New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-09-27

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long. 'Call me Jess Sic says to mother,
cause love ye already Call me Jess
''Lord. Lordi She were a delightful
creatur'-tall nd slim, with black hair
md eyes the color Of water. You sh'd
hev' heered her laf. Mother used to say
ct made her feel young agin to hear tibet
laf, ct was so good nd hearty.
Jess cd pull a dory against any Teller
along shore, nd they all 'mired her after
tibet big shoal O. herrin come in late, nd
she helped pick the nets cause they was
short O. hands nd dories. She saved Of
crazy Bills life one day when his boat
capsized in squall. Bill never forgot
that, cracked as he were. The little un,
Neddy, too, how she did love i'm! Ee
were fat, solemn looking little TELLER,
onstidy on his legs nd jes' hegiunin to
talk. Favored Sam, but he'd her eyes
bootiful eyes!
''Well, one mild, bright day in winter,
the Breezy agin dropped anchor in the
harbor. She he'd fust rate haul O. fish
aboard 'er, nd they'd been q very easy
trip. -. 49,
''Sittin ct supper Peter (my brother
thet's dead) said the men off the Breezy
was raisin HI with their money down
to Jilly's. 81 Jilly KEEP the store then
md sold bad whisky in back room.
'Yeh didn't see Sam Weston with 'em,
did yeh? mother asked, kinder anxious.
She was very fond O Jess, mother was.
No. said Peter. He must hev' steered
straight home Mother give sigh O.
relief nd asked us not to go a-nigh Jilly
md his crew tibet night. We humored
'er md staid to home. member Peter
played on is Gordon all the evenin.
Lord, how he did make the thing work!
1t aFays pleased mother md father so.
Long arter midnight, when we'd all
turned in, cd hear the singin md howl
in goin on down to Jilly's. Eft must hev
been bout in the nornin thet couple
O the devils come reelin by, yellin md
cussin. Then l fell asleep, md the mex
thing l knew l was sittin straight up in
bed a-list'nin. Et was knock tibet he'd
woke me-a knock ct our door. Quick
Jumped into my clothes nd run down
below. A secon knock come, so very
gentle tibet ct made me feel queer. l
thought of the 'Moonfaced Lady md the
'Wisitin Cod Not tibet b'lieved them
yarns-Lord, moi l didn't unbolt the
door, but called out low: Who is it?
What d'yeh want?' .5.>
mo answer. Then agin, little loud
er: Who is ct? Tell me what yeh want
ND strange voice answered: It's me-.
Jess. Let me in Nd threw open
the door. In she walked with the bow
in 'er arms. 1t were Jess, md yit it warnt
Jess. didn't dare to speak. A fearful
look was in 'er eye. Mother was up by
this time md in the room. The gal walk
ed straight up to 'er nd put the bow in
'er arms. Mis- Jameson said she in
tibet cold, strange voice, Mis- jameson.
I've killed Sam. He wanted to strangle
my baby. See! See! The black marks
on his soft little neck. l drove q knife
deep, deep, into the cruel heart nd with
thet she seemed to let go o. 'erself, fell
right down on the floor screamin. md
ct was all Peter md cd do to keep 'er
from banging 'erself to pieces.
'sNeddy begun to cry. He were
frightened, poor little fellerl md moth
or took i'm away, huggin i'm close.
Father md Jack Andrews pulled over to
the islun md come back lookin white md
skeered. She done et,' was all father
cd say, .she done et.' Then come some
black days-Jess carried off nd Sam
buried. Et seemed the wagabond he'd
gone home tibet night mad Wi the drink.
nd he must have set ont to strang1e his
boy. The marks were on i'm. : Z =
Some say Jess were murd'ress, md tibet
she ought T hev been hung, but can't
see ct in tibet light. Anyway they let
er be, nd ct warn't long afore she lef
this world o 'er own accord. Poor
creatur'! Poor sufff rim creatur' II
s And the little fellow, what became az
him. i'm I ventured to ask, breaking the
long pause that followed the cap'n's Last
words.
The little feller?' repeated my friend
raising his bowed head and mechanically
rolling 8 bit Of thread. M ssWall. d,y,eh
eco 8 green 1dory over BY the lighthouse
Yes, oap,n. 4 !, 3
I: And ! Are. ppm boy = e setttiin
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