Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-10-19
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NUMBER 43.

, gave Of Katie, had been seen the day
/. before at Danville, crying, and sayiug
she had lost her husband
George darted off. He caught
with avidity at the hope thus held out.
1t must be Katie |! Who else had lost
their husband
A train was just leaving for Dan
vile. He sprang on board and suffer.
ed an eternity during the transit, for
it was an accommodation train, and
everybody knows about those horrible
delays at every station.
| But they reached Danville at last,
George inquired for the lady who had
lost her husband. Yes, he was all
right-she had gone to the American
House to wait for him. She expected
him by every train until he came, said
the ticket-master.
He hurried with all speed to the
American # sa a.
Yes, she was there, said the clerk.
She was waiting for her husband.
Room 22l, right hand, second fight.
George few up the stairs, burst
open the door, of s21, and entered
without ceremony. She was sitting
by the window looking for him, with
her back to the door, He sprang for-
ward, and holding her in his arms,
rained kisses upon her face:
My Katie my darling my dar-
ling have | found you at last?
She turned her face and looked at
him before she spoke, and then she set
up such a scream as made the very
hair rise on Georges head.
You are not my James I" she cri-
ed. "Oh, heaven ! help! help 4
Somebody come quick shall be rob
bed and murdered Help (! help ! Muir
der thieves !" .'
George stood aghast. The lady
was middle aged, with false teeth, and
decidedly snuffy-looking nose. No,
more like his charming little Katie
than she was like the Venus De Medi-.
ci!
He turned to flee just as the STAIR
way was alive with people alarmed by
the cries of the woman. They tried
to stop him, but he was not to be stay
ed. He took the stairs at leap, and
landed somewhere near the bottom,
among the wreck of three chamber
maids, and as many white-aproned
walters
And before any one could seize him
he was rushing down over the front
steps. A lady and gentleman were
slowly ascending them, and George,
in his mad haste, ran against the Ia
dy and broke in the brim of her bon
net e a s..s-
You rascal,r cried the gentleman
with her, what do you mean by trca.-
ing lady in this manner ?r and he
seized our hero by the collar.
Then for the first time, George look.
ed at the couple before him.
lis Katie Oh, Katie ~ cried he
for this time there was no mistake /;
it was Katie and her uncle Charles.
I" Oh, my wife ! My wife ~
He tried to take her i'm his arms, but
she fled from him in terror
Take that dreadful man away ~
she cried. 81 am sure he is insane,
or drunk ! Only see his boots and
awful hat -
| tell you am your own George ~
exclaimed he. "Oh, Katie ! where
have you been ?r
Katie looked at him now, and, re-
cognizing him, began to cry.
"Oh, dear that ever | should have
lived to have seen this day, NV
George, that l thought so pure and
good, faithless and Intoxicated Oh,
uncle Charles /! what will becene of
me ?" | III
My dear niece, be patient said
her uncle. II think this is George,
and we will hear what he has to say
before condemning him. Mr.. Jane
son, met your wife in the cars yes
terday, and she informed me that you
had deserted her at the Windham de-
pot. Of course, could not believe
that your absence was intentional, and
| persuaded her to remain here while
| telegraphed to the principal stations
along the road for information of YOU.
Why did | receive no answer?"
Because the telegraph does not
run into old Mrs. Stark's huckleburry
swamp, where | had the honor Of
spending last night" said George.
losing his temper.
But this extraordinary Disguise"
"My clothes were muddy, and l
have got on Mr.. Stark's," said George;
and though the explanation was not
particularly lucid to those who heard
it, they were satisfied.
"My dearest George" said Katie,
rushing into his arms, +" so you did not
desert me, and l shant have to be di-
vorced?' h
! "Never, my darling, and we'll new
er be separated again for moment"
No, not for all the baggage in the
world Oh, George /! you don't know
how have suffered
The crowd could be kept ignorant
no longer, for scores had assembled
around the hotel, drawn thither by the
disturbance. Matters were explained,
and cheers long and loud rent the air.
The landlord got up an impromptu
wedding dinner, at which Katie presi-
ded and George looking very sheep
ish in Mr.. Starks swallow tail, did the
honors.
They proceeded on their tower next
day, and soon afterward, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stark were delighted to receive box
by express, containing the lost suit of
the old gentleman, and the wherewith-
al to purchase him another, besides
the handsomest drawn silk bonnet for
Mrs. Stark that the old lady had ever
seen.
There, old man." she said, turning
from the glass which she had been sur
veying herself in the new bonnet, "I
alters told We that hucklebcrry swamp
would turn to something if it was only
to raise frogs in! Guess l hit things
sometimes I"
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