Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-10

married me when begged her 10. but sAe
never knew another happy dny. She pined for
hun planted him IN slightly spot, under |.
bag iive-oal; and -he used 70 70 there and
put flower things on him and cry. She went
days when she thought was away. but knew
Of IL and many's the time I've wished il vas
me down there 30 be sorro~ed over
Il expect about this time I wasn't q nice man
20 be ABOUT ] used % feel like killing some
thing mostly, and IL ever did any thing 70 earn
me Che name Of
'Bkp JoHS ADAM
a. I'm known, il was then. I didn't care What
did. We never saw any pleasure togethcr
knew she pined for him and Kept hi, picture
by her, but we lived together twelve years. then
abe took fever in the spring aud died.
''The day she died she talked 70 me a rood
deal about how kind I'd been and how she
wished she could made me happier But IN
the evening she went 90 sleep aud woke an a
little tightly and thought we was ell boy, and
girls az school again.
AN at once she at mp in bed and laughed
and her face looked like little giri's I'm
going 20 him. she said"
he looked at me with a curious, ghAstly
Darkness Il m agoing % him, he repeated;
and again in a husky whisper, I'm agoing 70
him"
He threw out his hand in a gesture q in
tolerable anguish; HE robbed me living and
he robbed me dead she never spoke again"
Presently he looked ~. you've heard
about the grip You might have thought she'd
be a comfort 20 me. did everything for her
q man could do. She had saddle horse that
could outrun anything in Texas. a saddle had
made Tor her IN San Antone--cost sl50-a herd
and brand Of her own. 1 didn't want any
one 20 wait on her nor look at her but me;
and. seeing the time her mother'd had, did mt
want her 20 marry.
Everything went lovely for a while and
saw the most peace aud pleasure ever saw in
my nie-which ain saving much-when she
came to me and told me she was going 20
marry low-down sneaking chump that I
way.
she wasn't like her mother. couldt do
anything with her. When she said a thing she
meant H. so tried drawing him of and when
found him sneaking back 10 steal her OF
SHOT HIN.
They tried me for that. never viii forget
the men that had IL done. III even up the
score with every one OF them before die.
shes gone back 20 Missouri 20 her mothers
KIN folks. She thinks I'm too wicked 20 live
and not Mt TO die, ana she writes 90 me trying
TO get me 20 repent, but know whether I've
got anything to repent of. / send her money"
Mindful Of the moral aspect Of the case tried
little preach on my own account Not an or
thodox one, perhaps. but said that neighbors
lived on better terms with them he might dnd
IL 80 and be happier.
He took il as a matter Of course and some
what humorously. ''of course you'd say all
that; women folks always do. But you've got
pretty good sense. YOU re considerable Of man
yourself. m willing 10 own that m a pretty
hard man, but I've had hard luck. know
these people and you don't, there's nothing
they won try to work man for il he'll cotton
10 il. I've lived fiehting for nv rights and
reckon that's the way I II die.
"But you ii send me the picture. sure. won't
your II take any amount OF preachin' IL you'll
promise that. You see i always think Of Matte
as little girl leave out all the time out here
and think Of her as she at your age and
younger"
The line, fierce, Bedouin-like face softened.
the keen eyes turned upon me the kindest,
gentlest gaze. Goodbye" he said. God
me, and, with a sweeping wave Of the hand and
with 10 further word, was Cd down the road at
his usual laundering gallop.
sent the picture, obedient 10 nv promise.
Reca1tly a railroad was put through his
ranch, lie swearing, threatening and protest
ing TO the last that he wouldn't have his pas
lures cut up and his cattle al killed or scared
TO death. lie was very loud and violent. and
when a train was wrecked by distractions
being placed on the track not a mile from his
house none Of his neighbors doubted his guilt.
great posse went with the sheriff 20 arrest
him. They stood outside the closed door and
called upon him to surrender.
As he himself would have described il, he
kicked open the door and
TURNED LOOSE BOTH sTx-sHooTEEs.
He killed and wounded several men. was
himself MORALLY wounded and died within an
hour, having savagely informed the men that
he knew nothing about the wrecking Of the
train, but 1t didn't make any difference he was
just as willing 20 accommodate them with q
little pistol practice
And his spirit went out, savage and defiant,
to seek, maybe, for place where the giving Of
dog bad name is not equivalent 20 hanging
him. ALICE MAcGowAx.