The age-herald., 1897-08-01
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JOSEPHlNE'S TALE OF WOE.
In Fer Own Peculiar Prairie Dialect She Re- views the Last Days of Her 2 Beloved Husband-A
 Clever Story


 tell you low dc story 'appen. sS
 One day Philippe, my 'usban, say at me, Josephine, talk de egg an de butter an sell dem on dc Anglismen dat live roun' de lak'.h
 Dose men com off ARglan an tink dey mak' do farm. but tlsy shoot an fish an drive on do prairie an let deir crop grow as e please.
 My 'ouse was seex mile of, an dere was de lon drive roun' dc lsk'
 Wen I com near dees plas, see ono tent, an I tink I fln' som Injun. But praysonly see on do grass one W 'ite wo- man. an she 'af de lofely face, an de long hair fall roun' Ter an shine cen de sun.
 Wen she ear dc wagon. she sit up an look at me- Den sho lean by one tree an cry an cry.
 zhump from my wagon an say, "W'at ees de trobl' of you?"
 Den she cry: "I so glad, so glad for sec you. I t'ink never seo one woman som more. I t'ink my 'eart hrak' wen I lie Gre all de day so Ion son."
 I look roun' an say; "W'ero ees some. body? Wy dey leave you 80 lon 'scm'?'
 Den she say, My 'usban go way for shoot an for fish all day, m e don un'er- stan dat I'll be frighten an lon 'sem'" =
 After " ile she tell me dc story of 'erseg.
 She did live on Angland wfd fader, mod. der, sister, brodder, an many people com cen deir 'ome.
 Bimeby she promise for marry wid ono young man, an frs Q com on Canada wid 'eemsey, an e write many letter of do lofely prairie an low she be 'appy in dis plas wid 'eem.
 Den e com bnok on Angland an marry ~r,;I jou elal 3a-p Ck,. dem, but sho try for be appy wid com.
 Wen dey arrife on Canada an go by de city an dc town an do farm, she t'ink she like de co'ntry. But dey com far m more far an go trough de prairie " 'ero dere's no tree, no water, an her eye grow tire. After w'ile dere's no more train, no more car, an dey drive cen de wagon far an more far, an she sec DO 'ouse, no people Den Ter 'eart feel lon som, but she try for seem 'appy.
 At las dey arrife by dis plas', an sho see som tree an dc lofeIy lak', but dere'e no 'ouse, dere's nodding but de tent, nn one man stan near by an smoke
 Den Ter 'usban say, "Te stop 'erc.'
 She say, "W'ere ees de 'ousc?''
 .'E say: "Dat tent ees Iny 'ouse, an you lave no trobl' for 'ousekeep. .Solnotimc Tom, dat man, 'elp you wen 'e's not busy"
 Sho say, "W'ere ees do woman for 'elp me?''
 E say: "No woman live near dis plas'.. Dose lady dat com from Angland an live on de prairie be glad for work an elp deir 'usbap.'
 Sho spik not, but go cen dc tent. Dat tent was dirty, so dirty, bacos de man. Tom, don trobp for wash t'ings an de pot and pan, de blanket an de coat, lie ali eoun.
 She was tire, for dey drivo far; sho was col, for de fros' was yet cen do groun; sho was hongry, but she know she eat not wen tings look like dat. So de tear com cen Ter eye.
 Dat mak' Ter 'rshan angry, an e say: IT never t'nls you was dat kin of woman Older men 'af do bravo wife dat 'clp dem. ,"
 Den sho sit on de groun an cry likc 'cr 'eart brak'.
 Den Q grow more angry an go way off on do prairie
 De man, Tom, foel sorry, m e ask Ter eef she not know she nus 1.-Two cen one tent. An she say she never know dat. She tinl she live cen ono 'ouso were odder people live near.
 Den Tom mak' do fro, an fry do pork an do potatos, an mak' somo tea, m Q say, You feel better wen you cat soin ding"
 Sho try for cat, but de pork was fat, m dc potates swim cen de grease so she tank com, but say sho feel too seek for eat. But sho drink do tea an feel better
 De ncx' day sho ache all orcr. Sllo eat nodGing, che walk not. for do eroun eos damp, dc tent ees damp. An at do frs 'er 'ushan oes sorry, hut hiineby e grow tire for tak' caro of 'er an e say, "Dere's no good cen life cef ono man mus stay by de tent all day" An wen she grow not strong e leave 'er day by day alone wid Jersey.
 Before go from er dat day cook for Ter dc poaeh egg an do toas', an she cat like sho bo starye, an she say, "Dat eos like dcy cook by my 'one. i
 After dat drive 'roun do lak' an nrrife on de little cottazhe we're live do tree Anplismen. An I srik wid one of dem abou' dat wo.nap, an Q say, "'Lr 'usban cos enc selfish hruto.'
 liko dat Anglismnn, an I t'ink, Wy she not sec you before sho marry wid sem?' For dat man was so 'andsolne, so bray an so strong.
 After dat I drive every day by Ter tent an wash dc t'ines an cook sonding Gal She may cat. An sbo grow moro straDg, an bincily sbo laugh an say she don' feel so lon som.
 After w'ilo deir 'ouse ar'ife. Fen de prairie " wore dores not wood for buil' dc 'ouse, doy buy dc 'ouso cen de city, an Q arrifo ail pack up, ready for put togedder.
 Do big AngliSinan dat lil.' conn rom dc oldar side cf Ge lak'. an Q 'elp Ter won she put do furnizhur cen dc 'ousc, an " 'en she laugh an se0in please e watch CT, an 1o eye of cem grow sof' an de sigh com from ees 'eart. Bnt she don know dat.
 Many time e com an 'e read for Ter an sing for 'cr, an somtime dcy sing togcd der. An dc color com cen CT check, an She look 'appy. m Q smile wd de sweet smile, an I tink: tAh, you would bo de kin 'ushand. You would be streng, you would Do zhcntil. But dnt ees too lato now.''
 One day wen I arrife she look w'ite md stranzh. An after w'ile she put Ter arm roun' mo un cry: '.Oh, Josephc Josephe, never tink derc was any wrong wen Q com for sec mo, all tol' my 'usban every time 'c-coin', an Q noscr cay do wrong for sing wia ce;n an read wid eem. But las night wen my 'usban' crrifo from do villazhe, @ say dat de rcopi' derc gosscep s1, t1x-,f.-