New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-06

e's And sauddlcd up her eye, jest as he does
when he's looking at somethin' real earnest, ,,,
And then she and Rashe Tompkins would
sigsA the iddlers couldn't play they LATED So;
and so on and on. till Lizbeth's heart was SICK
| "HR nt IS" Che had partial revenge when Phoebe
| Latham remarked that. 1t was strange man on
Nathan's AGE should want to 20 gahiVnnth ai'ti
Young girls. But there was no 1901 i'No oil '''
1901 Iizbetb had long suspected that Phoebe. who
was ftyfve and single had an eye on y NSn Sa.
trne enough. And if there was bigger 1901 tna man
~, ,"1 old man fool. It was old woman fool, VINO
vas thinkin' O. marryin' when she ought to De
| thinkn o dyln ,,., .;oa
ont ~" in her heart. Miserable comforers are ye
o oiiT Poor Lizbcth. her ambitions were over
and she did not live long after ssr t aWav the woman
,,harn bc had called in TO care for her. ana oln
his own homework At first Lizbcths, od td ,r Sm
came TO inquire If they could do anything 10, m,
PUT thes a hs was off at work But It was the
same when he was at home For they loo lseocit
| M thc window once or TWICE. uirI H. s;ttng
| ino and shaking the door. ana sd" III" tbo;r
ZIG anu hi;'';onn mr. pretending 70 be So OF their
r nresence So they ceased troubling him;
NAM stories went abroad concerning nm unu
his way of life mostly apocrvpha,; o.har rev too
| up foi.s oo and was never seen rs heretofore az
Tho town-merting What few groceries iin nycrv
he procured at the store la'e d. s.rononer was
Doay n"u ;Te shutters The latter shrewdly sur
ppiscI that Nathan waited somewhere ou'Si'c ''''
! everybody was gone. ro NJ tho two OF
NJ mon with whom Nathan had any colntl'lni,,,
cation And he always denied ina, 'e w~ 49, crazv
or love-cracked." Sc It's no slgh d ,n" With thc
Scc,nse he won't have anything to 90 wish ~,
womcn folks It's a mark Of Srporior ,E Tis'J pro.
| Rut the sforckcepcr was Dacheior '"' '
| fessed wOman-hater , Nathan and
|
nr ' niobt after the store was closed: especI'ig
u limos oI extreme cold or after drl,inw ,I'~,
III nnjd 90 round and look into Nathah atoos
to sec that he was all rig nerbaps sitting APP
oulu ,.'I t in thought with the cat on ms kIleG
pnd his old dog beside him lie rarr Ino
him. but stole Gway Iu nliSd he would mutter
-. ho tromned the long way back , mu"T lilo
thousand OF the JADE. amt wor'1' harmless ex-
that, c oDG Tcave sH hi. teeliHss habits
p''IiHr' ''' Aid not give up his industrious I'LL,
~ eoIds were az well titled as ever. ms nir
we're we'll filed and his ou mhicb the storcccpcr
lie hnug , ,t@ ard il came to be in demand 'o'
| its excellent qualities Ia s,iIl pcrsi ,tentlY
As the Se FanL1Iocreotnres. and even the store
sh"nnr' hccan 70 wonder az times no" ~ Mou
Uernits NJ far he knew rev. r,ent ~
in New England; and he mao nd ND would hold out
| himself-whcther Nathan n''"'
~ YcIrr and Rashc had married nov n'r"S ,ht ~
after tho asscnhly Ih hy i nnbIic opinion at that
go was strongly against them. 30 w rrwors
away. nobody knew exactly where' .npe not doing
| cor,c from time 10 time tha' they W.. NV
ca'ne Ir"I" ,Lat Roshe had taken 10 drink 49,,
"r o any b,J no near relatives in Backwat"r: ai,,
noonlc soon lost interest IN thcn: AN ,.oars after
p,o1 ., 70 revived when about fifteen years @
cst,eL 70 - a rn,nor flow through the tow,
,bat thcy had come back extremely uinuhah.atel
had taken refuge in an Ola irtI of the farm
| L"nse which stood on the cu,sNr'S VI viz
recently purchased by my father ,ood;rr their
'oNmII' hcforc the excitement atf'holla .i' -,
advent had bad time 10 suos'u No. ' nnnouncement
- s,,'er driving his cows early IN thc mothihs
~ drink n pond-hole not far from we o'' ~ the
had found Rashe lying hall IN ana nan o"' "
water, S,"I by ncighhor, he went TO me
~ ,Ecrc they found the outside door Wnac
opcn and Nelly lying or the i,oqr IN ssga ber down
| pashe in a drunken fiji had knocKeu mcr 90 his
a~G thcn gone ont staggering as IT proved 10 Ills
own miserable death . nc. and had lain there
all nicht She had tainted with the intoleraoie Pa,n
ard had lain as she thought unconscous Ior ib III
time She was lifted on TO wre,ehen s s.a" ann
,l'"o oo-rer ~ the kitchen and the doctor SUM
monc6 lie pronounced the injury 70 De 1.,,l =
sroctnrc Of the hip and said she would never waS
'Ra ga, ,ro,cst wos held upon the dead body. and
:. A xas H burjed the next day Upon inquiry made
IL was .elnc. men. it was found that Nelly was
o9tlrely destitute without money ana wi,nou u,
| md
| orce taken TO the poorhcusc. ana the uaS io'io"
| ing thc funeral was tNeI Tor her IrihoN ,,,ot
NV mother, who had been in the neishDofhooo
only two moHtis hn' wow Conn ,ot 10 watch through
rho night with her. and AZ II was loiey spy ~,
father WAC TO share the watch Anu nei, ia rme
r@,, nersouol knowledge OF the story. "a toiu me
by my mother. though later on came 10 AHo"
| both Nelly and Nathan.
| The evening set in eary-it was November, anu
the day had been gray anG cLI by noi" was in
momentary expectation OF my fathers arrlVa i
| SclIy. under the influence of an oplate hau sunk
| into a Gtful slumbcr broken by frequent moaI us
| The wind began TO rise. ana swept AROUND .liE
| b"msc with that prolonged and melancholy wall
,ghich saws the ancient legend. is the voice OF the
dead n lIades
My mother was not nervous woId", sonn1 If
| loneliness Of the place. the mourninl sounu q.
| Tho rising wind combined with the tragedy OF
| no preceding day, were beginning TO make her
exceedingly uncomfortable TO say inc len,,, wv
she was relieved oy VIC '0""" -
footsteps.
The door opened but il was not my, father
who entered Ms mother had not seen Nathan
| bnt she had heard his story. including tho
otocryphal part Of It: how he was undoubtedly
crazy. and az SUCH dangerous; that he Kept gun
ready loaded IN his house TO shoot all litruHers
| that he carried q weapon upon his person LOT
similar purpose though her infomonts did MOI
agree Us TO the exact nature OF that weapon
| whether IL was "dirkknie' or horse
They had also given her an exact description
| OF his person, and she knew at once that the man
| who entered must be he
lie did not speak TO her. however; my mother
was under the impression that he did not see her
lie advanced TO the bed. and she. fearful that he
| had come with the insane purpose OF taking VEN
genncc upon the helpless creature lying there was
| about TO throw herself between them" Though
| what could YOU have done win mailman. my
| dear - asked my father-whcn Nathan spoke.
and the instant she heard his voice her fears fed
| "Nelly!" he snid-my mother could never tell
,Is mart OF her story without tears" Nelly. I've
come TO take you home You shan't 20 10 tho
ronrhouse' I've plenty TO take care of YOU:
| Nelly You shan't ever want for ANYTHING. fvo
Tnedded ND the spare room. and it's all ready for
Won Nelly. There's fire in II. and the sun
| Sl,inea In all dry. | won't trouble Won. Molly.