Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-03-29

thing more I had to to undergo. Mrs.
Hickorydickery used to fold me in her
arms and kiss me! Yes sir. I was obliged
to be kissed, and by woman with red
hair, for how could I help myself? I was
weak, and she was strong. But if she
had only kissed me. might have been
happy yet. But she wasn't satisfied with
that She always managed to have some
one else in the room, and she always made
them think that was the affectionate one.
that I was doing all the kissing. OF
course she could handle me just like a
puppet; and she'd say:
Nov, Mr.. Wandle, you shan't kiss
me, unless you're the strongest, and I
knoao yoa areP
''That was the way she did it, and it
vast long before all my friends were both
ering me about the lovely Widow Hicko-
rydickery. for they all thought that I was
really 10 love with her.
''At last. one night the widow told me
that we had waited about long enough.
"'Yes, Duncan. Why can't we be
married this fall just as we'll as to wait
until next winter?
"'Well. ma a'am.' said I, won't you wait
until | ask you to marry meT
TASK me! Do you mean to say that
you hapen't asked me? Do you meau to
say
Il mean to say just this, said I start
ing up and looking as large and as fierce
as could. 1 mean to say that [ never
asked you, aud | never intend to ask you
to become Mrs Wandle!'
THE widow smilei, and folded me to
her BOSOM
"'Dou't get angry, Duncan, dear. said
she, You know you ere going to marry
me-
''Never!' l cried.
Then I shall sue you for breach of
promise
"'But I harcn't promised!'
awe shall see, my dear!
"'Very well. we aoiH see.
"'Goodnight, love-
The next morning, l called upon a
lawyer and stated my case.
"'Better marry her, said Mr.. Gogg.
She's got everything her own way, aud
if you 60 to law about it, you'll lose the
case. sure But perhaps you can settle
with her for ten thousand dollars. Ifyou
can, settle. and in future. as the elder
Weller said to his son Sammy, Beware
of the vidders !"
but the widow wouldn't settle for ten
thousand and so-and soil married
her,"
Mr.. Wandle paused here. and covered
his face with his hat to hide his emotions.
At last he recovered sufficiently to con-
tinue his story
after we were married, she gave up
her boarding house, and we lived in the
grandest style imaginable. Nothing was
too rich or rare for my wife. She lnves-
ted fortune in diamonds alone, and in
less than a year, my dear sir. Duncan
Wandle wasn't worth a cent Mrs Wan
die had either spent it. or got it into her
own hands. and [ was left with nothing.
Il proposed to Mrs Wandle then that
we should separate, and she agreed to the
proposal. A week after. started for the
West; and finding friends in Chicago, [
soon obtained situation; but fearing that
my wife might, at some future time. come
after her little hubby. as she used to call
me. I applied for, and obtained bill of
divorce
Then, my dear sir, I was happy. AS
happy almost as [ had been in my baches
lor days. But l was born to i'll luck, and
it follows me.
One day my Uncle Benjamin came
home from Australia. Ofcourse he didn't
come home in one day, but he arrived in
Chicago one day. came to see me, was
taken sick that night. and the next morn
ing he was dead. AS had never seen
my uncle half dozen times during his
life, my griefat his very sudden departure
was not extraordinarily heart-rending but
when I found, after the funeral that be
had left me half million of money, tell
you. Mr. Robinson Dobson, fairly howl
ed for [ knew that my late wife would
be after me, and how was to protect my
self?
LAS soon as I could, conveniently. |
paked my trunks and left for St. Louis !;
aud | was not a moment too soon, for my
former partner appeared in Chicago the
very day that LETT. She followed me to
ST. Louis. and hurried away to Cincin-
natl. Then | went to Baltimore, to Phi
ladelphia. and at last to New York, with
that woman close at my heels. However.
she lost the scent at last. She went up
the Hudson to Albany. and I went to
Newport.
1T was right in the height of the sea-
son. and determined that would marry
the first handsome and agreeable lady that
| could find, who would have me.
lin less than week | made the ac-
quaintance OF just the woman | wanted.
She was beautiful, very.
'Her step was royal, queenlike. aud her face
As beautiful as a saints in paradise
Il think was almost in love with her
beauty. She had black hair. and I al
ways did dote on raven tresses and then
such sweet and dovelike syes! Yes, al
most loved her. but my reason for wish
ing to marry her, was that I might have