Show A modern non romance tance not a thousand miles from the village of f san andreas there lived a young an and d beautiful widow upon whose classic features peace happiness and contentment in ent were strikingly visible living comfortably in a seq snug little cottage contag e the proceeds of her honest toil for the last two years with her two boys bright intelligent t tell ell igent lads one of five the other of seven summers she was just beginning to enjoy the fruits of her labor v ahen hen lo 10 the cup of bliss is luddeni suddenly Y dashed from her lips her glorious anticipations antic c of future happiness chappine s s disappear like chaff before the wind and she is driven from her once happy come home almost a beggar among the many who had paid homage at her shrine was one a native of geri germany nany who had the outside semblance of a man but who in reality was nothing more nor less than a confused and tangled mass of flesh and blood thrown loosely together seemingly for no earthly purpose imaginable unless it be for the express one of creating g discords and taking undue advantages of the unprotected in a small way way failing pail to make an impression upon the heart of the young widow ven even after having havi g brought into requisition the following loi very persuasive sentences ces mine dear you knows I 1 vos made for you and you vos made for me I 1 cannot lives bitout you aline dear I 1 i loves you so 0 very much dree time as more as mine mine own sister and most so much as lager beer our german friend procured the services of a lady acquaintance as intercessor this female advocate by a combination of promises and threats threat succeeded but too well in producing i the desired effect upon the susceptible bl heart of the young widow who by so doing thinking perhaps to further the interests of her children reluctantly consented so become the germans wife the female advocate hastened to her employer to apprise him of her success and gloat over the ruin she was about to bring upon the head of the unsuspecting widow and her family things being arranged to suit our german friend that very evening was named as the one upon which the bridal ceremonies should be performed procuring a carriage about noon lie he proceeded to hill with his intended bride where they were soon joined in the holy bonds of matrimony the sequel i is s easily told they returned the same evening from the hill and with the widows vi dows hard bard earned cash I 1 our liberal hearted german gave gae a champagne supper to all his friends the honey moon was of short duration or the third day after marriage this low lived ived grasping avaricious avaricious wolf in in cheeps clothing on some pretext or other commenced a violent assault upon his new wife with his tongue and she fearing worse was obliged to flee from the house with her children and seek refuge e under a neighboring roof things passed on smoothly enough for the next three days during which time the german left nothing in cr untried to come in possession of the widows property which he would doubtless have done had it not been for the providential interference of a third person who le learning arnin the true state of affairs immediately took steps to frustrate the deeply laid plan of this wily w ily schemer yesterday they separated she to resume her needle and perhaps ere long to see herself in in as good circumstances as ever he be to his seat in in the loafers corner a PO position he has held with great dest destruction ruction to himself for many years ile he takes with him a new suit of clothes and twenty five dollars ill in cash which the widow was obliged to give him before he would consent to make himself scarce the female advocate has not been seen in in these parts since since the marriage perhaps she may be on a professional visit visit to some other camp or perhaps she may have smelt a rat and left who knows know sa california Cah forma paper |