Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-08-14
How First became Acquainted
with my Wife.

How First became Acquainted
e with my Wife.
4 Nearly a dozen years ago | was on my
return to the old homestead, in the good
/ State Of Connecticut, having just compile
Il ted my studies as student of medicine
i In company of good number of people, I
, stopped for the night at country inn, in the
5 town of B, not being able to resume
j my journey till late hour on the following
] days Having always been an admirer Of
f the country | was not at all dissatisfied
with the arrangement, and my pleasure
was further enhanced by finding, at the
f well-laid supper table two young ladies Of
surprising loneliness, the younger of whom
| thought the most bewitching little crea-
ture in existence.
The ladies were accompanied by young
gentleman about my own age, with whom
i could but feel exceedingly annoyed. He
not only engrossed all their attention, but
lucky dog as he was, seemed determined
'Ithat no other person should participate in
the amusement. An offer of some little
delicacy by myself to the younger of the
two ladies, was met by an lev sort of DO
likeness on his part, that effectually chilled
any further attempts at intimacy. [ soon
lett the table; bit could not drive the i'm
age of the lovely being we had just left
from my mind. Something whispered me
that we should become acquainted at some
future time, but in the interim / felt more
than usually Uneasy. l longed to be not
only an intimate acquaintance, but an &C
cepted lover, and had been possessed of
all the wealth Of Croesus, would have un-
hesitatingly poured it into her lap.
In the excitement under which | was
then laboring, | thought walk might do
me good, but on opening the door for the
purpose, found the night had set in as
dark as Erebus, and being an entire stran-
ger, there was no knowing what mischief |
might encounter; SO | made up my mind
to compromise the matter by taking my
candle and going to bed.
retired, but for long time rolled and
tossed about sadly; now, one plan by which
l might make the acquaintance of the
young lady would suggest itself, and then
another, until at last | found myself in
state OF dreamy languor neither fairly asleep
ncrr quite awake.
! fancied | heard for the last few mo-
ments sort of light hustle going on near
my bed, but it gave me no uneasiness I'M
til suddenly some one sprang int the bed
and clasplng her arm about me, whispered:
"Ugh! how dreadful cold it is to be sure
/ i I,11fo chaU - L.,
fashion or else we shall freeze"
Here was an incident. What to say or
how to act, was question not easily sol
we'd. At last J mustered up courage enough
to calculate,
ssh4A. Mal.... lApa &c eo.,o n;s,aLo
The lady did not wait for me to say
more, with sharp; quick scream, she
sprang from the bed and bolted from the
apartment | was wondering what the
deuce it could all mean, when a servant
brought lamp into my room, and picked
lup what ladies apparel she could find a
bout the apartment. You can well be-
lieve, gentlemen that my sltimbers for that
evening were far from quiet.
In the morning, | knew not how it was,
but was wildly impressed with the idea
that my nocturnal visitor was one of the
1.-TWO ladies who had supped with me the e.
lvening previous, but which could not con-
lecture. | resolved however to ascertain,
lon the first favorable opportunity which
might present itself, and satisfy myself be-
|yond doubt.
! On taking my seat at the breakfast Ia
bic the next morning. placed myself op-
posite the ladies, and was revolving in my
mind the incident of the previous evening,
/ when the younger of the two passed her
plate, and begged me to favor her with the
/ preserves near me.
''Certainly ma'am," said | and as the
/ thought struck me, that she might be the
, lady in question, added twill You take
t them spoon fashion,
Eureka what an explosion. The lady's
I face instantly assttihed the hue of a Grim
: fson daklia while her companion seemed as
5 cold and passionless as | could desire. /
5 was satisfied she had kept her own coun-
f |sel-scraped an acquaintance-fel deeply
: in love, and when l reached home, l had
: the pleasure Of presenting to the old folks,
my estimable lady, the present Mrs. Mad
dox.
: Interesting to Parents.-The following
!, paragraph from a London publication shoe
: arrest the attention of ryarents.