Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-27
The Story Of Blue Beard.
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DONE BY THE " FAT CONTRIBUTOR.
A LONG time ago, before the invention
of hair dye, when man had to wear his
beard the color that nature made it,
whether he would or not, there was a man
who had made himself enormously rich
as whisky inspector, or something of
that sort don't know precisely where
he lived, but think he lived mostly in the
Imagination.
He run graf castle, on the European
plan, had horses and run them, and in fact
run about everything in his neighborhood,
including running for Office and with the
girls, for ct the time of which l write ne
was gay widower. He had great quanti-
tiss of greenbacks, corner lots, oil stock,
bonds, and things, but he was hideously
ugly, and had withal an enormous blue
beard, frighttul to contemplate, which
gave TO him the cognomen of Blue Beard,
by which he was known to the country
roundabout, as well as to the country that
had laid OIL It's roundabout, and conse-
quently was in its shirt sleeves.
Blue Beard grew weary of living in SOL
itary magnihcence in his lordly castle,
and finding that he was getting bluer and
bluer every day, he determined to marry.
Having been married half dozen times
taken half dozen raw, as one might
say--he was naturally quite miserable
when deprived of the gentle influences OF
the sex for any length of time.
One of his neighbors was widow lady
who had two very beautiful and highly
accomplished daughters. They could
play the piano, harp, and sevenup, and
work embroidery and Planchette ele
gantly,
To this widow lady Blue Beard applied
| hfa hand Unn Of n.Aa
of her daughters, leaving her to decide
which one she would give him Although
the stamps" he had pleaded loudly il
his favor, as they do yet, although this
was a great many years ago, yet thai
dreadful beard was against him, and net
ther of the young women desired to have
IL against her. Blue wasn't fashionabl,
for boards; II it had been 4
might have been different. One of then
wept bitterly because il would be severa
hundred years yet before hair dye woulC
be discovered so that he could have hi
whiskers colored.
Another circumstance rendered then
shy of him. He was having weddinI
every once in while at the castle, but n,
flnerdlsi Wedding cake had been or
dered nom the confectioners seyera
times, but no undertaken had had iol
there yet No matter how many times
J man Is LEFT widower, If he correspond
ingly patronizes some respectable owne
/ of q hearse, but repeated wedlock withou
: funerals is certainly suspicious circGm
stance.
> Blue Beard ounningly invited the fam
r ly and their friends to the castle, wher
} they passed week so delightfully."- tina
+. the youngest daughter began TO thin
7 blue was pretty good color for whisker
after all. particularly when their possesso
could keep such an establishment as tha
7 where they had three meals a day, beside
I q lunch every morning from ten ocloc
\ until eleven. She locked with contemI
s on q red.whiskered beau OF hers she use
4 TO think perfectly splendid" and actV
= ally asked him why he didn't "rub Indig
y into EN- I" The upshot OF the bushes
! was, she consented 10 become Mrs.
1 Beard, and the wedding was celebrate
, with great esdt.
E AT the expiration Of the honeymoon
: Blue Beard pretended 10 his wife that bus
+ ness Of importance called him away to
! distant city. He would be absent for se'
! eral weeks, and in the meantime she coul
4 invite company and enjoy herself as muc
i as possible, He gave her abuneh of key
3 enabling her al any time TO open his saf
J spd fesst her eyes upon the diamonds u