The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-02-16
MIR. APPLEFOS's BCARDERS.
By CAROLINE r. PRESTON


Hiram Appleton was fond of money
and, as he lived in the most economical
manner, had managed to accumulate q
considerable sum Of it. AS an Instance
of his economy, he had worn the same
blue coat with brass buttons for ten years,
t. church and to muster, and there was
considerable probability of its having to
serve for as much longer. Hiram was q
bachelor. lie considered a wife an ex.
pensive luxury, from which he abstancd
from economical motives.
In the course of time, however, Hiram
came to take different view Of the mat
ter He read somewhere that it was sa,
wing to be married. as the work that the
wife would do, would more than pay the
expenses of her board and clothing. On
reflection, lliram considered that, under
his circumstances, this was considera-
ton Of some importance.
"B .siieS,' thought he, ''we mi .ht
take boardcrs, and taking boardcrs is
profitable if you don't keep 'em too wei.
I've heard that Aunt Jane Doolittlc made
IA thousand dollars clear, in one year, from
keeping boarders. And all the labor
comes on the wimmcn folks too | guess
| must be married"
Mr. Appleton decided, on the whole, to
marry widow.
We give his reasons in his own words;
''lt stands to reason,' he sollouuized,
"that a widow must have more expert
ment about household matters, than one
who hasn't been married Now, one
that isn't experienced is very apt to waste
things, and it takes good deal of time
to teach 'em better Now widows al
ready broken in to the ways of house
hold. must be on the look out for a
widow"
Mr.. Hiram Appleton, accordingly, be-
gan to look about him
Just at this time there came into town
a certain Widow Jones, on a visit to a
relation.
As Mr.. Appleton was well acquainted
at the house where she was visiting, he
soon found It in his way to 'call round
The widow was sitting in the "kcep-
ingroom,' with Mrs. FELTON, her rela
ton
"Mr. Appleton said the latter, "let
me Introduce to you my cousin, Mrs.
Jones'
Hiram bowed.
81 wonder whether she's a widow, "he
thought to himself.
When Mrs. FELTON, accompanied him
to the door, he ventured to make the in :
quiry.
eyes, said Mrs. FELTON,, cher husband
died two years since"
"You see, Mrs Felton," said Hiram
IN business like tone, "I've been think
ing Of getting married | lhink, on the
whole, it would be good policy. l guess
| should prefer smart, industrious,
economical widow, if | could hear of one
anywhere"
"Then," said Mrs FELTON,, IL am quite
sure that my cousin would suit you.-
She's as industrious creetur as you cv-
er saw. Always has work In her hand, :,
"Ihere's one thing / want to know
about" said Hiram anxiously. .Is she
!ond OF dress don't know much about
heard that some wlmmen
spend sight on their dress. Now 7 cant
stand that anyhow. calculate that NV
wife, if | ever have any, shall dress do.
cent; but as to silk dresses. and ooll
chains, and such, they wont come ont of
me-" -
Mrs. FELTON, assured the enquirer, that
no one could be more simple in her tastes
than her cousin,-an assurance which
gratified Mr.. Appleton exceedingly.
"You needn't tell her what I've been
saying said Hiram. "I II come in again
two or three times, and see how | like
her ways, and i'll do III propose pretty
quick,
"You'd BETTER" said Mrs. FELTON,.
"for there's no knowing how soon some.
body else may pick her up"
Instead of regarding Hiram's injuuc.
tion, Mrs. FELTON, straightway communi,
Gated tho substance of the conference to
the widow.
Now it so happened, for reasons which
Will appear, that the widow was by nc
means indisposed to a second marriage,
and, on hearing that Hiram was man