Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-01-06
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7 He drew his chair much oeaser hers
and took her hand One moment tue
widow resisted; but it vas magic touch,
The rosy palm lag quietly in his, and Tbs
dark beard bent SO low that it nearly
touched her shoulders Was be rot Ssn1.
ual'e dear friend? If be vas not the roas.
had he not dEelt very aoas it for long
time /?
1t was foolish quarrel that pa: ted
taem, said the stranger, softly.
Did he tell you about it?'
es, on board the whaier'
Did he blame her much 2
Not go much as himself He said
that his iealously and i'll temper drove
her to break of the rDatca bat he
thought some times, if he had only gone
bac and spoken kindly to her, she would,
have married him after all:
I'm sure she would said the widow,
piteously. She has owned it 70 me
more than hundred times
She was not happy; then, With auosh-
er?
Mr.--that is to say, her husband -
Was very good and kind thinking of The
lonely grave on the hill side, rather pee.
itently, and they lived pleasantly togc:h.
er. There never was hsrsh vord bs
tween them.
But still, rik ht she not have been hap
pier With Sam Be honest, and say JUS.
what you think
Yes
Bravo. that is juae what wanted to
come at. And now, I have secret se
tell you, and you must break it to her,
Mrs. Cobb looked rather scared.
What is it ?
4 want you to 60 and see her, wherev.
er she may be, and say to her, "Maris'~
What makes you start 80 z
Nothing, only you speak SO like sosas
one used to know
DO l? Well, take the rest Of the mes.
sage. Tell her that Sam loved her
through the whole; that Uheu be heard
! she was free, he began to work at makisg
fortune, he has got it and is coming %
share it with her, if she will let him,
Will yoa tell her this p
The widow did not answer. She freed
her hand from his, and covered her face
with it. By and By she looked up sgs;n.
He vas waiting patiently
'WeiIf
I will tell her
He rose from his scat, ana walked I'd
and down the room. Then he came back.
and leaning on the mantle piece, stroked
the yellow hair of Bowse with bis slipper.
Make her quite understand that be
wants her tor his wife. She may l',s
where she likes, only it must be wish !. n
i will tell her.
And what do you think she will zay 2
he asked in an altered tone
What can she say, but--coms.
Hurrah I
The stranger caught ber out of Aes
char as if she had been sn infant. aud
kissed her.
Don't Don'tI' she cried putt am
Sans Maria.
Well, | am Maria's Sam +
OFF went the dark wig and tbs black
whiskers. There smiled the dear face she
had not forgotten. Ileave you to imag-
ine the tableaux. Even the cat get I'D to
look, and BoWse sat 90 the stump of 8
tail, and wondered if he was on his heels
or his head. The widow gave one little
scream, and then She
But stop! Quiet people like you ard
me, dear reader, who have got over al!
these follies, and can dc nothing but turn
up their noses at them have DO business
here. i will only add that two hearts
were very happy and that Bowse conclud.
ed after while that all was right, and
SO laid down again, aud that one week
after that there was a wedding q, the
house which made the neighboring far
mers stare. The widow had married hae
frst love-