Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-01-06

Illeryesto have a. long lllnessi and, besides, my
dear, there will be no, funeral expenses, and
that is quite a saving" y
i Mrs. Peters lip quiveredi and hcrlarge blue
eyes filled with tears. Joe longed to stop his
heartlcss speech and comfort her. but he was
fearful the desired effect was not gained yet
$50, my dear. he. continued, 'sif you must
go, l have been thinking of getting another
wife. III 50 s.- T., II b.. 8se sgsT5sH !.
Is z "What?' 4 s31..',rs q, &a
| "Another wife, my love; the house must be
/ kept in order and the boys cared for,
N The grief was. gone from, Maria's face, but
her teeth were set with look of intense
wrath. !..-...,.; -,." ssa stsy8
"Another wife, Joe---anotherw wifer'
Eyes; ! think have selected good sue
cessor. | deliberateda a long time, when ] was
a bachelor, between her and yourself You
will like her, for she is your bosom friend. =
!, Yes my dear, L think that ON. the day you MS.
\ cendI will marry Susan, Ingraham. ."97'
i 9What! that good.for-nothing, ysempty-
Theaded old maid the mother Of my. children!
:. What" a.s..-'5.i a,
i well, my dear, it seems to be the best |
can do don't want toleave my business to
SpNCoui tiS, anu ohe VIII nave LHc, huoW.
mo doubt oh, you great, b, brutal, hate
4 Stop my dear; don't fly into fury We
will tE to spend our last week in happiness,
! Oh, by the way ] have proposition tomake. y
"Goim, sir; don't spare me.''Ff got
".Ah,tms, that is the very thing i wish to
| do Know your mind is entirely engrossed
| with your accension, and wish 70. spare you
the care G the house. Suppose you Invite
Sarah here tomorrow to spend a week.!
i .'What?' ..--.. .-,s{ aaFgs3
CIR 'Ihcn cen arrangeaou matrimonial prep
I arations in The evening, while yoh are at the
4 lecture" --''-''
+ WHAT if
''And you cav leave the house in her charge
] all day IhatSSill give you plenty of,time to
go out, and shesean lcarntho ways about the
/ house ..- Ha
1~SWhat? q
II ''And, my lcar,s sne liti' favor. 1tniay be
4 the last ! shall eYAaSk Stay at home one
or two days, wont M, and show her,around
where you keep the AAings, and soon, so that
she won't have any trouble when YOU go--
/ Yon will do this-to ob6gc me; won you?'
! Mrs. Peters, for answer, rolled up tile as
\ cesion role into Il bali and fired it at Joe
! The cotton, SCISSORS, work basket and table
] cloth followed each otlpr in such rapid sue
ccssion tliatihc was unable to fy.f Then Ma
l'ria rage found vent III wOrlx #&stan
I SO YOU a,i,I Sarahta That's the reason
you whistled when you game III, But you
sllan't have that great gratif atom. l. will
sstaysif it is only o,sp'te Yod | won't co. |
tell YOU, Mr. Peters, won tgo.n ,ss9
\ But, my dear, you must 90 IL yeu arc come
for."i T y .....-,. ss s s,iais
"Iwon't rop' .t.oV a.ni4sN
But consider, MY dear
won't go! '''.., .;,
But what will Sarah think?
Sarah! Don't dare to mention Sarah to
me again! I--I-oh, am fairly ehokng!'
~ jaAnd the little woman threw herself into
chair IN fit of Mysteries. I, .,--,---
Next morning Mr, Peters met FEET ir'thc
street So" B''fS'a
Well old boy, how goes t,,,.;, .,.,. =, ~ ~
Fred, was hereby, II am the happiest
man in the world have reganied, my wife
rand domestic peace ,and got rid of busy. tat
Ting old maid, Who, under pretense Of bying
my wife, was crerlstingiy interfering. g. with my
household arrangements" IA ~.
'Then Mrs. Peters viii not ascend will
she?' 10 /. sa2 IL .................ssl J..r u
! NO, lfSarahlis to be my-second wfeaiid
stepmother to my, children. Mrs. Peters has
concluded that, on the Whole. she Won't goF
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