The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-09-01
AN OVERHEARD THREAT.
A TerTfhfe Scandal and What
Came of Il I.

'T'll kin him II he comes here ogstnt~
said Mrs. Deacon Hayes, In Q deter
mined tones and one Of her neighbors-
MIR. Gates Walker-coming into her
deacon, heard what she said
Mr.. Walker was a. msle gossip for
there arc men, as well as women, who
indulge in that species Of recreation
Mr.. Walker pricked up his ears and
listened intently-so very intently that
he forgot all about the saw and went
home without asking for II.
Now, It the time she made the little
speech which heads this sketch, Mrs
Hayes was In tho woodshed, entirely
alone, and MI. Walker was In the
kitchen and heard what she said through
the open door.
He had NOT the most remote idea
whom she intended to kill, but he went
home and laid his news before hts wife.
She was astounded, though she had AZ
ways thought ''thaA Mra Hayes WASN'T
no better than she orter be, for she put
sugar IN her tea every day and wore
white stockings common, and kept two
lamps a-burning TO once In one room,
and ixtravegan4 woman was gtnerai
ly bad woman" d
Mrs. Walker put on her bonnet and
called on Aunt Ellen Splices Miss
Splicer was very shafp nosed, and
quite 90 keen afteS q scandal as ter
rier after rat A thing was buried
pretty deep when Miss Splioer tailed 10
unearth It. Miss Splicer put on clean
apron and stroked the cat The put
ting ON OF clean apron by Miss Spit
cor was much the same as a Judge upun
the bench putting on tho black cap
ibid you ever hear that Mrs Hayes
had got hnsbaud NvingP" asked Miss
Splicer. sinking her voice to that low.
confidential tone we al know 90 well
why. sartini" said Mrs Walker
THE deocon's living. haint he2"
II don't mean the deacon. uaan'
another husband ijsac,
I GOOD lawsi whaA hez6h1 theden-
CONF"
"Yea besides the deacpnF
''Why, Miss 6plfcer4 bow You tR1kI
You take my breath ewsyi Dear mel
feel fainti Two huebandsi Wall,
wall, what Is this world a-comin0 tor"
Death and destructionl" sad Miss
Splicer. With solemnity.
'IOh, dear." said Mrs. Walker
"Yes," said Mtas SpliceE. when the
world Is full OF the wicked In sleeps
clothing s-going about seeking whom
they may devouy, then comes destruc-
ton Mrs Walker, did you eper think
what that passage IN sheeps cloth
ing meant3'
II allms thought, sasd Mn. W.lher.
meekly. r'thak Il meant 10 b dressed
in WOODEN gownA and woalAn ooats aid
trouser2" Es s .fg,a ,..
"Nof' said MAss SplsceA ~ mesns
just spch .things e having Mo hus-
bands, and pretending not 70 h.e 6ut
one.. $50"
..shos- STA MrI wsinn. a'
Nov IAell you wh.tiI lno~ but
don't you mention it'to Q livinG sou1r
Nor aaid Mrs Walker sTd bs
Aayed alive, and burned a. . Stalssd drs4i
Hope 70 drop dead II I woufnr"
"Well, In her young dAys Mya. Hsyes
used 10 be spakksd by 1dm Jenkins.
They engaged come fpetSael std mar
ried. She sent him OH sndAp6k Dsacon
Hayes! The deacon wAe aEich Gam
was poor. %, Sam went west, and ,gix
montha ego be came back. Hep BEEN
seen twfca. furtkina iasdnnd nsaccm
Hayes houser
''Good he svousr'
"And now, It's juss my 1ptnnn hss
AFTER money! BlackmailT" .~
"Blaokmaill What the posA @cs2'
cried Mrs. Walnan
"No. n2 he's threateftng 10 tall
that she was his wife betoe she was
the deacon's, ixpecHang shS'n pay him
TO keep still The pspers a1e full OF
such things And sheis determined bo
kill him II he eomes theveagain DON'T
you seer"
Mrs. Walker thought km dtd and
then Mas Splicer went out With har tn
call ON Capt Dagbys with, 4and aee
what abe thoughA
Mrs Mgby vas having tes-partN
and the thing w1s diacisssd 'st great
length
All tho women egreed efna n was q
dreadful. dreadful sa6kAir, and asome.
ting oueht 10 Be done. OapA Digby
was called into tho council, and the
captain scratched hts -baldYpate, ,snf
suggested that thay tell Person T1utter
So the parson was tnformAd but. Be.
ing o very tuIhcinus Trotzss. be %
clined to intarferA s-,t
The story grow and spssnE3tuueil "a
proportions weye eummouA ,sQoocaE
Hayes honse We lva4cbsd pteht ~
day, aud Mira Hayea wAep ,pAe ven
90 4. AZ w{1Hn x>n
zied q the way IN whtth u her 36nA
and anquaintanos evp1dsd ~. ! 6VsI
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do q ~ 'ssS $40 h ssw =