The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-03-27
"0hl widow 0. didn't your cars burn

"ohl widow @. didn't your ears burn
all that day o.
Ahl We wonder that they didn't drop
off, surely they must have been crisp
and crimson"
The Rev. Mr.. o. pFeachei 10 aorowded
house that afternoon, no compliments 20
him. Though every one was sure the
wedding would take place then; but ev-
cry one was again disappointed; aud II
tongues had run at railway speed before,
they travelled then on electric wires-
The minister might have preach in Greek
that day. and his sermons would have
been quite as edifying. But one subject
occupied the village mind-lhe widows
beau. ..
IL actually seemed, TO, that the lady
tried to mpke all the talk she oould.--
After tea. arm in arm, with the gentle.
man, she walked the whole length Of the
village. and way out into the cemetry.
aud never returned ell tho moon was
nigh.
"a nice looking dress I guess she
had" drawled out Of old grandma w.
as she listened 70 the widows wander
ings.
"Pm glad hain't got 10 wash Il, all
drabbed up with dew, as il must have
beon--but don't 'spose she thought
or cared word about Il, she's so carried
away with him. But I'll give her a
piece Of my mind the FIRST time have a
chance, see il l don't"
But tho good old dame began to fear
she would never have a chance. She
hurried through her washing on Monday,
and hobbled over to the widows as soon
as soon as possible, and one OF the neigh
bors said Mrs. O. aud the gentleman went
OF in oarriageg nobody knew where,
very early in the morning. "Yes, and
never got home till nine o'clock in the
evening" look out, widowl Your
character is on the carpet.
To- II she knew it, apparently she didn't
care, for the next day she went calling
with her bean, and the next day ram
bling with him off to the mountain, and
on the next afternoon with him in car
riage to the station house, aud there not
only wept as she parted from him, but
actually embraced and kissed him
s'Whasl in broad Daylight" e1 claimed
grandma w. "Well, il ever l heard OF,
or seed the like ont.
Little Nell, the old lady's youngest
grandehild, wondered to herself il il was
any worse in broad daylight than at any
other time Perhaps you viii wonder
too. We do at least.
There was large attendance that af-
ternoon at weekly meeting of the sewing
society. Everybody went that could
possibly leave home. And what chat.
tering there was when the hustle Of as
sembling was over. There was but one
topic, but that was all sufficient, all en-
crossing; the widows beau-for the gen
tlsmau must be her beau-or at least
ought to be.
Everybody had something to tell.
something 10 wonder about But sud
denly every magpie tongue was hushed,
a universal stroke of dumb palsy seemed
to have fallen on the group, as looking
up they perceived the very lady about
whom ihey were conversing SO eagerly,
standing in the doorway, t
"Good afternoon, ladies'" said she in
her usual quiet way. "l'm glad to see
so large and happy a gathering. tits
beautiful day for our meeting"
And then she proceeded to the table
and helped herself to block Of PATCH
work, inquiring for the sewing silk,
which having received she sat down in
the only vacant chair aud having COM
menced hemming q very red bird, with
q yellow wing, on 10 . very green twig,
which latter had already been hemmed
on a square piece of cloth, and the whole
when completed, was deligned TO form
the twentieth part Of a bedquilt. She
seemed all engrossed with the birds bill,
and spoke to no one. Everybody won.
dered il sue had heard what they were
saying when she came in-but her pla-
cid counteuanee soon reAssursd the most
fearful. and every one longed TO COM
menoe a personal attack.
Old grandma w. WAS the first to ven
ture. She meant 10 ''do up the matter"
very delicately and in so roundabout way
that the lady should not suspect her Of
curiosity. So she began by praising
Mrs. dress. ..-m u a.'
"Why, It is really beautiful. Where
did you find it?'' f a
4 bought IT, Was the quick reply.
Here?
NO.
Where Them M"
I'm New Yorh, last spring. aeno
oh. you did, did you? But / Thought
you were never going 10 wear anything
bus black again r 'E7'' Il I'+-
ai. Every eye scrutiniEed the LADY, face
IN search o. a blush. but il continued as
pale as usual. when she answered. poo
j III did say 50 once, but ] have finally
changed my mind -'l '-..e
'You have, ha. what made youi'
'Oh, had good reaso1s.'
Here the hearers and lOokeFs-on Winked
and blinked, and looked very expressive
ly 81 each other. ,.-f.0
"But did you nos spoil your beautiful
yNhita dress Sunday ni0ht. wearing IL