The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-10-21

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!, these 10 strange city, where she ha
8 only him besides a. month old baby
and in a measure deserted Der Ou
all day, as needs be-, at his Lusines
lingering for a chat beor he wen
home to dinner; earing as though lif
depended on speed. and out again fo
the evening. AT twelve or SO, hh -
in an odd mood quite incompre hepsibl
go Mrs Weed, and in The morning late
headache aud cross-he who, when h
proposed. based his offer up"n The the
ory that, once married, ~ ey shoul,
meyer be separated Tor moment
Mrs Weed was unhappy She coll,
not hep it Will. was jnst as n uch q
her as when he wooed her A com
pEmrnt. from him-Dnw and then b
did give, her ope-bronght just a
pleased a light TO her rye Her Inv
had outlived the marriage ring. ant
she could rot see why. il his had, h,
should not care as much for her socie
ty. Sometimes she feared a rival
Had she knoRn The trith-had sh,
guesst d that her real rival was The bit
tie-she would have uttered more, bui
she did not. =. -s-
Men who drank. Lofty thought. were
poor bloated creatures, with red nose.
and husky voices. and always out NJ
elbows She knew nnthing Of gen:eel
tipplers whose resorts are the bar-ronms
Of the first hotels who would lever be
lsuspected OF being Incorporate; who
attend to business and only reel after
midnight Women don't know much
o. these, and yet there are such hosts
of them Merchants and professional
men, aud gentlemen of elegant leisure.
men Of miIrd and men of money. who
are really given to the practice to an
insane degree -...- ..-.-
| Yes. il was The unhappy truth-the
temr,atioR which dragged gentlemarlv.
brilliant Will Weed from wife and
frrside. was the bottle -.-. -. s
] TO take n glass with this one, and
that one. and tEr other one-to grow
merry over it and fnd n ore friends to
treat. and by whom to he treated; to
be introduced tn a Rew friend. and
rIink because of that and TO go on
drinking until The way home was rather
o doubtful thing TO MANAGE, and the
greatest stiffness and snlemnity peces
sarv to prevent Lofty from discovering
that he could neither walk nor talk
straigh,-was Will Weeds evening
| occuration
We have been told. Of course. q
woman can give only hearsay evidence.
on such a point; that. according to
American etiqnette If forty gentleman
go ont together and one offers refresh
ment, each Of the o'he's must do like
wise, o. suffer the imputa'iun of mean
ress. II this be true. no wonder fhat
such gregari"us "cca ions az the de
partnIe Of frierd for Europe general
" eventuate in morning headaches.
And on this evening when Lofty
INT her hang on his arm. and asked
him If he was vas going out again, such
u departure had taken place the even
ing hefnre. aud it had required mighty
elocntionnry eff"rts on his part, to say
with proper dignity : -... s.- 81.
.Good gracious ? Lofty. why did you
SET mp Tor me 2" -- -.
g. Racinus Lofty. whyarorstupame"
being the original intention of his
tcngue. .....
Therefore. Mr. Weed was uncom
m"nIy irdi snant hat Lofty should cry
ah"ut his going cut as though h.
were to blame. Had she not her bal e
and her disraff m"dernized 'croche'
nredlcs'-apd WHY sh,uid she dread
'e~ hours solitude?
So he drew down his gloves, and
buttoped them ard said
Really. you are very childish, Loftv."
nd gave her a MATER OF course kiss
up"n Jh.r cheek-ab"ut as much like
he old kisses of occurring time,' a.
dried cb. rrres are like real ones, and
wa ked "ff
Mrs Finniken's spouse and the OH
.r side CT the street, did The. sam-
But Mrs + had . certain good lonking
cousin, an old beau If hers, who filed
up sdch blanks in her life by qsreeabl,
q rtliion and she was not erieving.
hut at the NOM mt singing sentimental
~nngs tor The benefit of the cousIn
aforesaid
LOFTY saw her-throuch her dror
ped lace curtains as she went in q"
her cradle and crochet work. But sh'
had no snch resnurse. nor wished it
Meanwhile Mr. Weed fngud himself
u, The resnrt he ratroniz"d.
The best fellows in the world wern
all tkere-every one of them AMI
VII laughed and grew brilliant. unit
laughed and grew id, 4
"ric. afterwards aud it was one O'Clock |
before he staggered hnmewaId Real |
ly tipsy thus lime, as any p 'or lab"rer
over his .hring rum ever was
II was the FIRST time this had actually |
come about. There is Fl ST time f..r
every thing. -..- .... !
So. he stumbled through The streets !
r, ady to greet every lamp pos' as a
hmm companion. nof at all particular
about an in;roductin", when soma ono
cIasrrd him on the shoulder, and cried
Why, how are yer p -..-
He stnck out his hand also,e and
said: Very GLAD to see you with
an idea. hat il was an old friend aud
hen ho"ked arms aud jogged on with
me Of the most evil-lo"k1ng ruffiais he
ever met with, complacenrly believing
t TO be some Brogn, or Smith, nr
rompkins OF his acquaintance, who be
yah by appropriaT.ng his watch and
pocket hook and n diam"nd scarf pm.
Coin home. are yer 2 he asked
Ard Weed replied that he Was, and
,on6hed TO HIM street and number,
md invited him 10 stay all night"
Mnreo"er, ia the course oil couversa