Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-06-20


boils and toothache and rheumatism
all the rest of her days. Make 1t
mighty strong, Abe. Make her feel
what she's missed by turning me down.
and give her to understand that there's
40 other widders In this county who'd
lump at the chance of marrying me-"
1 promised him and drove off, but as
/ looked back and saw him sitting on
the fence with his head in his hands
knew that his heart was broken. I'd
heard that Uncle ELI Warner was full
of trouble over his daughter Mary, and
as / drove up to the house l wasn't
surprised to see Mrs. Warner waiting
for me. She had club In one hand
and package Of letters in the other
and was trying to look ferocious. lt
was poor attempt, however, and her
voice trembled as she said:
ABE, mebbe you've heard about our
Mary?"
"Just little" says l. 81 hope she's
we'll and as good looking as usual"
"No, Abe; she amt bit well, and L
shouldn't be bit surprised if her spir-
it sailed away any hour. AS for lookss
she has aged ten years in two weeks.
It's an awful blow on a girl like her,
you know"
"Its breach of promise suit, amt
it?"
"That's it, Abe. You remember when
those fellers was here last fall with
their wire fencing? / was ag'in it
from the start. told Eli that 1t wasn't
natural and that nothing good could
come Of it., and l was true prophet
One of tho fellers fell In love with
Mary. Maybe you heard about it?
Seems as If l did"
'You must have, as everybody was
talking. Yes, he fell in love with Mary,
and she fell in love with him, and the
way they did spoon around was some
thing awful. 1t didn't do no good to-
talk to her. Mary is like mule when
she gets her mind made up. After the
feller had hung around here for two
weeks he had to move on, and then
they wrote letters to each other. Here
are the letters he wrote, but after few
weeks he cooled off ON her and fell in
love with another. We are now going
to have him sued for breach of prom
ise."
'Does Mary want to take the case
into courtT asked.
mo, she don't, nor Eli either but Pm
going to make 'em. I've got my dam
der up and will fight to the end. Ell
says we haven't got case, and l want
to ask you about it. Abe, when a ref
Ter writes to a girl that he'd give the
whole world for a sight of the tip OF
her nose he's in love- amt he"
II should say he was"
"And when he writes that he can't
eat nor sleep nor put up wire fencing
for thinking of her he's got it purity
bad hasn't he?"
"For sure"
"And when he goes on to say that
they'll live in q woodbine cottage and
squeeze hands and listen to the songs
of the nightingales it means that he
expects to marry her, take itf''
"It looks that way"
"And when he sits down and figgerS
out that they can live on So week,
when he says that the world is a hol-
ioN HlOchtFy' Widlput WITCH h0
writes that she's an angel from heaven
and has made him the happiest man
on earth, he's committed himselfs
hasn't he?"
"He certainly has, and Pm telling
you so in nay official capacity"
"Thnt's what / says TO Eli and Mary,
and I'm going to town to see lawyer
and sue that wire fencer for $4,000
damages. Abe, I'm a Spartan mother"
whats that2"
81 dunno, but Pm one of 'em, and
I'll never rest till / make that feller
hopscotrh. Yes, sir; I'll stand him on
his head and walk all over him and
crush him into the earth, and then Ma,
ry shall marry millionaire and ride
over his dust in her carriage. Goodby,
Abe. Just tell everybody that you've
seen me and had talk and that afore
get through with this thing every
| rod of wire fencing in this county will
be buzzing like gale of wind and hot
enough to burn hole through Sheep
skin." M. QUAD.