Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-01
From the New York World.]
A FEARFUL NIGHT.

I was invited to lunch party in one
of the inland cities of Pennsylvania not
long ago, and was much impressed by
the appearance of one of the younger
ladies present. She was not beautiful,
but united the striking characteristics
of brilliant fresh complexion and a
profusion of hair, white as snow, which
was wound on the top of her head after
the fashion of Madrazo's s'Marquise, ~
belonging to Mrs. A. T. Stewart. She
was very merry, good talker, and, /
must confess, [ contrived to occupy the
larger part of her attention, with that
tendency towards monopolizlng the best
which the moment affords that I am told
is often observed by my familiars.
After bidding adieu to the ladies, I
turned to the obliging friend who had
been my sponsor at these incidental
gayeties Of, and casually remarked,
after talking somewhat of my new &C
quaintance:
"By Jove, what hair 1t accents her
whole appearance. Wasn't she lucky to
achieve it young?"
Ny friend removed his cigar.
THAT depends on how you look at it.
[ am inclined to think, taking things by
the large, that she was. 1 doubt, how
ever, If she wouldn't say to-day that the
price was rather large. And it was a
pretty big price. Do you like stories I?
I'm minded to tell you one, if you like,
about that white hair you admire so
much"
We went over to the hotel, and some
thing like this my friend told me:
You have no idea, you city people, the
interest we country people take in the
courtships of young folks. From TIE
time Harry Wells began to slide up to
Mamie Clausen at church socials until
their marriage in the Presbyterian
Church, the entire community gave
minute consideration to their affairs.
Mamie's father, John Clausen, was and
is now a prominent commission mer-
chant, generally considered wealthy, and
has always lived at least like a man of
means. Mamie was pretty, dashing, a
local belle and great favorite. Harry S
family lived few miles from town, and
they, too, are people of reputation in the
country. Old Jack Wells represented
us a few times in the legislature, and
has accumulated in one way and another
d handsome property.
The marriage was In every way a suit
able ore. Harry was educated at Prince
ton, and, although he had at one time
the reputation of being wild, he sobered
down, and was at any rate such frank,
manly young fellow that he was generally
forgiven any indiscretion.
AS [ say, the marriage was the occa-
sion of general rejoicing, Wamie's father
gave her an unusually good send-off, and
the details were sent far and wide through
the state. Harry had studied law, al
though he didn't have much natural in
clination for it, the old man thinking his
political experience might serve Harry
in that way, and had settled down into 8
country notary, drawing up deeds and
doing hack-work of that sort. They
lived about four miles out of town, and
two miles from old Jacks. He had built
them a pretty modern cottage on de-
tached portion of his farm. Harry had
his Office, an ornamental little structure
few rods from the house, and there
they lived as happy as two birds.
Gradually Harry picked up business
and finally, through his father, became
trustee for the minor heirs. They were
an odd lot of children, with half crazy
mother and no end of coal lands ant
mining investments. 1t was a gooi
thing for Harry, although it gave {
naturally lazy man some additional
work. The worst thing was that it OBJ
iged him to go to Scranton now anC
then and leave Mamie. You may i'm
agine that there was great deal O
visiting at the house of two such popula
young people, and that four-mile stretcl
of road was generally kept pretty warm
When Harry had to go away, Mami
would get into her pheton and drive int
town, and there was always some of Tia,
young people ready to go out and keel
her company. Harry always insistet
that she mustn't stay alone. For law
abiding state we have pretty rough
element in it, and, although we haven