Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-11-28
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Why the Widow jenkins didn't
linnN Marry DR.. Wells. ....l

Why didn't the Widow Jenkens marry
DR.. Wells That was the exciting subject
of debate before the lGossipt0wn Ladies'
Mutual Improvement and Widows Relief
Society, y at one of their weekly meetings.
Now, DR., Wells had been very attentive
to Mrs. Jenkens for number of months.
He. Invariably walked home with her from
church, had escorted her to a number of
pie MICS, and in many ways had evinced his
pnrtiaity. And as for the young and pretty
widow, she did not appear to be at all dis
pleased with these attentions; on the con.
trary, she received them with evident pleas
IRE so their marriage was considered as
settled thing by the inhabitants of Gossip
town in general and the members of the
Ladies Mutual Improvement and Widow 8
Relief Society in particular. r ..-..., .o;,..
So, when they learned that he had sud
denly disappeared, without telling them
where he was going, what, he was going for,
when he was coming back, &C.. &C., all of
which particulars they felt they had an lun-
disputed right to know, and without even
bidding any Of them good bye, their aston
ishment ahifndignation were intense. =;
Strange aud conflicting were their .conjec.
lures, aud various were the rumors that were
thereby set afoat. Some said that he had
been arrested for high treason, some that
he was q spy from the Confederate army,
while others did not hesitate to say that he
was biigan,tst, one of those wandering
gentry who 90 from town to town, deceiving
with their perfdious wiles the s,iscantible
hearts of that confding sex whose g,tllibiEti
has become prbyerbial,
But, finally, after due deliberation and
careful consideration of all the pros and cons,
the why's and wherefores, by the directors
Of the above mentioned society, to wit: Miss
Dorothy Wormwood, Miss Lovetalk, Mrs.
Pickhaw and Mrs. Makefuss, they came to
the unanimous conclusion that the mys-
terious disappearance was occasioned by the
rejection of Dr. Wells by the Widow Jen-
kens, for some cause to them unknown, but
supposed to be some terrible crime commit
ted by the aforesaid doctor and discovered
b, the aforesaid widow and that the afore-
said gentleman had left Gosiptown clan
destinely, to hide his discontinue and to
avoid the shame of O disclosure" 4.
Indeed. Miss Loyetalk testified, ''that one
day, as she was walking past the widows
house she saw the doctor and Mrs Jenkens
together in the garden, and distinctly heard
the latter tell the former, 'vTbat she should
certainly expose his conduct" And that
the doctor replied. THAT he hoped she
wouldn't as itfweuld berthe ruin ofohim.' y
Upon which the widow gave sort of 8
derisive laugh. gaE.I .f.1S frsIoi
Wherelipon Mrs. PickAaw shook he,
head, and said, ''That she didn' know wha
stronger proof they wanted than that rFo
her mart she was free to own that she neve
did like Dr. Wells She knew he was q
great .ufavorite with some falks, hit hi
smooth, oily ways didn't GO down with her
She never had said ANYTHING, because sh,
didn't wish to injufe the young man pros
pects, but it had long been her private opin
| ion that he was nothing huta wolfin sheep
clothing! Mothers ought to he very care
full" she added. drawing herself up will
dignity, with whom they allow their daugh
ters to associate took an early opportuni
ty to warn my daughters. against him; an
| il is very gratifying to me to reflect tina
they had the wisdom to profit by my advice.
MEN, When Dr.. Wells first came to Cos
siptownf this wise and prudent matron wa
very assiduons IN her attentions, using ever
art in her power to entrap him into n maj
riage with one Of her five unmarried daugb
tors NlTnlI IIelgishaE ,i02hdmNu .HtlNb
Sand the widow, Jenkens is oftha sam
niece. Tn Of the onpion," said tho anna
BILE Miss Dorothy aW,ormwood. '"Ybe hi
that woman puts on Ore perfectly rjdicui8ti,
l should think, after this, thst' she'd hol
her head little lower" lgl;nh "nt
IT should think 50. too" chimed in III
charitable Mrs Makefuss, "Iguess, IL III
, truth was known, II would he found ot
that she's no better than she oughtto be
To nv certain Knowledge, she has been a
| tooather too free mt only with DIR We'll