The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-05-14
BY.
Edg ar B K err

what woman wouldn't who is goin' ter
hear a secreD until 'Cy' said 'Sary, ter
upon his mind fur years So she said
Go ahead, Cyrus, feeling by this time
that there might be sOmethin' serious
Then 'Cy' said, 'Sary, some NV us sin
beyond recall, an | CUES I'm beyond
recall an out Nv hearin' at that, fur |
was married back east, an then she let
cry burst forth that come from the
bottom of poor deceived womans
heart: Cyrus. My God! What have
you done? Our children, oh --! an
there she sObbed an sobbed, while 'Cy'
felt like clubbin' himself ter death. an
| guess if he hadn't Nv started ter con-
start with, | want ter say that | love
yer mOre'n eny woman | ever have seen
an If [ have erred it has been because
Nv that love, an at that she leaned her
head on 'Cy's' breast, so confiding like
that it fairly made him choke up, but
he was bound ter have the confession
over with, he told her, as it had preyed
TESS that he'd NV backed down, but he'd
gone too fur now, it had ter be made.
Where he made fool of himself"
said the editor, was to ever start the
thing There was a case of where ig-
norance is bliss, etc. But let us hear
the rest
wall, 'Sary' always had a heap NV
sense, an after the first shock was over
she nerved herself up an said, Wall
Cyrus, tell me the whole story an then
we will Sc what can be done So he
stammered round awhile an finally
said, Sary, when | was but a mere lad
my folks lived in one Nv the most rO-
mantle spots in York state, little val
ley with clear running strem which
had it's way down through the hills
leaving a. beautiful glen where moss
had grown over the rocks an shade
trees were in abundance. Wall, us
young folks used ter visit this lovers
tryst1n' place, where the echo would
bound back our words at first with in
creased vehemence, an then dyin' away
with plaintive whisper 1t was to
this place that | took a neighbours
daughter. We had grown up together,
an up to that time had never spoken
a word NV love ter each other; but all
such ramblings at times have. a serious
ending an so it was with us. I took
the fair ones hand in mine an I don't
believe that lover ever poured forth
more spontaneous Outburst NV love
than that little girl listened to that
day, an when I said will yer marry me"
the echo took it UP an passed it along
until it seemed like hundred voices
a pleadin' will yer marry me- We
both listened an then laughed an then
] said, what do yer say?' an again the
echo took it up an helped plead until
she finally said, 4 will an then the
echo kept saying I will until it SEEM
ed like hundred girls sayin' L will
1t seemed like | would have ter becom
a bigamist. An then we had long,
lingerin' smack NV kiss an the echo
filled the air full Nv them an. At
this point in the confession 'Sary' rails
ed her head an looked into 'Cy's' face
an said, Cyrus, you are recitin' our
love story He said, Wv course [ be,
dearie, whose did you think it was?' an
then she said, But you said you was
married back east. 'Cy' replied, Wall.
we was, wasn't we?' an then It dawnad
upon her that 'Cy' had had his joke
an she was happy again"
"The editor sat dazed for a few min
rtes after Uncle Bill had passed out the
door and felt that hehad lost a coupe.