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

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as 6ns ever n iEappointed IN loye?'''
snQla irGd MIC chronic loafer cularly OF the
traveller, int which sally the rest Of the par
ssty Inn gbed heartily. VI n Y
mi. n Ne tramp broug ht the butt Of his heavy
u hickory stick down upon the Hoor with
such vigor as to raise a small cloud Of dust
4 from the cracks and replied: 'Wull! Have
IA Jest say IA Eff ycuse gentlemen keeps
quiet MI don last SO many questions
said the tramp, 81 tell yer all bout ct.
~ II r see, ct come like this. Bout three
Years ago was workin through this val.
u ley toward Snyder county, an one line day
4 at was one o. them days when yer feels
like scttin down All Jest doin nothin-1
come through this here town an went NJ
\ TIL mar, road about two mile tell come
ter tn Red hill. / never knowed jest why
sI done ct. Et must a BEN fate, but
switched off ontcr TIL bye road, stead Nv
IL stickin ter tn pike. went bout mile
an didn't meet no one nor pass no houses,
\ tell at last / come ter a farm what has an
\ orchard on tn sout' side TIL harm.
tThey was a nice grassy place on tn
other side tn road under an apple tree, an
5ez ct was one of them warm, lazy summer
days made up me min ter rest an lay
down i'll tn grass. Yer kin laugh ct folks
who allus talks weather, but tell ye ct
does powerful sight wit a man. know
Y ef tibet he'd ben rainy day I'd never
he'd tibet fairy core-ez tn French calls ct
--thct hit me then an played tn dickens
wit me fortunes.
Il was layin there watchin the clouds
overhead all listcnin ter tn plover whis-
tin out in the feel, an ter tn tree fraWg
h hellcrin up in tn locus, when all NV q
! sudden I seen blue CLEAN in an apple
tree in tn orchard 'crosst tn way. ]
watched ct, an pretty soon made out tibet
ct was woman. She was settin there
. quiet an still, like She was readin, an
down below l seen tn top NV choking
coop an hear tn ole hen cluckin. couldn t
see much fer til leaves an didn't git
sight NV her face but made out tn out
lines III thct blue caliker dress an jest
kinder drank 'cm in.
EFT was tn day done ct all. Fore 1
kDowcd ct begen ter imagine tn face
tibet must hev fit tibet form. I pictured
her like tn girls tibet rides tn mowin ma
chine in tn agricultural advertisement
ebromos, yeller hair an ALL l wanted ter
try an see her face, but didn't dare ter,
for she'd "a seen me, and het 'ud "a
spoiled my chancet But lay there jest
lrcamin like, an fore knowed ct could
think NV nothin but tibet there girl in tn
tree, who 1 figured must hev been heap
sight better lookin than q circus lady.
EFT come shutdown, an ez l he'd ter hus-
tie ter git supper l dragged meself ter
rether an moved OH. went up tn valley
three days an got bout 80 miles toward
Snyder county, but tn whole time I was
thinkin bout nothin but tn girl in tn
blue caliker dress. 1 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 turned round an
kivered me tracks.
II reached tn orchard bout one day
later, in tn afternoon, an hanged eff she
WASH It there, but a-settin in tree closer
ter tn road didn't dast go near her,
fer knows how ;fraid tn weemen is Nv
us men, But I slid enter me ole place an
jest lay there watchin her blue dress
wavin in tn breeze, and then, when 1
seen us how sh ed changed trees, begin
ter think maybe she'd seen me an moved
up one tree nearer tn road, kinder so as
we'd be closer
The tramp's voice broke He placed
one hand upon his ragged breast and gazed
over the valley through tear filled eyes.
Now quit yer blubberin, trampy,"
cried the loafer, IAN git ter tn en- Nv this
ere yarn .Es=s ... .
The traveltr wiped his eyes upon his
GOAT sleeve ard continued:
5 e WulI, as I lay there watchin her SO
still an quiet I begin ter think. won
liered what her name must hev been an
lowed ct orter been IL pretty one. Then
kinder thought, bein ez didn't know her
name, might give her one, tn prettiest
I could git up. racked me brain an final
sot on Emily Kate; tibet sounded high
toned Then begin ter wonder who'd be
so fort nit as ter git Emily an cussed ME
self fer bein SIGH bum. kinder thought
I 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. Tn more
thought Oh ct tn worse got. begin ter
think mehbe eff l cleaned up 1 wouldn't be
80 bad-in fact, heap better than lots Nv
folks 1 knows. By tn time ct come sun
set conceded ter resk ct an begin ter
think NV crawlin tn fence an interducin
smeself, but then me heart failed me. l
put ct off tell tn mex day an slid over tn
fel ter barn an spent tn night.
II didn't eat no breakfas'. I couldn't.
But when ct come sunup l went down ter
tn spring an washed up. Then 1 cut fer
tn orchard, 'tendin ter wait tel she come.
I Expected she wouldn't he there SO airly,
sencc she'd likely do up tn breakfas'
dishes, ~. - .s.-5' -. -.5'. ..
q II Skinned tn fence inter tn road. an
then what sight seen! l near yelled.
They was great big Teller he'd his arm
round her wais'. She was a-1ayin all
limplike, wit her head pitched forward 80
j couldn't sec it, an her feet was draggin
through TIL timothy, fer the Teller was
pullin her along down tn orchard. Eft
first I was fer runnin to her resky. bnt l
thought mebbe Id better wait tell see
what come Nv ct.
TIL big Teller, he pulled her aii limp,
down ter tn other side an then leaned her
up agin tree an hit her punch Wit bis
is. 1 seen til blue caliker sunboDnet
.droop. Then lie jumped tn fence an start
ed down over tn 1netdy.
s s5 Me heart was a-thulnpin awful. l
waited tell he was outer sight, an then
.clumb tn fence an slipped down through
TIL long grass ter where Emily Kate lay,
half dead, agin tn tree. I seen q choking
coop there an hear tn ole hen oluckin, an
81 slammed m and raised th' oirl'S drOnnin