The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-11-24

tnent afterwards.
NO; she exchanged gold piece for
some bills
'Ha! pondered the Deacon, reflective
~, did she give any reasons for inaui-
ring!
No; she said she only asked for Curl
osi,v.'
The Deacon left the bank in deep
thought. lie came to the conclusion that
tins curiosity only veiled deeper motive.
lie no longer entertained doubt that
The Widow had actually found 20, of
gold IN her cellar, aud appearances seem
ed To Indicate that its probable value
was eqn"' TO $4,000. The gold piece
! which she had exchanged at the bank
/ appeared 70 confirm the story.
i rather think said the Deacon com.
! pIacentiy, L can see into milestone about
as Tar As most peopie'--a statement, the
literal truth of which | defy any one to
question, though, as to the prime fact Of
! peoples being able to see into milestone
at all, doubts have now and then intruded
themselves upon my mind.
! Mex! Sunday the Widow Wells anDear
ed at church in a new and stylish bon.
net, which LED 10 some such remarks AS
! these:
How much vanity some people have,
( to.besurer
How woman that has kept boarders
Tor living can Afford to dash out with
such bonnet is more ihan can tell
| should think she was old enough to
know better
This last remark was made 10y a lady
just six months younger than the Widow
whose attempts TO catch a husband had
hitherto proved unavailing.
J suppose continue the same young
; lady, she is trying to catch "A second hus.
band with her tinery. Before would
condescend 20 such means, rd-rd drown
nv self
IN this last amiabI1 speech the young
lady had unwttingIy hit upon the true
motive. The Widow was intent upon
catching Deacon Bancroft, and she iniul.
ged IN costly bonnet, not because she
supposed he wond be caught with fnerv.
but because this would strengthen in his
mind the idea that she had stumbled in.
to hidden wealth
The Widow hal calculated shrewdly
and the display had the effect she an,ici
pated.
found an erraud that called hllu" "8pef IL
the Widows. 1t chanced TO he about
tea time. He was importuned to stay to
tea, and some what to her surprise, actual
ly did.
The polite Widow, who knew of the
Deacon's weak point, brought one of her
best mince pies, n slice of which her guest
partook with zcst
You'll take another piece, know
| sad she persuasively.
Really, am ashamed said the Dea
con. and he passed his plate. The tact is
he said, aPolegericaIly, 'your pies are so
nice don't know when to stop
DO you call these nice 2 said the Wild
ow, modestly. ! only call them common.
! ! can make mice pies when set out to.
but this time | didn't have such good
/ luck as usual
j shoudn t want any BETTER said the
Deacon emphaticalIy.
Then hope if you like them you'll
| drop in to tea often. We ought to be
more neighhorly. Deacon Bancroft
Deacon Bancroft assented, and he
meant what he said. The fact is, the
Deacon Legan TO think the Widow was a
charming woman. She was very comelv,
and she Was such an excellent cook. Be
sIdes, lie had no doubt in his own mind
that she WAS worth considerable sum Of
money. What objection could there be
har q, 4.
brough. this question before her one eve-
ming. The Widow bIushed. professed 10
he greatly surprsed-in fact she had
never thought OF the thing in her life-but,
on TIE whole, she had thought highly OF
the Deacon, and, to cut the story short,
accepted him
A month afterwsid she was installed
as mattress Of the Deacon's large house,
somewhat 10 the surprise Of the village
people, who could not conceive how she
had brought him over.
Some weeks after the ceremony the
Deacon ventured to inquire about the pot
Of gold which she had found in her eel
lar.
Pot Of goldr she exclaimed, in sur
prise, i know OF none
But said the Deacon, Disconnected
you know YOU asked me about whethe,
the law could claim it,
20. lor Deacon, only asked from curl
OSity"
And was that the reason you made
inquiries at the bank =
Certainly. What else could it be 2
The Deacon went ont to The barn. and
for about halt an hour sat in silent medi
tati"n. At the end Of that time he ejacu
lated. as closing consideration. Afte
all she makes good mince pies =
IL gives me pleasure TO state that tlIC
union between the Deacon and the Wild
ow proved very one, although to tn,
end Of his lie he never could quite max,
up his mind about That Pot OF Gold y
BRIGRT Boy.-Not long since, some la