The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-08-22
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THE WIFE TAM ER.

Mis- Morton MAS widow Young,
pres,s, rich widow, when Dr. Charles
Srralrsn made her acquaintance. She was
poor, ln' very handsome Woman, when
Squire NJ. ron married her, and NJ his
death, two wears after, she being the sole
heir, put on her widows weeds and pock.
e,ed her deceased husbands gnld ut the
same time.
Madame Rmnor said that poor old
M"rton n,ver enjoy ed single hour after
he married her; bat how should Madame
tnmor knowl u! one thing, however,
| can .iv- my rrad-Ts reliable informa.
irn. Mrs. Morton had not oecn widow
twelve months ere she re- eived with
seeming lcasnre very decided attentions
hom DIR. S:rnh.n.
Do yon inquire Who DR.. Strahnn WAS ?
We'll, h- studied medicine aud had the
till. oi N u. conferred upon him, which
he took great pleasure il attaching to his
name with Grand t,urisI. But il i.
asserted ,ln, he never hal half dozen
patient. III ns many years. lie WAS
Young m"n Of prepossessing appearance;
ready talker upon any subject. aud WAS
m fact first rate company. lie played
tle iu'e aud ssng-was good dancer
and an excellent partner nj whist; besides
he had some literary reputation. lie
wrote poetry and two column sketches
for the weekly Leveler," and last,
though 10y no means least, be dressed in
good taste. aud ia ihe heigh, Of fashion.
L.. 4, A n, al, :,
vs. no ones business.
Bu, must las nlluwed 10 contradict
one rumor, which gainei considerable
prevslepcy, to the effect tina, he supported
himself by his literary lsbors an ordina
~ new,p,per scribbler could hardly "Gord
Strahan's wardrobe.
Old Squire Morton had been dead bu,
little over u year, when DR.. Srsban, de
spite aIl that gossipers could say, married
the widow aud her fortune. The fact was
Le wanted rich wife. As. TO her, she
vas anxious TO leave her weeds and 90
into society again and she could devise
10 reajier way TO accomplish these pur
poses than by marrying. When any
.-poke to the doctor Of her being shrsw.
lie merely remarked that he should take
great pleasure in tanning n shrev.
For three months they lived happily
together, for il was 10 the height Of the
season, and between Cape May, Newport,
.Ssratoga and the White Mountains, they
were alone will, each other scarce three
hours out OF the twenty four; consequent
ly Il was impossible for them to disagree
But the season WAS soon over and they
returned 10 their quiet home--the place
Of all Others to study wife or husband,
there is no unnatural excitement, no fash
ionable Mrs. A.io outdress, no prohiga,e
Mr.. B. to out do in squandering money
no one TO see, 10 please but the "o,hsr
half"
Aher season Of long continued gale,
Is, there necessarily follows one Of ex
treme dullpess; and when one is dull one
is easily displeased. Nov Mr. and Mrs.
Srahan were both Of them remarkably
dull and as matter Of course both pre-
fsrred being pleased To attempting to
please and OF course both we're greatly
displeased.
II was their thied day at home, upon
which tbeir frst quarrel eonmenced.- -
How Il began neither could clearly tell.
Il Is ouly known that srahan expressed
desire 70 dine on roast beef, upon which
Mrs. 8. said sbe abomiaated beef and sta.
Ted her preference 10 be roast turkey with
oyster ssucs~~Sssahsu Considered Turkey