Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-26
FOUR ROMANCES.
Boiled Down from Reports In the Daily
Journals.

NSP 10TH UfIVNtt.
There was q very singular woman
She was handsome and she had one
husband. 40, my essence of roses and
peach blossoms" she wrote to that hus-
band one day while in Paris. ~ have
received the l5,0 900 francs you sent me
and am truly happy. Dearest Popsey-
wopsey what should | do without you"
I send you a million billion kisses and
shall think of you forever and ever"
Three months thereafter more or less,
this woman was in Chicago, the newly
welded wife of a man who had had
several adventures Of the same kind
and who wasn't POpsey at all.
"How do you account for this?' ask
ed The POpsey in a moment of enforced
confidence.
"Well," said the singular waman,
yawning, 81 really don't know. l
haven't thought of it to any great ex-
tent, | have been so busy. 1t was eth.
er heterophomy or absent m~indednesS,l
don't know"
"Oh," said Popsey, apparently reliev-
ed, ~ thought it was worse than that.
| feel much better. l didn't know at
one time, but it was Il case of convul-
siOnS."
There was a woman old enough to be
your grandmother; bat she Was fair to
see despite her wrinkles, and she had
no one to love, none to caress, except a
lew married daughters and q son or so
80 or more years old. ~ pity your lionel
mess" said young man OF %, land l
would fain relieve it. Let me swap my
adolescence for your large experience, and
let us be happy"
81 don't see how we can make q fair
job of it," was the thoughtful response
IN a girlish way, as the speaker hid her
face in the bosom Of her lover. $40
tell the truth, my son-I beg your par.
don, / mean my dear-l have had a
few husbands and several tragedies al
ready, and life has come to be rather
d commonplace matter, even with the
prospect ofa little more amusement OF
the same kind in view. How shall We
even up this thing?"
"Oh, that's easy enough" was the
prompt response. "iou have caused a
few deaths, but you never died your.
self. Now, I'll tell what I'll do. Be-
tIeve me, we may be happy yet. PHI
Kill you TO give you what you deserve,
and then I'll Kill my self TO show you
Ia l am worthy OF you. See":'
And when they were found they were
dead and locked in each others arms.
There was a woman who was said to
be The most beautiful Of her kind. Sac
sang Ike an a1gel and looked like q
comb nation of several angels. All the
silly Young men of more or less com
mon sense said they loved her. She
was Queen, and the bouquets and
valuables that were showered upon her
would have made anybody but an
tOrtiOnate Queen wild.
81 can't stand this much longer"
she ssid, however, one particularly un-
ness and superiority. l hate dudes and
good looking gentlemen afflict my soul.
Heaven grant me the boon Of a hOmely
bow-legged nan with six living wive
The next day the man appeared aud
the two sailed at ono for England, aud
they were happy forever after, or at
least for six months. At the end of that
period the bowlegged man went off in
search of a new flame and the most
beautiful woman perished-not by any
means of a broken heart, for she had
nothing o. that kind to fracture-bu Of
the most hurtful article OF chagrin that
a woman was ever troubled with.
There was a man who spent $4,000
for the privilege of being a woman's
slave. Finally the woman remarked
TO him. "Tahtah" Ishall 60 home to
my husband n couple of years, and some
day we may meet again." (Which is
he?" said the young man in agou;zing
tones. "Forgive my anxiety, but l feel
bad and have some curiosity
II really don't know" said the wo-
man, putting her ~forefinger thought
iuIty TO her nose. al haven't had time
10 think of it But you can have this
satisfaction, dear-it's either Mr. Smith
or tie king of England"
"Oh, well, il that's the case it's all
right said the woman's slave, with q
relieved expression of counteBauce.
81 was afraid 1t might be somebody
else, you know. Accept this additional
check and believe me always your
darling"
When the ship had sailed the woman
looked st the check and sighed. cts
only a thousand" she raid, land I had
expected ever 10 much more. l shall
never zee him again, and hubby needs
tho mnnay On very mnch