The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-08-12
A LITTLE MYSTERY.

eyes viii, she is the prettiest little
woman you ever set your eyes on" said
Dave ReGburn to his friend, William
Norton. Il have been happier since
my marriage than at any other period
during my past life. In fact, / feel
contented with myselfand all the world
into the bargain"
els she blonde or brunette P'
asked Will. 81 prefer the former style
Of beauty" he added.
Another reason why you will like
my wife, her hair is of the loveliest
golden shade and she has the bluest Of
eyes,"
"Oi course she's youngP Though 1t
is needless for me to ask such ques-
tion; for you surely would not marry
an elderly person, that is to say, one as
old as yourself, for you are on the shady
side of forty, you know"
"Well, Will, she is only twenty five, +,
and a widow"
"What, have.you married widow,
DaveP Oh, have you forgotten the ad-
vice the elder Weller gave to his son
SamuelP Oh, Dave, that you should
have reached years of discretion to
be taken in in that manner! You
have tied yourself to some desi gning
creature, who will either lead you
nice life, or put few soothing drops in
your coffee some fine morning"
"Now, Will, if l didn't know that
your remarks were made out OF pure
sport, should b,acken those two mis-
Chiei-making, twinkling eyes of yours
for casting asperSions upon the charac-
ter of my dear little wife. If all the
widows were like the one you shall be
introduced to tomorrow evening, then
it would be well for all mon to take old
Weller's advice. for she is enough to
turn any mans head, however unim-
pressble he may be-"
The friends parted.
At the appointed hour on the follow.
ing evening Will Norton made his ap.
pearance at Dawes house.
On being introduced to his friends
wife viii exclaimed:
"Surely have seen you before, Mrs.
Redburn; but where / can't recollect at
the present time"
She blushed when he made the remark
unnecessarily, Will thought.
L say, Dave, what was your wife's
name before she married your" asked
Will, when Mrs. Redburn had with
drawn, ana left them to talk over their
old school DAYS
MRS. Tilton," he replied.
"She must have married again sine
saw her last-which was year ago
and then her name was Dale. I'm
positive it's the same person."
"Now, Will, I'm sure you are mis-
taken. She was never. married but
once before met her, she assured me.
It must be one of those strange resem-
blances now and then met with. Yes, !
repeat, you are mistaken for once in
your life. ] believe every word that
comes from her lips.",
AS soon as they had finished this SUBJ
icct they adjourned to the parlor, where
they were entertained by Mrs. Redburn,
whose voice was finely cultivated, and
who was a skillful performer upon the
piano.
With conversation and music, both
vocal and Instrumental, the evening
passed pleasantly, and Will Norton con-
fessed to his friend that Mrs. Redburn's
powers of fascination were very great,
indeed-in fact, that she was perfectly
IRRESISTIBLE
But in his own mind he was certain
that he had met Mrs. Redburn under
the name Of Dale.
Nothing more was said about the re-
semblance.
Some few weeks passed away and
found Dave just MS much in love with
his wife as when they were first mar
ried, when one evening he took a gen.
tleman home to dine with him.
I" Pray pardon what you may think
boldness on my part, but what was
your wife's name when you married
herp"
Dave had Informed him that she was
a widow before he married her.
Mrs. Tilton," he replied.
at seems to me that met her under
n different name-Mrs. Waldon.- though
] must be mistaken"
II hardly know what to think Of
this" murmured Dave to himself when
his guests had departed.