Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-20
LIFE AS
DEPICTED BY
GOV. BRADLEY
Copyright. 1902, by Hughes & ousley, Louisville.
A Picture Of Domestic Felicity.

Copyright. 1902, by Hughes & Ousley. Louisville.
A Picture Of Domestic Felicity.
Many years ago there lived in a central
Kentucky county an old gentleman by
the name of Stormes. He had two daugh-
ters one of whom married man named
Ware and the other a man by the name OF
Hicks. Both couples Immediately com
menced. housekeeping in the neighborhood.
Meanwhile the old man lost his wife, and
after mourning what he considered
proper length of time, proceeded to IN
vestigate the matrimonial market.
He had a snug little farm, with neat
and comfortable buildings, the necessary
amount Of stock, some ready money and,
among other things, possessed numerous
bee gums and lot of old tobacco, which
he kept for his individual use.
In a short while after he instituted
search for a wife he was rewarded by
finding a handsome widow, who was Of
rather unusual size and. withal. good
woman, who appeared to take his fancy,
and they were married.
The usual rows grew up IN the family
on account of the second marriage, and
many things were done by his sOns-in-
law to annoy and bedevil him. At length
his bee gums were spirited away, and
short while after hIs tobacco went In the
same manner.
Stormes was a Christian man. but this
was more than he could stand. In a mt OF
anger he accused his sons-in-law of the
theft, by reason of which each Of them
promptly sued him for Islander, concluding
to obtain his estate by law, as no other
opportunity was presented.
When the case came on Tor trial
Stormes secured the services Of Major
Turner, of Richmond who was one Of the
most successful lawyers of his day. He
was an old-fashioned. plain, but strong
speaker, and could weep copiously at a
moments warning.
The defendant admitted the speaking of
the words and alleged their truth. At the
conclusion of the speech for the plaintin
Major Turner arose and addressed the
Jury about as follows:
Gentlemen of the jury, you all know
my client You know that for more than
a half century he has led a spotless life.
During all that time he has been a zeal
Gus Campbellite lthe jury was mostly of
that persuasion, a fact that had not es-
capped the astute majOr). You know that
not a great while ago he lost his wife,
since which he married the second time
and his last wife sits beside him today
and a good looking woman she is, too, one
whom any man on that jury would not be
ashamed of and one whom l would be
proud to have myself. After the marriage
the old man settled down, hoping to pass
the remainder of his days in peace and
happiness. When the winter came on, aT-
ter feeding and housing his cattle and par
taking of his evening meal, he would sit
down beside his companion and engage
in pleasant conversation. And as the night
wore on and while the cold winds were
whistling around his cottage he would
open the old cupboard and taking there
from his bottle of apple brandy. would
make two nice toddies, sweeten with honey,
and he and his wife would sit down beside
the table. while the hickory logs in the
old-fashioned fireplace were cracking
with flames shedding a genial glow and
pleasant warmth about the room, and
sip their toddies, and the good wife
would bring the pipes and tobacco and
they would smoke and sip and sip and
smoke until the bliss was too great to be
married by conversation and amidst pro-
found silence, as the blue wreaths ascend
ed, he would contemplate them, lost, as IL
were in a phantasmagoria of sentimental
perfectbiiity, recalling to mind the pleas
ant memories of the past and feasting on
the thoughts of the felicity of the present
"And while living in this Eden Of bliss
with not a wave Of trouble rolling across
his peaceable heart (here the tears