The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-01-14

he had, an that II people didn't went er
just az she YVES they couldn't 'er al all
She didn't say ANYTHING more thef
but orc day she brought up the suJect u
goin TO school sgain.
Il do want to 90 80 much - she said 5
won't you let met
But told her couldn't ST Jrd it, 80
Tie matter was dropped asain, rll one
i lay We got letter from an aunt u hers
wHo lived in q distant village She SAID
that friend Of hers wanted girl to say
with her that winter an 20 to school, al
/ size wsn'ed me to tx jess up an send Lc'
+ along. | said she could 20, but | dldn =
/ ilaYe any money TO get any new clothes
/ for Ter
So she went. KEEP a hearing reports
! all the time about how quick she was in
er looks. al tell you II made my old
heart proud, for dearly loved the girl
/ went to see her several times, and I
couldn't help notice how much worse she
looked than the other RI, AT | wished
could do better by 'er but ! never was
~ hand TO manage, al / didn't see how
Il could be done.
well. | consented to let 'er 20 to
school another year, al then she graiu-
ated. She taught school two or thIee
years an saved up quite bit o money,
Al then sae "a d she was "a gOln' to study
music.
Il didn't much like 'ho idea but some
now or other | hadn't brought 'er up
right, an so she thought | didn't care
nothin' much for 'er; 20 she went any
how. She KEEP a-wrtin' to me often, au'
one day after she'd been gone three or
four months she wrote, sayln' that sac
had somethn' to tell when she saw me
In about two weeks she came home
an said She was a-gOln' to be married, NJ
that she must have some money TO get er
weddin' iXins. She said that she was
a-goin' to marry man from Phliadelphy
thut he was rich an that she'd never need
to ask ME for anything sgain.
Il went to my brother an asked nm
for some money he owed me, an when l
told him what | wanted it for he laughed
au' said | was foolish.
Nobody else believes that, he SAID,
That man is just foolng Jessie lie ii
never marry her in the world. IL isn't
likely that rich, goJd-lookin' man would
fall IN love with common, ever DAY sifl
like her
Then he told me how the neghbors
laughed at the story. But was furious
and wouldn't believe what he tod me
Nobody could ever make me think wrong
Of Jessie. though did often wonder why
he never came 20 her own home to STE her
au' why she didu't tell me more ABOUT
him.
you've got to he married at home, |
told her. i won't allow OF anything
else
''She promised To do that, but one day
/ she went to the city, an we dldn near
from her for about week. But at last
| got a letter. She sand that she WAS mar
rvd an was a-goiu away of to Texas To
live an that she didn't know when she'd
ever see me again. Perhaps she never
would.
My heart was purity nigh broke all |
was going to hunt 'er up, nul LOOK
sick an couldn't 20 for several months.
AT last Just as | got ready TO 60, |
heard from the people that SHE lVed WIN.
She was dead, they said, she an Ter III lie
one, AN they wanted to know what they ii
do, for her husband had never been win
'er; she had always ben entirely alone
! So | suppose he deserted er as soon as
they were married.
We'll, they sent'er home, an We burl'
ell her by the side Of Ter mother.
u blame myself, ulauaiil, lor IL All lp'
| didn't raise er right. meant to do
good an loved her so dearly that want
ed or to myself, but ought to Of know
ed girl cant live that WAY.
Can SO live here all alone. NV step
sous nre married now, au could llVt
with them, hut like to be by myself.
Have we hesrd from the man that mari
ed Jessie: No, AMI s'pose never Will.
But the trains about ready 10 start,
mazda r. | expect you'd better 20 now.
| think there w.re tsarS in my eye
when | shook his hard Tough hand a
parting, for as the train moved away
| looked out at the window, | saw hin
but dimly as he took off his hat and way
ed it at me. The sunbeams fell sthwar
his white hair and beard, and | eNclsim
ed: Lonely OLD man, What docs lie
hold in store for you?n-CLicago News