New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-17

laid up. he sent for 'er mother TO come and nurse
EN- It's az true as I sit ere. but that pore old
lady admit been in the house two hours afore she
went to bed with the yellow jaundice.
Joe BarlcOmb went out Of is mind Almost. He'd
liked is wife's mother and he wouldn't ave
had 'er in the house On'y e wanted her 70
is wife and children. and when she came and laid
up and wanted waiting on q couldn't dislike her
enough
he was quite certain all along that somebody
Was putting a spell on i'm. and when e went out a
morning or two arterWard and found IS best pig
lns dead n corner ~ me ssy hf gaEs up ana
10 die cause he couldn't DO anything for
al started crying together. and Joe BarIcomb.
when e thought OF is pig. he sat down and cried.
he sat up late that night thinking II over, and,
arter looking at It all ways. ne made up is mind
70 20 and see Mrs Prince an old lady that lived
al alone by 'erself in cottage Smiths farm
which is the best Kind and only do useful things
seen as charming warts away or telIng gas about
telling IS W1fe's mother that fresh air and travel
ra s of G to t see er cure i0 me '0" ne
Mrs Prince was sitting at 'er front door nurs-
ing 'er three cats when e got there. She was an
ugly little woman with piercing black eyes and
IVsv 1o Gnu tan made ,r very much 5slia5
one thing was she was always making fun Of
Ss their thoughts and that don't get anybody
themselves. Shed been ladys maid all 'er young
days, and II very ard 10 be taken for a witch
Fine day. Ins'aIn'' ses Joe Barlcomb
Very ane.'' ses Mrs. Prince.
look ny se rs Joe M Bsreemb sysins the cats
Take a chair" Mrs. Prince, getting up ana
busting down with 'er apron
Joe sat down. I'm Ia a bit o trouble, ma am
he ses. ana ] thought p'raps as you could help
me out q H. Ny pore pigs been be~1tched, and
''Bewitched?" ses Mrs. Prince. who'd card OF is
Ideas. Rubbish. Don't talk 10 me.
1t amt rubbish, na'am ses Joe Barlcomb;
three my children is down with the measles,
my wifes broke 'er leg. er mother is laid up in my
little place with the yellow Jaundice and the pigs
''Wot another one?" ses Mrs. Prince
No; the same one" Joe.
We'll. 'OW am / 10 help your ses Mrs. Prince.
10 you want me 70 come and nurse emf
No. no." Joe, starting and turning pale:
unless you'd ike and nurse my wife's
mother" he SEES arter thinking a bit. Il was
hoping that you'd know who'd been overlooking
and thai you'd make 'em take the spell off,
Mrs Prince got up from 'er chair and looked
round FOR the broom she'd been sweeping with, but
not finding il, she set down agin and stared In
curious sort o. way at Joe Bereonb.
"Oh, see" she ses. nOdding Fancy you
guessing witch"
You can't deceive me-" ses Joe: i've 'ad too
much experiences; ] knew II the fust time I saw
you by the mole your nose"
MIS- Prince got uD ana went into her back
pace, trying her 'ardest 20 remember wot she'd
done with that broom. She couldn't ind e any
et Joe for 90 long that . was arr frightened out
oi his ifO. And by and By she gave 'Org1blz
Singer
IF help you" she ses at last will you prom
- % keep 4 q dead 8eeret and do exactly as
r. youf II you don't. dead P.gsi. De nothing 70
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