Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-27

loaned money on collateral" some.
times), greenbacks, seven. .thlrties, revenue
stamps and receipted egas bills deposited
there-also giving access TO the wine eel.
lar store room, picture gallery, billiard
room, ten.pin alley, corn house, &c, &c.
But one little key opened room in the
basement that she must not approach save
upon her peril. She promised, and he took
street car for the depot.
From the time that Mother Eve disre-
garded the Injunction against certain
tree in Eden's orchard and partook OF
Rhode Island pippin, thereby introducing
various things into the world never before
dreamed Of, curiosity has been an absorb.
ing passion with the fair sex, and we need
hardly inform the intelligent reader that
her husband was tcarcely out Of sight be.
fore Mrs B. b. had unlocked the door OF
the forbidden room.
But what a spectacle met her afTrghted
gazei There, suspended on hooks like so
many gowns in n clotbes-pTess, were the
bodies Of the murdered Mrs Blue Boards,
whose funerals had been indefinitely post
poned, while the floor was clotted with
their blood She would have swooned,
but the phrase wasn't known at that time.
Terribly agitated, she dropped the key on
the floor, staining it with blood, which she
was afterward unable TO wash out, even
with the aid of patent wringer.
Blue Beard returned unexpectedly, as
everybody might have expected, and the
blood upon the key told the story of his
wife's disobedience, for blood, you know,
"will tell"
"Must |, he cried, wringing his hands
in anguish, "must again become wild
over, and so soon? After one short
month Of welded bliss drawing his
scimeter and carefully feeling its edge
must this latest and dearest one be torn
from my arms and l left alone-alone
Bo.ho-ho-oop
"Not if can help it," remarked Mrs. B
to herself
al never nursed dear gazelle," Blue
Beard blubbered, as he proceeded to whet
his scythe on the stove hearth, "to GLAD
me with its soft black eye, but when i
came to know me we'll"
"Now Blue Beard, don't want to die
Prepare p yelled Blue Beard, enrageC
that she did not at once accept the situa
| tion.
"Since must die" said she, "grant mt
quarter of an hour in which to write {
| farewell letter to the press"
He could not refuse so reasonable a re
quest, so he granted it, although he wa
not ordinarily Grant man. Going to he
room she told her sister Anna to ascenC
to the top of the tower and see if he
brothers (who, supposing Blue Beard wa
away, were coming to smoke up his cigar
and drink up his whisky were yet il
sight. There was cloud of dust in tn
road, but it was only a flock of sheep ol
their way to the State Fair.
"Time's up ~ shouted Blue Beard, VIII
didn't think much of writing letters +
newspapers, anyhow.
"Only one moment more. Anna, Oh
Anna !" she softly cried, "do you see any
body coming nowY"
81 see two horsemen. They see m
wave my handkerchief. 1t is-it is Sar
and Billm
Then Blue Beard rushed in with hi
drawn sword (he had drdon itat a gil
show, and was about to dispatch her t
the happy crOkdy-iRg grounds of her se1
when her brothers Sam and Bill dove i
and blew old Blue Boards brains out wit
double-barreled bowie knives.
The widow B. inherited his money, Il
gether with the remains of his other wive
with which she was enabled to set up
Museum of Anatomy, finally marrying
side Snowman. Her sister Anna wa
united to gentleman by the name G
Dominy, becoming Annd D0mifay, thoug
what year this was cannot say. Blu
Boards went out with the eminent and e1
cessive widower of that name, and haven
been in since to my knowledge.-C Cinctn
natl Times.