Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1885-03-12

old curmudgeOnP said Jack. You
never had any heart, Tom, or you
would have married long ago" |
was just two years older than Jack, and
of course in his present frame of mind
he thought he had perfect right 20
abuse me.
"Pile on your abuse, Jack" said |,
you know I've helped you out of
host of scrapes already. | expect be-
fore we get away you viii have made
love to half dozen Crooles, the result
of which will be several cases of breac'
of promise. I've good mind to leav
you to your own fate"
This sort of talk continued until we
neared the house, when | saw Jack
seemed rather down in the mouth, so
] stopped the bandinagc.
AT the tea table wo were agrccably
surprised to SEQ Miss De Wolf, and in
the course of conversation her pre-
vious absence was easily explained,
She was fore-woman in q largo dry
goods house, where costumes for the
Mardi Gras and Proteus pageant were
a specially. These had claimed her
attention almost the entire day and
night all the week which was now
closing. Miss De Wolf was as spright-
ly, witty body aud fine convcrsa-
tionalist. saw that Jack was falling
deeper in love every moment, and
when we adjourned to the parlor for
music, | realized that Jack wouldn't
90 back to the North as he came away
heart whole. The voices OF the two
accorded sweotly in singing, and with
the additional charm of music to bind
them, | confess that | scarcely blamed
Jack.
Mrs. Dupont's brother was gem
cral in the recent war--a planter of
high standing; he had sacrificed all his
wealth for the cause, and when he was
killed upon the battlefield the news so
affected his young wife that she gricv-
ed herself into an early grave, leaving
her infant daughter and only child,
Dolores, the young lady who had evil
IDENTIFY forgotten that Jack was one of
the Northern Mudsills."
This learned during the evening
from Mrs. Dupont. dolores comes
of an old Castilian family" said Mrs.
Dupont, land is true Catholic. VIII
you attend the Cathedral tomorrow"
asked she.
Of course could do no better than
give assent, for | knew Jack would 90.
We had arranged to return to Chicago
Tuesday, but Monday was the Mard
Gras, and the pageant promised to be
better than heretofore, so | hunted up
Stevey, after church, to which | most
rcligiously went with Jack to hear
Miss De Wolf sing, Mrs. Dupont in
viting us to have seats with her, where.
of course, we had u delightful view of
the singer.
found Stevey surrounded by friends
down on board the steamer, and after
their departure, he and | mad ar
rangcmonts for the morrow.
"What are we to do with Jack Ray
mond ?" asked Stevey. by iove
Tom, think we had better let the fe-
yer run its course. If it eliminates in
marriage, all right. don't see any
thing Objectionable in Miss De Wolff
She seems perfect lady. But we had
better leave for home in Il few davs
If Jack goes, all right; if he doesn't,
that S the last of him as bachelor
On the morrow Jack was up ard
away before came down to break
fast. Mrs. Dupont explained that Do
lOrcs desired to show him her former
home, few miles out of the city. So
there was nothing for StcvGv and to
do but enjoy ourselves as best we
could We drove all over the city;
visited every place of interest; saw the
Mardi Gras to our hearts content;
took in the Protcuspageant, and then
went down to the steamer, and spent
the remainder of the evening in won
dering where Jack was.
was thundcrstruck on returning to
MIS-, Dupont's to learn that Jack and
his bride, nee Miss De Wolf, had ta-
ken the evening train for the north.
lmpulsivc Jack had urged immediate
marriage, and Mrs. Dupont having
found out that Jacks mother and DO.
lores' father were once old friends,
and that Jacks anteccdcnts were of
the best, could not reasonably object,
Dolores being OF age.
The last of the week saw me at
home in the Stock Yards, and as |
jumped off the dummy" cars, the
first person met was Jack.
"Comc with me, Tom; lot me intro
duce you to Mrs. Raymond. was q
lucky fellow, though you and Slevcy
may laugh. ] wish Stcvey may get
just as lovely wife as | have
accompanied him to the Transit
House; was introduced TO the bride,
who was even more charming than
when had first met her. am satlS-
fed that Jack has Mt last found the
one woman in all the world for hirl.
In the spring they will move into their
own house, already in process of con-
struction. Stevcy and Iarc still in the
market. Lilla NJ CUShman, IN Chica-
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