The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-26
HOWIFIRST MET MY WIFE
y Short Love Story.


and in which he was always joined hon
cstlv by his wife-my own cousin May
Stevens, that had been way that
troubled nv curiosity much until the
one eventual evening that was satisfied
by hearing the reason why
1t was simply this that every time
word was spoken that led to the period
when Charley Morgan first met my cous-
IN May, they would laugh very heartily,
but would always refuse TO tell at what
they laughed This was certainly very
provoking and had little hesitation in
telling them so-nOt once, but many
times-at which they always ended by
kissing each other, and looking very at
itctiOnate
determined to have a solution of the
matter, for no other reason than IT wOr-
ried me- ain but woman, and having
pleading to the possession of curiosity,
] see no reason why sometimes it should
rot he INDUCED With this resolution,
| set forth one evening, when we three
Morgan, May aud myself-were drawn
up before the fire, and early settled for
a talk. There was no time to mince mat
ters was my first idea, and with this
thought I dashed boldly ont with:
MIR Morgan'--I usually call him
Charley but was DESTROYS of showing
that | was really in earnest. Mr.. Nor
gan, why do you always laugh and look
nj May, when the subject of your first
meeting with her is spoken Of?"
This, ain sure, was simn'" que
ton; and yet intead of answering it IL
= simple way, they went back, both of
them, OH the fold plan, and laughed dS
though the words had iu~tspokcn were
the very best joke IN the world. coG'd
do nothing, of course, bnt look grave
AMI solemn, which III Jew minutes
brought them both back lookiu@ the
same way, and then May spoke t" my s.
rjOusly, and said,
Cousin Jane, You take or laughter
much more earnestly than | though, EaH
would. 1t is only httl. mrmuty l.c-
tween Charley ana l that brings ~
laugh to us it is droll Remembrance,
bat, perhaps, in telling ii there woaid be
nothing to amuSc any one.
This explanation brought back my
good humor in an instant, and with
smile said:
"Now. May, this is really uukind Of
Won, for so long have you excited my
curiosity that even We're the story not
worth telling you should tell it"
We'll, cousin Jane shall have that
story, May 1 will tell it myself to her"
At this declaration l was surprised 10
zee MAY flush up to bright red and say
rather vehemently
No, Charley, that i really &C.. rdi
Iou shall not do it, sill II cousin J""- -
to have the story l Will tell hri my
self and then, after pause Ii ID.
when We are alone"
You shall do no such thu Vi. i,...~
MAY" was Charley s LAUGHING .r-lr,,N.
you shall 10 no such thin III ';.9
shall have my own way auj cousin
Jane shall not have her curiosity vi. i
.Iy more without being satisu'd
/ saw there was TO be a I'll asst "a
that point, but knew in som ~, hat
Charley was to come of vlstu e, /
,aving that | would be back IL !..,u. ii
stepped out Of the room ami waited
about the garden until l felt sure he
ru.nt was settled when went bach .,ud
irund May and Charley looking as hap
,y as birds, aud laughing the old l.u.h
as usual AS / entered, Charley drew up
the rocking chair, and after sceiul az
safely deposited in its depths, said
Now cousin Jane, | shall tell you she
story about how l first met my vito
1t is Just FIVE years ago this summer
thatI was granted exemption for month
from my desk, and went down with my
old chum, Horace Hyatt, to his fathers
III old Monmouth, the garden of that un-
Justly abused State, New jersey
should never have forgotten that visit.
even though had not there met with IN
adventure that has its iuflucuce on the
whole course of my life l should re-
member it for the real true hospitality,
and solid old time comfort of the farm,
and the quiet way in which, few
days after my arrival, | was put into
possession of it and made to feel that it
all belonged to me to do just what |
pleased with, There was plenty of fish,
and we fiShed; plenty of woodcock and
we shot All this shall lie spoken ri
with proviso say we-by which.
let It be understood, don't mean Hor-
aces twin sisters, Carrie and Nettie, as
having participated in these sports
They rode, to he sure, and Charmingly
they did it they fshed, | am obliged
10 confess they were much luckier than
their, guest. But they did not shoot.
though | shall not eNult over their lack
of this complishment-thcy were
charming enough without. l am sure. l
shall eNci'e no jealousy by declaring that
with one exception, which | shall not
mention here, Carrie and Nettie HYATT
were the most charming girls that l Lad
ever seen, and | was inst hesitating as
to which OF them should fall dc>parafc-
~ in love with, whsn my calculations
were all disturbed by an accidyu. for 50
Isuppose must call it, though really
seeming like special Providence
What his was, l sl.all tell in the best
WAY know how
For some days after my arrival at the
fam, my curiousitv had been much excl
;ci by the occasional panegyrics lavish.
cd ny the ladies upon one schoolnIate of
their own, May Stevens by rame, who
was, according to their highly colored
account, the most perfect thing in the
shape of woman then living. | tried to
persuade myself that nothing in that line
could Surpass Nettie aud Carrie, but still