The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-12-19
HOW i FIRST MET MY WIFE.
A SHORT LOVE STORY.

SHORT LOVE STORY.
! There was always . mystery hanging
! shout certain way that Morgan had. and
) in which he was always joined honestly
: hy his wife-my own cousin May Stevens
.. that had been--a way that troubled my
: curiosity much until the one eventful even
: lfhg that 4 was satisfied by hearing the
: reason why.
S It was simply this: that every time q
!. ! word was spoken that led to the period
: when Charley Morgan first met my consin
: May, they would both laugh vcry heartily,
: but would always refuse to tell at what
they laughed. This was certainly very
: provoking, and I. had little hesitation in
. selling them so--not once but many times
,2Iat which they always ended by kissing
5 each other and looking very affsctieaats.
: I determine to have q solution of the
: matter, If for no other reason than that
{ IL worried me. am but woman. and
having pleaded to the possession Of curl
xosity, I see no reason why sometimes it
should not be indulged With this rsso-
aqution, Isst forth one evening, when we
ofhrss, Morgan, Nay and myself, were
".drawn mp before the FIRE and early settled,
: ,for o talk. There was ne time, mincing
. matters was my frst idea, and with this
shought ! dashed boldly out with:
!. ssssMrs Morgan, ,"--I usually call him
Charley, but was desirous of showing
: that / Was really in earnest-"Mr. Nor
T San,l why do you always laugh and look at
Q May when the subject of your first meet
: ing with her is spoken off,
: ie This, ] was sure, was simple question;
!. and yet, instead of answering it in q sim
plss way, they went back, both of them,
s : on the old plan, and laughed as the words
I had just spoken were the very best joke
: in the world. could do nothing, of
course, but look grave and solsua, which
10 . few moments brought them both
! hooking tho same way, and thsn May
spoke to me seriously and said:
"Consin Jane, you take our laughing
much moro earnestly than I thought you
rould It is only little memory be-
tween Charley and that brings the laugh;
s to rs it il droll remembrance, but per
: haps. 10 telling it there would be nothing
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said;
: ls5 CHOW, May, this Is really unkind of you
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