The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-08-13
WANTED TO WE'D FRITZ
THE ouANDARy OF A GOTHAM WIDOW
Mrs. seidei Consults the Court as to the
Exped'ency of Her Becoming
Mrs. Motcheike-Some
Sage Advice.
IN. Y. star.I

richly dressed, and having look % anN-
iety on her cheery-looklng face, rushed
into the august presence OF Police Justice
White in the Tombs Court Yesterday. Oc'
casionally she gave a glance ovor her
shoulder to the young man behind her'
The lady looked old enough to behis moth
err. The young man seemed shy, and held
back as though he were there under COM
pulsion. With reassuring smile the
woman beckoned him forward as though
to say: "De shudge, he yon't bite you"
Then she went to the Police Justice ana
said, sotto voice: "Shudge, vos like to
shpeak NIT me-"
"Go ahead, madam. Speak now."
"vell, shudge, keeps nit mine housen
some poardin' fellers, unit my name is Mrs.
Annie Siedel. Mine housen is nit Allen
strecht, No. IFS. Dis young mans vos Won
of mine poarders. Fritz addressing the
scared looking young mani, Fritz, you
joost come right oop and let the Shudge
see If you vos any goot"
The court gazed at Fritz with an air OF
languid interest. "Whats the charger
"Dere amt no sharge, shudge. He vos
goot young mans, UNI he pays his poard
like shentlemans effery times. His name
Motcheike-Frtz Motcheike. DON'T II
Tritzp
FRITZ unique bow was suggestive oil
ore back, and he narrowly escaped dis
ocation of the jaw from sudden contact
With the sharp edge Of stiff, stand'ur
collar.
"What can do for you, Fritz"
"Notings, shudge; it's me dot vos come
for you shpeak nit" The lady's face
grew as red as tomato, and she applied
perfumed blanket sheet.sized handkerchief
redolent with patchouli tohide herblushes.
The court then assumed a double-distilled
air Of attention.
"You see, shudge," continued Mrs. Sci
del, "dot vos woman init husband
dot vos left me seven years gone py. He
vos gone to Yarmany, unit he not so moocb
as say mine frau Ivos going"
'"when was that"
81 tell you, shudge, 1t vos seven years
gone py, unit TO me not letter he write
effer since. Swei moonths pack hear a
vomans init him vos livin' by Union Hill,
New Yarsey. Since dot times hear py
him not ut all"
"wellp queried the court, after heaving
an expansive yawn.
Then Mrs. Seldel smiled, another whole
sale smile, and with a second display Of
her patchouli. li.saturated bed'quilt, pro
ceeded:
"You see, shudge, Fritz, my poarder,yoi
goot poy. He says to me, ANNIE unit
say, 'Vos you call Annie, FritzP unit he
saw a couple o. times, Annie, lofe you;'
unit 1 say, Fritz, unit l thinks l lofe you
couple o. times more"
"Perkaps he wants to board for moth
ingyr suggested the court.
"Dot vos not 1t at all, shudge. Fritz vo,
not feller init dot kind. He earns py
himself SIS every week, und mineselluf hii
frau Fritz wants himselluf TO be-"
snow, what is 1t you want, my good
womanw
"Shudge, can not we married get right
awayyn queried Mrs. Seidel, promptly.
"Then your husbands deadp and tho
court began TO look wearied.
"Dat yos vot don't know mineselluf
shudge, II nit Fritz marry can | de Pen
itentiaries be put in|
The Court caught on 10 the idea and re-
sponded:
"well, yes, you can be prosecuted, but
don't think anything can be done to you
the best you can do is to advertise for yom
husband three or four times, and II HI
. don't reply go ahead and marry. Keep Z
copy Of the paper you advertise in"
"Tanks you, Shudge; vot you say va
So" and Mrs. Seidel sailed out Of court
smilingly ON the arm Of Fritz, who didn'I
seem to jump at the advice the Court had
had given. Mrs. Seidel had evidently
made up her mind what to do.