The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-18

You see, dear, it Is rather relief for you
| to go quickly. you know. Ii is 50 wearing on
the nerves to have long illness and besides,
pay, AMI that is quite Ii saving"
Mrs. Peters lip quiveIed and her large blue
| eyes filled with tears. Joe longed Ia quit his
heart!ess speech and comfort her. but he was
| fearful the desired effect was not vet gained.
$50. my dear he continued III YOU must
60. l have been thinking at getting another
wife"
"What = cried Mrs. Peters,
another wife, my love. The house must
be kept in order, and the children cared for. 4
The grief was gone from Maria face, but
her teeth were set with look of fierce wrath.
"Another wife, Joseph Another wife,"
"leS. think have selected Il good sue
cessOr. | deliberated long time, when
was a bachelor, between her and yourself
You will like her; she is your bosom friend
What Sarah lngraham - .
eyes, my dear. | think that on the dav
you ascend, will marry Sarah Ingraham :"
"What . that good-ior nothing, silly, emp
ty headed old maid, the mother of my
children. What"
"Well, my dear, it seems to be the best l
can do | don't want to leave my business
and 60 counting. and she will have me, |
know"
mo doubt. Oh, you great brutal, hate
full"
stop, my dear, don't fly into "A fury We
Will try to spend our last week in happiness
Oh, by the way have proposition to make
| SEQ on, sir DO not spare me :"
"Ah, yes, that is the very thing wish to
do. know your mind is entirely cngrossed
with your ascension, and wish to spare YOU
the care of the house: Suppose you invite
Sarah here tomorrow, to stop week ?"
"What!'
'lhen can arrange our matrimonial prep
arations in the evening, while you are at the
lecture
What 2"
''And you can leave the house in her charge
all day. That will give you plenty of time to
go out, and she can learn the WAYS of the
house
"Wlat Z"
Sand, my dear, one little favor. 1t NAV be
the last | shall ever ask of you. STAY at home
one or two days and show her around, where
you keep things, and SO on, so that she won't
have any trouble in keeping order after you
60. You will do this to obge won't YOU ~
Mrs. Peters, for an answer. rolled up the
ascension robe into a ball and fired it at Joe.
| The cotton, scissors, work basket and table
cloth followed each other in rapid succession,
and he was unable to fly. Then Maria's rage
| found vent IN words.
| $50 you are going to marry Sarah In@ra-
ham That's the reason you whistled so nice
| when you came in But you shant marry
her, sir You sha'n't have that qualification
| l Will stay, II it is only to spite you won t
go! tell you, Mr.. Peters, | won't 90
but, my dear you must go ii you are come
| for
~ won't CO.,
But consider, my dear
II won't CO.
"But what will Sarah Ingraham think of
it Z"
Sarah Don't dare to mention Sarah to
me again l-I-I-oh Il am fairly chok-
ing !" and the little woman threw herself into
| a chair, in fit of Mysteries.
The next morning Mr. Peters met Fred in
| the street
"Wcll, old boy how goes it =
"Fred,' was the reply. II am the happies.
man in the world. have regaincd my wife,
and domestic peace, and got rid of II busy
tattling old maid, who, under pretence of low
ing my wife. was everlastingly interfering in
! all our household arrangements
"Thcn Mrs. Peters will not ascend, will
she =
IF Sarah is to be my second wife, and step.
mother to my children, Mrs. Peters has con
cluded, on the whole, not to 90