The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06

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course l asked him to come SEQ us too.
lie was a pretty glib talker. When we
was leavin an tellm everybody goodby
and promiSin to como again soon, |
heard n lady from New York say to an.
other one. Wouldn't she be queen
with the right trainin?' We got in tho
spring wagon an drove home. an sho
was jes' all excitement tellin me what
a time they had that day an how |
ought to learn to dance.
Two days after some ladies drove
round i'll their carriages an asked her
to go to the Springs with EN- again. Shu
said No, but when she seen | was aux.
ious To have her 90 she went with them.
They drove back after supper her and
the two ladies an young man, an
they all told mo | ought to have been
there. That night she seemed kinder
unres less She talked heap bout tho
nice things they all said bout her ut
the Springs, but mostly talked bout
how nice it would be if we could go an
travel an go to New York an every
where an She said we ought to read
books an the like, an that lady there
said what she needed was cultivatn.
Il didn't like this. talkin bout her
like she was field to he plowed up,
stead of Il flower jes' to grow an bloom
natural, an when | told her this she
jes' laughed an slapped her hands over
my mouth. She went To the Springs
right regular for time Then she
wouldn't 20 no more. Somebody sent
her some bookS-four or five of en-
She commenced to read ono of 'em out
loud to me one night Twas nice
story about some rich folks, some art
lists, an how they was lovin each other
an the thing they went to, but while |
got To likin the pesky books after awhile,
| told her all the time that it was jes'
stories an that there wasn't no such
folks i'll Paris or New York or any
where's else Since she WAS teachin me.
a-rcadin out loud, took 10 teaehin her,
tellm her what thought shout the
books. | told her that life was II reality
M that even If there WAS such people
they WASH / no better ell than us, cause
there's advantages All disadvantages
everywhere, an il all mounts To bout
the same an everything in It's place is
the best. That's the way I'd write if
wrote books
Maybe II was readin in them durn
books bout the fashion an the wealthy,
or maybe it was them people mt the
Springs put foolish notions in her head,
or maybe it was jes cause size come To
know she WIS too good an pretty for Il
man like me but anyhow she commenst
to Pine an droop like flower that :
witherin. Id beg her to 20 to the
Springs an enjoy herself like she was
invited to do, but it warn' no use. She
wouldn t do it, After bout "A wee, of
this thing that same lady from New
York drove up to our gate an asked
Mary to come Ill an pay visit to her
ut the Springs. She wanted her tn stay
rs long as sho would, an then Mary did
agree to 90 an stay week, maxim the
condition that | was to come to see hci
every dIY.
Its IA lonesome time had then.
didn't go 20 see her but three days, an
every day it seem to mo ! was unwel
conner than before, So thought | better
not go no moro an let the chile enjoy
her visit 1t look to me like the harder
| try to please her the more things
would go wrong. Wmmin folks is
curious little things, stranger, an II
awkward fellow like mo don't know
jes' how to handle 'em had done
mOrtgaged my farm again an went in
town an brought her silks an dresses
an gloves jos the right size, an when
she see IN she jes' cried an said ! was
too good to her. Then | got her piano,
but nothin would suit This was befo'
she went for tho last time to the springs
The things Is all at homo now, but
never wants to see them again, an if
God spares me | never will. There y
nothin else TO say now, but that lef'
cause | couldn stan tho sympathy an
the talIin Of the neighbors after got
this letter .
Here ho paused and took from the in
side pocket Of his corduroy coat u
square envelope addressed in round,
girlish hand The faint odor of violet
sachot which had once permcatcd tho
pages could still be detected, though
mingled somewhat with the aroma Of
tobacco. 1t read,
hope that you viii understand and forgive
me, jack although / know that God never
viii. was never happy with you, md meyer
was able 10 nuke you hnppy. noble, un
selfish man like you deserves II better wife.
when you got this, vii be far away, Don't
try to find me, for you never can. MANY
After the correspondent had read and
returned the letter both mon were silent
They watched the little knots Of officers
and priyatcs talking together under the
shade trees, the squads Of ununiformed
recruits crossing the grounds to their
various commands, the amateur cooks
preparing the midday meal aud all Of
the lazy restIcssness Of camp life Tho
Hancock volunteer was the first to
speak. What pastors me most IN that
letter, he said in voice trcmul6us
with suppressed emotion is that She
says that she knows that God never
will forgive her an sure God Of there
Is any shouldn't be more unforgiym
than one Of his creatures. II ! b'pcved
prayers was ever answered, ID be prayin
for that little girl now, but as lis tho
bes thing | can do is to go to the front
an fight for my country. Barton
tittman III st, Louis Globe Democrat.
Gold Mining In san Francisco.
For over II years II gold mine hai
been worked right in the city Of Sm
Francisco. How much gold has been
taken out none but tho two miners
themselves can say. one Of them is sup
posed 10 be on his deathbed, and the
other one disappeared on the day that
his partner had to be taken to the hos
pital and the secret Of their nino be-
came generally known 10 the commu.
nifty.