The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-07

cause l love ye already. Call me Jess
Lord. Lordl She We're Il delightful
creatur'-tall md slim, with black hair
nd 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 dory against any Teller
along shore. nd they all 'nired her after
tibet big shoal O. herrin come in late, md
she helped pick the nets cause they was
short o hands md dories. She saved OF
crazy Bills life one day when his boat
capsized i'll a sQuall. Bill never forgot
that, cracked as he were. The little un,
Neddy, too, how she did love i'm. He
were fat, solemn looking little Teller,
onstidy on his legs nd jes' beginnin to
talk. Favored Sam, but he'd her ewes
bootiful eyes!
We'll, one mild, bright day in winter,
the Breezy agin dropped anchor in t:le
harbor. She he'd Il fust rate haul o. fish
aboard FER, nd they'd been q Very easy
trip.
''Sittin ct supper Peter (my brother
thets 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 md asked us not to go a-nigh Jilly
md his crew tibet night. We humored
FER md staid to home. member Peter
played on is Gordon all the evenin.
Lord, how he did make the thing work!
1t arays pleased mother nd father SO.
"Long arter midnight, when we'd all
turned in, cd hear the singin nd howl
in goin on down to Jilly's. Eft must hev
been bout 2 i'll the mornin tibet couple
O the devils come reelin by, yellin md
cussin. Then l fell asleep, md the mex
thing knew was sittin straight up in
bed a-list'nin. Et was knock tibet he'd
woke me-a knock ct our door. Quick
1 jumped into my clothes nd run down
below. A secon knock come. so verv
gentle tibet ct made me feel queer. I
thought of the 'Moonfaced Lady nd the
'Wisitin Cod Not tibet blieved them
yarns-Lord, no! 1 didn't unbolt the
door, but called out low: Who is it?
w naC u yen want.
mo answer. Then agin, q little loud
er: Who is ct? Tell me what web want
Nd strange voice answered: Its me.
Jess. Let me in Nd l threw open
the door. In she walked with the boy
IN 'er arms. 1t were jess, md yit it warnt
jess. L didn't dare TO speak. A fearful
look was in 'er eye. Mother was up by
this time nd i'll the room. The gal walk
ed straight up to 'er nd put the boy in
'er arms. Mis- Jameson said she in
tibet cold, strange voice, Mis- jameson,
I've killed Sam He wanted to strangle
my baby. Sec See. The black marks
on his soft little neck. drove knife
deep, deep, into the cruel heart, nd with
tibet she seemed to let so O. 'erself, fell
right down on the floor screamin. md
ct was all Peter nd cd do to keep 'er
from banging 'erself to pieces.
"Neddy begun to cry. He were
frightened, poor little Teller, md moth
er took i'm away, huggin i'm close.
Father md Jack Andrews pulled over to
the islun md come back lookin white nd
skeered. She done et,' was all father
cd say, she done ct Then come some
black days-Jess carried off md Sam
buried. Eft seemed the wagabond he'd
gone home tibet night mad wi the drink,
md he must have set out to strangle his
boy. The marks were on i'm.
Some say jess were murdress, md tibet
she ought t hev been hung, but can't
see ct i'll tibet light. Anyway they let
'er be, md ct warn't long afore she lef'
this world o 'er own accord. Poor
creatur'! Poor suff'rin creatur'.
And the little fellow, what became of
him. | ventured to ask, breaking the
long pause that followed tho cap'n's last
words.
The little fellcr:" repeated my friend,
raising his bowed head and mechanically
rolling a bit of thread. "Well, dyeh
see Il green dory over by the lighthouse"
Yes, cap'n."
"And a fine, strappin boy in Ter settin
Il lobster trap"
Yes"
''Thets the little Teller" Boston Tran
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