Grand Rapids herald., 1892-06-16
JACK AND HAIDEE.

~Psul. oh. Paul. come here; doe' called
~ Mrs.. Greyiock from the cabin door,
IL shs held IN hef hand letter we had
iuGt brought in from the store where the
pne1p6ncs wsa
IAN night. old woman. I'm arcomin
EigAt along" came In the deep tones OF
hsx husbands voice. A. the old man
seyods N from the barn; whats the
row"
Its letter from Haidee. an she's got
boy. an Jack wants il called after
you.T said Mrs. Greyiock, all in a breath.
sW4al. call that handsome in Jack
Furni~. blest ef don't. An Haidee's
Got bsby-why. sho. Old woman. you
and i yrsndfathers. Hoop" And ths
old man fairly jumped of the ground in
his excitement.
Afrer the letter had been read and re-
rad by ths delighted couple and com
nenfed on daring supper. Paul told Us
the story Of his daughters marriage as
We sAt around the fire in the evening.
TO think Of Haldee's hayin baby"
began the old man: why. il don't seem
but yesterday when she was a baby her
own self. You see. my old woman there
had given rne six boys, one arter another.
an nice feuers they was. too, il do say
II They kept the cabin lively. 1 tell
yoa. with their tricks an games an sich,
- A - l. q r.xA ~.
kind Of pleasant to have giri round. l
didn't say nothin of the kind, but the
old woman knowed what were thinkin
about, an guess that she were ss glad
- be when Haidee We're born
"Tns way she 90. her name were kind
of curious. too, for. as far as know.
nnne Of tho Greylocks nor the old wom-
ans foikse5 ever were called no such
name afore. Bout month afore she
Vas born. we were hvin here in Texas
m the country were pretty wild. an a
Stranger came along an asked TO stop all
night Waal. in course we took him
tn. An the old woman she gave him a
good supper In the mornin he went
away. bat he dropped outer bis saddle
baGs some leaves of book. dunno
what tho book were. only 10 were writ
n poetry al IL told how some Greaser
Oexican) called Don Juan were wrecked
On an island. "a how he como across
soDs giri named Haidee, an monstrous
Hksly girl abe must have bin from the
Goery. Cordin a. the book were writ,
ahs were the prettiest girl you ever see.
- my old wouan's mind just got sot on
oAas girl. % when Haidce were born
nothin world suit her bat namin the
child for the girl in the book.
I'VE didn't have but two or three
1envss, an We didn't know nothin bout
The young woman afterwards. only Jest
NV she locked. didn't have no 'jec-
90 70 the name. an so our baby were
on1ls1 HAidee. an were baptized by a
us<hody circuit rider named Rawson.
don't remember no great much bout
hiD 'ccpt he were q terrible man TO eat,
an herodp the poorest critter ever see.
Ws'ol. Hsidee growed mp healthy an
STRONG. an she were inst the life Of the
hcese- She were rs pretty-wa'sl. she
v@o s>prssty ~ abe could be; no girl
could be any prettier. an her mother
Just thought the world Of her.
Time went on, an Haidee growed up
oDrbe seventeen. an the young fellers be-
gan to come round the cabin good deal
never sptesoned what they come for
moee'n . mule 'spieions what kind Of
vork he's goin to do when you're breakin
Inn. IN | used 10 think they come to
hesr me tell stories The old woman
vas sharper than me. bat she never let
on: an thar l sos an told them beys
stories. an didn't know no more what
were goin on than coyote do bout poll
tlca Thar were one feIler in partic Ter.
1ock Furniss by name. who used 10
eeune bout three times . week He
wsre fne. manly sort Of chap, a good
fronfsersmsn. . good fighter. tho he
wsrsns vswy sid. an liked him. Fact.
Iliksd him 80 much that always asked
hin - cems again when he'd get mp 10
-. 5sck were always maxim me pres
eonss he gin me that revolver over thar.
- - wA evvrixstinly nrinxin wild sur-
teys or veuison or bar meat 10 the old
Wonan
II usest 70 wonder sometimes what on
oarth he done IL for. bat then didn't
NV - much sense a. q moccasin snake
- them dAys One day Jack an me- were
oeandin out by the corral an he seemed
nervou>kke. An asked him what were
Me- matter. when he mp an told me he
Wanssa 20 mary HsiAec. BOYS, ia
pueher darn sieht hed knock me down
49, naui. never had no such turn
- nv hfs. He went ON with long
sering beat hew ne loved her an how
I'D work for her an dunno what else:
bu6 didn't besr him were thinkin Of
Hn13ee. Lest hrose ont. You must be
foud'-o I guess l swors sone-'so
think ef marrying that child ChildT
eoys he. she's seventeen.
sWsal. I couldn't say she weren't.
20 know. en- thar made me ms.iier
TIN ever. Do you pcs~. Jack Furniss.
eays 4 rhAs TN s-xain 20 lee nv little
girl Hs4as.- rmarry any such >sl-
t,v - ron be- WaAl. he stood thar.
IN Ne saa.i ss-how ne snow-.i he weren't
god enough fer her. an all that. but
tnAf Ne loved her asere'n he disi hrs life.
N h< hopcd IA let aim have her HIS
EfeP he didn't seem 90 think ne were
neh1n Ger my Efs when he asked for
Hs<4psl F~ssly. hs SAYS sornethin 'boni
Ha5de~s carir for him. IN with that 7
sf~pp<d ~ - him an swurp IA shsos
him liss re1ssin r ever I see hila
ox~in. 81 ~ we-f away
II went Into tbs cnbsn. so thar wss