The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-10

see him going on about the wrong enc. l
knew Hetty didn't ike it, neither. But he
felt bad enough when he got at the rights
of the story He held Hetty's arm when
the doctor set it. She never made lisp
didn't take ether or nothing, and the drops
jest rolled off his face-looking on. But she
never spoke 10 him. he waited on her night
and day; he is right good nurse.
- Nor she didn't speak to him the time
the news came that he was elected. He
walked into the room-he's mighty pretty
man, only he's got mouth for all the world
like Icons, and he's light Completed with
kinder red cheeks when he gifts excited, but
he didn't have spear Of color about him.
She looked at him and / could see she was
as worked up as him. Leon says he, tell
your mother.Pm elected Kinder queer, I
do say"
But. Mrs Armil, what made them do
that way in the first place 3"
well, it's a longish story, but we're a
right smart way from the house yet. It
come about like this. Hetty is from Arkan-
sas, born and raised there, put he comes
from Kansas He come down our way and
settled down in the gum woods to make his
fortune; but ne fell in love with Hetty
Arkansas girls is pretty. and Hetty was tile
prettieSt kind Nf Arkansas girl hair
blacks buZZard's wing, and real sDappity
black eyes, and white little teeth, and Iashes
long enough to put in curl papers, and jest
as sllmber and graceful, like young
fawn - that's Hetty Senguiu. But Het-
ty- they do say there's Injun way
hack in the Senguins; but anyhow
there's French and Spanish, and Hetty.
though she was jest as good a girl as you'd
meet the longest day in the year, she was a
kinder bearing-maliee critter-laid things I'D
and stored them by! So that's how il ben
she bad liking for young Robinson, who
had all-sorts store at the crossroads, and
he was waiting on her regular, so twas
WI Cd bar m
night going home from playing games at
the Wilder Packard's, for you see he was
all-pTOfeSs0TS and didn't hold by dancing.
Where was L? Oh. yes; he asked her, and
she said no, mighty prompt and he was
dreadful taken down., He knew we'll
enough what made her."
CHAPTER II.
The woman continued: "He did pintedly
feel bad; but he kent himself to himself
and went on fooling his money away. raft
ing his timber down Black ana getting
aground, and having to pay heap to boats
to tow OF him off, and that way; and one
day Robinson had to 60 to st. Louis to buy
goods, and there he got good place as a
clerk and sold out though Hetty didn't like
it; but he hadn't fairly asked her to name
the day, so she couldn't say nothing, but
she hated it the worst in the world and
looked like she couldn't bear to have him
go: but he did 20, and she didn't git but
one letter, and news came in a month he
was married to St Louis girl. Then Hetty
she took up with Seth and married him, and
bout a year after they was married back
comes young Robinson, no more married
than the door-post. and accuses Seth of
knowing the story was not true, and having
had letter from the girl they told it bout
saying she wasn't engaged to Robin
son, and of sending him the paper
with the notice of the marriage
and making him think Hetty had
gone back on him till he met up with some
one from our way and got the whole story.
couldn't begin to tell you all the row
he made. He drawe1 on Seth, but Seth
was not afraid of him no more than nothing
and knocked his pistil in the river. and said
he never did get that letter, and sure's
you're born he told the truth, for il come
out aiterward that she thought she'd sent It
but she hadn't But you can imagine that
Hetty felt terrible. Robinson came M
to our house, was back on visit then
and he begged me to git him speech of
Hesty, once He wanted 10 explain and he
cried, he felt so bad. He was right nice
Teller, only a little hard of hearing. and
mad if you spoke too low. and he was awful
fond Of clothes, and used to put pretty