The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-28
FIRST MET MY WIFE.
A Short Love Story.
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n Grand assemble OF cOStume-S0methlng
beyond all criticism, that should at the
6rst glance strike the beholder with ST.
lent admiration-was indeed TERRIBLE
Tile labor of writing Paradise Lost"
was nothing to it. 1t was early in the
day when I arrived at the city rooms
ard for six hours / dressed and redress
oil, compared and rejected and selected;
and at the end of that time had laid
ont those portions of wearable goods IN
which I had decided to make my first
appearance before May Stephens, it want
oil still several hours to sunset. Having
got through the great object of my visit,
1thought it would not be bad idea for
ME to take the last train and return the
same night to Hyatt's instead OF remain
Ing over till morning. No sooner sail
than done | packed my habi!imrnts
and away / Went, wiizzing and pnffing
over an uninterest n road III proyOcatlol
of sleep. So found it when the shades
ofevening fell, for to tho best Of my rcco!-
lection, was in the midst OF dream I;
III which May Stevens, attired in book
muslin and pale blue satin, appeared on
q purple clond and adniringly inquired
who my tailor was? Just as | wis
about to inform her there came Il rc;ish,
and for IL ompnt was 10. certain ws!et':-
Or il was the cloud that had exploded or
myself that had torn some portion OF my
apparel that was overatrained. 1t re-
auired bnt moment TO awaken me t.
the fact that both Prescriptions wrr'
wrong. Il was orr traiu-2 % - thai
run of the track, smashing things Sr;l-
orally, and splitting the contents OF srt-
erai baggage cars along the road. /" ..iY
nothing of frightening half u hl,".i;, II
passengers into condition '.Ir,i'',i''T -
lrnacy. This was Il pretty safe u ta.m;->.
and t. make it still worse, va, n.Gi.r
mile from my destination. though ~ it
aitcrward appeared, not Il mile from TIL
next village, where. heard Ii canvass
si, u tavern supper: AMI beds "c"id hc
hai.
l WAS disposed to niako myself agse.-
ablc, and accordingly rendered ali ,'.a
assistance in my power 10 the unrr"'"ct
OIL females, for which got inF reward
on arriving at the haven Of rciugc--iE.
promised tavern-by being informed that
such q thing as a bed fnv The rig!t YVES
NJ impossible idea. aud that with s";na
twenty more of the male gender n,;>.
BE- content with chairs, while the beds
we're appropriated to the gentler SEN
Slightly disguised / swallowed my snn-
Der aud looked out upon the night l;
vas beautiful moonlight, and ve!ging
on to ten o'clock. BY Jove, | %onld
walk over to Hyatt's. No snnner SAID
than done. Giving my carpet bas iito
BE landlords hands for punctual :iel:v-
siy at Hyatt's the next morning ut ny
expense, set forth. Eight miles j.
tribe, and just as my watch marie a."
quarter after midnight went np theta"
t.,at led to the house. They Nj, carry
b. bed and early up. I walk. ""n'"i
tie house trying the doors ei,':. add G..
cry oae WAS fastened 1t was 'id c..i'y-
quynce; my bedroom window opened ".'
ther ofof the piazza; would not 'l;s'GrS
Tie house by knocking; bit OF climbing
would do the business, and should il ne
fastened / would tap and wakcn Horace,
who was my room mate and tedieli0,".
The thing was executed at soon -
thought of, and my hand laid Oh fli,:
window which yielded, and / stood III
ny own room By the moonlight which,
yreamed in, / saw that the he'd Was
occupied, and by the heavy brca'hi!g
knew that Horace was in sleep. |
would not. therefore, awaken him G"S
ave the story of my mishap for the iOi
lowing day. With this resolution i slip
ped quietly into bed, and in three mill
a,es was oblivious. What ought to
nave dreamed that night2 But si.al!
rot anticipate. Hay facingth windows
N the sun peeped up above the distant
bills and scattered the gray mists OF The
norning My bedfellow was breathing
heavily, but it was broad daylight and
there was no mere sleep in me, s.,
vas determined Horace should wake ur
md hear the story of the railroad break
DOWN. l turned quickly and gave the
sleeper q sudden shake. As rapidly as
nv own motion my bedfellow, who had
lain with his back toward me. sprang 20
! sitting position.
There are such surprises as are with
ont terror, which deprive us OF our speech
until the brain has time to act anh re;,-
son. Such surprises do not generate
Greams and faints. They are expressed
by open mouthed and silent WONDER
This was the case with myself and bed
fellow, as we sat upright aud stared.
Right by my side, with her face within
two feet of my own, sat young woman.
not more thanseveutcen. with great dark,
lrazol eyes, and such great masses %. brown
Ours, tucked away under the neatrst cap
that ever was She had gathered the
bed clothes with spasmodic jerk up
about her throat. aud with the most rigid
N tonishment looked as though doubling
ahether She was sleeping or waking,
lazed steadily in my eyes Memory
aryes - man but little in such cases, but
il my memory serves me right, it was |
wa arat srokc Iblurted ont with:
How cams YOU here ?"
The figure stared still Isl speeches
establishment, but in momeIt, as
a.ough awakened from its stupefac iua
spoke:
Are you Charles Morgan2"
Ianswered in the Affirmative.
We'll then, Mr. Morgan" said the
hgIre, by this time calm, and with quite
d much dignity, asthough in the draw
ing ionnl. am May Stevens, and was
put III this room after an unexpected ar.
Oval. Horace hadgo over to neigh
boris few miles off, before / got here,
ord was not to return till to-day. That