The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-14
3 iegot THE gu1llt Gittle.
HOW FIRST MET MY WIFE,.

about certain way that Morgan hao'
and:in which he was always joined non
estly by his wife-my own cousin, may
Stephens that bad been-a way that trou
bled nv curiosity much, until the eventtul
evsning TINT T was satisfied by hearing
thereason why.
It was simply this, that every time O
word was spoken that led to the period
yvhen. Charley Morgan first met my cou-
sin MAY. they would both laugh very
heartily, but would always refuse TO tell
at whatever they laughed. This was GER
tainlysyery provoking, and 1 had little
hesitation in telling them so-not once,
but many times-at which they always
ended by kissing each other and looking
very affectionate.,
I determined to have q solution OF the
matter, if for no other. purpose than lna5
it worried me- am but woman, ana
having pleaded to the possession OF curl
osity. set forth. one evening, when. we
three. Morgan, May and myself, were
drawn up before the fire and early settled
Fora:talls. There was no time for mine
iino matters. was my first idea, and with
this thought dashed boldly out with
s.Mr. Morgan" usually call him Char
lev, but was desirous of showing that
was really in earnest--!"Mr- Morgan, why
do ycu always laugh and look at May,
when the subject of your meeting with
her.is: spoken Off
This, Il was sure, was o simple question,
and yet instead of answering it in SIM
pie way. they went back, both of them,
on the old plan, and laughed as if the
words Izhad just spoken were the best
Joke in the world could do nothing, of
course, hut look grave and solemn, which
in few moments brought them both
looking in the same way, and then May
spoke to me seriously and said:
Cousin jane you take our laughing
much more earnestly than I thought you
. would. 1t is only q memory between
Charley and that brings up that laugh /;
TO us it is q droll remembrance, but per-
.haps, in telling it, there would be nothing
TO amuse any one.'
The explanation brought back my good
-Rulnor in an instant, and, with smile, l
said- ,a.s. s5zs,s. -...,
aNow, May. this is really unkind of
you foissosl long have you excited my Gu
.riositg, that eyen.if the story were not
worth telling, you should tell it,"
: ssWeil; cousin Jane shall have the story,
May; / will tell,it to her. :"
-e-ssNo, Charley, that is really too bad
You shall notdo it, sir. If cousin Jane
{, Is, IS to. have the story will tell her my
selffe' And then, after a pause, she said,
.aswhen weEare alone.''
aYou shall do mo such thing, Madame
s Nay, f . was Charley s laughable response ;
slyou shall do no such thing. This timo l
viii have my own way, and cousin Jane
sball not have. her curiosity excited any
more without being satisfied"
saw there was no discussion on that
point, but knew in somo way Charley
was to come of.victor, so l merely said
Iswould be back in few minutes, stepped
eout: of the room and walked about the
garden until I felt sure the point was set
tied, when / went back and found Char
ley, and May as happy as birds, and
laughing the old laugh as usual AS l
entered, Charley drew up the rocking
chair, and after seeing mo safely deposl.
ted in It's depths, said
eNow, cousin Jane, shall tell you the
story, how / first met my wife.
s.It-is just five years ago this summer
that 1 was granted exemption for month
tiny desk, and went down with my old
chum, Horace Hyatt, to his fathers, in
old Monmouth, the garden of that unjust
sly abused State, New Jersey. should
never have forgotten that visit, even
though had not its influence on my
whole future life should remember it
for:the real, true hospitality, the solid,
old time comfort of the farm, and the
quiet way, in which, Q few days after my
arrival, / was put into possession of it,
and made to feel that all belonged to me
to do just what pleased with it. There
were plenty of fish, and we fished; plenty
of woodcock, and we shot. All this shall
be spoken with aproviso. I say we-by
which, be it understood, j! DO not mean
.Horace's twin sisters, Carrie and Nettie,
as having participated in these sports.
s!Yhey- rode, to- be sure, and charmingly
they did it; they fished, and [ am OBJ
Tiged to confess they were luckier than
their guest. But they did not shoot,
though shall not exult over their lack
Of this accomplishments: They were
charming enough without, I am sure.
shall excite no Jealousy by declaring that,
with one exception, which. I shall not
mention here, Carrie and Nettie Hyatt
were the most charming girls | had ever
seen, and I was just hesitating as to
which of them I, should fall desperately
grin love with, when my calculations were
disturbed by an accident-forso suppose
/. I must call lit-though really seeminglike
a special Providence. What this was,
shall tell in the best way [ know how.
:, sisEor some days after my arrival at the
farm, my curiosity had been much excited
: by the occasional panegyrics lavished by
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