Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-02-28
A WISE WOMAN.
She Knew Jim and Had known Tint,
Daddy Before Him.

Daddy Before Him.
I had been living in the neighhor
hood Of the mountains one summor
until had become so well acuuaintod
with the people Of that immediate 500.
ton as to be taken into their councils
and looked to for advice on all Sorts
Of questions, even in domestic matters
The one most important involved tho
fate Of two lovers. Jim Sallers was
counting Marthy Little, and everybody
thought it was just the right thing OK.
cept Marthy's mother, and she had
opposed it from the beginning. The
girls father was perfectly satisfied
and did what he could to win his
wife over, but she was obdurate and
would listen to no persuasion. l had
talked to her once or twice, but II
did no good and gave it up. Jim and
had been on terms, all along, and
advised him to run off with Marthv
and trust to luck for the balance Ha
was thrifty young fellow, sober and
industrious, and could get along very
we'll without the maternal blessing
seeing that everybody else was pleased.
but he did not care to do so if there
was any chance Of winning the moth
Little didn't come around within A
week he would pick Marthy up and
run away with her, l agreeing to lend
him what extra money he might need.
as he had a good creek farm and would
have plenty when his crops came in.
With this assurance from jim, | went
back to Mrs Little.
'I know what you've come fer Col
onel, and it amt no use talllin'," she
said as soon as got into the house.
"My dear madam" I replied, 81 must
talk to you. I've seen jim, and as sure
as you are alive he will run off with
Marthy and marry her, whether you
want him to or not, and it would be so
much better if you would give your
consent and have it all done regular
and as it should be-"
"Well, tell you I won't give my con-
sent, and that ends it," she said hotly.
II don't keer what anybody and every
body says, l amt a goin' to say he kin
marry her"
"But that is childish" said l. "You
won't give your consent just because
you don't want to and for no other
reason"
give got my reasons, she answered
doggedly.
''Well, tell me what they are"
She got up and went to the door and
around the house and then back again.
81 wuz lookin' to see if Their wuz any
body about" she said as she resumed
her place, land ez they amt, I'll tell
you my reasons eff you'll promise you
won't tell"
1 gave the promise readily, and she
went on after a bit:
"I've knowed Jim sence he wuz
baby and l knowed his daddy afore
him." she said, land they won't do to
fool with. Jim's all right and I'd like
to see Marthy married to him. but
Jim's that pesky, that eff he kuowed me
and Marthy's pap and Marthy wanted
him to marry her, he'd be crawfishin'
in no time and thar wouldn't be no
weddin But ez long ez he thinks
somebody is ag'in him, he's goin' to
take t'other track and pull his way.
Now you know my reasons and l amt
a-goin' to move a peg outen the read
fer nobody till I've got Jim landed safe
with Marthy down thar on that farm
NV his'n. Let him run off with her eff
he wantster, and when they come back
hitched fer good, I'll have al Unfair
right here in my house that will be the
biggest one you ever hearn tell NV i'll
these parts, Colonel, and eff you ever
tell on me it won't be good fer you
Now. mind
l minded, and now Jim and Marthy
have been married some time, and jim
is so we'll satisfied that even If have
betrayed the confidence of his respect
ed mother-in-law it won't make any
great difference.-FreeP Press.