Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-09-06

tell you low de story 'appen.
One day Philippe, my 'usban, say at
me, Josephine, tax de egg an de butter
an sell dem on de Anglismen dat live
roun' de lax
Dose men COM off Anglan an tink dey
maxi de farm, but dey shoot an fish an
drive on de prairie an let DER crop grow
as g please.
My 'ouse was seek mile off, an dere was
de lon drive roun' de lax.
Wen / com near dees plas, see one
tent, an l tink I fin som Injun. But
praysonly see on de grass one w lite wo-
man, 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.
zhump from my wagon an say, "W'at
ees de trobl' of your"
Den she cry ~ so glad, SO glad for sec
you. t'ink never see one woman SOM
more t'ink my cart brak' wen ! lie
ere all de day SO Ion SON."
I look roun' an say "W'ere ees some
body? Wy dey leave you SO Ion 'som'P"
Den she say, My 'usban go way for
shoot an for fish all day, an e don un'er-
stan dat IL be brighten an lon's SOM"
After w lie she tell me de story of 'ersev.
She did live on Angland wild fader, mod
der, sister, brodder an many people COM
cen deir 'omo.
Bimeby she promise for marry wild one
young man. an frs @ COM on Canada
wild 'eemsey, an e write many letter of de
lofely prairie an low she be 'appy in dis
plas wild eem.
Den e com back on Angland an marry
wild Ter, an she leave 'er people. She miss
dem, but she try for be 'appy wild 'eem.
Wen dey arrife OH Canada an go by de
city an de town an de farm, she t'ink she
like de CO. ntry. But dey COM far an moro
far an &C trough de prairie W ere dere's
no tree, no water an her eye grow tire.
After vile deres no more train, no more
car, an dey drive cen de wagon far an
more far, an she see no 'ouse, no people
Den Ter cart feel lon SOM, but she try for
seem Apply.
At las dey arrife by dis plas' an she
see SOM tree an de lofely lax, but dere's
no ouse, dere's nodding but de tent, an
one man stan near by an smoke.
Den 'er 'usban say, "We stop ERE"
She say, "W'ere ees de 'ouse?"
e say: "Dat tent ees my ouse, an you
ave no trobl' for 'ousekeep. Sometime
Tom, dat man, 'elp you wen 'e's not
busy"
She say, "W'ere ees de woman for 'elp
meP''
Il say: "No woman live near dis plas'.
Dose lady dat COM from Angland an live
on de prairie DO glad for work an 'elp DER
'usban.'
She spik not, but go cen de tent. Dat
tent was dirty, SC dirty, bacos de man,
Tom, dom trobl' for wash things, an de
pot and pan, de blanket an do coat lie all
roun.
She was tire, for dey drive far; she was
col, for de fros' was yet cen de groun she
was hongry, but she know she eat not
wen things look like dat. So dc tear COM
cen 'er eye.
Dat max 'er 'usban angry, an e say:
81 never t'ink you was dat kin of woman.
Odder men 'af do brave wife dat 'elp dem. "
Den she sit on de groun an cry like 'er
cart brak'
Den % grow more angry an go way off
on de prairie.
De man, Tom, feel sorry, an e ask er
eef she not know she mus live cen one
tent. An she say she never know dat. She
t'ink she i've cen one 'ouse Were odder
people live near
Den Tom max de fire, an fry do pork
an de potates, an max some tea, an q
say, "You feel better wen you eat SOM
ding"
She try for eat but de pork was fat, an
de potates swim cen dc grease, SO she
tank eem, but say she feel too seek for
eat. But she drink dc tea an feel better.
De mex day she ache all over. She eat
nodding, she walk not, for dc groun ees
damp, de tent ees damp. An at de frs 'er
'usban ees sorry, but bimeby Q grow tire
for tax care of 'er, an o say, "Dere's no
good cen life eef one man mus stay by dc
tent all day" An wen she grow not
strong e leave 'er day by day alone wild
'ersev.
Before / go from 'er dat day cook for
'er de poash egg an de toas, an she eat
like she be starve, an she say, dat ees
like dey cook by my 'ome.
After dat drive 'roun de lax an arrife
on de little cottazhe were live dc tree
Anglismen. An spik wild one of dem
abou' dat woman, an e say, Err 'usban
ees one selfish BRUTE"
like dat Anglisman, an t'ink, "W'y
she not see you before she marry wild
eemP" For dat man was SO 'andsome, SO
Draw an so strong.
After dat drive every day by 'er tent
an wash de things an cook somding dat
she may eat An she grow more strong,
an bimeby she laugh an say she don feel
SO Ion SOM.
After vile DER 'ouse arrife. Fen de
prairie, W ere dere's not wood for bull dc
'ouse, dey buy de 'ouse cen de city, an @
arrife all pack up, ready for put togedder.
De big Anglisman dat Xix COM 'roun
dc odder side Of de lax. an @ 'elp 'er wen
she put de furnizhur cen de 'ouse, an wen
she laugh an seem please g watch 'er, an
de eye of eem grow sof', an de sigh com
from ees cart But she dom know dat
Many time Q com an y read for 'er an
sing for 'er, on somtime dey sing toged-
der. An do color com cen er cheek, an she
look Apply, an o smile wild de sweet smile,
on t'ink: "Ah, you would be de kin
husband. You would be strong, you would
be zhentil But dat ees too late now"
One day wen arrife she look W lite and
stransh. An after vile she put 'er arm
roun' me an cry: "Oh, Josephe, Josephs,
I never t'ink dere was any wrong wen Q
cQ@' for see me, an toll my 'usban every
time . com, an . never ray do wrong
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