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A KBTEUTIYE’S 311 STAKE.A XrlV V. tl .* Ill Ji .itllii SlluUtlOtVfFrom the Virginia C.:y(N»sv.) Kvi-nlDg Chronicle. i About two tuon'.lis ago a youtig lawyer of ; this city, ini-1 in* i] jvvfy acquired wife, were returning Ir-uti a visit to the bay. Weaned a trifle wirh cmHhml billing and cooing, ih.? young biMhaml mutfu aotiie feeble cvetise nr .ekcr and slipped otf to tile : .• »r t i bun u cigar uud thinkwith a sigh i»j r:»i-O.-jnrlrd bachelor days wheel-lie i: ii»‘ 1 ;it u,r of the window overhi* bn;»*.d^ wstii -run- to any, “Oh, please, ! Steve, dear, d ; j **u The *r. i ?. ivJh-r an injured ex pres. ; »b)D, whs -1:::; i.» imr p ibiee ear, musing 1 on tU ? v: i-i* :-.;d !'■lt;: ij.fr Stephen, when ; she *u I ten;-, d: iven-d that she Was the jcenter «»r.i i »:i this whole ear. Two ■ rough !'rii;i:i,; were standing in the ! aisle, g i/.:*:- »• k i-!y, and then refer- i ring T » p-p r .v«ih:'i one held in Ills ' hand-*. it tv* :*.*'ohMhn1 uid indignant \.\y o.e;i I her Hiouglitti, oneof the men too!; tie* vacant aeat beside her, and with a knowing wink observed:“A good gci up, X.mcy, but it won't do. Ymi’ii! fop'vd dead to rights this time, lioney.M“Sir! ’ prd :!;«• I'riwidened lady,shrinking lurk ::iio flu- furthest corner.“ Ity tin* i.-.r lt;irkvud the ni-ui admiringly, “ \«:uM ought to u gone outhe \ never saw anything betterdone. iiu*. it wont do You've got toconic hack withi:*, Nance, an'you stand u might v ;r« . I chance of goin' over the hay for live :iT-V “Sir, what d«» you menu?” demandedMrs. , throughly alarmed and startingto her fret. “ Wiil no t'cnilrumu protect me from llu? insults of Thin fellow?tfHalf a do/.*'ii yi iith.uiirii sprung forward ut this appeal.“(.iciitUunrn, . aid the man, “ jist lend to your own hnsimvs autl I’ll tend to mine. I’ve been hunting this hird lor two months or mote, and I’ve got her at last. Sheputs on agm-d deal ol style, but if you*ve ever lizard of Nnnee lirown. one of the’cutest Jl;ievi;s oil liie coast, here she Is. Tde have taken her lt;fiiietlyp hut if she wuuts :o m i!;;- •( row, it’s her own business. I’m u Itgvcrivo —,und here’s my warrant.“Oh, tbi*: i; i:U di-rahli', cried the poor lady, burV.'m *; tub* tear* of indignation and Shame. “O :n?i*-inen, mv huslmud, Mr. is on I hr? train. tin Uud him, forheaven’s .sake!There pn smrlv appeared about the wildest looking lawyer outside of Stockton. The detectives gnu tied at the vehemeut explanations of the husband, and the ofllcer warned him to lie quirt or he would arrest liim for iafcrnriiig. Fortunately there Were several Virginians on tin? tram, and they at one:: i leutificd the lawyer as a respectable cili/. •!». though the marriage being leccnt they ha I mu known the lady.The dcteciiwi were profuse In their apologies, and got out of the car in double-quick order, looking more sheepish than any thief-lakers have a right to look, and swearing that it was the strongest rcsem-blance they hail ever seen.
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Davenport Gazette
Davenport, Iowa, US
Sat, Nov 06, 1875
Page 4
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Clipped by
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