The Republican journal., 1888-05-17
A Wedding and a Widow.


| am NOT likely ia forret 1h.t y,,.,.,.. f,on,
| c ,,t !,
''''' ""o''" " iiono'"'i' though l"ii Il dozen
| years have passed since then lremember il like
| last night The three persons most nearly con-
...I t,.., M. N'r.
- ''''' - -'I'' ->e''it i'"'Vile' tHt l'l't-
~ widow, Brian >tapleton and Dr. David Felt
| wike-had been fellow travellers al the WAY
from New York St,nIeto, and ,ho ,,o.to, h,d
| '''' anu INV '''' 'V' H"'
oeeh acquainted before that; bit neither Of
| them knew Mrs LaSerre when thcy set ont
and if was, ,,o1,. wi,or ,ho,. .,iso,,.,.l .,... l.,
,'' II "'> o'''s ""'" '"e, 'i>'oN N'io' ''i'' me
| like themselves was bound for the SanlW cli
| Islands, that they obtained an introduction to
her Ero,, ,b,, t;,,.,, 49, h.. ,,.. 3......,u.
=, 0' '''''' '''''' '''e '''io' "o'' '''>' Ia
oie' "hd ny the Time they got GA board the
| steamship Madison they were like. old friends.
| !, u... ,h.ro ,,,.+ c ,,, .,, =,
~, '''"' me- >'' ''e''' wa 'lle
| p"Iscr. i he willow was abcalltv-dark-cvcd,
"Na-l'"ed. sparklng ana bcwltrhinS staple
| '"h WAS me looking chap, hulit Hike a bull
Tlnare IN aspect a. IN character. rs foi the
'or'of' ne was an lhfii taller than Stapieton.
| n"l weighed at least seventy pounds les: his
iS"ne ie>eihple'i The Egyptian otcli>k more
tnal . an. ',lhs eiNG can itlhk OF; neck and
rage ioiiS, neat hl@h above the ears long nose.
| pointed soatee. long. slender fingers. reddish
ha'f: bnt. i assure YOU, ne was one of the
most aeieei'ie companions t!i;it ever came
| across hr knew 50 much talked so well. he
|
he was ahont r, anI sta,l.tnn ,o.'r a.. ,,y,
| younrer 'Tha viIo,y ,.nLoJ % ,;,J IN i'-n
it to the ladies What her actual a@r n,nv have
| been.
| lheN Were both in love with her: any body
| bets as TO which wo,Ild Lc ,h,. lucky man KIN
pretty soon the odds ON Erlfwikc rot in H.. 80
hetNN mat 30 one would accept them. Staple
| ION seemed 10 nave 10 show against him. Ii
WAS luhny 10 see the difference in iheir ways
clllc, Them thr bear ana Tie fox Thn ,,i,jn,,.
| held the balance between them ia .,l1uiratiou
| She gave Il lin ouIy once: ,hr accented frn,n ,h,.
doctor a little trinkct that he rarri,j On Ills
| watch .haiu-a lille ,ja,non,l-hitrd howi,
| knife moi mn inch lnn., sbn,vnr, i, ,f,.,ru,rl
| until one G,v. vIrn 1yo ycr. rI,ort lnr.it,,,l,
| l4S ,lcgroc. wnst sh, r,uc in +" lim,cr !,o,;n,
| ON Slaplelon', arm. ,u,l we rral;zed Win
| anazcmcnt too deem for ntt,.w,nrn tbrt .ir
| hal consented 10 marry lin, -l,r w,s j., wo,,,.,,
| all over you see 4. viLn,ys arr ,,,t ia hn
| Well we noiJ uur hrt, nn1 without L..,,.
| faces here and there. Inn nm hn,,nJ tn .,;;,
thai tlp dortor whose lnss ,yaI h, ,,' ,,o.,,. =,
| be luc:,urnI in rnno,. tnol. hi ,,u,'i.n,n,,,,
| with more ,nn,rnn, & .ni.t @
| turc thun onIhol, I nnn., in,,,,;,,a III i
| why She didr., choose hin, instn,J nf St.,in
| ION. perhnns i, ,v,. nyyi,'t to ,hn ,oc,,...
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