The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-08-01
Stlertta Stun.
HOW FIRST NJ Ell MY WIFE.
ny ]. ". WATSON.

:abUut IA certain way that Morgan had, ,
aud in which he WAS always joined hear.
lilly by his wife-my own cousin, May
Stevens, lha, had beeu-a way that uoub.
led my curiosity much until the one event
iul evening that it wus satisfied b> hear.
ing lie reason why.
All that long sentence without telling
what that WAY was, or bow he was join.
ed in it 10y May.
1t WAS simp!y this That every time
n word WAS spoken that led to the period
when Charley Morgan first rret my Cou
SIN May, the, would both laugh very hear
uy, but would always refuse TO tell at
what they laughed. This Was certainly
very provoking, and had little hesi,a
'tom in telling them so--not once, bu,
many umco--at which they laughed
mUrs herrtiI, thsn ever, and ALWAYS end
ed jy kissiug each other aud GooIrng verv
.alfcclionate.
| determined to have solution Of tho
matter. If i,r uu .thrr reason thAn that II
wcrrcd ne KIN but woman. AMI
having pleaded t" the p sses>ron Of Gu.
.r!usiiv, | zee no reason Why that !uible of
my sex should elicit no charity, ard lao
reason why sometimes 1t shuud not lie
indulgei. With this resolution, set
forth one evening, when we thee, Nor
gan, May and myself, were drawn up he
fore the fire and failv settled for talk
There was no use minciug matters, WAS
,mv iirrt idea, aud with this thought I
dashed boldly in with
MI. Mo'sa" ns""''y can MN NhaT'
ley, but | MAS de''rons OF shown! that
"a'r""i'N III earnes'-'Mr Morgan, Why
ii" v"" aI""!s laugh .nd I'oi "t May
when The $" yc' "' Your hrst meet'ng
"rh her ''r"ken "'
Ia" | 49," sue Was "nP'' question;
And yet Instead ~ answering II ~ "im
lie NAY. they "e"t tack, Ioih "' tnem
IN the old p'"', "nd laughed ~ though
"h" words ""d just : poke" "t'e the very
be- } Ae :" The "'i'd' coma d" ""'A
i"G. =" '""'"", "u1 look grave anu so'e'nn,
winch !" a lew lnon. tn's br""Sht them
'""h Quad I" !"oK'"g The same way anu
'hen My 'r"he TO me seriously and
50:
S"Ia'" '"H"' ,"a 'nN' o''1 IN" "S"'hS
i""ci' no. e"'|'s' th"" 'h""Hh' s""
"'''' u ~ "mN wv" 'h-""tE lie
'..." Ni'''ry '"'. IL" '"'t Ui'' - tne
i"'". 90 t. u = "'"" ''h"h"'"hc"'
'"' i'''''!e 10 go" H. .'e'e """'" "e
T." - !" -i""'" ANY one
"'> '>p."n"l'"n 'f""g"t BACK my
E"'"' h"'''"' "' Il" '"S'""'' ""'' VIZ"
"hI~' So"
Nov NJ v '"'s 10 'e""y ""N'''" u
you 'o' =" '""S nave 70" 'A'''ed my
cnh say 'h"'' eve" were 'me LOT! not
""iili te'''n9' YOU should ie!i IL.
Wen e""''" "ne s"a'' nave tn"' $40
W May, and VIII lei, " "'!se" 70 hef'
Al 'h's dsc'"f'''"''' ! was surprise" 1"
see May h"'h W 70 ','s"t 'e'' M"
ofe%k "ot ,"'"si 'ene".e""! T'" !,
Nov, Ch"''ry i""l 'sre""! too DAD
lou sha" not do IT, SIR " cons I" Jane
IS 10 nave t"e N"fy, viii 'e" ns' NY
seli: Ana 'he". a'Ie' pause BIC sA'o'
hen We arc n'ohe'
You shai 90 10 s"en !h'hg' M"o""
May MAS N""''eys '""e","e response
MS ne Ro' up ana h''Seu may u'ee''y W
ih" NOUN; 10. III '''he 10 s'oP 'o''eht
"of words th"'' l" "no'het '"'"u'e' ""u'd
nave poured out lou sh'" 10 10 s"'h
ah'ng. h's "'he l s""" nave my way
ana cousin Jane shan n"t nave Ter Gu"
osi!y ekc"ed WY more without ue'ns
s"t,snsd'
! saw ."e'' vas 10 Ge discussion o"
tna' POM "o' She" mat '" so.'e way
oha',ey was sure 20 come on ''e'o, ="
merely say 'ng ;nst "ou'a oe T"ek III "
'ew moments s"pie" OUT ~ 'he ROOM
anu walked aOou' '"e sH'aen uh'' ! lei.
s1'G Use point Was se'''eu' S"e" ! "e"'
oack' A"o 'o"hu mare! ana ply 'ooh.
i"g as haPpy as '',"'' a"' '"ugn'"g '"e
o,a augn, rs usual " e",e''"''e1'
Cna''ey are" UP '"e ne, I'esns s"a'' - H"a' 49,
n'e' seeing "o S"eS "ePo'"e" !" "s
saep,Is s ,.,r i,
VOW 'ous'" 'S"e' ! '""' 'e'' you '"e
soy aoou. 20" ! n's' "'e' ~! "ne
hS loS' "Ne years ago. !"' SUMMIT