The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-23
THE TRAMP'S ROMANCE.

The store porch was well filed The
chronic loafer was there as usual
lounging upon the bench, hacking
away at the hard oak with his heavy
iackknife. Seated by him were the
Grand Army of the Republic man, the
tinsmith and the miller. The Pennsyl-
vania Dutchman leaned stupidity
was stretched easily along the floor.
A light summer shower had driven
the wanderer into the shelter of the
porch roof for few hours.
Was you ever disappointed in
loVe?" inquired the chronic loafer joe
ularly of the traveller, at which SALLY
the rest of the party laughed heartily.
me tramp brought the butt of his
heavy hickory stick down upon the
floor with such vigor as to raise a
small cloud of dust from the cracks.
and replied: 'Wull! Have I? Jest
say"
Come tell. US about it, ole Teller, .
cried the tinsmith and the chronic
loafer.
Not muchy, wull L.
ben disappointed" said the Grand
Army of the Republic man. But cts
yer presumption ketcfles me. What's
her name?"
Il called her Emily Kate replied
the tramp, wiping soiled tear from
the corner Of one of his eyes with his
finger She'll allus be Emily Kate
to me, though ter other folks she ant
nothin'."
Where does she live?" dnterrogated
the miller skeptically.
IF youse gentlemen keeps quiet
an don't asst so many questions" said
the tramp'1 tell yer all bout eft. Yer
see ct come like this, Bout three
years ago 1 was workin' through this
valley towards Snyder county, an one
When yer feels like settin' down am
jest dom nothin'-I come through this
here town an went up tn main roo 4
about two mile tell L come ter tn Red
hill. L never knowed jest why I done
et--et must ben fate, but I switched
OF onter tn bye road, stead of stfclzin'
ter tn pike. l went bout a mile an
didn't meet no one nor pass no houses.
tell at las / came ter q farm what has
an orchard on tn sout side tn barn.
They was nice grassy place on
tn other side tn road under an an
pie tree. an ez ct was one of them
warm, lazy simmer days, I made up
me min ter rest, an lay down in tn
grass. Yer kin laugh ct folks who
allus talks weather, but I tell yer ct
does a powerful sight wit a man. I
know eff tibet he'd ben rainy day I'd
never he'd tibet fairy-core-ez tn
French calls et-thet hit me then an
played tn dickens wit me fortunes.
Il was layin there watchin' the
clouds overhead, an listenin' ter tn
tree-frawg bellerin' up in tn locus,
when all NV a sudden I seen a blue
CLEAN in the apple tree in tn orchard
'crosst tn way l watched ct, an
pretty soon I made out tibet ct was a
woman. She was settin' there quiet
an still, like she was readin'; an
down below 1 seen the top NV chick
ing coop, an hear tn ole hen cluckin'.
I couldn't see much fer th' leaves, an
didn't git sight wv her face, but i
made out tn outlines in thet blue cali
Ser dress an jest kinder drank 'em in.
EFT was tn day done ct ALL Fore
I knowed ct I begen ter imagine tn
face tibet must llev fit tibet form /
pictured her like tn girls thet rides
tn mowin' machines in tn .agricul-
tural advertisement c!lromos-yellar
hair an ALL / wanted ter try an see
her face, but / didn't dare ter, for
she'd a-seen me an tibet 'ud a spoiled
my chanel. -Butn i lay there jest
dreamin' like, an fore L knowed ct 1