Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-07-18
:, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNA.
SATURDAY MORNING, JULY Is, 1868.
OLD SERIES, VOL. %, NO. 49,

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1t was just at this moment that the othei
way suggested ITSELF He was a widower
Mrs. Brown was widow. BY marrying
her he would secure the farm, and not bt
compelled to pay down a dollar, beyond
the minister's fee for uniting them. Mrs
Brown was not exactly the woman he had
intended to marry for bis second wife she
certainly was not handsome, but Squire
Iogram was practical man, and he knew
that she was smart, practical woman, ans
would keep his household in good order
Perhaps it would not be bad plan. Al
any rate he could hold it in reserve.
Punctually at three the Squire rode uI
| to the door of the cottage.
"How about the well, widder? Does il
taste as strong az ever2"
"Wuss and wuss, Squire. Here is somC
water l just drawed up"
The Squire did not need to taste it. He
! could see for himself that the proportion ol
oil was greater than in the morning.
"Well, widder," he said, shave you deci
ded to take the four thousand dollars l Of
fered you2 You see that it will save you
all trouble, and you can live comfortably
all the rest of your days"
"Thank you, Squire" said the widow
"bnt I've about made up my mind to send
for some man that knows about these things
and get him to attend to it for me. I'll see
Mr.. Norcross first, and then"
This was enough. The Squire had made
up his mind
"Widder," said he, "I've got another plan
you, but I've been thinking of it o long
time, chow long, Squire y and that is, that
/ need a wife. Things is getting slack at
homo fn nt boy
straight. aint man of words. Widow,
will you become Mrs. Pogram 2"
so, Squire" said the widow, "it's so un.
expected that it quite illustrates me- But
I'm free to say that I've always respected
your character, and thought you man that
any woman might be proud to marry"
You consent, then2"
~ do" said the widow, promptly, "and
I'm glad to have this new burden off my
shoulders"
"Yes, widder, it ought to be attended to
at once. / think we'd better marry to.
morrow, so as to lose no time"
"Just as you say, Squire. I'll he ready
The next day the clergyman's services
were called into requisition, and to the as
constituent and anger of all the aspirants to
Squire Pogram's hand, the prize was car
ried off by the Widow Brown, "who's as
ugly as sin; goodness knows what lie saw
in her"
The day after, there was another surprise
A company of workmen were seen busily
engaged in sinking deeper the new Mrs
Pogram's old well, and the rumor spread
that petroleum had been discovered there.
But for some incompreliensible reason the
first strong indications were not borne out
by subsequent discoveries. The water re-
gained all its old purity, and after sinking
several hundred dollars the Squire was
obliged to abandon the attempt in disgust.
Mrs. Pogram, now installed in the great
farmhouse as mistress, bore the disappoint-
ment with equanimity. She at last had
got what she bargained for, ard was salts
fed. Whether her husband ever suspected
her completely is not clearly known. 1t
may be confidently stated, however, that
any gentleman desirous of starting petro-
leum company, may obtain the Brown farm
on reasonable terms with no extra charge
for one oil well already sunk.