Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
GOING ON TRIAL.

"WRLL, don't know, Squire Linton, I'd
be willing 10 go and keep house for you
3 few days." aid the widow, playing ner-
vousiy with the gate. latch II know
you're In pitiful plight with 30 many
young children and 90 head. I'd be willing
70 20 Tor a few days to accommodate you |;
but to tell the plain truth, ! am expecting
call tonight from Mr.. Means, Of Nal.
burg, and"
aIndeed- -oh. I wasn't aware. Dent
let me detain you another minute" said
Squire Linton, hurriedly. "Tve taken up
too much Of your time already"
"No, indeed" returned the widow,
twisting her handkerchief; II was only
going 10 cay promised TO see Mr.. Means
to-day; bat THAT Ia TO ssy--I can tell
you better to-morrow."
"No, no; it La too great q favor !
ought not TO ask i'll won't ask IL, Mrs.
Whslen," sighed Squire Linton, wonder.
ing secretly what business should bring
the wesltny Mr.. Means, of Malburg, al
the way 10 Durham.
But he wac such meek, self renounc-
ing nan that he never dreamed Of pressing
his own claim any farther and hastily
dra wing up his reins, drove away,
approaching himself for iLtruding his for
lorn necessity, and making draught
upon the widows sympathy.
"Poor dear sou" thought Mrs. Whslen,
gazing sitter him half regrs.aailyj att he
had said another word / should have
gone; couldn't have held ont against
Els pleading Bot there, It's just as well,
suppose. Mr.. Means will be along soon.
wonder what he locks like. They say
he stands very high; but as never saw
the man, Of course l can't make up NY
mind what 20 say 10 him yet"
Before Equire Linton was half way
back TO his headless" homo with his
leaves Of bake's tread and ginger bread,
and Jumps of frowy butter, the widow
WAS stanGirg opposite the little square
window In her bed room, tying the strings
OF her new lavender cap. Wha. she had
remarked to herself was perfectly true !;
me had not made mp her mind what she
would FAY 10 Mr.. Means: g great deal
wou,d depend upon what be should say
70 her.
@Ahem r. calculated he a. he entered
The little gi!tlng.room down stairs. mrs.
whsler, / Supposed / am Israel Means,
Il Ea!harg. Hope ! see yoa well
na'Am.
sRAaaer . gscf hooking nssa. xsowe I
an rzYs,s iAegg.a ill., hERihtpy widow, 81
fering him chair, "A Little oonusriiiudl,
perhsps; but rass "a sias. ?"
aMiddiin' yarm waSther, ana am,
added Mr.. Msana, xii1 IL acn1iring
glance at his hostess, whose personal
charms rather exceeded his expectations.
"Just the weather for cheese, and no
weather at all for butter"
$50 should think, sir. Have fan y
Aid Mrs. Whalcn, her mouth looking 81
II butter wouldn't melt In 1t even in dog
days; 49,
cepting the fan, and with II the right
thumb OF the somewhat embarrassed lady
MIRA Whslenw
The words were nothing, but the tone
was portcntous. The widow wished sht
had kept the fan; she began to feel thu
need of breath Of air.
"Mia Whslen, ! suppose you may b.
aware, ma'am, that I-ahem- called with
. view To-"
Mr.. Means made double period
looked up to the ceiling for the rest of the
sentence, and not finding II flashing ouI
there as In the days of Belshaxzar, bent
an appealing glance to the widow, WHIT
WAS certainly In no state TO help him out
"Ahi Ohr' she faltered, while hel
Comely brunette face showed fine com
bination Of solferino and bismarck. "Oh
Ali" W
Mr.. Means saw the betrsying color Will
his quick gray eyes.
aHsng itl'' said he to himself; 9TH
woman needn't take me up before &c
the words out of my mouth" Mr.
Whalen, ! suppose you may be aware
ma'am, that ] cahsd-anybody with pal
OF eyes In their head can see I've called
No ofiense, / hope. was coming vi
this way, and Moses, my nephew, kind Q
put 1t in my head that I'd better droI
In"
eyes. sir" was the faint reply.
Was this ell he meant, tneni And here
abe had been expecting-Oh Moses
Pitcher, the blsck-eyed piece Of mischief
Couldn't he be in better business than
going round to widows houses, making
believe old uncles were coming to offer
themselvesi Moses was Z pitcher with
large ears and very large mouth. he
had heard more than his uncle had ever
aid, and told great deal more than he
heard. And now, deceived by his specioua
hints, ahe had Como and bought lavender
ribbon and q hem-stich handkerchief
Would che ever hear the list Of II from
lister D0rcAsf
Besors II. Means had wiped AIs iAoe
and rubbed Up another idea, the wary
widow had united her cap-stEingA eAs