Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-04-08


the newcomer with a view 10 discover
Ing II she was this or that missing
person, but she did not tally with any
Of them. Thinking all the. while that
she would be claimed, we did not
change our status. but after time we
began TO consider the lproprIety Of her
remaining with me. She could not do
10 without exciting comment except
as my wife. If on this ground she
left me where should she go7 My
children needed her and insisted on
railing her mamma" Since we did
not know her name soon fell to call.
ing her by the same name as the
children.
None OF those coming to investigate
her found that she was the person
they were looking for. Her stay,
which was expected to end any mo
ment.' was prolonged from week TO
week, from month to month. Then
one day some gossip about US was re.
peated to me. and i decided to submit
to her the question OF marriage.
Therein lay puzzle. How did we
know but that she had n husband
even children Of her own2 And sup.
pose she married me one day and was
restored to former home the next:
What a terrible complicationi
The mystery" as ! shall call her
was no more puzzled as TO the best
COURSE 70 pursue .nsn :. We M
isleu Anu "i,e.waru sue WIS .orn s"a
rom ns anu' my sni'uren wou,u no'
= anu tney DC 'ne suneelsl so'
months We eou'u come 70 uo eesis'on
out s,ranse 10 say' sne as VIC" an
.oesan 10 ureau lnhe nen .uen'i.y uIsn
oe uiscoVereu, anu ~. wv
nrs,, tne o,scoveiy wouie presNsut
Wuae was peconihs nappy'- uon,e
nnu' seconu. ner own 'eaA s'h.us lnisn'
We an uhnsppy que
was necessary 1or at ieast one OF
US 70 oeterlnine 70 tAae tne risH VI
marriage aha ! arriveu at TINS new
pupie conclusion n.st- Ahueeu, was
iohg wnne p ersuaalng ner 20 my view
itad II not Deen tnat women nre prone
10 heeu proyiuentiai interpositon
uoupl "A ! shUuiu eve, nave sueceeusU
III my SUM- Ihat nhu asked 70 De
sent woman 70 IAAs care OF my Gun
uren anu sne peneVeu .nat my pIayei
nau pesn ahswereu nos ~ iate'o p9
rroViuence, was ner cnieh 'eason Aoi
at iast consenting
ana nere. hsaln announcer nneuNt!
was met. MY prlue's name was MOI
Ano" sue cnVse may, WY ev
mon put very peau.i one onuei
.nis name she insisOeu On ueink pap
, a une nut sue usu Deeh
oap.,seu oe, .ne secouu p.p.isn
mouu &c Vo,u' ~. = sue n"o no' oeei
Dp Dap2 ne' mat
'ihse wouu no'u soou
anu 81 We weo pia.tieu' oon'
"oen no'u ~ 'nea H"nuS - .W
LIE, ~ u 'S,, wnen sue 'k sU
Saa,, s,.as" g.. nan a.u IN. snn
ulen e.s ,s.u 100. ~. nus none u men
sou,u preuic' wnal woula De tneir own
ueciSioh "ero eney caheu upon 10 ac'
49, $500, s',.. ..,.. ~.
t,a 49,. 80 Sna.ns =. ~.
snoo fron, t,n,s =, .,r,a - -. r.s.s
~ - - - ,>.....ss'Is - 49,.
20 aosh,u =. s~a,sa,s a.. 90
AZ ,,-o,a ..ss,, - sss ,,.-..'.,, az,
time show an s,.ns wha.a,ar =,
rat,,rr;n. ,,a,,orv, +, 49,. 49,
shada go, 49,. S.,.,.., =.
a. ,n,aht $500 h.ar ~ go 80.
r.tone s,aghoa has,,, 80 ,,,,,.h. ~
son,a GLOW, hv -,,,,ch ,Ss. rrn,,,n a.,
bar sp.' - =, ~ - $3.50 !
D.. -. .,,I,
=, Sae' a !, a not"rann ,rcr.Os Ss
my my EXPENSES na.uraiy increased
~ oa,,oata ,nd A. x',as a,esc,,,. =. 81,
ends n,ast:' esnass,,,,r ,as ,,,s,,.osrth,
oldest hors ana Girls sv,snad to 90 e.
.,,. s,,,,,N,e, -. - .
sntticient for tba nurnose ana ,vo.
ohlIeed 70 deny them
One mornihg i was4awoxanaa Viii
with a singular expression. lint with =
boopy one. = q
aIt has all come hack to me-. She
said.
.Creot ,eo yans,,. .xn,o,nod
.It's al, right am sarah Deape
T ;iyaq bronpbt ~, IN m,ssons, an
Rho oldest of s,r cb,,dran datar
mined 70 reIieva my father and motbe,
Of the aeeessitv,,1 80 -. RI
"you were not morriedy.
T, isNong'q1s. "
"Tbank Godr