Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-10-15

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he would try to do better
Allen plead guilty to the charge, but
Will said he was not going to for he did
| not do anything out of the way and so he
went to trial.
a very large crowd of people were in
| the court house when the trial came off,
and when they brought in verdict of not
guilty | never heard such clapping Of
| to Will and shook his hand, thinking it
would do him good.
/ | got to talk to him little by himself,
! and tears stood In his eyes when told him
| of Maude. He did not say much.
The next day | went to the post Office
and saw Maude talking so earnestly to
Will. She was crying, too, and it seemed
to have great effect on him. | saw her
father coming down the street, and |
warned her, for he was opposed to Will
and forbade Maude to speak TO HIN.
She went home with me, and as we
| were going she told me that Allen had left
the town, and that she had hopes for Will
now.
She stayed to tea with me, and after it
was over who SHOULD come In but Will.
| went on attending to my nousework,
and let the young people have good talk
together.
After that Maude seemed so happy. She
would tell me nothing but that Will was
doing SO much better.
She commenced keeping company with
Dee Reid, young man whose father was
a merchant Of our place. | wondered as
IL, Il
listen before of going with any other
dered how Will would take if, but he was
Hood everywhere. Not L day passed but
what we saw them together, either buggy
riding or walking.
Will commenced studing law with his
father. He told me how sorry he was for
how he had acted, but said Allen had such
an influence over him and it didn't stop
until Allen had robbed him of everything,
money, name, friends aud all. But now he
was trying to make amends.
1t was whispered around that Maude
and Reid were to be married. You know
how story like that gets started I
would not believe it, for | knew she
thought too much of Will, but could not
understand what was going on. | knew
Maude's father was $50 against Will, and
he threatened to put him out of the house
if he ever came near. ] believe he would
as soon kill Will as not, if he saw him
going with Maude.
A few weeks after Maude went to visit
Nell. She often went out to help Der with
sewing. | met then as they were going
out and asked her how long she intended
TO stay, etc.
The Sunday after she left Wilt passed
my house in a buggy. He was dressed
in tip-top style, aud when he shouted good
morning and bowed so nice to me,
he put me in mind of the Will that used
to be.
That afternoon | was so surprised. One
of my neighbors told me that she had
heard that Will and Maude had gone to
Berryville and were married, and that her
father was terribly excited and had just
gone to town to get revolver, saying he
was going TO kill Will. He ran around
like a ,madmaa all the afternoon. When
he got angry he never had any sense, but
he was always sorry in little while, and
was In hopes that some one would tell
Will and Maude to stay out of town for
that evening.
He went to Wills home where crowd
had gathered to receive the bride and
groom, and stayed around the gate wait
ing for them.
Some one did go and tell them, and they
stopped at the first house they came to
and staid until the next day.
Maude's father found out it would do
no good to make such fuss about it, and
having got over his mad spell he sent
word for them to come and spend Tuesday
with him, when he gave them grand
welcome.
He thinks now that Will is just SPLEEN
did, and since the baby boy came and calls
him grandpa he wonders why he was so
against the marriage.
Will has lovely home, and with his
dear Maude and the sweetest, bestest and
most precious baby in the world, ne is a
very happy man.
He is now one of our best lawyers,
and was nominated last week for mayor
We are sure he will be elected. Although
he is young, | think he will make good
officer.
Oh, yes; l came near forgetting to tell
you of Mr.. Reid and Nina Hood. They
were married last week, with VIII and
Maude standing up with them. 1t was a
big affair. So you see no hearts were
broken. and | think it is good time to
stop, don't you AUNT Becky in Prairie
Farmer.