Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-09-02

placently, II can see into mill stone
about as far as most people, statement
the literal truth of which l defy any one
to question, though, as to the prime fact
Of peoples being able to see into mill
stone at all, doubts have now and then in
truded themselves upon my mind"
Next Sunday the Widow Wells ap
peared at church in new and stylish
| bonnet, which led to some such remarks
as these
'How much vanity some people have,
to be sure p ... ...
"How a woman that has to keep board
ers for living, can afford to dash out
with such bonnet, is more than l can
tell |! should think she was old enough
to know better"
This last remark was made by a lady
just six months younger than the widow,
whose attempts to catch husband had
hitherto proved utterly unavaling. a
Il suppose" continued the same young
lady, 'she is trying to catch second hus
band with her fnery. Before l would
condescend to such means, Fd-I'd drown
myself"
In this last amiable speech, the young
lady had unwit,ingly hit upon the true
motive. The widow was intent upon
catching Deacon Bancroft, and she
INDUCED in costly bonnet, not because
she supposed he would be caught Nsth
hnery, but because this would strengthen
in his mind the idea that she had stumbled
upon hidden wealth.
The widow had calculated shrewdlv
and the display had the effect she an,ici
pated.
Monday afternoon Deacon Bancroft
found an errand taat called him over to
the .idow's. 1t CHANGED TO be about tea
time. He was inportuned to stay to tea,
and, somewhat to his surprise, actually
did.
The polite widow, who knew the dea,
cons weak point, brought on one of her
best mnce pies, a slice of which her guest
partook Of with zest.
"You'll take another piece, l know
said she, persuasively.
"Really, am ashamed said the dea
con, and he passed his plate "The fact
is he said apologetically, "your pies are
SO nice, don't know where to STOP
"Do you cal! them nice ?" said the wild.
ow, modestly, ~ only call them common.
I can make mince pies when set ou: TO-
but this time l didn't have such good
good luck as usual
81 shouldn't want any BETTER" said the
| deacon, emphatically.
"Then l hope if you like them, you Il
drop into tea often. We ought to be
more neghborly, Deacon Bancroft"
Deacon Bancroft assented, and he
meant what he said. The fact is. the dea.
con began to think the widow was charm
ing woman. She was very comely, and
she was such an elegant cook Besides
he had no doubt in his mind but that she
was worth a considerable sum of money
| What objection could there be to her be
coming Mrs. Bancroft? He brought this
question before her one evening. The
widow blushed, professed to be greatly
surprised-in fact, she had never thought
of the thing in her life-but on the whole
she had thought highly of the deacon, and
to cut short the matter, had accepted him
A month afterwards she was installed
as mistress of the deacon's large house
somewhat to the surprise Of the village
people, who could not conceive how she
had brought him over.
Some weeks after the ceremony, tbs
deacon ventured to inquire about the POI
of gold which she had found in the cellar
spot of gold! y she exclaimed in sur
prise = | know of none"
"Bu;," said the deacon, Disconnected
you know you asked me about whether
the law could claim it?o
80, lor deacon, only asked from Curl
osityw ~
"And was that the reason you made in
/ qnries at the bank ?'
Certainly. What else could it be ~
The deacon went out to the barn, an,
| for about half an hour sat in silent medi
tation. At the end Of that time. he eiacu
lated, as n closing consideration, "Afte
all, she makes good mince pies n
1t gives me pleasure to state that tn
union between the deacon and the widow
proved very happy one, although, to thu
end of his life, he never could quite max,
up his mind about "rhat Pot of Gold"
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