The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-21
MRS. DOLBY'S TALKS.
She Fully Intended to Commit Suicide.
But


She Fully Intended to Commit Suicide,
But
AS Deacon Dolby worked with saw
ana hammer at the barn. he heard Mrs.
Dolby in the house singing, Rock of
Ages
He smiled and he sighed.
After singing the hymn seven times
S SSeT, mrs. Dolby dropped it for. Il
Snail Watch For Thee.''
shes getting readyl'' whispered the
deacon.
After watching for quarter of an
hour, Mrs Dolby took up the strains Of
I've Got Home Over There"
-, II IL be her night for it," whispered
the deacon as he shook his head.
And by and by there came floating
on the air the words of the good old
hymn, With the Angels Up Above"
1T! announced the good man
at the barn as he threw down some
nay to his hungry COW.
AFTER supper that evening Deacon
LOBBY casually observed that he must
go down to the store and get a Mound
Vi teh-penny nails to fix the hog pen
Win on the morrow, and he left Mrs.
Doioy singing as she cleared the dishes
OH the table. He was gone an bour
ana when he returned he was astonisb-
ed to find the house in DARKNESS He
entered and lighted a Iamp. and as
ne passed through into the sitting
room he beheld the woman living on
her back on the floor with her" evas
closed and her hands folded on her
breast; He gave her one brief glance
III III men SAT- down at the center ia
ole TO read. AT the postoffice he had
reserved circular relating to geese
ana their care and it started off in an
interesting way.
Deacon Dolby had been reading for
I'VE minutes and had got as far as to
LOU that goose was capable
OF aHect1on, when there was a stir on
the moor and Mrs. Dolby sat I'D. she
coughed three coughs to hint 70 M
Dolpy unat she was not dead but tbe
circular held all his interest. Two min
utes passed, and then Mrs DoIbv rose
said: ee anu
Samuel, I didn't want to fri,b+a,,
you out L couldn't help fainting away,
Inc Deacon read from the circular |
that goose had been known to 90 |
INTO rage at the mere sight of a red |
reaoeo woman. and just then Mrs. |
Dolby said:
You had just gone out when Mrs
Lamphere came in. She hadn't been
over Tor week. and she wanted to
a darnfng needle and ask me
u 1 was gong to put up any picked
peaches this season. We had talked
FOR about five minutes when all at once
she broke down and sobbed Iike a
child Samuel, do you want to know
what she sobbed about ~
he didn't. He wanted to stick
lsnt 10 that circular until he had
ievoured every line of it. He was
lnulng out that he had lived for 5
;he was. 90
Il at first thought that mebbe her
ulster IN North Dakota was dead, but
xnen she got over her sobbing SOS
ne could speak she said it was be-
ause she felt such pity for me- Then
then Samuel, I broke down and
obbed with her, and-and"-
ana she sobbed and snuffed and
obbed again, and the Deacon sat I
here and read that if a farmer could
ave Pauence with goose he could
each her to jump through a hoop,
ne same as a circus performer.
But m not going to cry any
more, Samuel The time of CRYING
las passed. 1 am going to tell you
1nat Mrs. Lamphere said, and then
nd this life of turmoil and trouble.
have known Mrs. Lamphere ever
ince she was a little girl, and 1 have
ever known her to tell a lie, and she
not tattler, either. What she
pio me was from a sense of duty.
he said it made her heart ache to
now that I was living with a pirate /
nd never suspecting it,
me Deacon prepared himself for
ne worst, but gave no outward sign i,
nd presently Mrs. Dolby ceased !
nuffling and continued:
One morning six weeks ago the O
DIV kicked while you were milking t
err You went over backward off the t
TOOL with yell. and when you got
p you swore. Don't deny it, Sam i
ell Mrs. Gearing heard it, and she :.
I'D Mrs. Lamphere.' Mrs. Carter also
card 1T, and she almost tainted. Mrs .
caring knows what swearing is, and e
ne never heard the like. 1t made
er blood run cold. She didn't get
yer shivering for hours. You whack-
i and pounded and swore and
lmped up and down, and the poor
oman flew into the house for her
fe. 1 noticed how pale you looked
hen you came in, and when 1 asked
ou what was the matter you said you
1T bilious. Deacon Samuel Dolby,
ou pounded the COW, used profane
nguage and lied to NELL What have
ou got to say to it %
Not a word. That circular said that
a goose was always addressed in n
KIND and courteous manner she X
ould reciprocate by extra work in
ying eggs and catching caterpillars
no grasshoppers, and the informa-
on was highly interesting. 1t beat 4
ounding a kicking cow all hollow.
Just three or four days later 3
amuel you went over to see Farmer
ones about buying a hog. He had
alf barrel of old cider in the house.