine, an all I'm us had ther blues Bill stayed
most of his time at the squir's. and he didn't
mine none O. my hints to git. Their SPUR
kind O. liked to talk to him, cause he'd been
er bout SO many places an had seen so much.
Bill was better pearin' and finer lookin' than
any man out thar, an when l seen Min look
in at him sideways didn't like it er bit.
My heart would beat like somethin' vile, an
l was uneasy all Their time, though she was
just Their same to me. He was always seekin'
her com'ny, an she thought er lot ov white
SKINS | got so l never went whar he was
'thout breshin' my face with lime, jes' to
make me STAN er better show long slider him.
Bill he'd lots o. books, an use to read in
'em to Min every day. She liked Their stories
he'd tell her, an it made me mad cause l
couldn't read good nough fer her to listen to.
Bill was mean hearted an was always putin
high notions in Minis head. felt like takin'
him by his neck an ringin' it off every day,
an believe I would fer er little Their SOUR
seen, too, how he was sourin' Min on mine
life, but our weddin' was so close we thought
it wouldn't make no difference Bill had
been that er month tryin' to take Min er
way from me. l knowed it, an begged
her not to go back on me, an she said she
wouldn't, so l thought she was true
Our weddin' day fell on Sat'day, an all
Their boys stayed from work jes' to see us
married, every las one ov 'em-'cept Bill
come over to help dress me- an all gin Min
hunk O. gold for 'er present. When 1 come
out Min was standin' waitin', an ther pref
test picter I ever seen. Their boys waved
their hats an hollered loud-all but Bill.
He stood thar lookin' at Min, with his eyes
er blaze O. fire. He never heard nothin' nor
saw nothin' but Min. She smiled kind of
sad like at me, an it made me feel like I'd
never felt b'fore In er mint Bill come tar
in in, an slappin' me on ther jaw said he'd
hev Min or die. In er mint we was outside
ften fer life an DEATH Their boys hollered
out tibet Their one what whips wins Their bride.
he'd mos kilt him when Their boys pulled me
er way, an went to shoutin' Minnie was
mine. AM twas true, I'd won her twice.
took her ham an all ov er suddin she looked
up in my eyes-then at Bill. Such er look I
'aint never seen in all my life. She tried to
tell me somethin' an it seemed to choke her.
But dreckly she said so sorrowful like: dan,
never meant to; no, ther Lord knows /
didn't. Don't think hard O me, Dan, but I
love him.
An fore I could say er word she was
standin' by Bill.
No, amt got no folks nor nothin', an
all my life was kilt thet day.-Philadelph
Times.