San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-03

erve did tan tried to help Sam out,
but feelin inherent Sam. he wouldn't
have it none whatever an tOl them east
ern cusses th't, seem they didn't wanter
wait till fall an git a far squar up, they
cd go t. the devil, an he'd go t. Jail. So
they sens i'm up two years beltin rock in
tn pen. We'd We got a gang t'gether
an took i'm way from the Offusers, but
Sam sent us word he didn't want nothin
O tn sort-he was goin t take bis sassy
fras like a man, an he's done it.
'NOw don't think for a minute th't all
this time Mis- Sammis want dom moth
in. Great Enoch! that woman hustled
like a majOr-wint t the men as was
sinchin Sam an begged an pleaded an
might we got 'em t give in eff Sam
hadn't been so uppish with 'em. She
| looked jes' Orful durin tn trial, an took
ON tur'ble wen tn jedge sent'nced Sam.
She didn't look like she ulster fer a long
time, jes' got paler an more peakedlike,
an folks thought she was gOin t die off
sure. Bout three months later she went
| t see Sam, an Sam, he tol me bout it a
couple years ago. They had a real scene,
| jamful o tears an real spOOny love, al
Sam wanted t know eff it wouldn't be
better fer her t. get a divorce, cause he
was a disgrace t her. Then O course
she falls on is neck an weeps a hull lot
an SEE as how she'll stick t him till tn
oil Harry goes into tn ice cream bizness,
r somethin like that.
can, gents, it want three months
!, 81, 70 l,,, 4 4
vorce an spices with baldheaded oil
duffer fin Pennsylvany tht'd come to
DakOty t. git unhitched hisself! Oh, it
was tough, tell we. Sammis, he's out
now, dom good bizness, an got his kids
at Bessemer. too, b'gOsh-an also behavin
hissel. But he was considerable broke
up wen tn woman shuck i'm"
Here Jim paused to refill his pipe, and
Ne took advantage Of the opportunity
briefly to debate the question as to wheth-
II or not Mrs. Sammis was justified in
LONG as she did. jim then proceedcd:
"Th' other case was thinkin of is diff
'runt hull lot. TIL woman in it was
bout tn same caiher as t'other one,
:eckOn, but more perseverin.
ut was up in Dakoty, too, this here
case; over t Gilman, bout 90 miles firm
Bessemer. Twas sheriff then an knowed !
sv'rybOdy in til blame county. B'sides
n gyurl was sOrter relation O mine,
now came t. know s'much about it.
This here gyurl was dandy high |
stopper. Her Of man was well fixed an
she'd went t school t st. Louis an was
purity persnickety. Blame fine gyurl, !
'tunnin purity an nice, but persnicllety,
cause some O tn finest and best fixed !
boys in tn county wanted 'er, an she
turned up her nose at tn hull bilin, |,
Treated 'em all nice an all that, but
treated 'em alike, witch was unpleasant |
fer tn boys.
The trouble was, reckon, she'd BEN
readin a hull lot O blame trash, an
expected some prince was comm long t !
offer hisself, witch did happen, only he
want no prince, kept, mebbe, cordin
+ her notion. 1t was blame dOOd firm |
somewhere east th't struck town an got |
a job t tn Cleveland smelter keepin |
time-a Teller named r calm hisself !,
Ward Fort, scue.
He hadm't hardly struck tn camp |
b'fOre him an Name meets each other an |
is mashed. most immejit. He was one
o these slim, purity ducks th't en- sing
lots an pat up Il real smooth talk, an
make book love-One o these sweet f.
warts th't a Teller aches t spank an kick
s'pose it's women's natur' t git stuck +
ON EN-, cause they alluS do.
"Anyhow, Fortescue, as he called his
self, wades right in an rushes Name fer
all be was worth, an Name she liked it /
all right. SO 'twa'n't long fore she up an
tells her folks th't him and her is goin
t git splic"d. The Oh lady was tickled !
lots, cause Fortescue had lied t her con- .
sid'bIe bout his folks an how rich they
was. an SO on; but tn oil man kicked .
right smart, telIin Name th't Mister
Dood had got t cough up his papers .
an show his hand, likewise givin Smith /
names of people they cd write to fer
recommends.
Name. as l said bfOre, had sperrits |.
herself, an she kicked hard, sayin she |
was of age an her own boss, an cd do as |
she pleased; but tn oil gent got hot in
IIl0 CoAldl an vi ll0l ShCV up, w I'LL Sho |
done, lIeepin up heaps o thinkin all tn
time.
TIL oil gent come t me an chinned /
awhile; then he went an seen Berry
Wright, tn lawyer, an he writes some |
letters, witch, for wonder, one was an
swered real prompt. Pinkerton's agency
wrote th't tn description b'longed to a
chap named Ward th't was wanted in .
Michigan fer shallin his wife and leavin .
tn bank he worked fer in tn hole.
Il tuck tn letter an started fer .