Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-04-03

inot- ner 1atner, Wny you are buying
candy for her? I would like for you t.
answer that. But L presume you neye
isaw her before in your life?" y -
"Ivnever did On my honor never
did. Itold her would give her shs
candy if she wouldn't call me father any
more. :, n ~ az ee,s4s.tf-r ---..t.a d. s,..
sYou did, did you? .Bribed you,
child not to call you father? Oh, Mr.
Jones, that is infamousl : Do you in
tend to desert fne, sir, and leave me te
the cold charities of the world? And
this is your first step?'' -.....
Mrs .J ones wass6 overcome, that, with
out any warning she feel back upon the
sidewalk in a fainting fit. 'r, p '52a, 5s
Instantly a number of persons ran to
EsT assistance. r...,.. .-st
ais your wife subject to failting il
this way?" asked the first conner, ot
Brown. ....-,,. -
81 don't know" said Mr.. Brown
"She isn't my wife. 1 don't know any
thing about her.
S sWhy, it's Mrs. Jones, amt it?"
eyes, but 1 am not Mr.. Jones'
4 "Sir," said the first speaker, sternly,
| ''this is no time to jest. I trust that
you are not the cause of this excitement
which must have occasioned your wife S
fainting fit. You had better call coach
and carry her home directly 1.sl ,l "a
! Poor Brown was dumbfounded., 80
1 wonder, thought he, whether its
possible that I'm Mr.. Jones, without
knowing it. Perhaps Pm really Jones,
and have gone crazy in consequence OF
which l fancy that my name is, Brown.
And yet don't think I'm Jones. In
spite Of all I will insist that my name is
Brown. ,,s....., 800 go. g-...,.
"WeH, sir, what are you waiting for?
| It is necessary that your wife. should be
removed at once. Will yaa order car
riage?" -.s5a -. ...,.... 'I'5's.,-.-r
y Brown saw there was no use sto pro
long the discussion by. denial. He
therefore, without contesting the point
ordered a hackney coach to the spot.
Mr.. Brown accordingly lent an arm
to Mrs, J ones, who had somewhat re-
covered, and was about to close the door
upon her. .'-' ..'-''1 II
@"Why, are you not going yourself?''
"Why, no, why should I?'' i
"Your wife should not, go alone, she
has hardly recovered sig@l
] Brown gave despairing glance at
the crowd around him, and deemihg it
useless to make opposition where SO
many seemed thoroughly convinced that
he was Mr. Jones, followed the lady in.
s'Where shall I driver" said the driver
ssI-I-I-don,t know" said Mr.
/ Brown. $40. q. . "a ~ IN
"Where do you wish to be earried?''
"Home, of course murmured Mrs.
Jones. .- --4a.z..-- - y .'f
81 do not know" said Mr.. Brown.
ssNo 10 street, said the gen
tleman already introduced glaneing CON
temptuously at Brown. zrr
1"Will you help me out, Mr.. Jones?''
said the lady: 'Iam otfully recovered
from the fainting fit into which you
cruelly drove mel = -, - ~ a,'' ,;S -
| care you quite sure that, am Mr.
EJones?" asked Brown with some anxiety
ssOf course" said Mrs. ones. ejt9
"Then," said he, resigned, II suppose
!. T am. But if you will believe me, I
was firmly convinced this morning that
my name was: Brown, and to- tell the
truth haven't any recollection of this
! house" s a9G# as'a@
| Brown helped Mrs, Jones into the par
lor, but good heavens, conceive the as
touishment of all when man they dis
covered seated in an arm chair, was the
very fac stnsile of Mr.. Jones, in form,
Feature, and every other respect.
| 'Gracious!'' !. exclaimed the lady,
"which--which is my husband?''' et
An explanation was sgiven, the mystery
cleared up, and Mr.. Browns pardon
fsought, for the embarrassing mistake
It was freely accorded by Mr.. Brown,
Ewho was quite delighted to think that
after all he was not Mr.. Jones with a
wife and child to boot. ' a+I4b 2i4a
/ Mr.. Brown has not since visited the
1 place where this ''Comedy of Errors"
happened. He is afraid of his identity
DR.. Hall on Hotel Living.
In the last number Of his. Journal of
HsaAh, DIR. Hall says of the system of
i family living: .s .t .e,.i.l z.tag57s s74zs
When wife or daughter has moth
ling to do, and the. appetite is stimulated
day after day by all the arts Of Scientific
!, cookery when the five O'Clock dinner
is universal, and when the stomach is
craving for food in consequence of the
| almost entire absence since breakfast
double work is thrown in upon it in it's
Ldebilitated state, and keeps it laboring'
during the, greater part of the night,
making what oug ght to be the hours of
peaceful rest, absolutely ,hideous by ter
!, rible dreams and the morning comes
. without the blessed renewal of strength
which healthful sleep would have! given,
and this for weeks and months together.
Verify, it is no wonder that the thought
full physician should apply the
epithet, ''thou fool, p to any parent who
would expose a family to such life
!, AMI in the light of it we may gather
that the most certain means of making
life failure, IN toto, on the, pa. of any
newly married couple, it is to ego to
boarding Better a thousand times,
socially, morally and physically, hire a
1.-TWO -roomed shanty, live on bread and
potatoes, and do the housework without
the aid of menials, and continue to do
these things until means are accumulated
to take step higher, .r
A Leap Year wedding. So
A marriage was recently solemnized
} in this vicinity which was brought about
by the bissextile privileges allowed to
the fair sex The young lady had been
visiting in the neighborhood of her pres
; ent liege lord, and being prepossessed IN
/ his favor at several casual meetings, ad.
dressed him letter on the important
, subject nearest her heart. Ofcourse. 2.
she is a sensible woman, and told hel
love in sensible language to sensible