The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-06-02
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Squire Richards Second Wife.
By CLARA AUGUSTA.

what, no. YOU don't SAY SO . Squire
Richards g'rn' to marry agin, aud his
wif. only dead three months ! Goodness
me |!
lis awful you may we'll be astonish-
ell Mrs. Wilkes it is terrible To think OF!
Such deception Why, at his wife's fu-
neral one would have Thought him acru.
ally heart broken aud then the Grape
on MS hat is u ha.f n yard deep.
All, Mrs. Hanson, there is no lepen-
deuce to be put III 'pearncs, the world
!, getting s,niulcr ami sinfuller every
d.y, aud II can't be covered up with silk
or br"adcloIh. a. said To my husband,
Mr.. Wilkes, the other night SAYS l. 81
non thiuus, ,are comm to an awful pass
Everybody viii git into the States Prison
IN two Year, at his rae And SAYS ST.
mon. says he, i don't doubt il Mariah :
Aud YOU and Mr.. Wilkes were right,
perfectly right, ii is just SO! But this
dreadful conduct Of the squire's has made
me more conscious OF the truth Of il =
Sjr.nge that sensible man should behave
So y
Yes, it is wonderful, but how did it
git out So qnckl The squire amt no
hand to tell things you know.
Betty Higgins found il out last night.
She WAS taking tea at the widGer Towns
YOU know she's almost ALWAYS visiting
somewhere, though | won't mention it 10
Ewing person except you, Mrs. Wilkes,
and whi,e lhey were al supper, the sqnre
rode 10y in new buggy going tow ard
the depot People don't yet new bug
gies ior nothing you know !
No, that they don't-Mrs. Hanson
widderers especially
well, he wasn't gone more than half
an hour, before back he came, driving.
upon gaIlop-he didn't use to abuse
his horse when poor Mrs Richards WAS
aive-aud 10 aud behold I! sitting in the
new buggy with him, and his arm actu.
ally around her waist III broad daylight
WAS little girIish looking woman, in
pink dress and green silk bonnet! Only
think Of il-a pink dress and green silk
bonnet and his arm around her IL is
abominsble
'My gracious goodness | want to
know =
YES lis every word OF ii i,ue as our
ministers discoursas, and Mr.. Sampwell
never exaggerates-hes n iiLe mau, Mrs.
Wilkes aud the widder Town and Bet
ty ran up in the garret--lhey can see
Squire Richards house PLAN from The
wIdders garret win'lows-HEd the squire
drove up To the front door, "a il the side
door was not good enough and then
he got out Of the buggy aud lifted the
wuInsn on 10 the door stoop! Took her
right into hls arms, in broad da, light,snd
lifted her on lie door stone
NV goodness as # she couldn't GIT
oyi hersrlfl it's indecent now, ain'l itP
80 be snIe il is aad he middle
aged man aud member Of the church !
Wal recommended Mrs. Wilkes, Il
think such doin's is awful Grttiug mar
Il ried agn atore l,is wife il cold Now,
'spose he'll say that he needed house
keeper, but ,haI's no excuse, for my Mary
EIz.beth or your Julia Am w"uld have
been glad To have gone. Mary Elizabeth
is n terrible favorite with little Elnetta,
aud Mary El,znbeIb is grand hand at
managing children Z
,Yes, Mar Elizabeth 10 a fine girl, Mrs.
Wilkes, bnt her health isn't hardly good
enough to take so much care as there
would he in Squire Richards family with
all his company. but then julia Arm
could have done good enough. Julia
Ann is remarkable hand for children
cant help leaning them something all
the time she is with them. Her exam.
ple is so beautiful you know
Well for my part, think somebody