Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-11-03
S3I1GIzL SeoEy,
Mr.. PETERS YiRST WIFE.

Dear dear no toast. eggs boiled as b.rd
as briekbats, aud the coffee stone cold and
Mr. P~te's rose from tue breakfast table IN
t. mpsr by no means anna BILE aud rang the
bell violently There vas no answer IL.
rsug gaio, . third. . fourth tine. stili M
answer Out Of all patience. be vent 10
the door aud called MARIA Marin -
A slight, pretty little womar dressed in
= .oiled, embled wrapper, With hair in |,
state OF direful confusion, answered tb,.
summon, She had one of those rouud
bright tsoes wb,es Nature INTENDED ,ho.ld
be decked With coutinual smiie. but pov
wrh oil It's roses 10 bloom, il vas drawn out
TO is full length, and the large. blue ,v,,
bad FERROUS, or rather dolsful expression
eossiiy ss vari.nes With her usual joyous
look Her voice, too, had lost its melodious.
ringing sound, aud was 'ubdued to a dismal
wbIb,
What is il. Joseph1'
Where Is Bridgetl'
Gone out for me want more vbi,s
ribboo for my ssceb sion robe
Ar Peters said a very naughty word, and
then coutioacd, Cold coffee, hard eggs
br-skfsst not ht to eat
u wish, said his wife. you would thisi
lsss Of temporal matters, and tara your At
ieDtioG to the great end Of life
Hang it ell madam, I would like N en-
JOY my life while do have it Here vas
the bappiest man IN the UniteJ States.
snh . pl-assat home, . ctstiy, ehssrfaI.
loving wife. and good que, children .pd
nov, .inoe you have joined the Miliertes,
what sm II
On, Joseph. IL you would oply come in
TO that blessed circle =
oh, M.ra, IL you would ooiy come ou, Of
n Where are the boysf'
I'm sure don't know
Are they going 20 school to-dayt'
N dear, their teacher hss given up the
school, and 10 turning her mind TO more @r
sltsd objects Oh, Joseph, turn uow While
there 10 time You have still . week for
preparation ssd repentepes.
'Repept-bce Well, vbeo take up the
sutjrct, 10 will take rather more thar . uesh
10 ppt II th'onyh
Add = Peters Pot on bis eo., .od took
up bis bs,
JOSEPH. said bis ~ife. you need not send
bcme any dinner | shall be out, sud III
take the boys over 60 their pneie'. 20 dios.
10 made no answer, uules. the yioIently
emphatic mABLsr IN ubieh be closed the
door vas enc. Mutteripg With aoRsr, he
.'rcde toto . restaurant to make . bresk
fact Here he sss bsiled by ore of hm
bachelor friends Fred Somers, uho look I'd
up q. he hss d Joes order
'Hslor be cried, You bsrei Why
sbs' sfs you dO'og here st breakfast time
" ifs SICK q
No
Had = qosrrslF
NO
Gone on, % toubr
No
Then, vby don't you breakfast ., home
Cbim"sJ on STE =
80
Servant. sll d.sd
No
'CbilsFsn siek q
No
Well vbst 10 thunder is to psy1.
Mar. jgissd ths Nillsrits.
Fred gsv. loSg -bi.,ls. asd ibsn aid.
'0HnE 20 sscebd bsI, SEEK
Yes sod " don't commit saicids In
the mesoume 700 may congratulate me 1
.m sim - distracted Csnt Est dsssot
meal c1IidFsn ruVn NJ tio, servants ssuey
house I'll 10 confusion -ife ia The bloes
either qar,,ug tb- spss ctes ~ be elders -
me gS seuing ous uhifs fohe sbd srosn,sg
etsfy tbrrd stitch Hsng u sI ffed I've
gfest miod e. t.ke poison o. go To- army
Hm nm Joa give 40 sBeta autiag pie
tufs ba, ibisI l osR suggssi afs@sdy'
a safs
Yes n you ~iii pfor iss 70 folIov ~ "a
zee ! sili make yoas hsaSs plsssast. yos,
uifs ehseffui ssd ygui obiiifss happy
'Do "a. sfied Joe. ~ foliov your wsr4
like = solais, sudsr NJ. oasesr Wbss shall
do'
Ats tine NS Peters snGsrsd kis heu,