Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-06-16

AtOOI-an i guess sNoIe SOME W
think Of marrying that child Child!
says he; she's seventeen
Hwaal, | couldn't say she weren't,
Won know, an that made me madder
than ever. do youspose, Jack Furniss,
says /, that I'm a-gOin to let my little
girl-rny Haidee-marTy any such fel-
low rs you beY WAL, he stood thar,
an he said as how he knowed he weren't
good enough for her, an all that, but
that be loved her mOre'n .hedid his life,
an he hoped I'd let him have her. His
life? He didn't seem TO think he were
askin for my life when he asked for
Haidee. Finally, he says somethin bout
Haidees earin for him, an with that |
stepped up to him an swore I'D shoot
him like a redsl1in If ever 4 see him
again. So he went away.
II went into the cabin, an thar was
Hailee an her mother sewin. Seemed
like as tho when | saw her the devil
come into, me, an says, says l, 'HaideeF
Both her an her mother started when
they heard, my voice, it were that hoarse-
like. 1Haidee,' says l, Jack Furniss has
bin teslin ms he wants to marry you.
Now want,you to understand you'aint
never eain to see him no more. The
mean, thievin Injin, to think OF him
takin my darter.' When Haidee heard
me say Jack'snsme she got ned; when
she heard me say she weren't to see him
any more she got white; but when l
come to caHlin him names she bounced
up an she says: Daddy says she, you
oughter to be ashamed of yourself, He
amt no Iniin; he's white all through.
He's a good man, and he loves me an
love him, that i do and with that she
ran into the back room, an | heard her
erwin as tho her heart would break.
"Boys, you might have knocked me
down with q feather. All my wust
fears was true. reeled to a chair IN
sot down, an cried as hard as Haidee
When she heard me she come back an
put her arms round me and said, kinder
trembly like: Daddy says she, Daddy
I'm sorry for what / said. Do try ar
like Jack. He does love me, daddy, al
| love him; an if you'll love him, too
we'll all be so happy. But | couldn'
give in, the pill were too bitter: so tolt
her I'd never consent.
"That evenin my old woman, whc
were all on Jacks side, an me had tht
only quarrel recollects since our mar
riage. | told her all Of the storie
'gainst Jack I'd ever heard, but it didn'
have no effect. Now, as matter O
fact, Jack Furniss weren't tno worse thai
most young men on the border-he wer
really great deal better. But it seemed
to me, when l thought of him in fight
as tho no man ever got into figh
afore; an when I'd think of his drinkil
little, it were like he were drunk al
the time in my mind. The old womal
used to tell me he were no worse than
were myself, an l couldn't say he wero
but for all that b'lieve he were. Fec
is, hated him then, so I'd have blieve
anything bout him any man said.
knowed Haitlee wouldn't see him less
agreed, cause she told me so, an l neve
knowed her to break her word. So o.
that point were safe, but, Lord, hoy
unhappy were. got into two fight
myself, an l drinked more Ticker tha
were good for me, but for all that
didn't get any better.
1.-THE old woman thought l wer
wrong and said so, which didn't max
me feel any much good, but what drov
me wild were that Haidee didn't sin
any more. She'd go bout her wor
quiet like, an she'd cry when she though
/ weren't lookin, but I were-most a
the time. Finally, arter bout thre
weeks, give in; couldn't stand it an
} longer 'Haidee,' says l one evening
'Haidee, won't you come and give you
danS,v kiss, like you used to dor Ha
dee she come over, an l pulled her dow
on my Knee, an ! kissed her an say
'Haidee,' says 1, 'I'm agoin to give II
: own baby girl to another man. Yc
, can marry Jack now, won't stop "
9 Waal, you oughter seen that girl 81
8 flushed all up an she kissed me, an tht
a she laid her head down on my should
1 an cried for a spell very quietly; al
q then she went into the other room an
a seed her kneel down and pray.
t 81 took my hat an went out an sa
Q died up. I rode up TO Jack F9rni
o house, an when he come out held o
it my hand, an says-for / wanted to 6
II through the thing quick-'Jack, y
d can come an see Haidee tomorrow
IS began to talk, but, bless ye, l did
IS wait to hear anythin from him, ] j.
10 rode off. AS rode home I were he
t, pier than were afore, but it seemed
3, me like as I had sore heart-it hurt
II Still, l didn't go back on my word,
n they was married bout a month ar
10 that. They live bout ten miles frc
here, an Jacks doin well with catt
10 He's east now, maxim arrangements
1t sellin stock, an gettin some import
st stock an sheep. He's good husbal
G. an Haidee's as happy as the day is loi
% an she's always singin now, same as
a used to. I'm pretty well used to
a. change; but for all that l sometin
1t wish she could have staid little g
t, when she was all mine."-L. j. S.
0. New York News.
Ia A Monstrous Turtle.
10 A great many years ago, when
RI grandfathers were very young, and
Or fore the food, there used to be stra1