Box Elder News Journal | 1909-08-12 | Page 4 | A Rural Enoch Arden

A rural enoch arden in our little town in ili a western state slate said brown theia was a half witted sort of a fellow named bill wilkes one day bill toola too to the railroad trades tracks and never reappeared for about six years in the he meantime his wife bettle bettie took in washing and supported pore d the family one day bill came back ile he went around to the kitchen door coor softly opened it stuck in hl his head and said boo bettie battle bettle bettie turned around from her to te he said bill 1 I seared scared ye 1 I bettie beltie wherever I 1 see a stase stage h husa hus A band return to his family I 1 think us of 0 bills greeting after six years absence boo 13 bettie ettie I 1 seared scared ye 11 I 1 11