Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-06
HOW JOE LOST HIS ARM.


On the TomsIsses river 90 bright Wa horn,
~ hut made Of h,,.,s q 'as e,Sh, yellow corn
All ,o~,s he, sSaa, n nv s s~a - .,sa
elnrins. row away. row o'sr the w.ieru 20 binc.
Lac a feather well noat In my rimtree esnce.
The clerk OF the Pretty Jane had q
mellow voice. and blended sweetly with
II was little Jennie's childish treble
He sat upon the deck Of the little
steamboat gazing around ON the bright
waters OF the Tombigbee rs the sun
danced on thein, gazing intently, and
smiling absently TO himself.
lie was man Of about thirty, and his
right coat sleeve was empty and pinned
upon his heart.
Little Jennie leansl upon his knee.
staring him intently in the face In way
that children have. She pushed her
broad brimmcd hat back from her eyes
no that ahs might stare the better. The
bat was queerly shaped palmetto
structure, for this was In '63. and clothes
were at premium. She was the child
Of one OF the pa~aonrcrs. and betyveen
her and the clerk quite q frientAhip had
sprung up.
"And did You sure enough meet your
Julia here on the Tombigbcc~ asked the
child, stroking tho empty sleeve with a
plying touch.
"Ycs," said tho clcrk. reused from his
rsveie and emiling down on the eager III.
tie face: III have often taken her rowing
on tho Tombigboe before tho war, when
bad my other arm"
How nicer said Jounie. "uow nice,
And In n guntreo canoeys
"Well, / want particular N. 10 tho
Kind OF canoe, 40 IL was a onnoe. . saId
he, smiling.
"And your yniia mint named .rpiia
but Mary Jane, after All, /" aaId ,bs child
YES" Nid he, but shes lust ns
,wect as II her name was Julia. though
wouldn't ft In the song 20 we'll"
NO, you couldn't say. Il rowcd my
Mary Jane 20 true. "Twould make tho
dong too long legged"
True" said he, laughing. "but that
makes no difference. 1 think Of her
while sing IL. NO that II seems A. n n
wa, hrf name"
"Woli. Mr. Perkins" said Jennie. "tell
me why haven't you married your Julia.
n you've been rowing her around n,
your gumtrce canoe these over 40 many
years.
"You sec" said tho mate smiling. "mv
Julia couldn't make up her mind TIM,
she loved me tili the war broke out and
volunteered; then she .aid diroc,Iy
she'd marry me. but TWINS too late tbcn.
had 70 20 of 10 fight" n 10
"You had both OF your arms tbepr. In.
)erruptcd Jennie, "you VIVA born With
'emY'
"Of course, child. Did YOU ever hear
Of any one born with ono ARM Natur,
don't ever mako no such sobbled. lon.
rided work as that"
"wsli, II You had both OF your arm,
then, I don't SEQ why she wouldn't nav,
you.v ~
"Bless You, child. EVERYDAY had
plenty Of arms then; that WINS no in.
duceinent To tako . fellow. But. az 1
wns saving. when sho found wa going
Oh TO the war and might pot L,Il,s' th,n
shs found thnt she loved me-,
shed rather marry Won than that
you should get killed" snid Jcnnlc
Eyes, think abe ought, after Won rowed
hor around In the canoe.
''You are right" said Perkins. laueh.
Ing; but twas too late 10 marry her
then. Wo agreed that " ever got back
rarely, when tho war was over, we'd
marry.
TELL mo now. how you came 30 lose
-FOUR arm" said Jennie.
Twas In one Of tho great battles
pround Richmond that year. had been