Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-05
@ The r.
Prosecution
Of Mrs. Outlet

was on a visit to my friend Dave
at his mountain home and was stand
ing one day in the courtyard at LexDy,
the county town, discussing the posi-
bilities of his reelection to the posi-
ton of commemorative attorney when
down the street came at long gallop
an old fellow mounted on thin, eve
necked sorrel colt whose long rusty
tail whipped between his legs at every
1ump. Up to the courtyard gate he
clattered and, dismounting, flung the
rein over the post in utter disregard
of the large printed notice posted on
1t that no horses were to be hltched
there. Through the turnstile and up
the walk be came swinging.
81 believe that's old Outlet from
Jacksborough," said Dave. Hes a
man of influence up there and dead
against me-always Is. wonder what
he wants|
He had not long to wait, for the old
fellow strobe up to group ana sald'
"Whar's the commemorative attor-
ney"
81 am the man." said Dave. "What
can do for you, Mr.. Outlet"
IL wants you to put my wife in the
pen'tentiary," he said.
"Whatw exclaimed Dave; then re
covered himself. "What do you want
that for?"
"Shes forged my name, and she's
got to go to the pen'tentiary," said he.
"Well tell me about it," said Dave,
seeing the gravity of the situation, and,
turning, he led the way into his Office
and offered chairs.
"Well, it's this way: My Oldest gal
Sairy is been a-wantin to marry fell
Ter named Torn Hackle for gwine on
two years, and wouldn't let her."
"Why?" said Dave in professional
tone drawing pen and paper toward
him.
"'Causc Torm's on t'other side,"
said Outlet.
"Ohw said Dave, writing down some
thing. go on"
"Well, wouldn't let Torn come over
on our side. sont him word ct 1t
did to look out. And Sairy she got
| kind of sick and peaked, and my old
woman she wanted me to do it then,
| and I wouldn't, cause l had to sign
the dockiment. Then she got klndei
worser, and my wife she wanted me to
| 20 for the doctor. So day before yis-
tiddy went down for the doctor, and
he said he'd come today, and stald
at Jim higgins store all night and
| yistiddy a-waitin for him, and when
got home last night my wife she said,
'Whar's the doctor? And l said: He's
a-comin. How's Sairy? And she said:
She's done got we'll. She's got all the
doctor she wanted. She's done married
Torn Hackle.' How did she done it,
sys l, and amt signed the license? ?
says l. 4 signed your name for it,
says She And l said, You has done
commit a pen tentiary offense, and l
kin put you in the pen'tentiary for 1t,
SAYS |. And she bet me dollar she
hadn't and l couldn't. And l says, i
bet you 50 l kin, and l will says l.
And now l are gwine to do it. kin
do it, can't ~"
Dave reflected, while the old noun
taneer sat still, perfectly passive.
"Well," he said slowly, there are not
great many precedents." The old fel'
lows face hardened. But, of course "
he added, forgery is very serious
thing and, ahw The old fellows eye
was upon him. "How long have you
been marriedT he asked.
Twenty year come next month"
Dave wrote 1t down.
"Wife always been good wife te
your"
"Ain't got no fault to find wild bel
till now, when she forged my name
an
ever have any trouble with her"
"Never at all, 'cept, of course, fights
like all married folks has"
Dave wrote it down.
industrious"
"Got no fault to ind wild her about
dat"
Help you save what you got?'
"Ain't a hard workiner, savinel
'ooman on the mountain"
"How many children she gotY'
"Nine-eight Twin. don't count that
one"
"How many dead"
-Four"
Dave wrote laboriously.
"Wife good to emp
"Jes' as good as could be. Nurse(
'em faithful"
"sit up with 'em when they wer'
: sick"
"Never went to bed at all; never tool
her clothes Off"
go hard with herr"
went mighty hard. specially whel
4 Johnny died. He was named afte
me-"
= Dave wrote silently.
go hard with you"
Right sort of hard"
"Sort Of lonesome after thatT
"Mighty lonesome"
e "How old your youngest one now?"
g "Gwine on 3; that's Billy"
~ "Fond of his mother"
y "Can't bear her out Of his sight"
!. "Fond of your
LADIES, THREE DOZEN FREE.
n. AnAf IL