The Washington herald., 1907-06-02

his mind to stand there til judgment
Day. Jane Ann said she wondered many
time how long he stayed there and
whether he ever did come to the house.
Il ricollect how everybody was talkin'
about the speakin' that day. Abram come
home from the barbecue, and, says he
Jane. / haven't heard such a speech as
that since the days Of old Humphrey
Marshall. and as for the barbecue. all it
needed was Judge McGowan 10 set at the
head o the table. But then says he. I
reckon it was natural for Harvey 10 want
10 take his cousin home with aim
That was about O'Clock, and il wasn't
more than two hours till we heard a horse
gallopin' way up the pike. I'd jess wash
ed the supper dishes, and me and Abram
was out on the back porch. Jni / had
the baby i'm my arms. There WIS s0n,-
thin in the sound o the horses hOOfs
that told me he was carryin bad news
and l jumped up and Says /. AbrHm
some awful thing has happened. And he
says Jane. are YOU crazyT / could hear
the sound o. the gallOpin' comm nearer
and nearer, and l rushed out to the front
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looked up the road. and there was Sam
Amos gallopin like mad on that young
bay mare Of his The minute ne saw ms
he hollered out 20 Ahram. Git ready as
quick as YOU can, and 90 to town, Har-
vey Andrews has had an apoplectic
stroke. and | want you TO bring the un-
dertaker out here right away
Il turned around to say, What did !
tell your But before I could git the
words out. Abram was off to saddle and
bride old Moll. That WAS always AbTam
way. II there was anything to be done he
did IT, and the taikin' and quesuonin
come afterWard.
Sam stopped at the gate and got off
a minute to give his horse breathin
spell He said he was passin' Harveys
place about five O'Clock and he heard "A
child scTeamin At first says he. I did
not pay any attention TO It. I'm so used
tn hearin' children hOller But after
got past the house / kept hearin' the
child. and sOmethin told me 10 turn
back and find out what was the matter
! went IN, said he. and foilered the
sound till / come to the stable yard, aud
there was Harvey lyin' on the ground
stone dead, and Mary standin over him
Iookin' like a crazy woman. and the chill
drCD, pora little things, screamin' and
cTyin and scared half 10 death.
The horse and buggy was standin
there, and Mary must a found the body
when she come back from town
I got her and the children to the
house. says he. and then ] stared out
90 get some person 10 help me move the
body and. as luck would have it, says
he. ! met the Crawford boys comm from
town, and between US we managed % get
the corpse up 20 the house and laid it ou
thet big settee In the front hall And
now SAYS he. I'm goin after Uncle Jim
Matthews, and me and him and the
Crawford boysll lay the body out when
the undertaken comes And Marthy Mat
tbews Will have 10 come over and stay all
night
SAYS I, sam how is Mary bearin' IT, /
HE shook his head. and says he. The /
worst way in the world. She hasn't (
shed tear nor spoke "a word and she .
don't seem 10 notice anything, not even I
the children. But says be. ! can't /
stand here talkiu'. There's a heap % be- F.
done yet. and Millys lookin' for me now f.
And with that he got on his horse and .
rode of, and I went into the house 10 F..
put the children ta bed Then I set down T.
'i iA' l'l'A Steps 10 wait INE AtItU1. 4
The sun was down boy this time. and .
there was q new moon in the west. and I.
il didn't seem like there could be any
sorrow and suncriH in such quiet. .
happy. pa8cefuI-I0okiu' world. But there
was poor Mary not "a mile away. and ! /
set and gricved over her in her trouble /.
jest like it mad been my own I didn't F.
know what had happened that day be F.
tween Harvey and Mary But J knew that +.
Harvey had been struck down in the
prime o. life. and that Mary had found .
lls dead body, and that was terrible .
enough. From what Id seen o. their mar /
ried life I knew that Mary's loss wasn't .
what mine would "a been II Ahram had
dropped dead that day instead 90 Har-
vey hUt a man and woman can't live to- /
EotEor as husband and wife and father .
and mother without CROWN % each 9th /
e.. ana whatever Mary hadn't lost. she had .
lost the father of her children. and ].
couldn't sleep much that night for
thinkiu' 0f her
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