Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-05-17
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MY WIDOW.

| Jones advised me not TO marry her-he said
she was too young and pretty.
Farnnm advised me to he an old bachelor
told Inc u man past forty simply made fool
of himself by matrimony. f.
TewksLery-a man who is notorious for
never minding his own busness-told me she
had made love affair with Harry Birming ham,
before he went South.
Allen shook his head, and said Clara Myers
might be very pretty hut he liked somebody
malurcr and settled. IN. b. He married his
hoGsckeeper the next week and she is mature
enough for Methusaleh himself.
Everybody thought was trying danger
GUS experiment; but didn't pretend TO suit
everybody--so simply suited myself went
quielly 10 church with Clara Myers, and mar
ried her one glorious January morning, when
the old st. PaUl's was frnged with glittering
icices and the brisk wind was ireigEted with
the particles Of flying snow, like Il battalion
of diamonds on double quick.
She was nineteen and | was nine and thirty.
She was as beautiful as a rose bud ! was n
rough old codger sound enough at heart, but
like winter apple, unpromisng on the cAte-
ror.
In short we were as unlike as May and No.
venber, and the good natured world shook lis
head, and said, no good could come of such
an unequaled match" But she said she loved
/ nc, ana ] BtilcNtu ueT. NOpOhN tOuiu lOOh
into Clara blue eyes and not believe her, you
see.
| The next day made will and beqneathed
all my property Internationally 10 my wife.
" Are you sure you are doing n wise thing,
Mr.. Folliot2'' said Mr.. Mardyn, the lawyer,
pushing his blue spectacics upon his forehead,
until he looked like an old bald gnome, with q
doublopair of eyes. lyon see she is very
much younger than yourself and"
"Please to lie so kind as TO mind your own
business" said brusqucly. Don't be Of
Tended Mardyn, but really people seem TO sup
pose am not able to attend TO my own
affairs"
Just as you please" said Mardyn, in a
rage ~ am a mere tool in your hands"
! "Thars it exactly" said !. SO | signed
the will and went home to Clara.
ooh, Paul, You must not die - said Clara,
with n scared look when told her what bad
DONE "Nobody ever loved me as truly and
generously as yon have done, and cont know
| what should do if you were taken away -
'sThere was young Birmingham if all
reports are true" | misehievously began,
but the curl on Clara's lip stopped me.
ga mere butterfly" she said hnughtily,
without either brains or principle, Paul.
Paul have found shelter in your true, low
ing heart, and / mean TO nestle there always /"
And then she cried-this foolish, softheart-
ed little Wlte OF mine.
Jones and Tewksbery might have called this
policy. Farnurn would have said it was act
ing. But it was very pleasant, and felt more
than ever like q man who has found some
precious Jewel, and wears it like an amulet on
bis breast.
SO the thrgs went on until the firm Of
which was managing partner needed TO send
some one to Calcutta TO see after turbaned
scoundrel Of an agent, who had absconded
with more money than we could well afford
to lose. Morrison was old and feeble--lfc-
Wits wife lay very u, so ] was the one 10 90.
kissed Clara good-b. as cheerful as ] could,
fully expecting to be back in three months or
50.
had TO follow the agent up into the noun
tains Of lndia-I fell i'll Of one of those burning
climate feyers in the bungalow of an old ma
tive priest, and the months flew by, until il
was more Than year before | found myself
on the deck OF the " Blue eyed Nary" steam
ing into New York harborl
And al! this time Clara had not heard
word from me.
had written TO her to prepare her for what
seemed almost like my rising from the dead,
but had afterwards found my letters in The
pocket Of the neglecltul native servant who
had undertaken TO deliver the mail TO the Cal
cutta Office.
Bat il don't matter so much now !"
thought she will be the more delighted, poor
little girl
And than a cold chill seemed TO creep
through ali my veins, like Noyembers wind
suddenly breathing across bed Of flowers.
Clara had heard nothing Of me foE nearly
fifteen monihs--what might have happened in
that time All that Tew ks1ery, and Jones and
Allen. and all other prophetic ravens OF my
acquaintance had said. REQUIRED 10 my mind,
like burden Of an uneasy dream bad been
counting the hours, and the very minutes,
until we should touch port-bnt now that my
feet rang once more upon the pavement Of nay
native city, actually dared not go home.
! turned into down town restaurant,
where had been wont TO go, in the days OF my
balhelorhood, and skunk into that dark corner,
the twilight was inst falling, and was shell
tered by the partition.
Hush that was Tewksbery's voice, harsh
and jsrring. as Of Old.
Just what might have DeeD expected,
said Tewksbery. Pretty and young widows
don't 60 begging in this market"
'FolIiot might have known T." growled
old Farnum. - Poor Foliot, there were some
good points about him, tool sad thing that
very sad ibing"'
1--WE must all die, said Tewksbery grave
".