The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-07-03

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: he tied 10 Jennie than he decided he
had made a mistake, and persuaded
the sister 10 run off with him. The
natural course of events would have
been for Jennie and her deserted
broth her-in-law TO have patched things
up between them, but Jennie didn't
fancy herself in the role Of consoler.
Nor did she want sympathy herself.
! She felt that IL was a great distinction
to have been deserted at the altar,
and the rest OF Croton Hill must have
agreed with her, for she was the envy
of the place. 1t was quite while,
however, before she condescended TO
select a second husband.
Bessie, the chambermaid, be-
longed to one Of the best families in
the settlement She was a Croton of
Croton Hill, if you please Her
mother was one of the best looking
women OF her race | ever saw
! straight as a board, with a real nobil-
: ity Of carriage. ! always had great
admiration for her. She worked un-
complainingly for a troop Of children,
while her husband nsed up all the
money he could get from her and
went on a drunken rampage every
week or two. But with all her en-
durance and good sense in many
things, Bessie's mother was foolish
about her daughter. Bessie was
mighty poor servant, but she was
pretty little yellow girl, with small
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the new preacher, saw her he thought
so, too. Bessie's mother considered
the preacher a great match for her
daughter-one BETTING the worthy
name OF Croton. He was trim look
ing man-years older than Bessie
and his gold trimmed spectacles and
clerical dress must have inspired Bes-
sizes mother with confidence.
I'VE all sent Bessie a little some
thing, although none of us cared to
go TO the wedding AS we sat out on
the porch that evening l was just
saying 10 my husband that Bessie
must be Mrs. Jones by this time,
when we heard a loud wrapping at
the back door and the sound Of ex-
cited whispers.
Miss Edith, for de love o
Heaven, whar are you all?' called
Bessie's voice, and as we opened the
door there she stood in her be-
draggled wedding fnery, clinging to
the arm OF her mother, both of them
looking scared to death.
Let us in quick, Miss Edith she
! y. nft on
and he'll sure kill us il he gifts us
Jim was the good for nothing hus-
band and father. knew his reputa-
tion and trembled for the poor things
if he got hold of them in one of his
crazy sprees.
IL took them into the sitting room
and made them sit down while |
brought them something TO eat, for
they had run some distance. They
looked rather foolish and embar-
rassed when they saw me coming into
the room with tray, but | was will
ing to reverse the order of things
for once, because ! didn't want any
one else around the house TO see
them.
| Sherin Gets bridegroom.
when they had rested bit the
whole pitiful story came out. II
seems il was a case of a chase all
around The sheriff was after Brother
Jones, and Jim was after them all.
, Brother Jones had come Down South
from New York for his health, leav-
, ing n wife and couple of children
who were daily expecting him back
They finally decided TO hunt him and
wrote to the chief of police inquiring
for him. Brother Jones was by that
, time a familiar figure about town
and the officials knew their man az
soon as they read the description
: The sheriff set out to find him on the
very night OF his wedding. 1t mus
have been a dramatic moment
bride and bridegroom, just tied TO
gether, suddenly torn apart by th'
stern hands of the law. 1t was toe
: much for Jim, already half wild will
=, drink as a result of the wedding sup
= per, and as very much subdueC
Brother Jones went of TO spend tn
-, night in the calaboose Jim ran 70
:, his gun, declaring he'd shoot his wifi
: and eldest daughter If they didn't ge
: out OF his house right quick. Bessi
and her mother made for the opei
:, in haste.
!, "Well, we kept them hidden tha
night, and the next morning they ven
= tured home to find Jim gone. Broth
!, er Jones New Yorkawife must hav
resigned all claim t6 him when sh
: heard about Bessie, for, although h
: was put out OF the church. the LAY
= never prosecuted him further.
didn't take Bessie long TO be recon
;, ciled 20 him. and Jim. when he re
covered from his spree seemed TO hav
:. forgotten his murderous chase. Broth
. er Jones fall was a great one. In oil
der 10 make living he was oblige
. 20 accept an interest in the garbag
, business OF his father-in-law, and hi