Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-29
next week" said Mr. Wise

ing should take place to-day; it was vel
J advertised In the papers," added Mr..
Chester.
Strange didn't see it, almost growl
ed Mr.. Wise, as he turned from the
door.
Mrs. Wise sincerely hoped this circum-
stance would convince her husband of the
poor economy of trying to get along with,
out daily paper, but she soon discovered
it had only served to make his resolve the
more logged.
About that time Mrs Wise became en-.
gagged in the purchase of new dress
She was a pretty lady, and was always
tastefully alfred matter in which he,
husband felt no little pride. But when she
appeared before him in her new attire
Mr.. Wise exclaimed almost angrily:
why, wife! ] never saw you in any.
thing so positively hideous before What
could have induced you to buy such a
mean fabric, and such dull, unbecoming
colors %
Had I only known it" his wife re-
piled regretfully, 81 might have gone to
Warren and bought beautiful silk and
wool fabric for the same money | paid for
this, but did not see their advertisement,
and thought it no use to go up to their
store where things are usually higher than
anywhere else. | was limited to the price,
and did the best I could
| In another part of the suburban city
where Mr.. Archibald Wise resided, lived
his cousin, Mr.. Herbert Wise. The cous-
ms had no great regard for each other,
and seldom met, except occasionIy at the
house of DR.. Erastus Wise, an uncle.
DIR. Wise was retired physician, iv-
ing in the great city where both his
nephews were engaged in business. He
was widely known and esteemed among
the profession, and had large acquaint-
ance, with whom he was exceedingly
popular.
A man of rare principles. he felt that he
should regard his nephews equally favor
ably but despite the fact of Herbert's be-
ing much more assiduous in his attentions
than Archibald. he yet felt more nearly
drawn to the latter.
AS these nephews were the old doctor s
nearest living relatives, it was perhaps
only natural that both gentlemen had
vague expectations that il might transpire
at some future day, that they had been
generously remembered when the old
physician should have done with all earth
Iy wants.
One morning, as Archibald Wise was
about entering his Office, he suddenly en-
countered his cousin Herbert, who said,
smilingly:
80 you did't think it best to appear at
our good uncle's, last night"
"What do yon mean?''
"Why, mean you didn't present your
self to ask after him"
"Why what the matter?'
'How? You didn't see the account in
your paper yesterday?'
mot a word of it! Did you?"
r"Why, certainly. Uncle seems to think
your absence somewhat marked, fancied,
in the midst of such large assemblage of
friends
As soon as Herbert Wise's back was
turned, his cousin went hastily to the near
est newsstand and bought paper of the
day before, 1t took him but a moment to
find that the old gentleman had been in
jured and narrowly escaped death, and
that many citizens had called to congratu-
late him on having attained his S0th birth
day In safety.
At the large gathering the previous
night, when Herbert Wise was about TAX
ing leave of his uncle. the genial old gem
tleman remarked:
81 am disappointed in not seeing Archie
here tonight: Have you heard that ne was
''Oh, no." replied Herbert, hesitatingly;
che might not have known of it.
But think he must rejoined his
uncle; ''the occasion was noticed twice in
his paper
Perhaps he takes no paper regularly, ~
suggested the nephew, who seemed to
have developed a sudden aptitude for
drawing conclusions.
And perhaps he does," said the old
gentleman serenely at the same time he
thought keen, forbidding thought con-
corning the man he felt had cast rather a
slur towards his favorite nephew.
Rejecting on the subject later in the
solitude of his chamber, Uncle Erastus
soliloquized audibly.
ut looks to me as if Herbert mis- ht
have said that for the purpose of alienat-
ing me from Archie. | can recall having
heard him speak slightingly of his cousin
on former occasions. | wonder if he
thinks
But there the old man sank into a pro-
found reverie After a moment, how
eve, he aroused and added emphatically
No, indeed! That would not be Ar
chic at all! I'd be ashamed, indeed, of a
relative of mine, who would go without a
daily paper for any cause except extreme
poverty, but | believe there is no dang
er that Wise would do a foolish
thing!'
At noon Mr. Archibald Wise was
emerging from the newspaper office when
he met his uncle just going in. In eager,
sincere terms, the nephew began explain
ing his absence the night before
Il entirely missed hearing of the acct
dent he said, simply.
81 see you have your paper, said his
uncle, glancing at the ample sheet in his
nephew hands.
Yes, have just been in to pay for my
subscription
And I'm going in to renew mine; wait
bit, Archie, and we'll go to dinner to-
gether"
True to the latent manliness of his ma
ture, Mr.. Archibald Wise told the whole
what seemed a redeeming confession; he
said:
why is it a man seems possessed tc
ing and hazardous, simply because he ha.
determined to do so? | can't tell.
only know Tn done with trying to econ
omize in such costly way as | discover i
involvedin doing without my valuable pa
per-
SHOT AT MIDNIGHT.
An Enraged Husband Sends Bulle
Through His Wife's Neck.
New YORK, May 22.-At l O clock thi
morning David Ramsey, accompanied b