The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-01-28
JANETS FATHER.

VIII II ~ IL 1 llbkBe
~ Dennis McCarty and his friend, Jason
Wilson, were leaving England on the
packet ship Tempest. They were bound
for the coal mines Of Pennsylvania.
Both were married. Each had left q
wife and baby behind. They were min
u es-their fathers had been miners be-
lore them. Wonderful reports had
reached their ears from the United
~ States. Days wages were nearly
y doubled, and food was plentiful and
cheap. Zone mans as good rs another,
" Dennis; any man can get an Office in .
free country" was the burden Of Jason's
argument In their long debates while
the matter Of going was still undecided.
"YH-as, Jason, they tell me, man. that
d you can be president II you can Ownly
get votes enough" was Dennis satirical
addendA that always followed this social
equality declaration Of his ambitious
neighbor.
n The two men had long been comrades
they had worked side by side in the
Cornwall mines for many year-but
they were very different in character
and habits. Dennis was a home loving
body; his wife, \ simple, hard working
woman, but they had made love match
"a and were well agreed in most matters
=" that concerned their domestic life.
M Nothing would have made Dennis hap
pier than to have brought the wife and
baby along on this trip to America; and
Harriet would have felt it no hardship
II TO have crossed every one Of the Eve
great oceans to be with her broad faced,
clumsy limbed life partner. It was =
sore trial to leave her behind, and sore
trial to her to bid him goOdby.
A good brother had promised to take
care of the wife and baby until Dennis
l6 sent back the needful passage money or
returned to the "ould country" himself,
n II not suited in work or wages.
Jason and his wife Janet were not 90
harmonious in their domestic arrange
ments. In truth, they disagreed oftener
than they hArmonized. Jason was born
and raised in the mining section Of Eng
land, while Janet was u farmers daugh-
NJ ter. Their early training had been diff
ferent. This or something else had
caused disagreement and dissension.
Jason loved his beer too well, for one
thing. He was fonder Of the taproom Of
~ the Stag and Boar than his own Preside.
!, Saturday nights always found him late,
- with much OF his weeks earnings out Of
pocket. On Sundays Janet generally re-
u minded him of his shortcomings.
After the idea Of going TO America be-
came settled in his mind, he limited more
than once Of his intention Of putting
ssl,faR l,..t, Ia
it," Janet would retort. "A man as
z can't take better care Of his money had
better go and stay 1t kills mt decent
woman's pride to be struggling all the
~ time, and nothing coming into the house
to make her feel better. A man ~ cares
nothing for his home ought to leave it."
Jason treasured up these hot and hasty
words Of his spouse. He built consid-
cradle argument Of defense for his con-
duct in later life on these words Of what
10 he termed Punishment and dismissal.
His rowing, restless nature was always
10 craving a change. He loved the little
baby, named for its mother. but he
loved Jason Wilson long sight better
also his beer and his liberty.
d As they stood on deck, watching the
the men would have blubbered with
grief at thus parting with his family, II
\, shame had not prevented, while the
81 other was clamorous for q mug Of beer
to drink goOdby to his family troubles,
with an enjoyable sense Of freedom that
Janet would doubtless have resented, IL
his state Of mind had been fairly under
" stood by her.
The long, tedious voyage was at last
over. There was no difficulty in getting
employment in the coal mines around
Wilkesbarre. Wages were good, but
"A somehow expenses consumed all the
profits. Before year had passed Dem
mis- was hOmesick and ready to return to
Harriet aud the baby. Not 30 Jason.
He wanted q Longer stay. Times would
be better-anyhow he would risk 1t, he
"a said.
"Why, Dennis, l haven't more than
money enough to take me back-that
II would never do. Janet would never let
me hear the last Of it."
"Ah," answered Dennis, I'm much
Of the notion that you will never have
enough to go back on. Unjust tell Janet,
whatT'
"Oh, you can say I'll be along some Of
10 these days, and yOu can take this gold
TO dollar to little Janet II you have mind
to-" was the rejoinder.
Indignation brought out from Dennis
. rough word.
ITO be plain, Jason, Oh dawnt like
yer COINS on q single bit. Most too
g much gAllantin about with strange win.
min. Of dAwn't like It. But q fules
fule, II yer beat i'm with . pessle or
pound i'm In hominy mortar"
The men parted without much good
feeling between them. Their first fall
ing out was over little money transac-
2 ton, but Dennis forsOok Jason entirely
when the latter became involved with .
g young woman, a sister Of an American
miner, to whom he passed himself of a.
q single man. The girls character was
wrecked before Dennis sailed for the
"ould country" and Jason was, as Dem
I" mis- expressed It, . "desavin scoundrel,
4 that needed drubbin."
The brothers Of the girl were not cow
2 ards in . difficulty Of any sort, and poor
Jason always got drunk when he was in
trouble. Before he was duly sober, after
9 . carouse, he found himself married q
second time 10 poor, weak Milly Jones,
who was strangely infatuated with the