Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-10-25
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has passed away Poor Chauncey-
to have been obliged to endure that
woman for so long, It's n wonder he
| lived as long as he did. Well, | sup
! pose must go over and offer the usual
| consolation"
| Now, there was not only want OF
| reason for Mrs. Crcssler's going over
! to offer the usual consolation" but
| there was n supernuity Of reason why
| she should not do so. Mrs. Crnssler
had herself been Mrs. Chttenden and
| by good rights should have been the
widow But she had tired Of Chitten-
den, sent him off and secured divorce
on the ground of descrton. On the
day the divorce was granted she had
married Tim Cressler. Chttcnden,
who had been forced to desert one wo-
man, chung to another and married her.
Cressler was still living with Chitten-
denis first wife, but report said that
he was very abusive, the reports ema-
mating from his wife and If he did not
mend his ways he too, would be forced
to desert her. Mrs Crcssler's inten-
ton was TO offer Mrs. Chittcnden that
kind of consolation which Satan would
give soul he had purchased is,
he would thrust II into hell.
Good morning, Mrs Chittendcn. Il
have thought. considering what we
have both been TO poor Chauncey, | !
would come over and offer my sym
pathies. Notwithstanding his faults I
he was too good for most women"
He was too good for me-" said the !
widow demurely. but | suppose he
wasn't good enough for you, Mrs |
Cressler, or he wouldn't have left you" |
81 was glad when | saw that you and |
Chauncey were getting on so well to-
gethcr There was too great gap
between him and me. Chaunccy was
not smart man"
"His first wife was"
1T isn't that | was very smart" said !
Mrs. Cressler modestly, but Chauncey
was very dull He needed wife of |
very moderate intellect"
"You were fortunate in getting an
other husband the day you got your
divorce from the one that deserted !
you" said Mrs. Chttenden. Maybe |
instead of luck it was smartness."
II didn't want poor Chauncey to suf- !
fer from thinking I'd take him back" 4,
ut was very kind of you not to make :
him suffer Any longer than he did"
There wasn't any time-lf / hadn't
been marrlcd-thnt he wouldn't have /
been glad to return to his suffcrIngs."
Then it must have been lucky for !
him that you were married"
WED see about that some day, only !
In heaven there's no marrying or Civ
Ing in marriage"
How Is it in the other place? DO .
you think you're going to have him
thereT
I'm not going there, Mrs. ChItten-
den, nor Is Chauncey. If there's mar
rying there you'll have to look out for
n new husband"
you'd have both Chauncey and Tim
Crcssler in heaven, Only there's no
more bigamy there than marriage"
Mrs. Cressler was not getting ahead
in the game. Her thrusts were vigor-
Gus, but they were parried with great
Skill There was one thing she had
come over for that thus far she had not
gained--a knowledge of what funds
Chittenden had left his widow. She
had vague hope that the law might
look kindly upon her and consider her
n fraction of that widow
81 hope Chaunccy left you comfort
able, Mrs. Chttcnden," she said in
tone TO intimate that she would like to
get back to her purpose of Offering CON
ISOLATION.
ITS you he's left comfortable" re
piled the other, because he was moth
ing to you. He left me uncomfortable
because we We're everything to each
other
'They say you made frugal wife
and he left penny or so in the bank"
"TIe did, and to his widow"
There's alimony due me"
II hope you may get It,"
''lf It's due the law III allow it"
Yes, If It's due. You got your d.
vorce ut noon and married at | O'Clock.
There's alimony for one hour due you"
Il suppose II wouldn't look we'll for
me to come to the funeral"
"Chauncey's funeral. SO far as his
first wife is concerned, occurred long
ago"
"Of course I'll like 20 show my kind
ly sympathy for YOU, The ncighbors
might think 1t queer of me to he here.
but it would show them that I'm not
malicious"
"Oh, they know you haven't any
grudge against me. Why should YOU
have? 1t was | who made II easy for
you. Chaunccy was well enough salts
fed With the desertion plan after he
met me"
Hint They all know that wouldn't
stand him any longer"
"Ic told me he was afraid You
would"
"1'd have just liked TO hear him say
that in the flesh"