Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-07-30
Mrs. Lobb Of Adolphus.

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Adolphus laughed. The laugh Of
despair, his mother thought Satur-
dsy-wouId she come Saturday, If
50, she would have greeting-one she
might not expect. She should ex-
plain.
Saturday arriyed-another message:
Rosa must stay longer
Must sheT cried old Mrs. Lobb.
81 thought she would said Adol-
Iphus.
Old Mrs. Lobb felt that the world
had turned upside down. Dolly car
ried the news about town.
Young Mrs. Lobb's enemies began
to declare that she had eloped. Her
friends declared that she had lost her
senses.
People went to Mr.. Lobb's store
and bought cologn water and soap
and gumdrops In order to see how he
looked-how he bore his trouble. Mr..
Lobb seemed to have no trouble at all.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, We'd
nesday, Thursday-young Mrs. Lobb
was still absent. On Friday morning,
however, while old Mrs. Lobb was
busting the parlors, the front door
opened softly, and timid steps smote
the hall. The old lady thrust her head
out of the door saw her daughter-in-
law trembling in the passage and
flung up her hands in pantomime of
astonishment and glared upon the
audacious young woman with the eyes
of virtuous matron.
Rosa Maria Lobb crept forward and
timidly sat down upon sofa.
/ SO you'ye come back, nam, said
old Mrs. Lobb.
| Yes, ma, said Rosa Maria.
| Don't ma me- cried the old lady.
Don't come near me--don't touch me.
I've lived 67 years in this wicked
world, but l never have had anything
disgraceful happen in my family be-
fore. Where have you been, Rosa
Maria Lobb?'
To New York, sobbed Rosa.
sAnd why did your asked the old
lady.
Something happened that made ii
necessary.
'And what was that"
That I will never tell said Rosa
Maria.
| Not your husband?
Him least Of all, sobbed Rosa.
| You have secret, then, from your
husband?' said Mrs. Lobb.
'Oh, dear, dear, dearl' cried Ross
Maria. Don't be so cruel to me! Yes
have a secret. If he knew it
know he'd detest me. I can't lei
him know 1t. Debelieve it's no harm
do ma.
Never call me ma again, said ole
Mrs. Lobb. Your husband mus
have a divorce-at once! He can gel
one; you've given him reason, and
Just then Rosa Maria gave shrek
for Adolphus stood in the doorway,
'Ah, there he is,' cried old Mrs
Lobb. My son, do your duty. Re
member, too, that your respectable
mother cannot stay in the house will
that person any longerr
Adolphus only grnned. He lean
his back against the door, and lifted
his eyebrows.
L thought I'd let you carry you
plan out, Rosa,' he said, but if yo,
had known helped to make 'em
yon'd have been saved considerable
| bother. Why don't you tell maj Sh'
has full set. Yours were only up
pers.
There's no need Of tragedy, ma
Rosa Maria broke her plate of false
teeth biting an apple. I've expected
them to 60 for some time. I never
; ; said anything about it, but the first
ever saw of her, so to speak, was tn
, wax impression of the roof of bel
mouth. Before went into the drug
. business dabbled little in dentistry
| and when Jack-made your set, Rosa
. I was in the labortory. He told M
what pretty girl you were, and
peeped through the little window
. where the curtain was, and saw you
/. I made up my mind to get an intro
= duction then. 1t was a very artist
:; plate. No one could have guessed
you wore it, but You see you took
= good deal of trouble about nothing.
: why didn't you tell me what it wa
!. all about, you ungrateful boy? crie'
:, old Mrs. Lobb.
!! why didn't you tell me you knew
: as ked young Mrs Lobb.
why didn't you tell me you ha
= 'em?' said MIR. Lobb.
i shall be obliged to explain to saw
Rosa's character, said the mother-in
law. you must see that
: sIf Adolphus don't hate me for it
| don't care, said Rosa.
! / am afraid old Mrs Lobb enjoye
: making the explanation to he
. friends; but, after all, that was onl
human nature.
: Any boy should thank God for be
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