The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-10-23
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JOHN WOLFE's nEgEE WIFE,
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Things went on so for about two wears
perhaps a letter passing between Tic
PARTIES about once a month, and John
Wolfe and the young widow almost be-
gan counting by letter, without either
one having yet seen the ether.
-At last, enc warm July, business be-
ing somewhat slack, John Wolfe took a
trip to the White Mountains for IL wcel;
or two, and, while there, became ac-
qnalntod, as travelling bachelors often
will, with. party Of five young FOLKS
three ladies and two gentlemen.
The two eldest couples we're men and
wives, not a very long tiue past the
honeymoon the third lady was called
cousin Jane, and, like many other cousins
VIC can all remember, was about one of
the llveiicst, most piqnant little croa-
lures you ever saw. Dark, sparkling
eyes that seemed to dance and laurh all
the time above the NEST blooming checks,
and darling little nose, and sweetest
mouth, and rouudeSt chin that ever be-
longcd to bcwitching woman.
john was quite smitten: be danced
with her at the evening ball : he rode
with her the steep mountain path he
went fishing for brook trout, and nothing
delighted him more than. when thew
came into deeper pool or more rugged
path than common, to lift the little thing.
III his great brawny arms, and carry her
like child.
For three days and nights, John
Wolfe was in a paradise; on the fourth
morning he woke up and found his hap
pmess gone letter had been left on
his dressing table, stating that the PIN
kcrtons-thc name Of his new friends
had been obliged to depart by the stage,
at an early hour in the morning, having
received news of sudden illness in their
family should be most happy to renew
acquaintance with him at a future day,
&c, &c,
Our friend John had a great mind to
start of at once for Ncw-N ork, perfectly
Disguised with the whole world; but as
one OF his purposes iii coming East, was
to pay long-promised and often desired
visit to the young widows family, in
Vermont, he felt rather ashamed to back
out of his determination, although all of
u sudden the long cherished wish to
make her personal acquaintance had
vanished, for a certain Jane Pmkcrton,
rs he called her, had played the very
dickens with the platonic affection he
had been secretly nourshing for the last
two years.
81 declare, Dick,' said my friend
Vynic, "your story is getting to be
rather u long-windcd affair, for | have
got to the cnd Of my third cigar, and
You have hardly commenced the story
Well" said |, " if you will only
have patience a little longer, you will
find that l have nearly got to the end
of it,"
John Wolfe was received with high
qualification by the old lawyer and hi.
wife, when he presented himself at their
house. If he had been the President
himself, they could scarcely have beer
prouder to receive him as guest than
they were to welcome John Wolfe. The
daughter, however, was absent when
he arrived, but message was sent Off to
her by the old lady, and it was not long
before she made her appearance.
You may guess the surprise of our
friend John, when the young widow
arrived, for there stood, welcoming him,
with her dancing eyes and bealnin2
smile, no other than his fairy friend Of
the White Mountains, Jane pinkerton,
as he had called her, because she was
with her friends the Pinkcrtons and
she, the laughing puss, although she
knew by his name well enough who he
was, had never revealed herself to hin
as his loving correspondent, Jane vii.
loughby. The women naturally love
little mystery, and so she had kept hel
own secret, IN order to have the pleasure
of surprising him when he should visit
her fathers house, according to promise
John Wolfe was a happy man tina
evening, as he sat at tea, whore til,
handsome silver service was duly dis
played in his honor, and the youn.
widow was as happy as he was, guess
and the father and mother were running
over with gratiiied pride, as they did TIN
lonors of their humble home to the youn,
Ncw-York merchant, who had show
himself such true gentlemen in al
their intercourse with him.
A delightful evening was passed b.
al parties and when John W olfe wa
! u.Acrod y Ike old lady to iho state bed