Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-07-30
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We agreed on this Mother wrote
the name on the card and sealed it,
m the envelope. Iknew it was Vene
Wrlght's name, so decided to imagine
that Vene was there III person, and
SO we started out. the week. @ n <s
Monday night came. That was the,
night Of the bachelors german, but {
staid at home and talked to mother.
Then | played euchre with her for a.
while, and we managed to have q very
enjoyable evening. ~
Next morning mother met me at the
table with smiles, and about the best
breakfast Ihad eaten in along while. =.
"You must imagine that your wife
saw to this breakfast, - she whisper
ed. ~"
Goingup ON the street car that morn
ing, who should get on but Miss Beau
fort. [ bowed to her racefully, depos-
tied her fare in the nickel box, and
was about to SIT down by. her when
happened to think OF my imitation
wife at home, and walked to the rear
OF the car.
married men have no business talk
ing to young ladies'" said / to myself.
Miss Beaufort looked at me rather
queerly, but said nothing, and thought
the car never would get up town.
Thursday was my eveningto call on
Vene, aud l forgot to send her an ex-
cuse. Friday came q note from her,
which mother took the liberty OF open
ing, as she thought I would not care,
and she felt like representing my wife
IN the desk. 1t was a tender missive,
and somewhat surprised me when
read it. But what could I do Mar
ried men have no business getting ten
der notes from young ladies' mas
! much as had contracted to carry
out mothers plan for two weeks, I
left the note for mother to answer.
She is a very truthful woman, but in
answering the note she prevaricated.
She said that Twas very sick. and as
a natural consequence Vene called that
afternOont to see me. but Twas up town
and mother had to invent another
story. Then mother had to come all
the way up town so as to keep me from
coming down town my usual way for
lear fene might catch us.
laughed a good deal atmother, aud
Vene did not find us out, but the soci~
ETY. reporter OF the paper met her, she
told him I was sick, and the next day
all OF my society friends came around,
among them Miss Beaufort.
Mother met her rather cold}y, but in
vited her to stay awhile.
'Isuppose Mr.. Silver is almost worn
out with SO much going OUT" said the
young lady.
"He is much BETTER" said mother,
"but I do not think he will go out for
several weeks. l think I shall keep
him at home"
Il am so glad,' said Miss Beaufort,
mot that you are going to keep him
at home, but that he is not going out
so much. am getting SO [ fairly de-
test society,"
Here was a woman who had my
mothers views, and they both, there.
upon, had q confidential talk, and
pleased each other NIGHTLY.
Then she asked mother to call on
her mother, and this mother did.
Meanwhile I was staying home every
evening, and was getting pretty tired
Of it as the two weeks were drawing to
O. close.
Don't you think a man ought to
take his wife out once in g. while?"
said to mother.
"Why not?" said she.
'"Then I'll take her to the theatre
tonight" So l bought acouple OF re-
served seats i'll the parquet for Satur~
day night, and mother, who represent
ed my wife, went with ME.
We had hardly taken our seats be.
fore l noticed that they were adjoiu-
those OF Miss Beaufort and mother
My mother was highly pleased when
we changed seats so that I sat by Miss
Beaufort, and my mother sat by her
We went home together that night
and laughed and talked a good deal.
think mother told Mrs. Beaufort
what We had been doing, but I did not
hear it. I know that several days
later, after my two weeks of married
life was over, went to call on Miss
Beaufort, We had a pleasant time
together, and just ss I was about to
leave, the old lady came in.
Il forgot to ask you, Mr.. Silver,
what you thought OF married life?"
said she.
Miss Beaufort looked Mortified, but
I laughed.
"Mother has been telling on me, has
she?" said I.
"She has," said she.
"Well," said /, "during the two
weeks I was married, read three
good books, gained four pounds in
weight, and saved $3.50, besides
paying mother my wife's board and a
ticket to the theatre'
"And who were you married tor"
asked Mrs. Beaufort.
~ forgot to look," said l. hurried
home to see who my wife had been.
The envelope was just as placed it in
my desk drawer.
I tore it open and there was the
name Of Miss Beaufort.
"Well," said [. "mother made her
all imitation wife, now I will try to
make her q real one"
And so I did.
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