Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1866-10-24
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CATCHING A WIDOW,

OBADIAH BARTON was going to be an
old bachelor. so all his friends and &C
ouaintanees said, and they all felt an IN
terest in his welfare-at least all who
had female relatives of marrlageabic
age.
Obadiah was a well-to-do city grocer,
with an established business, and had
been very difident for years with regard
to the fair sex; not that he had no eye
for beauty or desire for a pleasant home,
but the fact was that when he was
youth and = clerk in his fathers store
he fell desperately in love with a con
rectioner's daughter, who dealt out
smiles aud sugar plums near BY. As
his father was supposed to be rich, she
returned his love with all the ardor OF a
blushing damsel of seventeen, Thus
matters progressed favorabiy for a time
until his father suddenly dying, and his
estate proving insolvent, the conteetlon-
er's daughter promptly cut him and mar
ried a rich soap-inaker Of forty I've.
The matrimonial hanover put Cha
diab out with the fair sex, and he turned
his attention to trade, and, after term
of wears, became well established.
Meanwhile he had grown miserly, and
now wished to get married, thathe might
have some one to manage the affairs OF
the household servants were so careless
and pilfering, and boarding was so high
he concluded that the best economy was
TO get married. But whom should he
choose. for the experience of his boyhooC
led him to infer that getting marned wa:
matter of choice n, " that he had acquired
a competency.
Girls were so giddy, be said, and loved
to dress extravagantly, and be gong t'
balls and concerts and theatres. Tha
would never do.
A widow was the one. He concluded
that they had experience in housekeep
ing, and would not be so careless and eX
travacant, so he began to look aroun'
sharp for some young widow.
One day an acquaintance OF MS MIS-
LEROY. said to him:
why don't You get married, Air. Bar
ton? You are rich enough to support
wife"
Well. I suppose ought to, but
don't know wbcro to fad a wife.
YOU think l ought to get married, 20
must find me one
Now this was the very request Hr:
LEROY was seeking after, 50 she said
.. Oh. can Gud you one that wi
rlcase you"
All who is she?
"Oh an acquaintance who is vislt'n
with me nov"
Now the truth was, The lady IA qnei
,iou was a cousin OF Mrs. Leroy IN
they had thoroughly considered I'll
c chance ofGettiug the grocer.
D How old is she!
"Only about thirtyi but theh s.'e Is
widow, perhaps you might o'JccV
that? W ~,
oWeIl. don't know. Who was he
- husband
John Thornton used to keep gr'
Gerry store uP town.
oh! I know him. lie a'eu !, Ia ,
: year. Lett some property uIu" i'' >
I " Yes-some - , =.
He did not leave any cH'Io''" =
hep"
"No, I must be gong, CaI' aFouI
~ some evening and see the lady -.
/ Obadiah now sat down to consider
! the position Of affairs. lie hao Ceeh a
Il quainted with Thornton ana ha" cane
at his house, and recoilected tnat he III
fine looking wife. lie kne" III
Thornton was a thriving traGesman.
Il wonder II Thornton ie'' He' Il
. property?" Must be he had no en-
dren; anyhow there 5 a chance Tor II.
n The next evening he called at Nj
. Leroy's arrayed in his best, and was
troduced to Mrs. ihoTntoh' VINO "
iii dressed in a plain, but neat calico dre'
and very industriously sewing on We
k for Mrs Leroy
Industrious and economical, th'
he.
They chatted pleasantly Tor aThi
, when one Of Mrs. Leroy Gaug ne
be spoke OF 4 new play at 'nV 'Ne"''o 4
previous evening. m, -
..r So GU ought to have gOne' MS l u
ton, SAID She. a., ,
on, | do not approve Oh .he inca Il
BESIDES can never nnu ''"'0 - :
said She,
n &" A very sensible woman; tnoue
ev- Obadiah, VINO shortly a''er le''' ,.
for Ills calls became frequent. Al Ieh@
1'1 he proposed to the widow and was