Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-11-04

three-what Parliament is, what the
House is, what the BENCH is, and
how it practically rules the roost in
the upper house what an Act it, and
finally, what is the Deceased Wife's
Sister Bill.
"'And now,' she ended triumphant
ly, what do you think of it, Mr.
LucyY
"Lucy stroked his mustache, care
fully balanced his teaspoon on the
edge of his cup, looked with his wise
reflective air at the Bishops daughter
and said, Il don't know
"'But,' she persisted, do you think
Il man ought to be allowed to marry
his deceased wife's sister? Don't you
think it would break down much OF
the most sacred family intercourse
Don't you think it would be keen
blow struck at the root of true family
affection and trustfulness
"'Do you think that there are any
grounds afforded in the Bible for q
man being permitted to marry his de-
ceased wife's sister,
Marrying his wife's deceased sis.
ter! repeated Lucy, vaguely. But
-er-isn't it vewry nasty idea
er ?"
Nasty she cried.
"I-er shouldn't-like to er-
marwry a dead woman myself he ex.
planned. I'D wrather have one alive
i must say
"'But it would be the poor wife
who would be dead 7 cried Miss Jones,
exasperated almost beyond endurance
"'The poor husband, | think cor.
rected Lucy, very softly.
"'But you would marry the sister.
"1'll give it up, please he said
again.
"'But your wife, she began, would
"'But l haven't wife 7 he inter
rupted. Il nevah mar-wried any
body in all my life. / give you my
word Of honor.
"But do you think man ought to
marry two sisters? Not you, in par
ticuiar, but any man?' Miss Jones
cried, determined, at any cost Of time
and patience, to make him understand
her.
"Why not?' inquired Lucy inno-
Gently.
"Do you think there is any per-
mission given for it in the Old Testa-
ment?'
Lucy looked awfully wise.
"'There was Jacob?' he ventured
mildly.
"Jocob7' said Miss Jones Grossly /;
Jacob, Mr.. Lucy?'
"Jacob. Didn't he-er-marwry
two sisters? Didn't even wait till the
first one was dead, either. Now, don't
you think, Miss Jones, it must have
been a great deal rougher on the first
wife, who was very plain and-er-
tender-eyed to have her comely sister
set over her head, in the place of
favorism, if not. Of honor, than it
would have been if Leah had died
first and had known nothing at all
about it !?
"Oh, Jacob?' shifted Miss Jones,
with unutterable scorn;I don't think
we can quite take Jacob for pattern,
Mr.. Lucy
"'No?' Old Lucy was sugar and
human disguise. 'But-er-wasn't
he one of the-ah-fathers of Iswrael? ?
l always thought so.'
"Miss Jones suddenly veered round
and changed her tactics.
"I-er-think, Mr.. Lucy she re-
marked, severely, that it is more a
question affecting the family life of
to-day even than the authority given
by the Mosaic law. Now, if your
wife
"'But l haven't one-never had
such a thing Lucy explained; then
suddenly resumed his most confidential
air of utter foolshness. The fact is,
Miss Jones', he said, Il nev-ah-
wanted to marwry but one lady in my
whole life, and she jilt-ed me. Her
name was Naomi"
"Now cried three or four incredu-
lous voices from different parts of the
room "You don't mean to say that
he dragged all that in again p
Every word of it; the Wrevew'
rend Solomon-er-Fligg, and all the
little filings. Yes, he let Miss Jones
have it all to the bitter end. And
Won call that fellow II fool ?" the sol
dier wound up reproachiully.-
Bottles Baby.
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