Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-06
: A LITTLE MYSTERY.
% Baltimore Sun.

"Yes VII. she i the prettiest lille
Woman ycu ever sci ,our eyes or. said
Dave RcGburn 10 his friend, Wiliiam
Norton. II have been happier since
NV marriage than at any other period
during my past life. In fact. l lee.
..n,ented with mysclfand all the world
into the bargain.
lis she n blonde or brunette =
asked Will. Il pr Ter the former style
oi beauty, he added.
Another reason why you will like
my wife. her bair is of the loveliest
golden shade and she has the blhest oi
eyes
"Oi course sh-'s young' Though 1t
is needless for me to ask such aues.
ton: for you surely would not marry
an elderly person. that is 10 say, one as
Old AS Yourself. for you are on the shady
side Of forty. you SnowP"
We'll. viii. she il only twenty five,
and a idow."
What. have you married widow.
Dave? Oh. have you forgotten the sd-
vice the eldel Weller gave 10 his son
Samuel? Oh. Dave. that you should
have reached year, Of discretion to
be tax n in in tia; manner! You
have tied your,-,' 10 some desi gning
creature. who wi. either lead you
nice life. or put few soothing drops In
your co!ce some liae morning"
"Now. VIII. II I didn't know that
your remarks were made out OF pure
sport, | should acktn those two mis-
chiei-making. twiEkliny eyes OF yours
for casting aspersionS upon the cnarac-
ter of my dear liltle wife. If all the
widows were like the one you shall be
introduced to Tomorrow evening, tnen
il would be well for All n n TO take Old
Weller's advice. for she is CROUCH to
turE any mans head. however unim-
pressible he may be-"
The friends parted.
At the appoin. et hour on the follow
ing evening Viii Norton made his ap-
pearance at Dawes house.
On being introduced TO his friends
wife VIII exclaimed:
Surely have seen you before. Mrs.
tsedburn; but where | can't recollect at
the present time"
She blushed when lie made the remark
-unnecessarily, VIII thought.
II say, Dave, what was your wife's
name before she married your" asked
Will, when Mrs. Redburn had with
drawn, ana left them 10 talk over their
old school d. S.
Mrs. Tilton." he replied.
"She must have married again since
saw her last-wh'ci was "a year ago
and then hen name was Dale. I'm
positive it's the same person"
"Now, Will, I'm slre you are mis-
taken. She WAS never married but
once before ! met hcr, she assured me.
IL must be one Of th, 6 strange resem-
blances now and then met with. Yes, l
repeat, you are MS aiken for once In
your life. l believe every word that
comes from her lips"
As soon as they bad finished this sub.
iect they adjourn, d 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 instrum entail. 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 as much in love with
his wife as when they were first mar
ried, when one evening he took q gen.
tleman home TO dine with him.
PRAY pardon what you may think
boldness on my part, but what was
your wife's name when You married
her?"
Dave had informed him that she was
a widow before he married her.
Mrs. Tilton," he replied.
"It seems to me that met her under
different name-Mrs. Waldon--though
must be mistaken"
IT hardly know what TO think Of
this, murmured Dave to himself when
his guests had departed.