People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08

all alone, and it seemed so good to
think of keepin' house once more, so
said Yes and we were married in
three weeks from that night.
EnlrWe lived real happysto getheriol
Fifteen years; and ! never thought; any.
\ thing more about money matters, nor
how things could get mixed up. We
kept on prosperin', Mr.. Jones had the
name of bein' a good farmer, and 1 al
ways knew how TO manage my part. |
tMe both worked hard; but we didn't
.oye a cent and kept putin money
into the bank, .,,i fs 1.t,s,.t...,
Zone day Mr., Jones took an awful
cold, and went right into lung fever.
He didn't live aweel, an 4never knew
anybody after the second day. When the
! funeral was over ! began to remember
! and to think what might happen again
|, without will; for Mr.. Jones had
nephew, Jacob, who was an awful
I graspih' man. '.''' '."" ga" i'a
He came in the very next day, and
we looked over all Mr. Jones' papers,
but we couldn't find any. Then Jacob
4 spoke right up; Mis- Jones, you can
have your thirds, but you can't have
no more for, legally, the rest goes
to me.
A "Mr. Jones had been a real kind hus
/, band, and / felt awful lonesome any.
way. So just broke down and began
6 to cry. Jacob got up and went out; but
b knew he'd come back, and he did the
next mornini and brought q. lawyer
with him. They said we didn't need TO
have an auction, and they'd give in a
4 good many Of my things but the best
of EN- must have price fixed, and then
] Jacob put his Hand on That chest Of
dfawers, and said this ltiaAg isayorth
more than it W as at first, but I'm will,
ing to let it go for. twenty-five dollars
I'D got some money laid by me, and
waited until things we're settled
Then | brought il out, and paid down
for all Lhad. He and the lawyer were
'standini right there, and H. had all !
/ could do TO bear it, was 50 wrought
up Lspose i said more'n ! ought, butt
did speak my mind to Jacob. u told
4 him that he needn't ever, darken my
doors again, for he was no better than
4 q thief, I said the, Law, ought TO, help
/ widows, when husbands died so sudden
: " they hadn't no time TO makea Will;
r but If ID didn't their relatives no need
| TO take advantage of it. -,
"Mr. Jones was worth considerable
| fpfopeftS .eahd4S my tkitds gsSeSme the
house and garden over again, and money
r enough in the bank. to keep me besides;
5 but ! never had any call to invite Jacob
: here after that final settlement,
10 "Well, twan't mpre'n two years agai,
) before, one cold winter night, when
was sitting here real comfortable by
/. the fire, / heard a knock at the front
! door. Iaopened it, and there was Mr.
, Smith, who lived in another part Of the
: town. 49,. $50 auiI.s 39lAgyi.s 10
"s.He was a widower, though his wife
hadn't been dead more than six months
I never thought what he'd come foa'.
t He always seemed to be well-meanin'
man! Ihadn'tanything against him. 81
, He took seat by the FIRE. 1t was
pretty 'hotf andS he kept 9pushin' his
l chair back until he got beside that
, chest, and then he couldn't get no fur.
: therla ni moo siGJ,uI yhi nj h5i
Before long. he took, hold Of one lot
t the handles, and began to work It back
and forth; and then he burst out: 49,.
tIliaM Mis- Jones, don't you think yon and
T 1 could get along together? We're both
. pretty lonesome5isD .5iE-sl5l 5 i.',,i 7i"
N, II shouldn't have afsred up as I did,
Il Hadn't seen him holdtn' On, to that