Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-25
CONTEMPORARIES SECOND WIFE.

SQUIRE RICHARDS SECOND WIFE
.usstq no you don't say so? Squire
p;,bar5s going TO marry agin, and his
si,e only dead three months Good
GRACIOUS me!
'u'Tis awful! YoH may well be aston
;..d Nes. Wilkes. il is terrible 10 think
M such deception Why, at his Wife's
trcsral. one would think him actually
heart broken; and then the Grape on his
hal. half yard deep!
plb. me, Mrs. Hanson, there is no de-
,sndsrcs 30 be putupon 'pearanoes, the
1o,5 seems sinfuller and sinfuller every
5ay. and it can't be covered up with
ak'
AS / said 70 my husband the other
dsg. SAYS !: Simon, things are coming
b an awful pass! Everyt ody will git
into the state prison in two years at this
rate, And says Simon, says he: i don't
DOUBT il, Marieh!"
and you and Mr.. Wilkes were right,
psrfscty right, perfectly right 1t is
j1stso: and this dreadful conduct of the
uuife's has made me more conscious o.
Ne truth Of it. Strange that a sensible
man should behave so,'
aye. il is wonderful But how did it
git out SO soon. The squire amt no
land to tell things, you know"
Betty Higgins found it out last night.
she was taking tea with the Wilder
Towns; YOU know she is almost always a
visiting s0mewheres, though l wouldn't
mention i5 to u livin' person but you,
Mrs. Wilkes, and while they were at sup
per the squire rode by in a new buggy
gou' toward the depot. People don't
Iii new buggies for nothin, you know"
"No, that they don't Mrs. Hanson wild
d5rers specially"
swell, be wasn's gone more than half
en- hour. before back he came driyin'
upon tho qallop; he didn't use TO abuse
his horse when poor Mrs. Richards was
alive and, 10, and behold! sittin' in the
aas buggy with him, his arm actually
round her waist in the broad daylight,
vas O little girlish-lovkin' woman in
pink dress and silk bonnet OnlY think
Of 81. pink dress and green silk
bonnet, end his arm around her! 1t is
ab0miuable'
MY gracious! Goodness! l want to
know"
eyes, il is every word of it as true as
our minister's discourses, and MIR. Samp-
well never ezaggerates; he's fine man,
Ms Wilkes. And the Wilder Town and
Betty run up in the garret-they can see
Squire Richards house plain from the
vIdder's garnet windsts--and the squire
drove up TO the front door, as if the side
door wasn't good enough, and then he got
ont of the buggy and lifted the woman
onto the door stone! Took her right
mo lis arms in broad daylight aud lifted
Der on 10 The door stone'
MY gOOdness as if The couldn't git
out herself? Its indecent, now, amt itf"
10 be sure it il, and he a middle aged
man, and 8 member of the church! Mr..
Sampwsu ought to know it, so that he
could preach a sermon on the duties Of
men 20 their families. Only think of
poor dear, dead Mrs. Richards little
daughter, Elmetta, bein ruled by a step
mother hardly older than herself II will
11eef bee poor chilo's heart"
"Na.,A recommsnced Mrs. Wilkes, 81
'a.16 SIGH l0iu's are awful. Gttiu' mar
re5 agln afore his wife is cold! Now,
ss9'e hats no excuse, for my Mary
Elizabeth OF ulia Ann would have been
saa 10 have gone. Mary Elizabeth is
g'=1. faVoule with l.tle Elmetta, and
@s's LizaLeth is q grand hand at man
agIu- c1lidrau."
le. Mary Elizabeth is p fine girl, Mrs.
"Hae-, but her health isn't hardly good
t-laEu TO lake so much care as there
"al-l b. 10 Squire Richards Family, With
al p company, but then Julia Ann could
Atte dome IL well enough. Julia Arm is
lau rkable hand for children; caa't
Ds.H learning them something all the
.He 7He rs with them, der example is
go gti.ul, you know"
"aI tor my part, think somebody
eata' .o 10 aud talk TO the squire about
'aln'r right for U.s. sisters in the
,aa1aa-t9 let him go and ruin hisself
anu 4ar'Cr marryiu' nob-dy kno rs who
-7 Ehi TO be reasoned with"
THAT'S just what | think, Mrs Wilkes,
$40 called over here on purpose TO ask
s-- .3 go with me to the squire's tomor-
.@ morning and talk with him about 1t
.e best thing We can do"
q. 80 and be glad TO. / hope I'm no.
~ ia doing my duty
e.l, ! must be going; I've made along
-.t .omorrow morning at O'Clock. It's
To go early. I'll call over for you
40 come and see me, Mrs. Wilkes! You
- 81. an age slnce you have been TO
or house."
Pear me- Mrs. Hanson, I don't came
-a. a. often as / want to, but I'm
Hed TO keep comiu' all the time. As
.a-4 my husband, Mr.. Wilkes, the other
ass {, Simon, I'm actiIly afraid
aea7 ny welcome out over 70 Mrs.
81 And SEE he, says Simon, i
aa. wonder If you did, Mariahnn
-ai o'cl0es the following morning
o1f friends, Mrs. Wilkes aud Ms.
p, standing on Squire Richards
door step Che side door was not
enough for the lady IN pink and Of
was not suitabla Tor ladies Of
aallabre, y awaiting TO be admitted
3-ly headed Irish girl answered their
Henson. : O =
E' 70 be sure be il; safe in bed,
.. Il i. after seeing him that ye