Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-02-23
4 Race With a Widow.

tered an omnibus for tive, on christmas. and
started. Nidd 7, said /, where shall we 90 to?
She blush, d, and said she did not like to saw
l told her she must say.
! Well. Jehuel. If you insist upon II. and
am to have my choice, he'd rather go 10
/ cilercH"
What for. widder ?? said l.
"Oh, Jehuel, how can you ask me?"
% Cause / want TO know said |
Welt blushing redder than beeT-it is
such cold weather now, and the nights are SO
awful cold and oh, Jehuel can't say itr'
=" on, pshaw, widdcr, spit it cut, what do you
The widder riIed. She billed right over.
| ike quart OF milk on the fire. and burst out
/ with
" Il You can't understand me, you're heart
/ less brute, 81 you are
=" Hold your horses - said l. {. WHAT'S all
/ TINS about I'm not brute, nor never Was
ana i man had called ME that I'd boot MIN
sure"
/ And then billed right over. and unbu.toned
/ my coat collar to keep from Dustin off my buf-
tons The widder saw was a going to explode
| or else collapse my wind-ppe, and she flung
Aer arms round my neck, put her lips 10 mine.
and cooled right down.
"Jchuel, dear :" said she in an insinitin' wav.
and voice n sweet hand organ, Jehuel,
honey, wanted to 90 TO church to get naar-no
1 cant say 1t all, yeu finish the word Jehuel,
sweet"
" What word marin ?"
{ Il 4
word married, Jehuel, love"
" Married, widder !" said I, did you mean
that %
." Indeed 1 did, Jebuel. love -
e Look here marm, my name isn't JehueI
love nor Jehuel dear, nor Jehuel sweet I'd have
you to know. And | won't get married to no.
body bUt one, aad you are not the she
Oh, pewter pennies, but didn't she rave She
made one dash at me, / doged, and she butt up
against the upper end of the omnibus Crack
her 4 rH III,
bonnet that l didn't buy fer her, and down she
went with her face in the str,w But in mo-
ment she rose again, and made more dash
at me. droPFed-she went over me and but
ted the door Of the omnibus. The strap broke
and out she went-her gaiter boots higher than
her head as she struck the pavement
g Drive on r. / yelled to the driver.
~ oman oyerhoard-woman overheard - yell
led passing sailor.
Stop that white coat-breach of promise
rewaru-herald-publis :" shricked the wid-
dr. IN tones Of mortal agony, while tears of
blood Itgeamed from her beautiful pug of n
nose.
s Drive on-drive on :" l shouted
" Who're 10 ~ asked the driver
" To the hcvI!-to Halem-Macombs Dam
heEIoots-anywhere 50 thai we escape matrimo-
! ny and the w.ddcr.'
/ He started, did the widder. and then We
had 1t UP the avenue, the buss having tn t start
OF about hundred yards. Foot by foot the
wIdder gained Thinks / Jehuel, YOU are a
gouer. / thought it was best to hghten ship
/ SO first hove overheard the straw SGn She
gained. More steam, driver, for mercy 5 sake"
/ I yelled.
I'VE are going faster than The law allows now"
{ hc answered. Thirteen miles an hour"
Jchgsnphat, how the widder did run she
I hove of her bonnet and came up hand over
! hand \ thought struck me, so | off with nv
/ white coat and flung it right down in her path
Sac sPraug on 1t like she panther. and tore it
TO Peices oh, how she flew / wept to see it
%, but life Is sweetcr than coat, and my tail
( or Il making me new one here we painpd
+ full two hundred yards, but on she came apaip.
I once more l could see the green in her eyes
marcIful Moses Row l felt.
% Driver" said I, =" kill them horses or get
/ another mile out OF them"
" WIu YOU pay for 'em ?' he said
/ g es, yes, yes" said !, "only save me from
the vi, der"
By cracsy, we did slide the widder no long
er gained, bat she held her own beautifuIlv.-
7 Thus we had it--oUt past the Red house
/ through Earlcm-where Capt. Graham with
! three mouEted police in vain attempted to catch
/ Us, be probably supposed that We were running.
! away with some bank iuud. Ny only hope
/ was IN reaching Degroots ahead of her: for |
{ knew they would hide me. We were on the
( bridge, and oh, Moses, the draw was up, and "A
/ sioop going through. Driver" said /, "' Jump
that bridge and Il make your fortune for life.
/ sure as you're born"
"iU do 1t or die,' he cried. 15E he did it
/ The wIdder jumped after as, tell into the Har-
! lem River and hasn't been heard Of since.
/ -- ---
/ BELrEF.-. Young man, do you believe in a
i future state 2"
+ " Ia curse I does, and what's more. / intend
! 20 enter it ~ soon as Betsey gets her wedding
things ready"
:. You mistake me. Do you believe in state
&. FL are rewards and puulshments p
d" hust assuredly, sir. If l should cut mngs
with a red-hcaded girl [ should expect my hat
iudentsd by the first cistern pole she could find"
+ " % to-So to-young Inan--you are incor-
/ riE.hie."
' tia t"o. If it warn't for that law aein big
amy. darued If I wouldn't take dozen But
who supposed, deacon, man of your years
would give such advice to young man o.
The deacon took his hat.