The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-07-13

few feet further ON the HmD.
didn't stop to consider that the syca
more is a very brittle tree Stretch
ing my neck to the utiiost, ! peeret
I down through the leaves, and
crash 7
The limb broke r
Yes, sir; and | found mysel
stretched out ut full length on the
sand. right 10 the midst Of them r.
10, Jupiter! Pills, you don't know
anything at all about it | prayed
for M earthquake to open and swal-
low me up but it dida't.'
well, the denouementi'
! THE girls looked ct me 10 aston.
ishment moment, and there was q
tremendous Auttering Of white Dress
es as they ran back toward the hotel.
Wilkins burst into roar of laugh
ter, and kept it up until spraug up
and colIared him, and told him as he
valued his life to 60 TO the hotel and
bring me my valise, which contained
an extra suit of clothing. | made
him promise to keep mum, too, un-
til was clear Of the place. He was
glad to do It, for If left he would
havestile whole field to himself. He
brought the valise az he promised,
and | walked eight miles that night
to the next hotel. The following
day took the stage for the city
Miss Tusby married Wilkins, and |
have never seen her since that fatal
night
'And therefore you hate dogs T
'And who Wouldn't If it hadn't
been for that dog, ! never should
have met with that sccident. |
might have won Miss Tusby, ! might
now have been the father of large
family, instead Of q misanthropic
bachelor. might
Here Bangs was interrupted by
some one rapping at his Office door.
He unlocked it and ushered in dis
consulate looking fellow, who, on
seeing him, intimated q wish tocon-
suit him privately. Bangs private
Office is separated from his reception
room by sliding doors. Bangs invi-
ted his visitor IN there, and closed
the doors, as he thought. But il
happened that the track on which
they ran was out Of order, and the
door slid open about three inches
Unavoidably ! listened to the whole,
conversation.
you are . lawyer Bangs, aFs you
not Y said the stranger.
Yes, sir. Can | do anything for
you =
Il think SO. / am unhappy 10 my
marriage relations
sAh! that's bad. Thinking of
Eyes, sir
'Ab! perhaps it is best, where two
cannot live together happily. Per-
sonally, / have always thought the
marriage state the only hsppy one
for a man in the world
you are not married =
20! no, sir--no, sir /; might have
been possibly, had it not been for an
unfortunate accident / once
you ought to think yourself lucky
SIR interrupted the stranger.
Perhaps so. Bot let us proceed
to this business of yours. On what
grounds do you intend to proceed =
Incompatibilty Of temper, first
Cant agree, Ell y
mo, sir; could as soon agree with
the DEVIL
! Anything else 2
Yes sir, deception. She claimed
to be maiden lady,
: Wasn't she =
She had been married three times
and was the mother of three chill
dren.'
THAT was bad
Her reputation, | know now, 10
not good. She was nothing but an
adventuress.'
Let US get this thing in shape. |
win take down your statements.'
And immediately could hear
Bangs scratching away with bis pen-
sYour namef'
John Badger,
tWife's name p
Sarah Badger
Name when you married her =
Sarah Tinkham. Tinkham COM
mitted suicide six months after their
marriage
Name before she married Tinks
ham p
'PIunkett. Plunkett ran away
and left Der, and she got . divorce
from him.
'Ah, ha! She's one fem amt
she What was her name ]: before
she married Plunkett T.
Wilkins. He lived with her
about a year, when he got a di-
vorce.'
wilkins name sounds familiar.
Do you know her name before she
married him p
Eyes, sir. It was Tusby-Susan
Tasby-~or Tootie Tusby, as she was
called
] heard a dull thhd on the floor, q