The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-05-12


I. Annie wept the night away, and vii
liam pressed a sleepless pillow.
i The pretty house, with it's furniture
| was sold TO the highest bidder, and III.
grass widower' vent back to his quart
4 ers ii, the Tarleton House, and ST. okeo
his cigars on the east piazza.
Three months fed-montfrs of anxious
suspense to the estrangcd couple, a.c
10. their petition was granted. Tht
courts had decided in favor of the di
vorce, and they were no longer one in
world. The decree of the law had gone
forth, and Mrs. Annie Severance was
plain Annie Dennot again.
j All on account of waspl
The evening after receiving the pa
i pers announcing their divorce, William
i found it necessary for him to call on his
4 former wife, for the purpose of effeciire
the exchange Of some real estate, which
Oh their marriage she had decided to bin
for safe-keepipg. He besi,ated for some
time before trusting himself in her pres
4 euce, but at last found himself in Mr..
Winters parlor. Annie was entirely
| alone, the family having gone out for
the evening. So it came about that th.
former lovers found themselves standing
face to face, and nobody there to see.
| It was rather an embarrassing predica-
ment for both of them, bat William was
man of undoubted courage, and after
a cool good morning. by way of intro
duction, he began:
Madam, am come to obtain your
signature and sanction to those papers
which my attorney mentioned to you
few days since; you will oblige me by
attending to it immediately.
Certainly, sir; am ready, answered
Annie. moving TO the table.
William laid the paper down before
her, and in spreading it out that she
night the better perceive its contents,
his hand touched hers. Their eyes met
There we're tears in Annie's; ssdpess in
his.
There was brief silence.
Willis2's band closed over Aaeie'e
fugers, and he looked anxiously-iato her.
half averted face.
Annie
William q
is it necessary to, transact that busi
ness?' he asked, with yearping hopc
fulness in his voice.
She answered him timidly:
Unless you SO will it = -,
Williams face Frightened Annie,
cannot all be forgiven Can we no,
again be to each other as in the blessed
past?' -
oh, if we could be
DO you really wish it, Annic?'
Williams arm was in decidedly close
proximity to Annie's lila k silk basque !;
but overstrained modest people needu't
read this paragraph. The story will be
complete without it.
William. I do wish it = ,.L ;.
God bless you, Annie God bless
youl You have made me barpyl' Aud
the divorced gentleman threw both arms
about ber, and-but that's none of our
business.
But what will folks sayY' asked An
ME, half hour ter reconciliation, we
shall be the talk of the cityr
who caresp exclaimed William, def
antly; lis Mt love enough for US? Well
be happy in spite of everythinel We've
had experience. and never shall quarrel
again about trifes. Ouiy thiuk, Annie.
love, how silly to dispute aud make our
selves wretched about miserable waspl
sAbominabfy silly. William-but it's
past now.' And the young lady hid her
face on Williams shoulder, notwith-
standing he savored strongly of cigars
When Mr.. Winters family returned,
they were unmeasurably astonished al
seeing the 'divorcers' sitting familiarly
in one easy chair ani apparently letting
the world go BY
Miss Winter, the old maid of the
family. came very near fainting, but was
restored by the timely app ication OF
hartshorn and the arm of Mr.. Green, au
amiable bachelor gentleman, who board
ed in the familys aud when composure
was re-instated, an explauation of affairs
was given.
The next morning there was we'd
ding at Mr.. Winters. William Sever
ance married his wife, aud his wife had
the pleasure of marrying her husband.
The pretty house, with all the pretty
furniture, was reptrchased, aud William
aud his wife are now living there in
peace and harmony. They are happier
than ever, they say, because the; have
learned to appreciate the value of each
other, and so, in quiet blesseduess, we
will say adieu to them.
The Davenport lIa} Nesos says
that emigration up the NILSSON i river
this saason is unprecented. II is esti
mated that emigrants are pouring iuto
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