The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-10


Maud, my dear Maud
She had two Christian names, and IL
had seemed in better taste 20 her, ia the
intimacy of married lie with her second
| husband. not 10 be called by the same
! name the FIRST had made uso Of she was
an adorable being, replete with dellcacy
OF feeling Armand and Castor meantime
showed no intention Of giving up.
! Jeanne"
Maud
II am your Hrst husband
II am Your second husbaud''
MY rights are incontesiaOle'
"Sir, release this LADY,
II have nothing 10 say - You, SIR.
| 10 not know YOU"
lie didn't know him! Why they were
| intimate friends on earth when they were
alive, called each other 10y their first
names couldn't live without each other
/ Armand, the second hus Jand, almost lived
% Gast0n's house so much SO that gcs-
/ sips sam-bnt where hou.l we aii be If
what goasips say were believed.
The quarrel, meantime, va. waxing bot
/ between Armand and Gaet-n. Their
voices rose. Existence is sweet iu Heaven,
/ but slightly mOuOtonOUs: SD tac sma.le-t
event nitfactsas much attention a. % ran
AWAY ia Il country town. The blc- cd
came tr00ping up from every direction.
Some took sides with the first husband,
and others with the second. Jeanne re
maiued passive; she had freed Ter hands,
and said nothing 10 either Armand O.
CASTOR.
St Thomas had come within he
! ,ro.o- Of DorQ4iea tvhpn did
This must often occur said 10 him;
"a great many women on earth have Two
husbands
"Vcry true. the novelty is That the
husbands should claim their wife Gen
orally, under these circumstances, the
emulation Is as 10 which husband shall
not take her
"uow is it when things are reversed
aud there are TWO wives TO husband
"Oh. then it's very different. the
women always quarrel as TO which shall
keep the husband Women are wild TO
be married, even in heaven Still. we had
rather an odd experience the day Napoleon
/ arrived"
"Ahl You have Napoleon in Para
disc
ooh. YES. After q little Purgatory, You
know. Napoleon III was so nice to Plus
* that we couldn't. il common deccncy
leave lis uncle IN Purgaiory Paradise
was opened TO him, and his first word
was How about my two wives. lie
was asked II lie had preference / have
indeed / want Josephine = cherub
/ flew and told Josephine. 'Nap0,con's
there Hes asking for YOU. j ana cN-
ceediugly sorry, said Josephine, dryly,
but after what occurred in 1909. ncvcr'
We fell back upon Marie Louise. but She
raised the roof Il 20 hack TO NapolcOul
| !. who am living 50 peacefully with The
general! Don't talk TO me about Eaps
leon. La him take back JosephineI
Neither would change her mind, ana
there stood Napoleon all alone ana rather
/ put ont when Nine De Stael came Oy
Give Napoleon 10 me, she sald- 1 il t"he
] care oil MIN Anu 'he! so' "n Id
mousiy'
l'isht mere ~. i"oiln7 ""7 ih'e'' up'e"
by loud cry That arose from the RANKS OIL
me blessed
81 joseph. ~. 5o9'pH'
IL was Il, I"C, D. 'y'cl'i' 'i' '.'''
/ attracted pl '"o Ho'9'' anu '"'''' '-'''
I
/ / mus mere Cau''o" INC l''"'i "o' ="
ioIsel 'n"' al 'i''' "'7 " "'e''i'
81. joseph was eh'iie!! 'he ~ 'oael'h
! OF the ltailaA schooI-pIoNh uIape'> "
| gray hair ana beard. stan lh ms mana.
ana sandals on his ieet, plus o yer! mpos
| Ing ancole. ana an ava OF prosperous,
upper middle class benOyeleucr.
He paused asked what WAS the matter
and was told how things stood.
"Well" said &. joseph, ut seems
simple enough. The lady IS here as a
Iecompense for her religious conduct ana
/ Christian feeling She has right 10
happiness OF the most peaceful character
and largest scope Let her pronounce
and choose between these gentlemen.
"But," said Castor, what IS reserved
for the one who comes in bad secondF'
CASTOR had n very fine stable during
his earthly pilgrimage, and his abominable
slang slipped out even in the presence of
st Joseph
Never fear said 81 Joseph Il Will
give to him who is not chosen one Of the
unclaimed ladies who literally swarm ID
Paradise Do not let Us lose time,