San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-09-05

can get home tomb row icf csftain; IBopsr
'we can, and please God we will,n said
Mr.. Heddegan, heartily, as II he, too, were
weary of bis brief honeymoon. al must be
into business again on Monday morning at
latest"
They left by the next morning steamer,
and in the afternoon took up their residence
in their OWE house at Hugh Town.
Her husband was a man who had made
considerably more money by trade than her
father had done, and perhaps the greater
profusion Of surroundings at her command
than she had heretofore been mistress of was
not without an effect upon her. One week,
two weeks, three weeks passed, and being
prominently young woman who allowed
things to drift, she did nothing whatever
either to disclose or conceal traces Of her
first marriage.
While vet within the first month of her
marriage, and on an evening just before sun
set, Baptista was standing in her garden ad-
Joining the house, when she saw passing
along the road a parsonage clad in a greasy
black coat and battered tall hat, which, COM
mon enough in the slums Of q city, had an
odd appearance in st. Marys. The tramp,
as he seemed to be, marked her at once
bonnetless and unwrappsd rs she was her
features were plainly recognizsb le-and with
an air Of friendly surprise came and leaned
over the wall.
What! don't you know mey said he
She had some dim recollection of his face,
but said that she was not acquainted with
him.
why, your witness, TO be sure, MAJ am.
Don't you mind the man that was mending
the church window when you and your in
tended husband walked up to be made one;
and the clerk called me down from the
ladder, and l came and did my part by
writing my name and oocupationF
Baptista glanced quickly around; her hus-
band was out of ear shot. That would have
been of less Importance but for the fact that
the wedding witnessed by this parsonage had
not been the wedding with Mr.. Hsddegan,
but the one on the DAY previous.
"rve had a misfortune since then, that's
pulled me down." continued her friend.
'But don't let me damp yer welded joy by
naming the particulars. Yes, I've seen
changes since; though it's but q short time
ago--let me see, only a month next week,
think; for 'twere the first or second day Of
August"
eyes, that's when it was" said another
man, a sailor, who had come up with . pipe
in his mouth and felt it necessary to join in
(Baptista having receded to escape further
speech). "For that was the first time I set
foot in Hugh Town, and her husband took
her to him the same day"
A dialogue tNen proceeded between the
two men outside the wall, which Baptista
could not help hearing.
"Ay, l signed the book that made her
one fesh," repeated the decayed glazier.
Where's her good man"
about the premises somewhere; but you
don't see EN- together much," replied the
sailor in al undertone. You see, he's older
than she"
"Olderl l should never have thought it
from my own observation" said the glazier.
''He was remarkably handsome man"
"Handsomel Well, thsse he is-we can see
for ourselves"
David Heddegan bad indeed just shown
himself at the upper end Of the garden, and
the glazier, looking in bewildermsnt from
the husband to the wife, saw the latter turn
pale.
Now that decayed glazier was far seeing
and cunning man-too far seeing and cum
ming to allow himself to thrive by simple and
Straightforward mesns-and be held his
peace till he could read more plainly the
meaning of this riddle, merely adding, care
lessly: "Well, marriage do alter q man, tits
true. should never ba' knowed him"
He then stared oddly at the disconnected
Baptista, and moving on to where he could
again address her, he asked her to do him
good turn, since he once had done the same
for her. Understanding that be meant
money, she handed him some, at which he
thanked her and instantly went away.