Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14

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that women never were y Ho~
were large and dark, and thew were
potii hard and yoluptuons. Hermouth
was thin and pale Tipped, but Il WAS
very expressive. ""s
Mr. Whiting, replying to her word
ana smile, watched her as she disan.
peared In the house. He wished -
follow her but he kept on with he
work lie told himself that s.n,
Barnes was thunderin luckv mar
and he wondered II that was the kind
o. women they had out beyond Bellin,.
ham. ,a.s
a few days later Sarah Ripley an.
nounced that not only had the NEW
Mis- Barnes" been married before but
that she had been married twice he.
tore. Her first husband had died and
was buried The history Of her second
husband was not, however, so straight
forward. He had neglected to die and
be buried, and was roaming at large in
the world. He had run away from her
IL was said that he had declared before
disappearing that IF Charlotte wasn't
the devil she was Jest as good as the
devil"
ms was strong language, and no
wonder the man had not returned after
having made use of it.
Sarah Ripley paid visit to that re-
mote town whence Mr.. Barnes had
brought bis wife, and when Sarah re-
turned she was much sought after by
the whole feminine neighborhood. She
was not reticent in regard to the in
formation she had CLEANED. She said
that Mr.. Pickett, the second husband.
had been heard Of "out west some
where's" that Mr.. Barnes had spent a
pile OF money in getting a divorce from
him for Charlotte, SO that he, Barnes,
could wed Charlotte, for he was regu.
larry bewitched with her. There had
never been no man so bewitched be-
FORE" Sarah said confdentially to
each person to whom she related the
tale. folks did say he was jest like
a man run crazy. He had been heard
to declare by three difrunt people
that he'd spend every cent he'd got
but what Charlotte should have that
bill and be free to marry N Fickett'd
ben jest SO fore he got her. Id know
what there is bout her, but some
women be SO"
Thus said Miss Sarah Ripley, concern
ing whom no man. in all her 40 years Of
life, had ever run crazy"
For two or three months Mr.. Barnes
went around like man in a state OF
beatitude. He even sold his pigs at
less than the market price, having for
the first time in his life neglected to in.
form himself what the 'goin' price,
really was. Worse than that, when in.
formed that the trader had taken adj
vantage of his ignorance he had smiled
happily and had replied that she
guessed it didn't make no odds" Sew
eral neighbors were sharp enough to
improve this lapse and to get a few
good bargains out of Sam Barnes"
There were changes in the house, too
1t was painted and papered and refur
nished 1t was opened also. The sa
cred south parlor" was sight to see
with its plush chairs in place Of the
horsehair, and with its open doors ant
blinds. Mrs. Barnes said she didn
like to do heavy housework, and the!
had a hired girl who kept the neighbor
hood informed as to the progress O
Sans infatuation. There were visit
ors, too, and brisk talk and laughte
were heard from among those clump
of lilac.
Mrs. Whiting watched all these pro
ceedings with unfailing intensity o
interest. She said she wanted t.
see them folks over there git t.
the end of their rope They'd git to it
and she thought it would be soone
ruther than later. When Sam Barne
got over his blindness he'd just put hi
foot down agin, n folks would sto
!. gigglin' there"
In the course of the summer it wa
rumored that Mr.. Barnes had ''moe
gidged his house" On the very sam
,, day at a Baptist picnic there ran
!, whisper all through the company tha
"Mis' Barnes went to bed every nigl
with her face tied up in a raw bee
steak"
"Porterhousel" questioned the mil
lister when this news was told to hin
Rut whether the steak were porte
\. house or plebeian ''round' was nev'
really ascertained, owing to the remls
ness of the hired girl.
y In those days Mrs. Whiting returned
after some fluctuations, to her benz
that after all Mrs. Barnes would be &c
mich for her husband and he coul
; never resume his sway again. She WI
u growing thin and he had now lost II
: beatified expression. When he went
maetin' with his wife it was general
noticed that he no longer sat SO cio
+ to her in the pew and he did not loe
!, Mt her so often, but her smile SCENE
II inst as sweet, and she was often oesto'
ing that smile upon her husband.
~ guess things is kinder settlln doV
u over ter Barnes" said Mr. "hi'im l.,
g .sbut he neverll be the same man as
% Whose buggy's that" >,
He stepped out from the back 90
Il that he might see more plainly uas
ing black horse and glitterlng pug
~ lie cra4e Nj