Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-21

of mighty down, wild RENE Nex' time,
says, I don't want no wuds wild ye, Mist
Sanders But let him come In speak wild
Rene, kase he did set a heap o. store on
Rene, an Rene on him. An byrneby he
got T. stayin' longer an den Rene wud
hab him stay & dinner. An Mist Thomp-
son say be make his braggs er dat, an
say ben turnin' my mine t. him. Dat
rifle me. But de las time wen he come, he
done shaved his beard an look so like de
Lige | married dat"-she flung out Il
clinched hand to strike her breast furious
ly-'something hot come up dar, mindin
me o. all dem times t'gedder an de lille
dead chiIlen an all, an ben fair choked.
So hilt my haid mighty bovish like, an
marched outer de house, new passn' a
wud wild him An de mex day done rent
de house an all T. Brer' Thompson TO- him
an norrer culled man wot patches t'gedder,
t. keep twell come back, an drawed out
my money dat | got left t. de sto'; an
come on yeere. l done prommus Mist
| Thompson | git enforcement fun Lige.'
"And promised him, dare say, to marry
him afterward, said |.
But Victory drew herself up proudly:
Nom, doesn't go so easy. l only done
| prommus git enforcement fun Lige. |
show Lige don't nebber furgive himp'
We both surmised that it was more an
ger against the erring Lige than love for
| Thompson (whom we unreasonably dis
liked that was at the bottom of Victory's
motives.
From this time our sympathies were en-
tirely with the husband. Rene declared
that Thompson stole his mothers money.
He knew about the hiding place. "She
wouldn't tell me where she hid it," says
Rene, with indignation, but she owned
up she told him."
There had been suspicious of Thompson,
it appeared, in regard to some church
moneys that were in his hands Oh, yes,
Rene admitted, he had paid the money
back, but not until after they had lost
their little hoard.
81 knows nav, she sets store by paw,
still, ;" S; z Reme "but this fellow talks 80
smooth he's fair bewitched her. | did
write to paw where we ben, and I'm hopin'
he'll git round. | sent him all the money
NAV let me keep outer my wages and my
grips"
The grips, l suppose, were Reme's tips,
which he received on various occasions.
"Maw'll get her enforcement in two
weeks, she says" Rene went on gloomily,
land she lows to go back t. the country
right strait but | amt going with her if
you all will keep me-"
Reme's prediction came true With a
profusion of thanks for our kindness, Vic
tory gave us warning. She was going back
in three weeks to her own house. We
couldn't complain as far as we were con
! cerned, especially as she had hunted up
new cook Of great gifts in sauces and sal
] L., l,,- ~
neat, industrious, indeed lacking little of
perfection except a good temper.
Rene on this official confirmation, as it
were, of his fears, became a walking statue
Of gloom 1t was at this period that he
broke a Royal Worcester plate and three
cut glass wineglasses, all of which Of
course just slipped from his hands while
he wasn't doing nothing" His misery
over the wreck wSs such that Kate hadn't
the heart TO scold him.
He came to us later and begged Kate not
to take any money out of his wages, due
the next day.
NAV, she said you'd keep most ALL" he
whmpered, "'cause they're the incest kind
of dishes and cost terrible sight, she says
| But if you'd please not this month, I'll
| sure work for you all next month"
Kate treasured him. She wasn't going
to take his money, but why was he 30 anx-
| ious to have the wages this month";
Then Rene confessed that his father was
in town, and so was Mr. Thompson.
And Thompson, he's all fixed up" cried
Rene, "out of our money. In a black
preacher coat and silk hat. Oh, he looks
mighty fine. But paw does look pint
blank gashly. You see, Mrs. Temple, he
did ben sick ever sence he went home the
last time, and the house where he ben
burned down and he lost his good clothes
and ever cent er money, and now he's
come here, all ragged, amin to git some
work and some clothes and make il up to
NAV. And don't want nav t. see him all
in his rags and Thompson strutting round
in his high hat. So WAS reckoning I'd buy
him some clothes"
We sympathized with Rene. but as il
turned out our sympathy came to nsught
Either Victory's lawyer got the divorce
sooner than he expected, or Victory her
self found the money sooner; anyhow, a
few evenings later Kate came to me to say
that Thompson was calling on Victory
at once wanted to look at a new expert
ment in buildings, left in the ''cold closet,
to reach which one must pass through the
kitchen.
true euOuRu, Iuere u SniuR IoCsti, slS
foot negro, cleaning all over, in a black
broadcloth, with a gorgeous gold watch
chain and dazzling linen.
Victory would not let us pass without in
Producing him.
1t WAS at this moment that there came
timid kind of half hearted knock at tn,
door.
Victory opened it and absolutely stag
gered back. my Lawd, Lige" she
screamed, "whut's got ye'"
Lige indeed it was, and forloner specta
Gle than he presented is difficult to picture
He looked sick and wretcbed, and BIZ
clothes were no better than rags. What
contrast to the resplendent Thompsonl
Yes, Vict'ry, it's me, )" said poor Lige
81 know / amt fit t. come o see ye in sicl
close, but | did wanter see ye SO badr'
"All Victory said was. "Mymy! mymy
Liger'
BY this time-for half unconsciously Vic
tory had opened the door-Lige had sham
bled into the circles of light. He saw
Thompson As IL by magic his humilit
was rent from him. His limp form straight
ened. Head erect and eyes burning h
, shook his fist at the preacher.
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