The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-25
THE RUNAWAYs.
Seems to me, Tiny. the folks might

The two stood IN implanted ground
an odd strip about a hundred yards wide,
running both ways as far as the eye could
reach, while on either side the ranks Of
corn toed the line, seemingly afraid to en-
croaoh one irch beyond their mark
"Oh, Sim, you never mean ter us to run
away? Why, 'twould kill nav an Aunt
Susan an Aunt Eliza!n gasped Tiny.
j" "~rwouldn't kill 'em, { he responded.
"Think Of me, danglin on q string nigh
on to two year a'rendy. It's a wonder it
ain t killed me, that's whatl There amt
no other way but fer us jest to 60 before
the preacher, IA when we're ma an wife
both orr folks can kick All they're u mind
to. There's no use III waitin, neither, is
there, Tiny?
9Pa'I never forgive your maw, nor she
him. You an me's a-tremblin here on the
ragged edge Of diskivery every minute, an
/ tell yon ! went stand it a great while
more. There, there, Tinyi J amt mean
in TO be cross, bng If you've got -wonlen
folks to leave I've got men folks. There's
father. Hes the obstinatist old lnan you
ever see, an l know it. It's jest him to
sec a pretty little dotter right within
reach an: him to refuse her because it's
you. It's a comfort to feel ef you're mar
ryin into sech an obstinate family, YOU re
margin outen one about as bad. All the
same, I hate to leave pa an Uncle Sim, an
old John, thet's ben our hired man an fed
hogs with US enee before ! was born.
sBut I'm a-goin to leave EN-, Tiny, an
you an nell start of into the world an
find a place fer ourselves. Then the Sauls-
burys thet's left can fight it out with the
Taylors thet's left, an welcome. Say you'Il
come, little girl, say you'll c~ornet'
Tiny looked up at Sim then with the
look a woman gives Il man only once in
her life and that when she herself gees
with it, and then the tears slowly welled
into her eyes.
tOh, SIM" she consented, "but we'll
come back an bid 'em goodbyt'
Eyes" he replied, Strengthening him
self to his 6 feet 2, Eyes, after the we'd
din
Hardly had tho two parted-indeed the
shaking tassels Of the corn yet betrayed
the opposite path each had taken-when
an old man stepped grimly into the clear
strip, the stubbly beard on his set, square
jaw showing a sandy gray IN the sun
A scant skirted calico dress and a Stat
%sunbonnet, with a long pointed noise and
an obstinate chin appearing within it,
glided from the stalks on the other side,
as if TO meet him.
When too late to retreat they spied each
other-old Tom Salisbury and the widow
Taylor.
ssHeml'' he said grufly.
tM-m-mi'' she said at the same no.
ment. with E little screech in her voice.
81 mover s'posed-I never thought
she stammered.
sNo, you never s'picioned / was nigh;
nuther did | you-but / do s;picion, now
you've BEN about yere long enough to see
what's goin on between my boy an -FOUR
girl. / give you my word, Mis- Taylor, /
never druinpt Of it before, an / stumbled
on it today"
"T couldn't "a believed it of my Tiny
unless I'd follored her a-purpose an seen
it. I'd BON wonderin this long time
what tuck her so often in this direction"
the woman half sobbed.
Mis- Taylor, we've ben engaged In
uwpholdin a principle nigh on to 20 year,
now, an / don't know but what we've
about wore it out. Still eff there hain't but
a rag left Of the old flag I'm bound to
grip the flagstaff, an 7 s'pose you're the
same?"
EE.
= hain't changed noneP' she returned
vindictigely.
"But heln 50 we'll pleased with sim Ter
his goin ahead as no please, spite OF the
parents ON both sides, also seem with my
own eyes what a modest an sensible girl
you'vo raised, an idce occurs to me by
which VIC can sit shet OF the wheie thing
III 6 self resEectin manner. Mis-, Taylor,
do yousstil held your patent from the gov
%ernlaent, olHbraein this here strip OF
land2' 10 inquired
Tho STAT bonnet nodded violently.
And ruther'n SO to law about it you
Will consent to leave 1t o sorter neutral
strip as long as yal liyeS'
Again tho boanebagitated.
Well, | still hcll my ratont, too, clear
" detlnln IL as o part OF my domains,
plainly betrayin the mistake III suryeyln
which II govern ment has made. III
never so back Of my promise, nuther,
about leavln it IN the material perarIe while
/ keep my claim. Now, when IN the
course Of natur' you become an angel,
would it be proper to suppose-the old
maids bein otherwise provided fer, as I've
always heard-to suppose the5 you'd leave
your farm here in IoWay to your sole
issue?n
1T would" Mrs. Taylor replied won
6eringly.
My farm bain ckGlly good an produc-
tive land, ! should, in like case, an glyin