Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-20
ME AN JERRY.

I'm an old woman now-icnstways "a
lhcy ea-, although I don't feel n BIZ like
ono-but I guess Il must DO moron 90
genr Eonco mo an Jerry was ciillen ter.
gothor All how tn time dow fly, tor
be shuroi 10 don't sccm moron las week
tcnco mon jerry went and ~ and
through tn pine grove every mofnln r1g'-
lac tor IN littlo yallcr sohoolhousc at th'
rnd o. III lane. he n-cnrryin my bucket.
Mnny's III time whom I'd opon a. No.,
p'rnps an hour 'foro oatiu tlmo, an sco,
right on top. m two pieces o. corn bread
nm meat. a. wuz oil Aunt Maria lowed
mo Ter dinner.
Well, in course. artcr awhile, wQ crowd
M, me nn Jerry. Wo cot ter ho too big tr
b. loitcrin along tn rlad and IN and on
our ways tor school I wuz thought trr Do
mighty lno gnl IN Thorn s-lcnstwnys
oil tn chnps around about seemed ter look
upon mo ns sech. I wuy. / know, two
luohus or moro taller nor Jcrry, although
be sed as ho know.d I wasn't
ono ovonin, I remember woll. mo nn
Jorry had had quito a rucuss, DO n.fuyln
wuzn't no taller than ho, an % snyin az.
forcnt. While wo wuz n.fussin Joe Pm.
moro comes along an DO s1z / war right,
an jerry war wrong I felt I could "a
knocked his head OH Ter sayln 30. .ioo pil.
moro was rcdhCndcd boy, one % IN
greatest bulllcs IN our parts. How / dld
dospiso his frUcklcd face an great, gorglo
eyes. tor be shurul hut / mado out ne
how wuz mighty fondo him that oyonin
tiii managed tor irt i'm know ns ,w 70
war only put ON. iost tor riie Jerry.
Jest ~ ia n.bcon h.tcllln o. jos what %
sneak thought I'm, an 'ow didn't cnro
straw fer i'm, nn ho'd Como on sort n
Gulgy, an / WIS a-lonnin on tho cato sor.
rnwful, l 200 Jcrry a.comin nlong.
rtralghtoncd myself up 10 my full inches,
but makes boliuyo didn't fco i'm, but
ict "a wuz % turnln Ter go intorth' house
derry stops At tho cato nn begins Ger ne
tho latch sort % restless an rlz, "Mlsa
Marg'rut." Il was ic.t turned ~. an I'D
given en- oil round tor understand ~
was Rro'n UP, hn wished tcF DO treated as
suoh.) OF course turns ng Jerry fcx tor
inr, Miss MarRrot." tAitho' thought
10 dld sound kind of curi's n.comin from
derry. But turns an IVA, Did you speak,
Mr.. Jeremiah thompson" Thon ho siands
an looks quito SIRIUS, mo a-callin ~ i'm
by his full professional name, oircum-
stance which mover happened hofor Then
ho foz, "Ycs, Mnrg'rct," an his voice fort
o. shook. folt rial sorry fer i'm. ~
goes close up Ter III pnto 10 soz nraln
quite low nn aolom', but soft an fond likoi
maggie, " be- IVA again. Forgive me.
didn't 70 ter hurt yer fcolin's. not frr all
IN world wouldn't. But n you'll only
stop a.goin with that Joo Pilmofo IN loo
yer DO th tnilcst An blFFrii nn prutliust
nn dearest an oyvrthink olso, "a you know
you nro an Alus was an allus will DO ter
mo"
on that no upcns m cato nu tnl.os my
hand. Il folt relieved that Il was uvcuin,
an ho couldn't well 500 my face, fer
know u was ns red ha th' cnunshuns Ia
our GARDEN Thon-woll, We walked up
nm down outside IN cato until IN moon
cum up ~ bright ~ day an aunt she call.
Cd out aiyoril times Tor mo Cor cum in lilo
u decent gal, but i.ur' We didn't hcnr nulh-
In but ourselves AN onnh other that cyouin
me An Jerry
WHOM ] dld feel that perhaps Il was
nearly moruin IN begun Tor say good
night, Jerry holds my hand tight, 10 ~
iust couldn't gle 10 away, AN tox;
"MagglG couldn't yor give inu icst ono,
jost onof'
/ stoops down (my heart n.thumpln, all
IN world like IA old engine ter M millD
nn pluoks ia prlttlost roso In my gar
den.
There's Jest ono, jerry" l sea, an
lands IL 10 lin. ITS sweet, Maggie,
know" he soz nm Of course looks up inter
his faco, but lil;' u cash o. Eighteenth no
gave kiss, right on my lips, which near.
~ TUX my breath away
After that night We wus good friends
right along for years, until that dreadful
uniu whom all us wlmmin folks was worn
out with anxiety an wondeTln, u.lookin for
our husbands an loyora, who'd gone Cor ih'
war. Whom we parted Al, that night
we parted Moan Jerry, wo never thought
but M promises wo made tor each other
we'd 1.-Two tor keep.
For months l waited. Sometimes I
hoard whore his regiment wu8 stationed.
Once hoard that for something wonder
ful hu'i douo Jerry had boau promoted.
All, how proud l fclt-my true brave
Jerry Then had ngws uamo-that ho
wuz wounded. Thnu, again, that he wus
shot m killed. Fer ton weary months 1
mOurnod for I'm, my heart bleolin day
by day, until fclt no llio loft IN my body.
with no muro tears ter shed Tor I'M Then
Oh nows came shat he VIVA Twin. but u
prisoner, nn q few limos l had from hls own
dear hand, have tho little alp o. paper
yet, although IN lines he writ have fadod
years ago. hut, no matter, th' words gru
writ dcopo on my heart that no wug a,cuuln
home, but that ho only I'D one aud t9r
onor me, as t'othur Wuz Ehot away with
his arm. writ an told I'M how / dldnI
koor VI no didn't have none 10 NJ, % lou-
as his heart wuE .tic. "a have In ice.
tn same. After chat mouth. an years wyu
by, but / hoerd uc.hiu moro % Jerry
They tollcd me hy gus Jasd Years hfta
III war wuz over j looked irf hlfntsr cum
in any mint nu 7ay3 "INc cum hats o..
sc, MngEioi Two cum hHHL" I've N.
olod 10 time hn usIin, 90. ItrH,t with Boo.
knittin Hl1no. W't Do would ln fgs m. f..
lool, Ny an fa1 hiu g.,omu up co. I.u
strip % garden Wl,IhiHUua hlrl strotrH.
out Tor mu. "autrr no my mlut wins
that dny'd no t.s ... a'l a.HHtlYuuenN.
mo au Jogr, l,rIsuuUrgnuu.I.
hnppiuos, alta. Im hpny boz t
thiukln.
I'm % krr' Did. N.r.uI.H.