The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-02

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his foot into the matrimonial kettle OF
fish-which was quite another affair
The widow, still on the matrimonial
ent, though somewhat taken by sur
prise, echoed
" Sleeping partner :"
" Yes, ma AM can't come into the
ncern on on any other terms-I must
be sleeping partner or nothing"
! 81 have no hesitation in accepting
your Offer" said tn, widow, promptly /;
for she well enough knew that punctu,
ality in affairs of this kind was conducive
to Il speedy termination, and she kind
u leaned up to Sam as if she expected
him to encircle her willing self with hi
manly arms, and seal the acceptanc c
with slight dash of--what one Of our
'yallcr kiver" writer's calls" the in
spring lublicity of cr fragrant and
beauteous mouth" b ut the old bach.
was thinking Of moth ng of the kind.
Then you will accept of my offer,
ma am -
with all my heart, Mr.. Jones"
And again she extended her hand to
him, thinking he might clasp that, if be
would not her form, and he did, but with
very different motive, for in giving it
a hearty shake, he said, just as if he had
bargained for a yoke Of oxen, or Il
horse
There's ny hand on it it is bar
gain. That's business like, right up to
the scratch"
The W dow thought it altogether too
business -like-proposine and concluding
u mat. imonial speculation without a
declaration OF love, any Of the soft
dailyIngs of courtship, which max the
final eyes" SO delicious mors to
warm -blooded lovers--but she cuuld not
help feeling satisfied, for Sam Jones was
not to be sneezed at. She was satisfied
to get him in any way.
1T is indeed, business like, Mr.
Jones'"
Yes--well, ma am, l don't exactly
understand the preliminarics, or--yes,
the details of such affairs, therefore |
will leave that to my friend, Deacon
Milliken. I'll speak to him, and he
will call about it. Good-morning
Sam Jones lett the widows highly
elated with having concluded goo
bargain, and left the widow just as much
elated with her bargain
Pursuing his way homeward, he en-
couutered The Deacon, and informed him
of the state of affairs, and desired him
to proceed to the widows aud arrange
the details of the bargain, tn at it NJ igh'
be consummated at the earliest conven-
itnce.
Deacon Millikcn was overjoyed at the
turn affiis had taken, simply because
he had hand in bringing it bout; so TAX
ing me b, the forelock, he popped in
upon the widow to congratulate her.
d" Ha, ha widow, so you've caught
the old bachelor :"
Hooked him handsomely, Deacon. ="
90, | thought he would bite at So
tempting bait. Ha, ha -
80, he seized it greedily, Deacon
there was no billing about it, assure
you"
"Ha, ha! Sam Jones amt man to
dillydaly, not he. Well, he has sent
me to arrange all the little matters with
you, and desires it to come off as soon
as possible. When do you say :"
! why, you know, Deacon, that we
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soon after that as will be agreeable to
all pa, ties, will please me-"
Three successive Sundays is the
usual mode, but the law is not impera-
tive. Let me see, there is a milit a
training this afternoon. that's once
o.morrow's sunday, that's twice--Mon-
day is town-meeting about the new
bridge, that's three timcs-wbat say 7"
"Won't it look like hurrying the
, affair, Deacon :"
Certainly marry in haste, and re-
e pcnt at le sure. Ha, ha !"
Now, Deacon Millken, when Widow
Ebling first spoke to him of pa, tncr,
: knew that she meant a busband-he
was too good judge Of widows not to
know tRat-and VIII he spoke to Sam
= Jones about it, he meant husband for
E the widow, and when Sam Jones desired
$ him to arrange the details of the part.
: ncrship, he naturally enough. supposed
I it to be matrimonial partnership, and
acted accordingly. Widow Ebling
, meant husband all the time, and she
acted accordingly. = z.
The Deacon. was lawyer, and he
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