The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-06

man, an he loves me an l love him,
that do an with that she ran into the
back room, an heard her cryin' as
tho her heart would break.
"Boys, you might have knocked me
down with a feather. All my wust
fears was true. reeled to a chair and
sot down, an cried as hard as Haidee.
When she heard me she come back an
put her arm, 'loupd me and said,
kinder trembly like: Daddy, says she,
Daddy, I'm sorry for what l said. Do
try an like Jack. He does love me,
daddy, an love him; an if you'll love
him, TOO, we'll all be so happy But l
couldn't give in, the pill we're too bitter;
80 told her I'd never consent.
That evenln' my old woman, who
were all on Jacks side, an me had the
only quarrel / recolects since our mar
riage. 1 told her all of the stories
'gainst Jack I'd ever heard, but it
didn't have no effect. Now, as mat
ter of fact, Jack FurDiss weren't no
worse than most young men on the Dor.
der-he were really great deal better.
But it seemed to me when thought of
him in fight, as tho no man ever got
into fight afore; an when I'd think
of his drinkin' little, it were like he
were drunk all the time in my mind.
The old woman used to tell me he were
no worse than l were myself, an
couldn't say he were, but for all that l
b'lieved he were. Fact is, hated him
then, so I'd have b'lieved anything
bout him any man said. l knowed
Haidee wouldn't see nm less l agreed,
cause she told me so, an l never
knowed her to break her word. So on
that point / were cafe, but how un-
happy l were.
"The old woman thought l were
wrong and said so, which didn't make
me feel any much good, but what
drove me wild we're that Haidee di Int
sing any more. She'd go bout her
work quiet like, au' she'd cry when she
thought weren't lookin', but l we're
most all the time. Finally, arter bout
three weeks, l give in; l couldn't
stand it any longer. Haidee,' says
one evening, Haidee, won't you come
and give your daddy a kiss, like you
used to dor Hadee she come over,
an pulled her down on my knee, an
l kissed hef an says: Haidee,' says l.,
I'm agoin' to give my own baby girl
to another man. You can marry Jack
now, 1 won't stop ye.' Wa'al, you
oughter seen that girl. She flushed all
up an she kissed me, an then she laid
her head down on my shoulder an cried
for spell very quietly; and then she
went into the other room an seed her
kueel down and pray.
81 took my hat an went out an sad
died up. rode up to Jack Furniss'
house, an when he come out held out
my hand, an l says-for | wanted to
get through the thing quick Jack,
you can come an see Haidee to-mor-
row. He began to talk, but, bless ye,
l didn't wait to hear anythin' from him.
/ just rode off. AS rode home l were
happier than l were afore, but it
seemed to me like as l had sore heart
1T hurt 30. Still, didn't 60 back on
my word, an they was married bout a
month arter that. They live bout Ten
miles from here, an Jacks dom well
with cattle. He's East now, maxim ar
rangements for sellin' stock, an gettin'
some imported stock an sheep. He's a
good husband, an Haidee's as happy as
the day is long, an she's always singin'
now, same as she used to. I'm pretty
we'll used to the change; but for all
that sometimes wish she could have
staid little girl when she was all
mine. "-New York Ne,Ds.