New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04
ON A NORTHWEST PRAIRIE

An yes; dc lax sparkle an look Apply de
sun: but dat water don know; Get don 'uner-
stan.
tell you ow de story 'appen.
One day, Philippe, my 'usban', say at me-:
'Josephe, TAX de egg an &c butter an sell dem
on de Anssmen dat live rcun' de lax"
Dose men com off Anelan', an tink dey max
de farm; but dey shoot, an fish, an drive on de
prairie an let DER crop grow as e please
My ouse was mile off. an dere was de
Ion drive roun' de lax.
Wen com near dces plas' see one tent an
tink fin som Injun. But praysonly see on
de grass one wife woman an she 'af de lofely
face, an de long hair fall roun er an shine cen
de sun.
Wen she ear de wagon she sit up an look at
me. Den she lean by one tree, an cry an cry
I zhump from my wagon an say: wat ees
de trobl of you?'
Den she cry II so glad. so glad for see you. I
tink l never woman som more. l tink
my cart brak wen l lie ERE all de day so lon'-
SON."
look roun an say Were ees somebody?
wy dey leave you so lOnesome?"
Den she say My usban so way for shoot an
FOR fish all day. an e don un'orstan dat I'll be
brighten an lonesome"
After vile, she tell me de story of 'ersev.
She did live on Angand wild fader. modder, sis
ter. brodder. an many people com cen DER 'ome
Bmeby. she promise for marry wild yong
man; an frs e com on Canada wild 'eemsev, an
e write many letter of de lofely prairie an low
she be Apply il dis plas wild 'eem.
Den e com back on Angland an marry wild
'er, an she leave 'er people. She miss dem, but
She try for be Apply wild 'eem.
Wen dey arrife on Canada, an go by de city,
an de town, an de farm she tink she like de
contry. But dey com far an more far, an go
trough de prairie were dere'o tree, no water
an her eye grow tire. After vile. dere's no
more train. more car; an dey drive cen de
wagon, far an more far, an she see no 'ouse, no
people. Den er cart feel lonesome; but she try
for seem Apply.
AT las dey arrife by dis plas', an she som
tree, an de lofey lax; but dere's 'ouse; dere's
noddng but de tent, an man stan near by
an smoke
Den 'er 'usban' say: I'VE stop ere"
She say: Were ees de 'ouse?'
e say: Dat te1t ees my 'ouse, an you ave no
trobl for 'ousekeep. Sometime Tom. dat man.
'ep you wen 'e's not busy"
She say: Were Gees de woman for 'elp me?'
Il say, mo woman live dis plas' Dose
lady dat com from Angland an live on de prairie
be glad for work an clip DER 'usban'."
She spik not, but go cen de tent. Dat tent was
dirty. dirty; bacos de man, Tom. don trobr
for wash tings an de pot and pan; de blanket
an de coat. lie all rou'.
She was tire, for dey drive far; she was col.
.or de fros' was yet de groun'; she
Longry bat she know she eat not wen tings look
like dat. SO de tear com cen er eye.
Dat max 'er husband angry, an e say. 81 never
tink you was dat kim Of woman. Odder men af
de brave wife dat 'clp DEM"
Den she sit on de Sroun', and cry like 'er eart
brak
Den e grow more angry, al go way off on de
Irairie.
De man, Tom, feel sorry, an e ask 'er eef she
not know she mus live tent. An she
say she never know dat. She tink she live cen
one 'ouse Were odder people live near
Den Tom max de fire an fry de pork an de
potates an max some tea, an e say, You feel
better wen you eat somding"
She try for eat, but de pork was fat an de
potates swim cen de grease; so she tank eem, but
say she feel too seeck for eat But she drink de
tea an feel better
De mex day she ache all over. She eat nodding;
she walk not de groun' ees damp. de tent ees
damn An at de frs 'er 'usban sorry; but
hmeby e grow tire for TAX care Of er and e