Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-08
WHATS IN A NAME"

broadcast throughout the length and
breadth Of the land. 1t Is, Of course, fine
thing to wake up ono morning and find
one self famous, but even this apparent
Nv has its drawbacks. j did not mind the
crafty appeals for help the willy prospcc-
fuses Of fortunes to be mado by taking
shares in this or that bogus company or
oven the well laid schemes Of horse racing
pools that came in by every post, but when
IL came to downright Misrepresentation |
Thought tho limit had been quito over
stepped.
IT was about u fortnight after tho day
on which my humble patronymic was
blaZoncd forth to the world rs the winner
Of u much coveted priZo that received tho
following remarkable communication:
"At last | have found you, villninl
Your hiding place is no longer secret,
for | have rcnd in II public print your hate
full name and address, SCoundrcll Those
whom you aro bound by every earthly tic
to cherish and support have been cruelty
left to tho tender morCios Of the parish,
whilo you doubtless hnvo lived lifo Of
luxury But tho gamo Is now played out,
and n day of retrbution Is ut hand ],
your lawful wife, and my six children
to call on you and demand tho rights II
husband and father hns SO long with.
heidi Bowarc You have extended to us
no mercy; wo will show mono to you'll
Your loving wife, SUSAN"
10 sny that was knocked back by this
strange cpistlo Is only To express hnlf II
truth. 1t fairly took tho wind out of my
sails. My vito and childrcn-six Of theml
This was surely coming it strong toward
young fellow who only fcw weeks pre-
vlously had celebrated his twenty third
birthday. | did not ovon possess that in
dispcnSnblo dcsidcrntum to u family man
II wifo. True, ! was soon going to havo
one, for--nnd this Is II littlo secret between
oursclvcs-tho banns Of marriage between
tho accomplished Clemcutina Wilks and
myself had been called for the third time
only ON the previous Sunday md n week
hence was to SEQ ny united forever In tho
bonds of mntrImony. This by tho way.
or course | knew There must be some
Terrible mistake In tho document held In
my hands, but that Knowledge did not
mako the porusnl OF It any tho moro agree
nbl0. could plainly SEQ that 1t might
easily lead to sonlo littlo awkwardncss Mt
u timo whom | least wanted any. How
over, was determined not to let the thing
unduly worry me, SO, swallowing tho mat
utlnnl ton aud toast, | shortly nftcrwnrd
lit cigarette and set out for the perform
anco Of my daily duties, finally consoling
myself by coming to tho conclusion that
tho affair was probably II stupid joke on
tho part of Homo frnnkish friend, and |
should hear no moro of H.
Atm littlc later than my usual hour In
tho afternoon | returned to my lodgings
and then SAW fact Of which ! was not
previously awnro--thnt had stupidity left
this very remarkable communication he
hind mo ON leaving homo In the morning,
for 1t lay ON u sidcboard open for any ono
to road guessed, of course, that the land
lady had, by virtue Of u laudlndy' s in
nlirnnho rights, mndo herself by this timo
familiar with its contents, but did not
challenge her on tho point | was moro
concerned To know II any one else had
done So too, and with that Wow inquired
If thoro had been my visitors during tho
day.
"Only Miss Wilks was the landlady' $
reply, with u sort of bottled up smilc. "Shu
camo about an hour ago, thinking you
would bn home and after staying II few
minutes suddenly loft
Suddenly lcftl Had she then read tho
stupid thingY Doubtless. Although
know Clomrntinn to he u not moro than
ordinarily inQuisitivo girl, tho near ap-
pronch Of our marriage seemed to give her
n sort of right to mako herself acquainted
with anything that concerned my welfare
and what was moro natural than that sho
should feel n real interest IN tho correspond
nf hn "a n n "a al
be her hushnndg oh, Yes, | rct sure she
had rcnd It, but, thon, sln was u sensible
girl and would surely 500 tho thing In its
right light OF course sho would, But
would much rathcr have told hor about it
knowledge of 1t Ivy her own mcaus. How
annoying 1t all was, To hc surcl
II was some timo later when | sailed
forth totho homo ot my beloved for tho
usual evening visit How pretty the little
villa looked wherein sho dwclt with its
sloping grass lawn and beds of brilliant
geraniumsl How proudly the tulips roar.
cd their heads above tho blue Powered
iris that skirtcd the garden wall, how
fragrant tho hunoysuchlo that climbed
around tho nrtfully designed entrance, and
what wealth of floral beauty was dis,
IliANNN III lHt llllIlllNIN NbllSNINhlhIN lllbl
encrclea tho drawing room window! But
how much moro lovely than all WAS Clrm-
cntina herself, aS she stood awaiting mo
inside tho room IN all tho beauty of bud
ding womanhood, with her brilliant eyes
and flushing chrrksl
rushed forward tn greet my oharmcr
with all my customary cilusivcncSs. did
not got quite the reception expected,
"MonStcrI' cried Clcmrntiua, drawing
herself UP to her full height of feet 9 and
waving mo of with her hands APP
proach mo not Have you the ctfruntrry
Ia insult mo with your polluted presence,
you base mans"
For n woman who IN half dozen days
Is expected to become ono 5 wife thought
this rather rich, hut rs knew Clcmcntina
had laundering after stage effect | con
eludcd she was acting and laughed nj her
"Ahl You mock me- Vile thing Quit
my presence and 20 go to Your wife and
childrcnl" shrickrd tho fair ono evidently
III earnest,
"Clrmcntna, don't he stupid, | said.
There is n mistake. l know to what YOU
allude You have hecn 70 my rooms and
read Il stupid notc addressed to INC. | tell
you II Is all y mistake
And u pretty mistake for me- cried