Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-05
DEAD WIPES GHOST.

The HUSBAND WHO DIsREGARDED
HIS PROMISE NEVER TO MARRY AGAIN.
"A German of good standing up town
lost his wife by death about year ago.
On her death bed the wife exacted a
solemn promise from the husband that
he would never marry again. lie was
sincere at the time, and fully believed
that he willing to remain 4 mourning
widower the rest of his days. a few
months ago, however, he began to feel
4 warm affection for a lady up town. In
due time he proposed, ,and was accepted.
The promise to the dead was disregard
ed in his affection for the living,and the
man was made sensible Of his broken
promise. His sleep was disturbed and
haunted with unpleasant dreams. Night
mare, or the accusing presence OF his
spirit wife, brooded over him, until the
approach of night was TO him the sure
coming of terror. His appetite failed
him, he wasted away in flesh, and his
spirits sunk beneath q zero standard.
Still he intended to wed, with all these
premonitions of evil staring him in the
! face
The marriage day was settled, and the
miserable man made the necessary prep
arations. lie ordered from the contec-
tionery wedding cake, of size and
quality commensurate with the occasion.
The baker was cognizant of the mans
circumstances, and warned him against
his contemplated step, but all to no
avail. Wed he would. The baker
made the cake 1t contained the usual
quantity of Indigestion, and was as Gle
cant an article as could be desired.
When it was done he put it carefully
away in another room with a number of
other nightmare provoking cakes, coy
ering it with glass protector. The
door was locked, and the baker retired.
This was Tuesday night, and the mar
riage was to take place the day follow
ing. The man who would marry met
his bctrothed and his friends III the even
inc and WAS married. The cake was
sent for. The baker, with professional
pride, opened the locked door and ell
! tered for the cake, when 10! the cake
lay strewn about the floor, the glass
case was shivered to pieces-and yet
not thing had entered the room in his
absence. The news added ghostly
feature to the groom's unhappy sur
roundings. His superstitious neighbors
say that the ghost of the departed sig
niiied her disapprobation of the second
marriage by ruthlessly destroying the
wedding cake, and the honeymoon OF
the determined widowcr was turned in
to gall and bitterness.-LOuisuiHe Com
merciai
SYMPTOMS OF MAIDEN CELIEACY.-We
do not know who is the author of the
following, nor of course do we know
whether the symptoms given are cor
rect. We give them place, that the Gu
rious in such matters among our read
crs may have opportunity to verify them
by observation, if they think the mat
ter of sufficient Importance to them:
When woman begins to drink her
tea without sugar-thats a symptom.
When woman begins to read love
stories abed-that's 4 symptom.
When woman gives a sigh on hca-
ring of wcdding-thats symptom.
When q woman begins to say that
she's refused many al ofier-thats 4
symptom.
When a woman begins to talk about
rheumatism in her knees and elbows
that's symptom.
When q woman begins to refuse to
tell her age-that's a symptom.
When woman begins to find fault
with her looking glass and say that it
doesn't show her features right-that's
symptom.
When woman begins talking about
cold drafts, and stop up the crevices in
the doors and windows-that's symp
tom.
When n woman begins to state what
"Drcadful set of creatures men are,
and that she wouldn't be bothered with
one for the world that's 4 symptom.
When woman begins to change her
shoes every time she comes into the
house after n walk-that's a symptom.
When n woman begins to have 4 lit
tie dog trotting fterher-that's a symp-
tom.
When q woman begins TO have cat
at her elbow at meal time, and gives it
sweetcned mlk-that's a symptom.
When a woman begins 10 say that n
servant has no business with sweet
hcart-that's q symptom.
When a woman begins to rub her fin
gers over chairs and tables 10 see if
they are dusty-that's a symptom.
When n woman begins to 90 to bed
with her stockings aud a flannel night
cap on-that's symptom.
When a woman begins to put her fin
gers before her mouth when talking to
any one, for fear they should see she's
losing her teeth-that's a symptom.
Az ELECTION STORY. v.
Johnson told the following story at the
dinner given him by tho Macon bar a
short time since. lie said that once
only he ran for the Legislature. His
party was largely in the ascendency.
Before the election he attended a bar
becue, which was followed by shoot
ing-match. We quote "One OF the
'sovereigns' approached me and asked
for a dollar to enable him to purchase a
chance in the match. ] replied, MY