Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-07-02
Democratic Northwest,
AND HENRY COUNTY NEWS.
A LITTLE MYSTERY.

woman you ever set your eyes on,
said Dave Redburn to his friend,
William Norton. Il have been hap.
pier since my marriage than at any
other period during my past life. In
fact, l fell contented with myself and
all the world into the bargain
is she q blonde or brunette?' asked
Will. 4 prefer the former style of
beauty he added.
Another reason why you will like
my wife, her hair Is Of the loveliest
golden shade and she has the bluest
of eyes
Df course she's youngl Though it
is needless for me to ask such a ques-
ton; for you surely would not marry
an elderly person, that is to say, one
as old as yourself, for you are on the
shady side Of forty, you know?'
well, Will, she is only twenty
five, and a widow.
'What, have you married a widow,
Dave2 Oh, have you forgotten the
advice the elder Weller gave to his
son Samuel? Oh, Dave that you
should have reached years of discre-
tion to be taken In that mannerl You
have tied yourself to some designing
creature, who will either lead you a
nice life, or put few soothing drops
in your coffee some morning.
Now, Will, if l didn't know that
your remarks were made out of pure
sport, 1 should blacken those two mis-
chief-making, twinkling eyes of yours
for casting aspersions upon the char
acter of my dear little wife. If all
the widows were like the one you shall
be introduced to tomorrow evening,
then 1t would be we'll for all men to
take old Weller's advice, for she is
enough to turn any mans head, how
ever unimpressible he may be.
The friends parted.
At the appointed hour on the fol-
lowing evening Will Norton made
his appearance at Dawes house.
On being introduced to his friends
wife Will exclaimed:
Surely l have seen you before,
Mrs. Redburn; but where can't rec
ollect at the present time.
She blushed when he made the re.
mark-unnecessarily, Will thought.
i say, Dave, what was your wlfe's
name before she married your asked
Will when Mrs. Redburn had with
drawn, and left them to talk over
their old school days.
Mrs. Tilton, he replied.
'She must have married again since
! saw her last which was year ago
and then her name was Dale. I'm
positive it's the name person.
Now, Will, I'm sure you are mis-
taken. She was never married but
once before met her, she assured
me. 1t must be one of those strange
resemblance now and then met with.
Yes, l repeat, you are mistaken for
once in your life. I believe every
word that comes from her lips
AS soon as they had finished this
subject they adjourned to the, parlor
where they were entertained by Mrs.
Redburn, whose voice was finely cul.
tivated, and who was a skillful per-
former upon the piano.
With conversation and music, both
vocal and instrumental, the evening
passed pleasantly, and Will Norton
confessed to his friend that Mrs. Red
burns powers of fascination were very
great, indeed-in fact, she was per-
fectly irresistible.
But in his own mind he was GER
tain that he had met Mrs. Redburr
under the name Of Dale.
Nothing more was said about the
resemblance.
Some few weeks passed away anc
found Dave just as much in love will
his wife as when they were first mar
ried, when one evening he took
gentleman home to dine with him.
Pray pardon what you may thinl
boldness on my part, but what wa
your wlfe's name before you marriet
her?
Dave had informed him that sh
was q widow before he married hei
flt seems to me that met her ur
der a different name-Mrs. Waldo
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