River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-08-08
HIRAM'S TWO WIVES.
a Case in Which a Look Should
Have Preceded the Leap.

Sir. Hiram C'adUaliader ran lightly
~ the -trp- Of his house ia Washing
ton square one afternoon in May. \
compuctiy -buiit little man OF forty-iivc
years. with "a round. smooth face aud
merry twinkle iu his eve, he looked
fully ten years younger than he was.
Is Mrs. Cadwalladcr IT home Nan
uic2- liz inquired 81 the trim maid
servant in the hall.
NO. Fir, she went out about two
o'clock"
ARE there amy letters. Naunie9"
lies, Sir in your room on the
dresser. sir
Thank You. Do you know where
Mrs CodwalIadcr went?'
NO. SIR
Re ram upstairs. wbistiiug am air
from ''Barbe Blcu and took up sew
eral letters from the dresser Two
for Ms g.. Lc soliloquized; look
like r5ii-. here are some wedding
cards. Bcuuic De FORESTS. I suppose.
and here j. q letter from Cynthia.
What Important communication. re-
quiriug four cents postage. has she now
10 make / wonder.
He Cpeucd the letter. aud ran rapid
ly through the first of III. closely
written sheets: Prevented from
writin- lately on account Of
lumba-e-may 20 to the White mount
aims this summer-p0or Mr. Pettio
rector in trouble again-Used incense
Easter morning busy5ody COM
planned to the Bishop-aave been
thinking so much lately OF poor. dear
Helen (Herc Mr. CadwallaIer
slightly knit his browsl Il can
hardly believe that il Is Fifteen years
since -h'm-h'm do you remember
that little soIc-leather trunk of my
fathers which Helen had after she
married you7 came across IL in the
attic yesterday. where it is stored
with many Other relies Of by-gone
happy days
Oh ! thought 81 groaued Mr.
Cadwal.adcr. ''Why Is she forever
harpin- ou the old relies of by-goue
days. Why cam people let such
things pass away with tht fy-goue
dayss BAH,
lie flung the letter impati e Il from
him. aui began walking uF ., djdowu-
Mis- Cynthia Olj- wa- ~ 4 trr Of
the hr-t Mr. CadWalltdcr NJ. Cad-
wa.ladvr Was 3 model has il. q during
his first wif--s lifetime. uuG FLen She
died IS. mourued her s.css-ely for
two i ar-, and then cOu-C.yd himself
with = second wife. H. c-.ycr knew
wEat became az the effects r the first
Mrs. Cadwullader and. without the
slightest ji-rc7pect 10 h-r ,lemory. he
never had taken the trot al..to inquire.
He simply Thought uotL:Gs about the
matter.
Mr.. CadwallaIer took i tie letter
again and put il tn BIS - '5et ..The
rest 81 this viii lyer., for another
time. Is mu,tered. Wants thisa-
a. 4 folded ii; Of pape. lying 90 IT,
dresser caught his cyh. Il opened 4
guu saw few lines wr'r-E In pei eli.
OENur-r IHEsv:
ln. aHr rae.lu- gu.s- vol Z. aay. 1ui Nrs
Brown HIS u- r~gl.lfi me- rE-t Ett' O. 3 .u-I
sis cu.-rlg Won. 60 .lti nc s.a-. she d. -1lu. 70
taac az ul-l -lEr q short ~ j. l.r Che da5.
She ha- ia .r-t N-~ N-lzC5 living There.
an5 81 -tay tu diaur.- -auId ysl cone
Ger 1855 -E.~ evening oH rae s.s-t d clock train
Yors i .avI>u wIrr
y S--lIs~- W.deeou lryss = "a large HoUss
near .ls station. aud Alra- Brown says aus
body cau dlrert YOU
..What does she meas hv gaIlopinE
of to Jersey. wonder. when the last
thing she said to me was not Ia forget
the Nbcatleighs' reception tonight.
Not feeling wellr- She was the
picture Of health this morning. And
who is Mrs. Brown? There's some
thing behind those hundred kisses;
she Is NOT ordinarily 80 lavish. I'm
glad 20 sec sne l. paying some atten-
ton al last 60 what I have said to her
about hor handwriting, and has drop
ped that mousrous angular scrawl.
Yes. she Is evidently making an effort
TO please me. 7 wonder what It Is she
wants I'll have to 60. Of course. =
(Mr Cadwallader stood a little bit in
awe Of his hand>0 me wife, .'EIi just
dress now and go and dine at the club
Leaving the note from bis wife on
the IA ole. ne proceeded 10 make his
soffas