The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-06-02
WIDOWS AND COWS,

Goodman Jones died at the age OF firy,
and was gathered To his fathers, leaving
widow OF his own age. Al and about The
same lime Auni Smi'h died too-and as her
case wac parallel 10 Goodman Jones, in all
except her sex, we presume she was gather
ed 10 her mothers. She left disconsolale
widower, over whose head just as many
years had rolled, as the widow Jones had
Counted.
This was allowed on all hands 10 be an as
lonshng coincidence. All the women pit
led Goodman Smith, poor man, and a II the
men commiserated with widow Jones, poor
woman. Widow Jones had large iarm-so
had widowpr Smith. As TO The acres of NOW
~ and lilage and woodland, each had az
equal share land in children, Providence
had blessed them both alike. 'What upon
airih' either would do with these vast pos
sessions alone, the old women declared that
they could not IeI This difficulty sugges-
ted ready remed,, aud the gossips did not
let the delrnct man and woman gei cold in
their graves, before they made up their minds
lhs relics should be yoked together, AMI the
estates, Entertainments, and properly, pei
sonal and real be held in joint proprietor
ship. They said matches were made IN
heaven.-and that this match was there.
made they considered the essential prepars
non of widowhood in each case positive
proof.
Widow Jones and wdower Smith were noi
long in hearing what gossip was asir; aud u
has even been Inslnualed that each had AT
rived TO the conclusion named above, before
any body else had thought of them. Ii Is
certain that when each requested the pray
ers OF the congregation that the bereavement
might be slnciiiied, wdower Smith looked
pretty steadily over The rail of his pew at
he seat Of widow Jones-and widow Jones
moved her white handkerchle from her eye
Just long enough to see how her companion
In bereavement supported himself. Alter
cnurch they walked beside Zach other SO far
a. their roads lay together, and once during
the nexI week widowcr Smith paid widow
Jones visit OF coincidence.
So far, SD good visits OF coincidence
SOON go out OF dale, like an almanac, aud
canno, be used as a pretext after a certain
season. Some other arrangement must be
Irumped up, and widower Smith was No,
long in find ng 1! His Wagon stopped one
morning before widow Jones' door, and he
gave the usual country signal, that he want
ed somebody in the house, by dropping The
reins and setting double, with his elbows cn
his knees. GU ripped The widow, lively
as cricket, with tremendous black RIB
bon on her snow white cap. Good morning
VAS soon said on both sides, and the widow
waited ioi what was further To- be said
Well, ma'am Jones, perhaps you don'l
want 10 sell one OF your COWS for nothing,
any how, do your
"Well, there, Mr.. Smith, you couldn'r
have spoken my mind better. A poor lone
woman like me does not know what 10 do
with so many CRITTERS, and should be glad
To trade IL we car fix it,
So they adjourned to the meadow. Far
mer Smith looked al Roam, then al The wild.
ow-ai Brindle then al The widow-ai Dow.
ming, then al the widow sgain-and so Tho
the whole forty The same call was made
every day fora week, bui :armer Smith could
no' decide which Cow he wanted. A iengu.
"n Saturday. when. widow Jones was IA a
iDIrTy 10 get through her baking ior Sunday
and bad ever so much TO do IN The house,
as oil farmers wives and widows have on Sal