The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-01-14
ITRACY's SECOND WIFE

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voice. 1Then, Of course, I am to conclud
D1 that. you have beenia the society Of som
eisatrh opnsss lady :
g your guess is perfectly right" sal
D iTracy, lightly, ubut the lady is yer
} little lady. To tell you the truth, I hay
lbeen spending the evening at Mrs. Wa
/, ton and playing with that charming bs
,iby OF hers. Z never saw such d littl
Il Hebe in my life. Why, / could have Sc
il for hours with that baby on my kneel"
!, aThen I am to conclude that she nei
/ thef ehewed your cravat ends nor jerke
at your watch chain, to say nothing .
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"Notla Dit of it. She's the most per
fleet littlepiece of flesh and blood I eve
lsaw in my life; if I thought she weul,
IgroW up half as pretty as she is now
upon my word I'd wait for her.
sAnd what would Leonore Warren say2
'Ah, what, indeed2 I'm glad you hay,
IealIed me to my loyalty; though Leonor,
IcsB't very we'll be jealous of my tiny fir
Itatiens with Mrs. Walton's pretty baby
Heigho. I sometimes think | have made
Iv.--s q Sbe e e bsa.f;f.l as an angel
land yet, somehow, we don't seem to b
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nol;s;es ,,J; s,rs 1,rs;eS and domestic
twenty yssss have ebbed and flowed
Lin tba hsoSd channel OF time. and Mr.,
~. rs Tracy had Just taken possession
Their elegant home after a long resi-
derce abroad. 1t was evening. The
hgilded clock on the mantei pointed to the
hour Of seven, the fire burned clearly in
the ornamented crate, and the flowers in
the several vases on each side of the
chimDey place we're scarcely brighter in
their hues than the pictured blossoms on
thesaperb velvet carpet Frank Tracy,
who had changed from youth into q
tall, stately man of about forty, stood
|thoughtfullyi before the fire, while his
languid, faded looking wife reclined on
the sofa in the lustrous shine of the
glowing chandeliers There was only one
guest present to break, the monotony Of
| the coDiugalo tetera-tete, and he was our
Told ACQUAINTANCE, Howard Leigh.
81 do wish, Frank, you wouldn't keep
drumming with your fingers on that man.
Itel, it makes me SO nervous; but Of course
Won do not care for that exclaimed Mi s
| Tracy. petulantly. 5....
uI beg your pardon, my love; was Dot
IaWare ii, was annoying you.'
ayRhy DON. the servant bring up the
Iohocolate?" 2" pursued Mrs. Tracy, eleyatipe
her eyebrows.
pS6all / ring and inquire?n
ssNo. Il ian't worth while. If we hat
lonlv. remained in Ia belle Paris, wher,
the servants understood their business.
s.Tbeni veu ureferred Paris as q resi-
Edenoe. = said-1-:-.A...
uOh. bv arr -.p,- but Frank neye,
oorld be coutented there. It is the mos
absurd whim Of his returning TO Amer
;ca y
/ s,You foroet- I,aonore.n said Frank
son,euhat o,aveiv ? athat America 4
Ibomelo
Mrs. Tracy tossed her ltead and tool
refnoe IN . hottie of smelling salts. He
husband turned carelessly to Leigh ans
resumed the conversation that her petu
llauce had disturbed.
/ aI haven !, asked YOU whether my ols
acouaiptauces. the Haltons, are living 0
dead You have not forgotten nv pen b
/ chant far the beautifuI baby." p -
.s5lb the Waltons disapneared LONG 40, .,
4 from the .eurrent of New York life. II,
failed or somethiup-bleW his brain