Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-02-20
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CdpriCiouS WHlmS, OUT VOWed mel
tally that she should pay dearly 70
all this folly by,and-by. Then th
widow kissed him, and begged hin
to keep the affair a close secret
until they started.
The next night at the appointe,
hour-ten 'clock-Capt. Thorn
awaited his lady, who was rathe
Itardy. The four handsome bay
Ichamped their bits and paved th
ground, impatient to start. At las
he saw her approaching. The tall
stately figure was enveloped in
dark cloak, and her head wa
shrouded in a monstrous hood ant
veil. He went over and met her
and perceiving that she was yiolen
tly agitated, whispered words of en-
couragement in her ear as he as
sisted her into the carriage. Whel
they were fairly started he took he
in his arms, and his kisses fell thicl
and fast on her unveiled facial
though she gently pressed the hant
that held her own, he could not gel
her to speak a word.
Here we are, darling!'' he ex
claimed, as the carriage stopped
5" In few moments now you will b.
my very own.'
Then with another caress, the last
he explained, that he should ever
give to Edith Gresham, he led bel
into the brilliantly lighted drawing
room at the hotel where the cere-
mony was to take place.
About a dozen of their choice
friends were there to greet them
The Rev. Theophilus Jones. prayer
book in hand, took his place, and as
the lady removed her hood and veil.
she disclosed to the gaze of the
astonished assembly the features OF
Norall McGrath, the Irish washer
wOman
The intense silence was at last
broken by Norah, "Will, thin, an
phat are yez waiting for? Shure an
afther stating me away from me
home and friends at this tonne o.
night ye'd betther be afther marry
ing me, or III be Citing a branch OF
promise case out of yer in a jiffy.-
Now thin, Minsther Parsons, hurry
mp wild yer part a. the hiznassu
"Bnt, my good woman, where did
you come from ? How the deuce did
you get here ?" demanded the gal
liant captain, in bewilderment.
allow did OF get here? Whoi,
yer villin, do yer name to say-do
yer name to deny as bow yer brung
me here yerself? 0 yer villin! I'll
fix yer! The writch was a-hugging
an kissing me all the way here, an
now he asks how did OF get here ?'
"But where is Mrs. Gresham
What do you mean, you confounded
idiot by coming here and-ex
plain yourself, woman!'
The laugh at Capt. Thorne's NOR
LITIGATION was general, even the Rev.
Theophilus joined in.
Misthress Gresham, is it? Shure
am old forgotten intoirly the little
bit of paper she tould me to give
yer whin we was married. And
she produced note addressed to
Capt. Thorne which read as follows !:
any DEAR ERIC = When you
receive this 1 shall be many miles
away from Newport, and that you
may not be disappointed in our little
scheme for tonight, 1 have prevail
ed upon Norah McGrath to take my
place. ! trust that she will make
you good wife. This little fiirta-
ton has been very amusing to me,
and has made time pass very
pleasantly for us both. OF course
you did not suppose that | could
ever consent-in earnest-to be-
come the wife of common flirt.
"Yours for auld lang syne,
.sEDITH SPRAGUE GRESHAM y
Cursing all women in general, and
Mrs. Gresham in particular, he put
Norah into the carriage and sent
her home richer by ten dollars than
she was when she left it; and leav.
ing his friends to enjoy alone the
sumptuous banquet prepared for
the bridal party, Eric Thorne took
the train for parts unknown.
Six weeks later Mrs. Gresham
received a letter from Mrs. Thorne,
once Helen Beauford, informing her
that "Eric was so changed that he
was quite a model husband; IN
fact, he was all that she could wish
bin to be; but for some reason
why she could not make oat-he
seemed tohate the mention of Mrs
Gresham's name.r
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