Grand Rapids herald., 1892-06-16


tslin nay d.rsx- When Haidss heard
me- sAy hcA's nsms she got red; when
shs AsArd ne ny ahs wsrsat 70 - him
any noss shs COS white. bat whsn l
come To eallin hin names she boancsd
up an shs ssyx 'Dsddy. says she. 'yoa
o1shtsr ~ Be sshansd Of yourself He
amt 10 Injin, he's white al through
He's . good man. and he loves ns an l
love him. that I DO. and with that shs
ran into shs back roosa. an heard her
cryin as tho her heart would break
Boys, you might have knocked mo
down with . feather. All my wusE
fears was true. reeled TO . chair an
sot down. an cried - hard as Hsidee.
When she heard me she come back An
put her arIas round me and said. kinder
trembly like: Daddy, says she. Daddy.
I'm sorry for what l said. Do try an
like Jack. He does love me, daddy. an
I love him; an if you'll love him. too.
well all bs 30 happy. But | couldn't
give IN. the pill were too bitter; so told
her I'd never consent.
That evenin my old woman. who
were all on Jacks side. an me had the
only quarrel recsllects since our mar
riage. | stoli her all Of tho stories
'gainst Jack I'd ever heard. but it didn'r
have no effect. Now. as u matter Of
fact, Jack Furniss werent Z no worse than
most young men on the border-he were
really = great deal better But it seemed
10 me. when | thought of him in a tight.
as tho no man ever got iLto q night
afore: an when Id think of his drinkin
a little, il were like he were drunk all
the time in my mind The old woman
used TO tell me he were no worse than l
were myself. an couldn't say he were.
but for all that blieve he were. Fact
is, hated him then, so I'd have b'lieved
anything bout him any man said l
knowed Haidee wouldn't see him less
agreed, cause DE told me so, an never
knowed her 70 hresk her word So on
that point were safe. but, Lord, how
unhappy were. / got into two fights
myself. an l drinked more ticker than
were good for me. but for all that
didn't get any better. -
The old woman thought l were
wrong and said so. which didn't make
me feel any much good. but what drove
me wild were that Haidee didn't sing
any more. She'd go bout her work
quiet like. an she'd cry when she thought
/ weren't lookin. but were-most all
the tiae Finally, arter bout three
weeks. give in: couldn't stand it any
longer. 'Haidee. says | one evening.
'Haidee. won't you come and give your
daddy kiss. like you used to doy Hal
dee she come over. an pulled her down
on my knee, an / kissed her an says:
'Haidee, says /. I'm agoin to give my
own baby girl TO another man. You
can marry Jack now, won't stop ye.'
WAL. you oughter seen that girl. She
flushed all up an she kissed me, an then
she laid her head down on my shoulder
an cried for . spell very quietly; and
then she went into the other room an /
seed her kneel down and pray.
Il took my hat an went out an sad
died up. rode up to Jack Furniss'
house, an when he come out held out
my hand, an says-for wanted to get
through the thing quick-'Jack, you
can come IN see Haidee tomorrow He
began to talk. but. bless ye, didn't
wait to hear anythin from him, just
rode of. As rode home ! were hap
pier than were sfore, but it seemed to
me like - he'd sore heert-it hurt 90.
Still. didn't 60 back on my word, an
they was married bout . month arter
that They hive bout ten miles from
here, an Jacks doin well with cattle.
He's east now, maxim arrangements for
sellin stock. an gettin some imported
stock IN sheep. He's good husband,
an Haidee's as happy - the day is long,
an she's always sinsin now, Same As she
used to. I'm pretty we'll used to tho
change; bat for all that sometimes
wish she could have staid little girl,
when she was all mine."-L. J. S. in
New York News.