The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-06-19
SOMERSET, PA, WEDNESDAY,, JUNE u, 1872.

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: mo; she said she only asked fror
curiosity"
The deacon left the bank in dec
thought. He came to the conclusion
, that this curiosity veiled a deepe
motive. He no longer entertained
/ doubt that the widow had actual,
, found pot of gold in the cellar, am
, appearances to indicate that its prob
able value was at least FIVE tbousan,
dollars, The gold piece which sh'
, had exchanged at the bank appeare,
to confirm this story.
IL rather think" said the deacon
eomplacently, "a can see into a mil
stone about as far as most people, D
+ statement the literal truth of whicl
Ldeny any one to question, though a
to the prime fact of peoples bein.
! able to see into a milestone at all
doubts have now and then intrudct
themselves on my mind
! Next Sunday the Widow Wells ap
peared at church in new stylish bon
net, which led to such remarks a.
these
How much vanity some peopl,
have, to be surc.N
How a woman that has kept
boarders for a living can afford tt
dash out with such bonnets is NOR,
than | can tell, | should think sh,
was old enough to know better.
This last remark was made by {
young lady just six months younger
than the widow, whose attempts tC
catch husband hitherto proved ut
tcrly unavailing..
81 suppose she is trying to catch {
second husband with her fnery. Be
fore | would condescend to sucl
means I'd-I'd drown myself.
In this amiable speech the young
lady unwittingly hit upon the sfut
motive. The widow was intent upor
catching Deacon Bancroft, and sh,
indulged in costly bonnet, not be
cause she supposed he would b,
caught by such finery, but because il
would strengthen in his mind the idea
that she had stumbled upon hidden
4 wealth
The widow calculated shrewdlv
and the display had the effect she an
ticipated
/ Monday afternoon Deacon Ban
croft found an GRAND that called him
to the widows. 1t chanced to be
about tea-time He was importuncd
to stay to tea, and somewhat to his
own surprise, actually did.
The polite widow, who knew the
deacon's weak point, brought out one
of her best mince-pies, piece oi
which, her guest partook with zest
You'll take anotherpiece, know
she said, persuasively.
Really, I'm ashamed" said the
deacon, but he passed his plate. "ThC
fact is your pies are SO nice, | don't
know where to stop he said apollo.
getically
"Do you call these nice?" said tho
widow modestly.
Il shouldn't want any better, "said
the deacon, emphatically.
"Then hope if You like them you
will drop in often to tea. We ought
to be more neighborly, Deacon Ban,
croft
Deacon Bancroft assented, and he
meant what he said. The fact is, the
deacon began to think the widow was
very charming woman. She was
comely, and then she was such an cx-
cellcnt cook! Besides, he had no
doubt in his mind that she was worth
a considerable amount of money
What objection would there be to her
becoming Mrs. Bancroft ? He brought
the question before her one evening.
The widow blushed-profcsscd to be
greatly surprised-in fact, she had
never thought of such thing in her
life-but, on the whole, she had al
ways thought highly of the deacon,
and, to cut short the matter, accepted
him.
Some weeks after the ceremony, the
deacon venturcd to inquire about the
pot of gold which she had found in
her cellar,
pot of gold!" she exclaimed in
surprise, 81 know of none.r
But said the deacon. disconcert-
ed, You know you asked me whether
YOU could claim it,
80, lori deacon, ! only asked for
curiosity"
"And was that the reason YOU
made inquiries at the bank"
Certainly. What else could it
be. y
The deacon went TO the barn. and
for about half an hour sat in silent
meditation. At the end of that time
he calculated as closing considera-
ton: "After ALL she makes good
mincc-pies."
1t gives me pleasure to state that
the union between the deacon and
the widow proved very happy one,
although to the end of his life, he
could never quite make up his mind
about "The Pot of Gold"
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