The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-12-11
NO. 2.


IS. customer who sat smoking very long pipe
lsolemnly 'swhc married aan-"
le The coasters started.
Id "Tcll US about that" said the Lancashire
es man. "We'm been tellin' stories afore you
e. come in, and it was my turn next But Won
ID tell better nor [, | make no doubt
'e "pll tell you the story in three words, y
$ said the man of the pipe 'sBut first mean
lie to hear your story, Donny; so go ahead
he And let it be about a woman"
The Lancashireman was coy, but being
!, urged, finally proceeded !: .
You see, this story that I've got In nv
Z head is as true as the Book, sir. It 'appened
u IN our town when | was a young man o.
d twenty, and it were the talk O. the town for
weeks about. Iknowed the docther mysel'"
1.-The docther coorted widow In oar town.
: her name were Robinson, and she were a
jolly wench, if | say it to you She were the
/ last wuamrm tor such as the docther, and I
t told him them very words myself what time
| was sick with fayyer, and he docthered me-
c But he minded not me- of coarss not he
=. He were up to his ears in love with her."
!, 's'She'sa gradely wench ,docther,' told
. him; but look o. the string O. lovers she's
one, an you know it,
"'PohY said the docther I'll take care O.
, her lovers for her How'd yer tongue, DOM
Inv
aNobbut yen wish yed minded my words,
docther, some day. says l..
1.-THE day they went to church half the
town was there to see the weddn' I was
there myself The widow was lookin' grade
i ly fine in her bran new gown what the doc
ther bought wi his own money, and the doe
ther he looked like a boy wi a new shillin'.
When they'd gettis' to the word when the
OVID lsrson asks if any man knowded aught
agin the marryin, up steps Johnny Leech,
young chap from Manchester, an fesbids
the bans, an says til widow had promised to
tackle with him. ~
Amy one could see that the docther was
awfully pottert about it, and mad enough to
bite a pike in two, nobbut he just spake to
the young man Silly like, and said:
"sWhat's that dost say, young man p
"sI say said JOHNNY Leech, as bold as q
lion, that she's promised to me, an wulI
have her. s4-,~
cat that the docther begun to fix his mouth
for swearin' nobbut he thought better of it,
in church so, and just said
God sink it, man, you're one O. hun
dred in the same fix. To the dule VII yer
talk! I've got the wummun, an you're well
come to her promises. Get about thy busi-
ness ?
&c THAT wull not, said Johnny Lcech.-
Dunno the mention it, 5.H
"Docther went red in the face, like as if
he'd swallowed fire and powther, an were
goin' to brast like they say Vesuyius do;
but afore he could open his mouth to speak,
what does the wummun?
"Woy, she just draws out her way on one
side, an let's go the docther's arm, and she
says
s'Aye, he's right
can wi that she walks over to Johnny
Leechs side, and has holt on his arm, am
marches out Of the church door with him,
while docther stands there starin' after her
like as if he were a marble image.
eWell now he were in grandley fix, to
be sure, but what could be say? Woy, nought
do. He looked around him for a minute to
make sure he wasn't dreamin', an us stood Il
waitin' to hear him brast out, for the Gocther
were famous hot temper; but he just pick
ed up his hat an went out Of the church
with his mouth fast shut.
ssThc widow and johnny Leech were mar
ried in week. an as she were ten years old
er than he were, an weighed twice him, an
had will o her own, they lived together a
year or two as snug as cat and dog tied to-
gether by their tails. At the end O. that |
heard they broke loose O each other"
Denny drew long breath .,.s !.
CHATS fer min, MIR. Smith," he added.
San now if yo'n wilin', I'd like to hear of
tn man that married man." sa4-
''All il due time, said Mr. Smith shat
was pretty story, and I'd like to hear an
other That young man by your side looks
it's about a woman we'll hear it," I5aY
Il was thinking" said the young man, al
luded to, ''about story my mother told me,
aud which [ know to be true because mother
knew some Of the parties" tfA5
"a credit mark tor you, my lad for your
faith in your mothers .truuhfuness. Well
listen with all the more interest for that"
1T was in Massachusetts, this occurred sir,
where my mother was born, in the village of
Turkey Neck-you may have heard of it
There was a Mr.. Newt there, a merchant of
considerable wealth, who lived unhappy
with his wife. She was high tempered
woman, and he was not as moral and well-be-
haved man as he ought to have BEEN
They used to quarrel very bad, mother said,
and at last Mrs. Newt went home to her
father, somewhere in Pennsylvania, and de-
clared she would never come back to her hus-
band SO long as he lived and she never did,
though they were never divorced according
to law. Jealousy was at the bottom of it Of
course. Mr.. Newt used to go to see wild
ow woman In the next town, about ten miles
off, and stay there sometimes two or three
days together, on pretence of business.
CATER. Mrs Newt went home to her
fathers, Mr.. Newt used to go and see this
Mrs. Goss more than eyer and about year
later he brought her home with him. and set
her up in his house. OF course this made u
good deal of talk and everybody wondered
what Mrs. Newt would do now, Tor it soon
became known that Newt had married Mrs
Goss; and Of course it was bigamy. But
time went on, aud Mrs. Newt, the original,
never disturbed him.
A hout E,-o 1,oo., -.