Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-29

settled down. so ter speak, So bought nice little place at Ramsgate an furnished it slap up an shipshape, an 'ad a couple O boats, an wus makdn' tidy bit lettin' 'em out ter visitors an -an'-then she came along" "Ah!"
 "Yes, an ah! it was. She was one O them little wheedlin' coa1in'. carn't-do-toomuch-fer- yer kin O 'oomen, an when she kem cavortin' roun' me began ter think as 'ow matternony mightn' be as bad as I'd sllus thought it."
 An yer married 'er?" "l did-I did groaned Martin. For a little while it was all Al, an our craft loaded with 'appiness up ter there mark; an in foo weeks time she'd fooled me inter belisvin that my money pod be much better in 'er 'ands in case l got drownded suddenhke. So l snded it all over to CT, an then l signed dockyment as gave Ter the ole 'ouse an everythin' in it; an then, an then
 ''Yes, go on, matey."
 An then it was O resigning command O ther ship an signin' on as A. B. again Stead O bein ther nice kind little comfortin' 'oomsn, she developed inter Tartar and there wus l, ith money in pockets, no beer, no bacea, no nothin' as you may say, 'bliged ter knuckle under an dependent on 'er fer every bit put in- ter me month";
 ''Why, matey, 'ow did yer stan it:'
 "Ah. don't know. but I did until me Aunt 'Arriet died"
 "Yer Aunt 'Arriet?'
 ''Yes, left me iezsercy''
 "What 'sppened then?'
 ''Why, then there worm turned; I hasserted myself, Csp'n Bell an sisted on keepin' ther money ter nesslf."
 Good, man, gocd!"
 "Ah, dunno That money seemed ter excite CT like a red rag ter bull. She 'ad an idea as she vas bein' defrauded an kep on nag. nag. nag bout that money, that at last she actooally be- Gercd I'd stole it of of 'er.'
 Yer don't ssy!"
 An, but I do though, an at last couldn't stan it no longer, so I asserted me manhood an ookcd it'
 What Ye run of?
 q did-'ooked it ter London an i'd meself fer a matter of a month But IT wasn't 'appy, Jim. I 'ankered fer me little 'ome again. an one night went back"
 "Ah. An what did she say?"
 T never saw Ter. I 'appened ter meet q pal, an e told me I wSs in danger. She'd got warrant out ssin me fer assertion an robbery"
 Yer don't say!"
 "Ah, but dc though, an 'ith that thought it time ter die. So I goes down ter ther 'arbor an gets one c me boats ready, an rows hosten- tstious like towards Deal. In ther uornin me boats foun' bottom ups ards, an two days arter l reads ther notice O me death in ther pa per-
 An 'as she foun' yer:'
 "No; I ain't seen card snythin' of Ter rom that day ter this
 Then what's yer troubie?"
 ''Well. artsr I becsme deceased 90 ter speak, settled down ere in Hammersmith, an bein' andy 'ith me tools set up in ther earpentering an soon got nice little 'ome tergether agin. wus quite sppy until foo munse ago, when took it inter 'ead it ood be more comfort able if 'sd a ousekeeper ter look arteT me. I engaged what thought wus safe-lookin' 'oorr- an, an'-now she's goin' ter marry me-
 Marry yer? But she carnt unless yer com mits bigermy.
 That's what tells 'er. but she says if I sin't widower I ought ter be, an if I don't mean marriage she means breach O promise"
 But yer ain't made promise ave yer?'
 "No, ain't; but when I run away from Rams gate. bein' sentermentsl like, took 'ith me 'arf- s-dozen letters as I'd written ter my wife afore married. an O them's got my per posal in. an'-an' she's collared ther letters an svears l wrote em to 'er."
 "But they aint addressed to err
 They're all addressed to me darlin' Lizzie,' sn-an' CT name appeus ter be Lizzie