Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1897-03-09

20 store, lool1in as pretty as d piciur' in
her red sunbonnet, swiugin a basket an
singin n melancholy piece. Absalom
woke with start as she stepped outer
the woods above the house, an he got a
sight of her pink checks afore she duck
ed under her bonget fer when she seen
him she sudden stopped singin an
walked by, a-lool1in over the valley.
Thet one glance done Absalom Bunkel
He staid awake tell she come back.
'Thet night hc didn't eat no supper.
" Nance, SEE he to his sister How
far is it to Crimmels?'
/" Nigh onter miled SEE she.
"An he jest groaned, drawed his
boots, TUX a candle an went up TO bed.
"Twicet a week all tibet summer
Annie May Crimmel come a.singin
down the road An Absalom, dozin on
the porch, 'u'd hear her voice tell she'd
reach the edge Of the woods. There she'd
stop her song an go ploddin by, gain
over the valley, like he wasn't about OF
wasn't with loollin at. Absalom kept
| gittin fatter an fatter from doin moth.
in, an it seemed TO him like Annie May
Crinrmel was prettier every time she
went 20 store. He was onrastless; he
was unhappy. He know'd what was
wrong, an he seen no cure fer 20 him
tibet girl walkin long the road not 90
rods from his house was like a chunk
Of bread danglin Jest beyant the reach
of starvin man.
Perhaps you uns wonder why he
didn't 20 down an speak to her. Thct
wasn't Absalom's way. He might "a
walked tibet fur to git warm. But TO
speak 20 a girl? Neverl Oncet he called
to her, but she was bashful an hung
her head an walked on the faster.
Nance, SEE he to his sister tibet
night at supper, I've kinder a notion
fer Annie May Crimmel he sez.
(" Hev your SEE she, lookin sur
prised, though Of course she know'd it,
an fer weeks he'd ben a-wonderin what
'u'd become of her.
" An perhaps, SEE he, You wouldn't
mind steppin over there tomorer an
tellin her.
" 'Umphr she sez perldn mp her
nose. You'll see me a-gaddin round tn;
valley settin up with girls fer your
"He set thinkin piece. Then he Sc,
trem lous like, Nance, how fur is it I,
Crimmels'y
A mile TO an inch, SCI she.
HE jest give groand an went of Il
bed ag'in.
"They say tibet next day toward even
in Absalom was seen TO rise from hi
chair, TO hesitate, to set down, git NJ
ag in an begin movin toward the road
| He got to the gate, pushed it half opei
, an leaned on it. Tell sunset he stool
there, again wistfullile toward Grim
mel's place. Then he give a groand al
/ went TO supper.
Winter drove the lazy felly inter th
house. All day long he'd stay by Oh
: windy watchin fer Annie May Grim
B mel, an as she passed he'd smile soft
6 like. When she was gone, he'd look sol
r emn in, An all the time he KEEP gil
tin fatter an fatter an more an more on
r rastless
o 1.-THE winter broke. March come a
l. went April was a fine, warm da,
n so Absalom took his cheer out on u
t porch an set there looldn down thoridl
into tho valley, where the men W,
1 a-plowin fer cats. All at oncet hc hear
4 q crcal-in Of wheels an a rattle of gear
thet caused him TO turn his eyes up Oh
o road. Outer the woods come a Wagon
piled high with furnitur It was
@ fittin, the Crimmels' fittin, as h
e lnow'd when he seen Andy a-driyi
an the missus an Annie May settin o
. the horses. Bunkel was stunned-clear
b. ed stunned. The fifth went creaki
n past the house, him jest settin theI
o starin. He know'd what IL meant
him. He knOw'd it was fer him III
? same as the death of Annie May, br
r he couldn't do nothin The WACO
o swung round the bend below the hous
an was outer sight.
j. "When he seen the last Of the re
f bonnet hashin in the sun, he th'owe
his hands to his head like they was
- pain there. Sudden he jumped from IN
chair an run toward the road yelliI
IS Hey, hey Annie Mayr
n "He tore throo the gate, down II
h road an round tho bend. They was
z sight agiu.
: % Annie Mayr he called ANN
Il Mayr
o 1.-THE wagon stopped The girl climl
l. ed often the horse an run toward hin
e When he seen her comm, he set rigl
F. down TO wait fer her. She stood still.
It " Annie May. he called come her
g I've somothin TO tell you.
n but she turned round an walke'
q with hangin head, back 10 the wagol
n He jumped up an begin runnin aft
Ie her ag'in She heard his calm, O
I, throwcd out her hands an started q
It ward him, cryin, 'Absalom, Absalom
n But Absalom Bunkel never spoil
II his mind 10 Annie May Crimmel. Afo
le he reached her he stopped sudden, kind
n hesitated, then fell for'ard, face dow
is ward. inter the road. Tho girl went
him, but found him dead--dead fro
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