The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-11
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cd to hear my name again.. The names
of the dead are soon forgotten. Let
1mine perish as its owner is supposed to
have done I.
| And under the assumed name Of Allen
Morton. Arthur Kingsley passed many
Fhard and adventurous years Of pioneer
| life.s-
From time to time as emigrants Ar
rived from the east. he made what inqui-
ries he could, without exciting suspiciony
! touching bis absent wife At last q ru-
NOR Of her death reached him. All an.
lniosity had long since passed away, and
ne mourned none the less bitterly, per-
haps, that the grave had at length closed
on the vague hope Of reconciliation to
vliict, his proud heart had never ceased-
in secret to cling. $40 = sss-s sd1
As Years multiplied over his head and
he becaIt;e less fitted for active pnrsultsy
he found employment as teacher.
Among his pupils was yonng girl,whUi
soon became his favoritc. No wonder
that Ada Williams, with her bright In
telligence and gentle and amiablc tenn
per, should have won the first place in
her teachers regard But there was
something in her face and manner that
recalled the happy period, alas too. .briek
ere the messenger, of Discord had set
foot within his home. Such daughter
might have been his. He could almost
fancy it was SO. And .when.he began to-
visit Ada at the house ,of her widowed
mother, the illusion became gil the more
perfect. Such woman as Mrs. Viii.
liams might his Edith now have BEEN
And as the three sat together, it was not
difficult to imagine that the past Was 4
dream, and that Mrs. Bob Rabbit had
staid at home and minded her own busi-
ness, Though that was the hardest part
to fancy and that he and Edith had
travelled titus far hand in hand, without
a jar Of difference, and were now enjoy-
ing together the evening Of life, solaced
and comfortcd by dutifnl and loving
daughter, her fathers pride and hef
mothers JOY. : ~
/ can't say how it was; It may haze
been the good widows fancy drew sinia
liar pictures; for she, too, had lost .
mate who, had Heaven spared him. might
have been much such man as the wor-
thy schoolmaster. / can't say how il
was. People say it was because then
were old fools But however it cam6
about, one fine morning the widow and
the schoolmaster had quiet little Metl.'
ding, after which it became still casierfer
Arthur Kingsley to do his fancy work. (
especially when Ada began to call him
father. .ss.1 Il
But greater surprise was in store for
the old schoolmaster. On returning
home one evening, he found his excel i
lent spouse in a wonderful state of ex-
citemcnt In the execution Of les
wifely privilege of rummaging her h1s.
bands pockets, she'Yhad stumbled on Z
miniature of a young and beautiful woss
man. m s-r,es ,ls s,......
''How came you possessed Of that pic
ture 7" inquired his wife in a tremulous
but not angry tone
"I'ye had it many years; it's the pic X
ture of my deceased wife, s., * s,sfs
"Your deceased wife. YoursliriRgs
wife, you mean. Why, that is my os0n
picture. the very one / gave my first Z
husband before our marriage Years
have made some changes, i know, buts--
smoothing her cap--s'I think the likencss
is still very noticeable" ~
"Look upon me, Edith! Years hare
made many changes in me, too; but Il Is,
none the eless'Arthur Kingsley that stands
before you.p 81
Age is the most perfect of all dis ,lli:
ses, though the most easily penetrated, !.
once the clue is given. As the two look
ed upon each other. they only wondered g
that they had not recognized each other
from the first.
s'And Ada?' Arthur hesitatingiy ia.
quired ~.
"Is our daughter,' Edith ansrsfcai
"born after you we're thought to bs deas
for saw. your name in the list Of lost
passengers, and never, till this moment.
doubted that you had perished, as sup
posed. ssse
"But the name of WilIiams--how
came you BY that p .s..,, -,
:.'It was that of an eccentric relative,s,
who some years since left me a legacy on
condition Of assuming his name. z; 'stss1a
'And that story of Mrs. Bob Bnbbisk. d
| hope you learned the truth about
hat2'
Yes, not long, after your disappear
ance, from your sister herself, who was I
the lady med liesome Bob saw in your 81
company. IIcr husband had been com. j
pelled to fee from false accusation, and !;
you were assisting her to secretly join.
him, and bad to- be very careful to avoid :
The vigilance of his pursue-s." e'll 9ls;s
Other explanations followed, but it is ls
to repeat them here.7-,
Enough has been told to enable. the
reader 20 judge whether Arthur and
Edith Kingsley are likely to allow the
peace of their second marriage to be tlissol
turbed by the ofiicious mtermeddling of
such common carriers of scandal as Mr..
and Mrs Bob Babbitt.
One Way 10 Gct a DRINK.
In the town Of NJ, IN the Stats.of !
Michigan. lives an odd genius named +
Noyes, usually called rStu5.' Said I,
Moves is very short and thick set, and
calls himself The .sShort mans How it =
appears that tile people of M have
been enforcing the Maine Law in that
place. The aforesaid Stub had often
been in town TO get his customary dram,
but mary drop" of the "crittcE could
he get SO one day he goes out Of the
town about mile aud q hall, and pulls u
ofiiiis boots, throws down his hat, and, 1
starts and runs to town as fast as his.
legs could carry him. When there, he
told the drn ggist that he and his brother.
had been riding out, and that the horse
ran away, 1.-THE wagon was overturned, and
his brother severely injurcl. Whercupon
The drng;i Willingly let him have tie
brandy. There were quite number Of i
Maine Law aslvoaates present Stub
the iiqiiorsan,l with q very de-. s,
murc couutenanee Put. the bottle Il, his