The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-05-10
sQUiRE RICHARDS SECOND
WIFE.

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e4 his wife only dead three months I!
e'pd gracious met"
IT'S awful You may well be
pnished. Mrs. Wilkes /; it, is terri
to think of. Such deception
Nhy, at his wife's funeral one would
I'VE thought him actually heart.
Rken; and then the Grape on his
tis halfa yard deep"
~ h me. Mrs Hanson, there is no
fpendenee to he put on 'pearanees.
Ne world gits sinfuler and sinfuler
4ery day. and it can't be covered
y withsilk or broadcloth, AS l said
lfaly husband, Mr.. Wilkes, the.oth
m N q q ssaal-ss, Simon. sihings are
comm to an awful pass! Every body
| will yit into the States prison in two
yearsat this rate And says Simon,
says ie, 4 don't doubt it Mariah. {"
"Aad you aud Mr.. Wilkes were
right perftcly right. 1t is just so !;
and this dr,adful conduct of the
'Squire's has made me more con
scions of the ruth Of it. Strange that
a sensible mai should behave So"
"Yes, it is wonderful! but how
did it get out 70 quick: The Squire
amt no hant to tell things, you
know.
Betty Higgins found 1t out last
night. She ws takin tea with the
Widder Towns you know she's al
most always Visitin' somewhere,
though l wouldn't mention it to a
livin' person except you, Mrs
Wilkes; and willie they wee at sup
per, the Squire rode by in a new
buggy, goin' toward the depot. Peo'
pie don't git new buggies for nothin
you know"
"No. that tfey dent. Mrs. Han
son, widders specially"
"WelI, he wasn't gone more thar
half an hour before back he came
drivin' up on:he gallon. He didn't
use to abuse his horse when poor
| Mrs. Richards was alive. and 10 and
behold, sittin' in the new buggy
with him, his arm actually 'rounC
her wrist in broad daylight, was i
little girlish-loOking woman in a pink
dress and a green silk bonnet! ant
bs arm round her! 1t is abonnina
6e!
"My gracious! Goodness wan
tokn0W"
"Yes, it's every word of it as true
as our minister's discOurses, and Mr.
SamPwell never exaggerates he's ,
fine man, Mrs. Wilkes. And the
widder Towns and Betty run up il
the garrett - they can see Squire
Richards house plain from the wild
der's garrett windows - and thu
Squire drove up to the front door, a.
if the side door wasn't good enough
and then he got out of the baggy anC
lifted the woman on to the doc
stone! Took her right into his arms
in broad daylight. and lifted her nr
to the door stone!"
"My goodness as if she couldn'
cit out herself! It's indecent; now
amt il ?"
"To be sure it is ! and he middle
aged man and a member of th'
church Mr.. Sampwell ought t.
know of it, 80 that he could preach /
sermon on the duties of men to thei
fmilies. Only think of poor. dear
dead Mrs. Richards little daughte
bein' ruled by a step-mOther hardly
oder than herself. 1t will break th'
poor chiId's heart"
"Wal, RECOMMENDED Mrs. Wilkes
"I think sich doin's are awful. Get
tin married agin afOre his wife i
cold! Now, 1 s'pose that's no ex
cuse, for my Mary Elizabeth or Juli
Ann would have been glad to hav
gone. Mary Elizabeth Is great ia
vorite with little Elmetta. and Mar!
Elizabeth is a grand hand at manag
in children"
"Yes. Mary Elizabeth is fin
girl, Mrs. Wilkes, but her healtl
isn't hardly good enough to take s.
much care as there would be il
Squire Richards family with all hi
company. but then Julia Ann Is
remarkable hand for children ; cam
help learning them something al
the time she's with them. Her ex
ample is so beautiful, you know"
"Wal, for my part. L think some
body ought to 60 and talk to tn
Sduire about it. 1t isn't right for u
sisters in church-to let him go an
ruin himself and darter Smarryir
nobody knows who. He ought to b
reasoned with"
"That's Just what / think. Mr.
Wilkes, and I called oyer here o
purpose to ask you to go with me I
the squirrels tomorrow evening an
talk with him about it. It's the bet