The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-09-01

poohodi It We all nonsense, be said,
On, her part-she only imagined IL
L One dav those who were watching
the deacon's house saw Barn Jenkins
going toward II with basket In MS
hand
The tidings Aev-the man was going
20 his doomi Hc' must be savedl
Mira Wallser and Miss Spleen, and Q
half dozen other women, accompanied
by their husbeada, and Pnrson Trottcr.
hurried 30 the deacon'a
The deacon's wife and Sam Jenkins
weze sitting before the fire, for it was
eax4y I'm The spring, eating walnuts and
/ afvs too late, she's piaened him in
'them spples!" shrieked Miss Walker
miserable woman" said Miss Splio-
en- what have you done9"
"Done?' said Mrs Hayes, wiping her
spectacles, In dazed sort of way
''1ones guess don't understand you.
Miss splicer."
4 .Whatas the rowp- said the deacon,
coming in Just then
''Yop wife said she'd kill him If be
came here againi" said Mrs, Walker.
KIN whoP- cried the deacon
"HeP first husband~ exclaimed Miss
splice1.
First husband!" said the deacon II
guess you've got me there. Miss Splicor.
II eint my wife's first husband then
Pm best"
"Ask Sam Jenkins abo,rt itr' said
Miss Spleen ma1ic3oualy.
~How In thunder should know2"
cried Sam
And she wouldn't pay you the
money for the mail, " said Mrs. Walker;
''and shc,s gwine TO XIII you ins.idl My
husband heard her say sol Didn't you
Gates?"
"Yes," said Mp. Walker.
Snow look here" said the deacoR II
want to know what all this tomfoolery
means9 And the sooner the better
Gates Walker. hyou've heard anything
tell what you kDowi'
II heerd your wife say she'd kill him
# he come here again, and telied my
wife, and she telled Miss splicer, and
she sed as how your wife meant her
first husband which was Mr. Jer-
kins-whioh had come back to git
money out Of her for keeping the Sc
cret And hed come here twice 10 $50
about II"
Polly Amir said the deacon to his
wife, 'Siid you say what Walker says
You did3r
about Sam Jentins9 Why, no, dear
con! Sam Jenkins hain't nothin' to mer''
"A week ago Last Tuesday morning"
said Miss Splicer, solemnly, 'did you not
cay ont In your woodshed. while Mr..
Walker was In the kitchen to borrow q
handsaw, that you'd kill him If he ever
come to your house sgninY
lawful massey sake!" cried Mira
Hayes, lifting both her hands IL guess
did, and m DO It toos" with deter
manation
who are you goin' to kill Sister
Hayes% asked pazson Trotter
''Silas Whiff1e's ysller tomc.str' satl
Mrs Hayes. He's plagued my life
ont ell winter and that PARTICULAR
morning that Mr. Walker speaks OF he
got into the svoodshed and Tapped the
insides ont Of two custard pies that I'd
Get out there to cool-consarn himr"
my frienda.- said Parsou TYotter,
'Our business seems TO be done Let
us be agoing."
mot till know what Sam Jenkins
Is prowling around here afoen," said
Miss Splicer, angrily.
II was after dozen Of eggs to set a
speckled hen. ma'am; but the deacon's
hons are ON strike and I've had to
come three timesl Mrs Hayes has Just
informed me that the last egg Of the
dozen was laid yesterday"
The busybodies departed little
cresttaIlen, but still keen afte, arnotheY
scandal
Does this sketch point any moraf9
Do any OF my readers know Miss
6pi1cer end Mra Walker2 II not,
then they must sllilive In very delighA
hll communities Farmer.