The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-01-24

&S,S3 RSg IN 1s
s as yo9, ovor u isappo nted iii love?'s
lnQ,t iTcsa / ho chronic ioafer cnlarly Of the
traveller, at ~ liicll sally the rest Of the par
\ ty laugbed heartily I: .5 III . s a5
Ns The tramp brought the butt Of his heavy
n hickory stic down upon the floor with
N such yipor as to raise small cloud Of dust
4 from, the crack and replied: ''Wull! Have
VI III Jest sayi Eff yollse& gentlemen keeps
quiet an don't ast so many questions
\ said the tramp,s'I tell yer all bout ct.
NJ Yer soc, ct come like this. Bout three
III FEARS 90 I was workin through this val
ley toward Snyder county, an one tine day
60 at was one q them days when yer feels
like scttin down an jest dom nothin-l
Il come through this here town an went up
& TIL mar, road about two mile tell come
ter TIL Red hill. Incver knowed jest why
sI done ct. Et must q BEN fate, but
iii switched off onter TIL bye road, stead NV
aS stickin ter TIL pike. went bout mile
Il an (lidn t meet no one nor pass 10 houses,
tell at last / come ter a farm what has an
orchard on tn sout' side tn barn.
i,They was nice grassy place on tn
] other side tn road under an apple tree, an
e. ct was one of them warm, lazy summer
Ii DAYS made up me min ter rest an lay
down in tn grass. Yer kin laugh ct folks
" who allus talks weather, but tell ye ct
does a powerful sight Wit man. know
eff tibet he'd a ben a rainy day I'd never
y he'd thet fairy core-ez tn French calls ct
tibet hit me then an played tn dickens
wit me fortunes.
Il was layin there watchin the clouds
overhead an listcnin ter tn plover Whls-
a tin out in the fiel, an ter tn tree fraWg
bellcrin up in tn locus, when all Nv a
sudden l seen blue gleam in an apple
tree in tn orchard 'crosst tn way.
watched ct, an pretty soon made out tibet
J ct was a woman. She was settin there
Il quiet an still, like she was readln, an
4 down below seen tn top NV IL choking
n COOP an hear tn ole hen cluckin couldn t
see much fer tn leaves an didn't git
sight nv her face, but made out tn out
lines in thct blue caliker dress an jest
kinder drank 'em in.
s.%, ..Et was tn day done ct all. Fore
kDowcd ct 1 besen ter imagine tn race
tibet must hev tit tibet form. I pictured
her like tn girls tibet rides tn mowin ma
chine in tn agricultural advertisement
chromos, weller hair an all. wanted ter
try an see her face, but didn't dare ter,
for she'd "a seen NE, and het 'ud "a
spoiled my chancet. But lay there jest
,lrcamin like, an fore knowed ct l could
think Nv nothin but tibet there girl in tn
tree. who figured must hev been heap
sight better lookin than circus lady.
EFT come SHUTDOWN, an ez he'd ter hus-
tie ter git supper / dragged mesef ter
cether an moved OH. ! went up tn valley
: three DAYS an got bout 80 miles toward
Snytlcr county, but tn whole time was
\ thinkin bout nothin but tn girl in tn
blue caliker dress. never felt SO queer
before all didn t know jest what ter do.
Last decided I'd hev ter go back an heV
another look ct her, so l turned round an
kivercd me tracks.
r II reached tn orchard bout one day
later, in tn afternoon, an hanged CT she
wasn't there, but a-settin in tree closer
ter tn road. didn't dast go near her,
4 fer knows how 'fraid tn weemen is NV
us men, But I slid enter ME ole place an
4 Jest lay there watchin her blue dress
wavin in tn breeze, and then, when L
seen as how shed changed trees, begin
ter think maybe she'd seen me an moved
up one tree nearer tn road, kinder SO us
we'd be closer
The tramps voice broke. He placed
one hand upon his ragged breast and gazed
over the valley through tear filled eyes.
Now quit yer blubberin, trampy,"
n c11eU inc IOtIoi, oA CIV SoA I'll Ill Nv S'-S
ere yarn .H.,... ..
The travelrr wiped his eyes upon his
\ coat sleeve ard continued:
..Wull, as lay there watchin her SO
still an quiet / begin ter think. Won
liered what her name must hev been an
lowed ct orter been pretty one. Then l
kinder thought, bein ez didn't know her
name, might give her one, tn prettiest
I could git up. 1 racked me brain an final
Z eot on Emily Kate; tibet sounded high
4 toned, Then l begin ter wonder who'd be
SO fort'nit as ter git Emily an cussed ME
self fer bein SIGH bum. l kinder thought
\ / might reform, but final lowed ef she'd
take me without me hevin ter reform ct
'ud be sight pleasanter all round. see
how she'd moved up tree an KINDER
wondered eff she'd seen me. III more
+ thought Oh ct TIL worse got. l begin ter
think mehbe eff cleaned up wouldn't be
20 bad-in fact, heap better than lots Nv
! folks knows. BY tn time ct come sun
set I conceded ter resk ct an begin ter
\ think NV crawlin tn fence an interducin
meself. but then me heart failed me. l
put ct off tell tn Mex day an slid over tn
ffel ter barr, an spent tn night.
II diln' It eat no breakfas'. I couldn't
But when ct come sunup went down ter
]. tn spring an WaSneu up. lEen cut 1eI
TIL orchard, >tendin ter walt tel she come.
E I Expected she wouldn't he there SO airly,
sencc she'd likely do up tn breskfas
dishes. = - .'-.s-. ''- .e- p. 80
III Skinned tn fence inter tn road. an
then what sight l seen! near yelled.
They was great big Teller he'd his arm
round her wais'. She was a-]ayin all
Il limplike, wit her head pitched forward SO
y I couldn't sec it, an her feet was draggin
through til timothy, fer the Teller WIS
pullin her along down tn orchard. Eft
first was fer runnin to her resky. but
thought mebbe I'd better wait tell see
! what come Nv ct.
4 nh big feller, he pulled her Ill limp,
N down ter TIL other side an then leaned her
up agin tree an hiJ her punch Wit bis
E AS. I seen tn blue caliker sunbonnet
u i1roop. Then he jumped tn fence all start
u ed down over tn metldy.
aEsg ..Me heart was a-thulnpin awful. l
/ waited tell he was outer sight, an then
4 clu1nb TIL fence an slipped down through
tn long grass ter where Emily Kate lay,
\ half dead, agin tn tree. seen choking
81 GOOD there an hear TIL ole hen cluckin, an