The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-11-07
" Disappointed AowNev.
REVENGE IS SWEET.

Wy S"huE Jones came % my or
hce and sat down without word Fol
minutes be sat, still watching me as in
tcnily as if he was trying to make ou, b,
the sound Of my pen what was writing
Squire" said he, at length. "dIi
ever tell you abou, my scrapc with tht
widow Horny, up here on the river %
"Nerer did," said |, "let's hsre it."
| They're curiou, creatures. widows is,
said he in amedi,arive tone. "pnd th,
more you study about EN-. the more you
don't know anything about 'em. Wha,
was that thing I've read Of in Egypt, or
some country, that nobody could under
stand! !"
THE Sphinx, probably,"I replied.
"Wrll," he continued. "that was n
widow, as sure as you ever had granny.
Everything else on earth has been found
out but them, and they're as much mys.
terry to-day as the north pole. You may
read the history OF the world from Gene
SIS 10 Re7e!ations, and you'll fad ,ha,
widows has been at the bottom or top of
FIVE quarters Of all the devilment that's
cut up. Was you ever in love with one
Of EN-? Z"
Lots Of them" ssidI.
You're great gander-that i, what
you are" said be "a nan that loves
one and gets over it won't never git bit
by another, il he's got as much sease as
common ground-hog l don't consider
that I've got any sense at all, but I'm
little grain too smart 10 let another Of
them get all the trumps on me. This
widow Horny that | was speaking ofisa
little the handsomest woman, | reckon.
that ever looked man into fits, and
ought to bo a judge, for I've seen lots Of
pretty women in my day. She was
about twenty-five years old when wen,
up there to work, jest in the bloom Of
her beauty. aud as full of deviltry as q
three year old mule colt. There was
ball over a. jenkins, and of course
went, for always 60 where there's any
fun gOin' on, and generally act the fool
before | get away, of course. The wild
ow was there, dressed as fine as one OF
SUlonOu's concubines. aud flying around
as frisky as n young lamb in rye patch,
| got introduced to her and asked he. to
dance with me. and when she said yes |
jumped up like Id sot down among lot
Of live fire Goals You may talk about
sensation, bu, When she took hold Of my
hand and sorter squeezed it. | felt u
sensation as big MS a DAD Of wood. and it
Kept running up and down my back like
ea'-squirrel with hawk after him,
I'm very fond of dancing, bu, I'll be
hanged if | could tell exactly whether i
enjoyed it that night or not, for every
tine sue took hold Of my hand Id COM
neuce feeling curious bchiudmy ears and
up and down my back again, and then !
woulda't know whether was on the
earth OF in balloon, or on ,omCI. or
anything about it. 1t was undoubtedly
case of lore at frst sight, und u r"wer.
;ul lad case Ut that. For wonder i
got through the froie without making
Myself conSl icaou' or cutting up any en-
irss, as i'm IN the habit Of doiug wheu
90 into public. Id SC, my pegs to GO
home with the widow when the bail end.
ed, but just as was fixing my mouth to
ask her, up steps long latherfaced
doctor named Nlaby, aud walked her
right of before my eyes. That riled me
little, but | kept my tongue still, in
Saruly swearing to break his bones the
ira opportunity that offered itself. | saw
here was no use in saying anything, so |
went home and went to bed, and all the
rcs. Of the night was dreaming about
rainbows, angels. butterflies, fddles,
ri :ows and doctors, all mixed up worse
.hsn Dutchmun's dinner.
We'll, squire, to make long story
short. nade up my mind to have the
widox. or kill myself and somebody else.
So | made it convenient to be on land
where she was on all occasions. could
not ca! nor sleep, and if the thing had
held on | wouldn't have had sens
enough to skin rabbit. But | was de-.
teruiued it shouldn't last long, for I'd
been fooled SO often BY women that |
thought wouldn't give her time to think
of anything but me. She appeared to
take TO me right sharply, and though the
loctor seemed inclined TO mix it with me-,
didn't consider him more in the way
than o brush fence, for was SO far gone