The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-01
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Weeds Before Widowhood

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About thirty years ago, in one of til
principal streets in fourishing seapor
town, there lived an honest thriving LAWYER
/ "Adjectives," observed the late Indie
Murray, express the quality, of a noun /;
and in using the above terms with referenc
to the attorney in question, 1 am adherine
strictly to the truth, however contradictor7
it may appear. Thriving he certainly was
for IN those days there were but three mem
bers of the legal profession in P--- an,
you will be no less certain of his honest,
when | tell you that even his two rivals
spoke well of him. Well, he was sittips
one day over dry and uninterestinp brie
in his front office, while his red-haired clerl
Mr. Sloper, was employed in an adjoining
room copying gigantic indenture, which
looked like letter from Brobdignag. Tn,
afternoon was hot and dusty. Mr. Cru.n
stone had lunched about an hour ago, ano
an odor OF brown sherry and ham sandwich
es diffused itself over the room, and blended
strangely with that usual aroma of sour ink
and melted sealing wax, which chiefly pre-
walls in solicitors office The buebottles
attracted by the remnants of the repast
buzzed impertinently through the oper
window, and lowered round the chair ano
bald pate of the attorney, who, from time
to time made feeble and irresolute attack,
upon them with paper knife
Mr. Crumstone look . at his watch /: 4
was not three o'clock never in the. course
OF his legal experience had an Afternoon
passed SO slowly. He looked out of 8
scratch in the officially frosted window.
pane Never had he wished so much fol-
some unexpected incident to break the mo-
notony of routine. He glanced down again
at his papers. Never had the word ..brief'
appeared to him such cruel MISSIONER.
Suddenly the distant chatter of a horses
trot broke upon his ear, followed by the roll
of wheels. Mr.. Crumstone sighed. IN,
"Ah, thought he, ''another excursion in
to the country Everybody is away now !
Why cam; | enjoy myself? Why am not l
this moment like Tityrus,
'--Recumbans sub te9'- egsnine fagi?n
instead of sitting in this dusty, fusty office ?
Confound this bre--" ION
He stopped short and listened. While he
had been indulging in the above soliIoquy.
the hackney coach Ghere were no cabs in
those days. had rolled nearer and nearer and
at last drew up before the office, door. Mr..
Crumstone had just time to warn bis clerk
(who in consideration of the heat, had d.
vested himself of his swallow tailed coat,
and was sitting in his shirt-sIeevesl when
the driver Of the vehicle dismounted and,
opened the carriage-door, helped out lady
attired in deep mourning, with thick
Grape veil over her features. Mr.. Sloper
rushed to meet her. After short parley
in the passage, he entered the front office
with peculiar expression on his sharp, fer
ret-like features. l.4
''What is it, SIoper ?" said the attorney.
Cant quite makeit out, SIR" said the
clerk mysterious case-deep grief wants
a private interview, sir-must see Mr.. Crum-
stone Immediately, sir, she says. = 49,.
swell, but give me an idea of the sort of
thing, said the attorney. is it breach
case dye think Pr -.l,, a
Mr.. Sloper shook his head knowingly.
Cor, perhaps" suggested the attorney
with a benevolent wink, "a separation. Il
Hardly, sir, | think. ''She's in weeds"
At this juncture, an impatient shuffling
movem ent was heard outside
''Well show her in" said Mr.. Crumstone.
+ The clerk had turned round to do So ]
when the door opened and the lady herself
Mr.. Crumstone rose and bowed
The clerk placed a chair for her and them
retired - 30 !.
Permit me- madam" began Mr.. Crun,7
stone. But was interrupted by convul-
sive sobs. "God hless inc !! I had no idea, /"
said the attorney, approaching his new client,
who had by this fine raised her veil and dis
5red a countelan;e to which some fifty
summers had lent their charms, now suf- /
fused with tears God bless me Ihad
no idea that-dear me-here !-Sloper.
bring in the brown, brown sherry !. Pray
oray compose yourself, NV dear madam. /
ooh, sir" calculated The lady oh sir,
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Here her feelings again oyercame her,and
she sank back Historically in her chair, Il
''Pray take glass of this madam, 7" said
Mr.. Crumstone pouring out some of theI
identical wine which had just qualified his
luncheon, ''You will find it a frst-rate cor
dial; let me entreat you, my dear madam
to calm your feelings, and if possible, toto
take a biscuit J'
The lady raised the sherry to her lips, wip-
ed her mouth, dried her eyes, looked crate
fully at the attorney, aud then. proceeded. 4
"Oh sir, you behold one Of the most in
hicted women" ~ .1-2 2't
sch beg your pardon ma am" broke
in the attorney did you ''''''' - L''. "A
i2. Most miserable, Idineant to saw. sir. if
you will allow me, prefer the expression"
said the lady. 81 1il s'5 i.at
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mentally taking note of the correction.
"4 GU remember, sir, poor Capt-Capt-I
Captain Halyard, who died at the dockyard
last week ?" 1an'eiis -
~ Perfectly well ma'am and very estirna-
Bile person and gallant officer he was. Died
after a short Illness universally beloved and
regretted pursued the attorney, drawing
largely ftoin the recent eulogistic notice Of
the deceased captain in the P ----O 6$g7 Der.
g. 'Oh, my dear sir,'' said the. lady, with a
fresh burst of tears, 'if his friends regret
him so much, Judge what must be the feel
ing of his po-poor distracted wife y a
7a''His wife ma'am "a cried the attorney.
"Why my good lady, he never had any. lie
lived and died bachelor; he "h ea'i4ti
ooh, thought you would say sol" re-
Joined his visitor $50 every body says,
that's the most miserable part of it; SO ever
erybody thinks and no wonder, considering
he never acknowled ged me = I',.9fp s-'o
you ma1am," said Crumstorie.- aghast:
'why you don't mean to tell me thatEstop,
ct flashed across him that the woman was
insane. He had a peculiar dread of luna
les. Supposing she were to attack him
with the ruler ? it lay dan gerously near her
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