The Placer herald., 1868-06-20

CORES. Friends, allow me to. Nv wife,
Mrs. Bog, and her cousin Miss Wheeler.
And in came the two ladies as be spoke.
one was OF middle, or apparently somewhat
over The middle age, wearing spectacles,
with a matrouly look, and a good tempered
face, very pleasant to look upon. The
cousin said Mr.. Rasper, comes to keep
house I'LL The chld-wife is of age. just as
thought The other was merry, laughing
young girl, seemingly ofsixteen or seventeen,
though possibly she might be younger
Re per shook his head and looked grave at
the, ,sirht of her.
Exactly as we predicted he said to u;s
negbbor; she's quite child Really this
is bad business, but it is always SO when
men Fut oft too long. Alb, Bog, Bog, she'll
be handsome young widow, my old friend,
when you and are gone
lie went over. nevertheless, and made
small talk to the young girl by the piano.
Been long in England 2 he asked her,
among other things.
No, only about a month before the
wedding
Knew Mr. Bog beforeg' be asked.
No, she had only seen him for the first
time when she was up in London with her
cousin, about q fortnight before the wed ding
Her cousin bad known him many years
You will find England very different,
| suppose went on Mr.. Rasper, from
Jamaica
Jamaica = she said, laughing = dare
say should if had ever been there. I'm
only from Edinboro'.'
20, indeed he replied | beg your par
don. Then suppose the late Mr.. -
say, Rasper, called out Mr.. Bog from
the other side of the room, are you likely
TO finish spooning with Rosy soon Because
clever to my wife
Your wife! exclaimed the startled
Rssper, thought was
Not talking to her? said Mr. Bog.
Don't say, now, you thought had married
little Rosy and be went off into a fit of
laughter Of long duration. Rasper,' he
said, on getting bis breath again, you really
did not think that; and then went off into
longer laugh than ever, in which we all
joined him.
Then what on earth aoas the meaning of
that newspaper note
Eh. what? Now you really don't mean
to say you never guessed what that means
You don't mean to say, when you read
same day at 80 and so, you never carried
your eye up to look what day that was!'
No. SAID Mr.. Rasper, but what matter
could ,ha .nekog'
All the matter said Mr.. Bog We we're
married on the twenty.ninth of February !;
that is my wife's birthday, and you know il
only comes once in four years
We'll, Bog, upon my word, | never
thought of that; and have been nursing all
manner of wrath against you
splendid said Bog splendid = did
not think it possible to swindIe the swiudler
so completely. The longest hoped for my
joke was a life of about five minutes and in
the hope of that | got my friend the editor
TO print me that one copy of the paper with
a note especially intended for YOU
90, then, Mrs. Bog's age is not proclaimed
to all the world, said Rasper.
Not exactly said Bog; though for that
matter she would not in the least have cared
If it had BEEN
Not at all, said Mrs Bog Pm long past
caring who knows how old am
rba, is the story of how Mr.. Bog married
bis wife on her tenth birthday.
Really, Rasper,' said Mr.. Sputter, as they
walked home together; that was very good,
indeed, for Bog
And Rasper admitted unreservedly, that
it really was very clever, indeed, considered
as Bog's first.