Newark post., 1914-01-07

her. The family with whom she
lived soon learned to humor her so
that they got along without any
serious difficulty as far as they
themselves were concerned.
At the back Of my home, in this
Maryland neighborhood, there liv-
ed alone in a small house, quiet,
industrious, inoffensive man, a
little past middle age, large in size
and a cooper by trade. Close by
the house in which he lived was a
small cooper shop where he made
barrels. The material he used for
this purpose grew close around his
abode. His name was Jimmy Tony
and the portion of land where grew
the timber exclusively set apart
for him in his trade was called
"Tony's Lot and said to be haunt
ed. Jimmy made barrels on the
share and he and Grandpapy made
trips every spring with wagons
loaded with empty barrels, to the
fishing shore at the head of Ches-
apeake Bay.
One day Jimmy came to our
house which was no unusual thing
for him to do, as we lived nearby
and always took an interest in him
and he and Rache had kept on
good terms with each other. But
on this particular day they seemed
especially interested and so en-
gagged in private conversation that
it was late in the evening when
Jimmy departed for his lone dwell
ing-place. Soon after he had gone
Rache finished her work in the
kitchen and came in where grand
mother was sitting, and said to her
Grandmother, what do you think
that old fool asked me today?" Il
don't know, Rache, what was it ?"
asked grandmother. why, he ask
ed me to marry him" What are
you going to do about it?' queried
grandmother. "Why, nothing"
replied Rache. "What would |
want with that old devil?' and
Immediately she picked up a lighted
candle, left the room, and went to
bed. The next morning Rache
was up, had her work done, break
fast on the table by daylight and
all of us up to eat it. She said she
wanted to get the table out Of the
way as she had other work to do.
Soon after this she appeared,
dressed in her Sunday best. Then
came along Jimmy, trigged out as
fine as a fiddler. "Now," said
Rache, Jimmy and I are going
away and we'll not be back till to-
night, either. Now good
bye and off they started afoot.
Jimmy knew, and so did we,
that few words under the circum-
stances, were less likely to arouse
the fury of the tigress.
They reappeared about the time
Rache had said they would, and
having suspected their mission,
Grandmother had a fine meal ready
for them upon their return. They
were happy as two lovers and
Rache introduced Jimmy as her
dear husband. They had walked !
the day before to Lancaster, Pa,
where they had been married, stay
ed at tavern over the night and
walked home the next day where
hey did ample justice to the we'd
ling feast that awaited them.
Rache in relating some of the in
,idents in connection with their
rip, told that on the table of the
avern where they had stayed over
hight they had pie for dessert.
When she told Jimmy to hand her
he last piece on the plate he told
Ter she ought to leave that for
manners, but 81 said d man
lers, - she quoted, ''hand me that
)ie.'
To Tony's Lot, under the same
'oof that had so long sheltered
Jimmy as lone bachelor, he now
ook his recently acquired help
meet. Where he formerly had the |
sole care of house hold affairs he |
low took subordinate position
hat of first assistant-general to
lis wife, in the kitchen, and these
5wO people settled down to a life |
IF quiet well-being that lasted, with !
agreeableness through |,
seasons, until the violent |.
temper of Rache at last suddenly |
her in a curious out
rage, which parted them forever in
a tragic manner.
On one occasion when Grand
oapy and Jimmy had gone to the |
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