Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-04-01
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80 In moment the miniature was in my
~ hand, and gazed upon the most beautiful
,;o face had ever seen. was in raptures, and
- could have gone on my knees to the young
- lady for helping me to such an angel for a
SHo wife. NJ y joy was too great for words, how
0nsu ever, and I left with promise to be prompt
OF in my attendance the follwing evening.
me My wedding night came, ana with friend
re "to see me through" was ushered into Mr..
lr cq JohnsOn's parlOr. A dozen persons were
ear present. We were introduced to such as
so, were not already known TO ua, and took a
the seat by Miss johnson, leaving my friend TO
ir 81 take Of himself. learned that everything
moro was in readiness for the ceremony. My in
mo- tended was iu an adjoining room, whittier 1
oos repaired to join her. She was even more
,cb beautiful than the picture, and I was the
4 happiest man alive. We were introduced,
bnt could only press the hand. 1t was not
~ to be wondered at that neither of us spoke
uol Everything being in readiness, we proceeded
e .9htO the parior, and were made man and wife
'ol 9fter the most approved fashion.
Grey Il is not considered polite, believe, for
ulrel man to talk exclusively to his wife on the
me evening of his wedding, and, as my acquain-
ions tauce with my better half was only limited,
pap was well content to circulate among other Ia
I Jev dies and gentlemen. In the course of the
ana evening, however, got a seat by nay wife,
,heI and tried to get upa conversation with her,
th but her conduct was inexplicable. 1 made
es several remarks intended to be very affection
do.a ate-such as l imagined a newly married man
o. would make to his wife-but she looked into
- my face without answering word. / tried
again and again, with the same want of sue
- cess. What could this mean? She was not
~ = dumb, for heard her speak several times
ss. ~ Eduring the evening" and her voice was singu-
lhlaSly ansiaal .sss been advised of her ,ec=
q fcentricity, but plague upon such eccentriei-
dit ty as thisi I hadn't bargained for it. The
9 te crowd finally left and my wife, Miss Johnson
d and myselfwere alone. I determined to solve
/ t the mystery 4 did so, and what, thisk you
kind reader, was the result? My Vife 1UdS
-.1s as deaf as post Yes sir you might have
atin fred off cannon within an inch of her
~, and she would scarcely have heard it. Was
a III I not in fix? And yet she was so pretty,
- and seemed so afectionate thatI could not
- help loving her in spite of this defect, which
% after all, was misfortune and not a fault.
Mary-that was my wie's name-was quite
rich and as I had control of everything, l
Hu soon settled myself in as nice babitation as
Iue our town afforded. Ny wife was very clever
wit and smiabe-but very deaf Anything in
,ine the way Of private conversation was out Of
E B the question. All the neighbors could hear
q \ he when spoke to her at all. Sometimes
- INV friends called to see me, and then such
yelling and screaming was kept up as would
shame a madhouse. I could neither read nor
? write, on account of the terrible clatter kept
-. up BY my servants, in efforts to get to Marys
~ ears. Passing strangers were constantly
'ee. stopping before my house, attracted by the
yelling and bowling within. The truth is
at there's no denying i'll was a miserable
f o man. In spite of all my wealth, had no
of peace of mind, and began to fear that the
olu din and noise would drive me crazy.
is One morning my wife met me at the door with
mar a letter. It was from her aunt, an old lady
living some distance of, who proposed to pay
Il, 4 US visit. She would arrive that day, and ]
~ must meet her at the cars. did so and
found--horror of horrors-that she as
deaf as my wife J hadn't the heart to say
anything TO the old lady on the way home.-
+ / I was thinking of what was to follow. When
we drove up Mary was standing at the door,
44RejAigoto Welcome Aunt Betsy. saa
II am delighted to see youp yelled my
Us wife, as sReold lady ascended the steps.
- elbow ldo you do my dear 2" screamed the
aTut in re5dirp. while the windows ratified, and
ss q pair Of p5ssiDg horses, uuaccustOmed to the
ef When eBtered the parlor, there they sat
tE' on each side Of the fireplace, and such
ict yelling You'd have thought whole tribe
) "a of Cherokee Indians were present.
sa1, Aunt BIS yisit'wa to last two weeks
& Every day the bowling continued. They
- seemed to like the fun, and such horrid din
as was kept uf "from morn till dewy eve," /
ID reckon you never heard. Human nature
to couldn't stand Hat least mine couldn't-
20 and so I determined to vamose the ranche.-
Ehe endured it a week, and then pretended that
9th business called me away. e.
al 1T was on dark and dismal evening that
Wis | took the-zeafs for. 1t had been
es seeting for several days, and the track was
call coated with ice. Several accidents had oc
Il !. CURED within short period, and felt a
little uneasy, as took my seat and wrapped
- my blanket close around me to shut out the
asss cold. But soon forgot the danger and fell
levi into a revSsie. thought Of what glorious
vol time Aunt Betsy and my wife were having
vitThere they sat on each side of the Fireplace,
efs. yelling at each other like coupleof Indians,
q th making the whole house hideous
IS How congratulated myself having escaped, |
s;r even though for brief season, from the infer
~ nal cIatter. laughed inwardly at the idea,
- and would have felt happy bat for the recol-
lection that must return to it. At length !
% bE-how long know not-and was awaken
ste ed by what took to be one of Aunt Betsy's
III yslls / soon discovered nay mistake. 1t was
,hiG the whisteI of locomotive. We were off the
sell. ll.frack aud felt We were going down. ! had
cleo barely time to close my eyes and mutter a
los short prayer before felt the shock, and found
Is 1 -,yself on the floor. My lamp had burned
hels out, my Gre was low, and was almost fro
- zen. l had been dreaming in my room,
and still bachelor.