The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-11-26
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When Jessie Lost Her Voice
and Suddenly Recovered Il
By DONALD ALLEN
Copyright 1909. by AssociateA Eat
erary Press.
By DONALD ALLEN


lawyer In the city and who had come
to the point to spend the summer and
be coddled up like child often.
my stars. but how handsome she
ISL exclaimed Aunt Rebecca.
she's certainly as chlppea as the
chipperest. and If there were forty eel-
lers around here they'd all be after
her" added Uncle Joe
Opposite 1'owser's Point were Bay
side and Penny Cove and Lobster
Beach. At all these resorts there were
numerous camping PARTIES. Uncle Joe
had skin, and Miss Jessie took to
boating and fishing at once. she had
not been out more chan three times
when she came home one day and
said:
"Aunty, something's got to be done
We'll. tell Uncle Joe. and he'll sure
dodt."
"But l don't want new fish line or
anything Of that kind There's a camp
Of men across the bay. and this morn
ing two Of them came out IN a boat
and fished right where was fishing.
heard them talking about me to
themselves, but / never looked up
Just know they win make some excuse
to speak to me"
Men are dreadful creatures all hui
Uncle JoeF sighed Aunt Rebecca.
but what shall do? want TO row
and fish"
''If It was me, I'd keep my eyes on
my FISH line and my mouth shut. That'll
discourage them. II It don't I'll have
Uncle Joe row out there and tell them
that speaking to good looking girl
unless she wants to be spoken to Is
the same as assault and battery"
"oh, aunt, but you've given me an
idea-such an idea! Why, It will be
the funniest thing In the worldl 1t will
be such joke on them. You and I'm
Gle Joe must help me-"
I'VE certainly will, child"
Then I'm going 10 play deaf and
dumb. II they speak TO me I'll make
motions that can't talk. Some OF
them may come over here for yegein.
bles some day, and you mustn't let on.
Say, 1t will be irnmensel I'll DO deaf
aud dumb this very afternoonp
swell. II won't do no great HARM"
was Uncle Joe's reply when he came
in 10 dinner Lots Of women ought
to be more deaf and dumb than they
are Too much hearing too much talk
ingf'
"Apd lots OF men folks ought TO he
made TO sew on their own patches and
do their own darning." was the retori
OF the wife. and then the subject was
closed.
That afternoon as Miss Jessie rowed
out TO the oyster beds and dropped her
line a boat with a single occupant
came stealing across the bay He was
young man, aud he seemed 20 find II
hard work to locate himself TO WOO the
fish. He threw out his line here and
there, but soon sought another place
and at length brought up Just where
he had been aiming for all the time
within thirty feet of the girls skin
She raised her eyes to him, and he
pleasantly inquired
"Having any luck here, may askT'
With her free hand she made mo
tons to signify that she could neither
hear nor speak and turned away. She
heard him utter low whistle Of sur
prise and then mutter TO himself.
Hanged II that isn't pity In the
case Of such a good looking girl!
want to talk with her now worse than
ever"
Both parties caught few fish and
now and then glanced toward each
other, but after a time the young man
found It stupid work and lifted his
anchor. Miss Jessie looked up at the
splash Of his oars. and he lifted his
cap. She went home and gleefully re-
lated her experience.
II guess you've scared them of for
good, but I've lnowed men to fall In
love with deaf, dumb and blind girls
It's just as they take notion" said
Aunt Rebecca.
Soon after 9 O'clock next morning
and while Miss Jessie was out feeding
the calf there was n caller ut the
house. II was the young man of the
boat, and he wanted vegetables. He
also wanted TO know In confidential
way II the poor girl was born thus
His questions were partly answered
and partly cyaded. aud he went away
saying that he might return the next
morning, as he was very fond Of GU
cumbers and tomatoes.
sfYNhnt do.. ln tnnly lib. k.,haV x,x,,
are close to himY' queried the girl OF
her aunt
"He's good looking fellow. and he
talks as good language as do. Jes.
sic, I'm afraid you've got into u
Ecrape"
"Why. how?"
"He's coming tomorrow mornin&
and he's Just going TO keep a-coming
could see 1t in his eyes. How are
you going to get over being deaf and
dumbY'
Il won't get over 1t. If he comes
won't be around. won't 20 out in the
boat today and thatll discourage
hinl"
Rutithe girl was mistaken. The I'M
kl not only returned IN the morn.
ing It while Aunt Rebecca was pull
ing 'The tomatoes and picking the Gu
cumbers he walked straight up to the
unfortunate" and wrote on pad he
had brought for the purpose:
"Fishing was good yesterday.
hoped you would be out .
Il don't care so much about fishing"
che wrote
Wouldn't you like a san on the
bayY
She shook her head.
\ see no hammock here. have a