Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-10-15

was only like the race in general,
| only regret now l ever gave him
such Caudle lectures but Heaven
knows ! only did it for his sake !"
"And nothing would induce you
to change your mind, suppose {?
inquired Mr.. Thistle.
81 said all men were alike" re-
piled the widow. "Perhaps | ought
to qualify such language. Titus,
you know, sir, had a violent tenn
per, and was fond of some things,
of which any woman ought to COM
plain
"But would Mrs. bubble object
to forming another connection, with
sedatc, home-loving, pleasing,
agreeable companion, whose whole
life should be devoted to your ser
vice 2"
Mrs. Bubble paused.
"But, sir, have so often insist
ed upon it to my friends that l
should never quit my widowhood /;
that all my time should be spent
with little Titus, that / should be a
perfect laughing-stock were l to
change it. But" said she empha-
tically, "the boy does need a father.
| am satisfied paternal care should
be added to maternal, Mr.. Thistle
Certainly" replied the bachelor,
feeling quite at ease.
"And then rs to the guardian
ship, have resumed that response
bic charge; and Titus is beginning
to have so many wants-that big
drum cost ten dollars, Mr.. Thistle,
and the musical instrument, which
he broke yesterday was fifty done
in passion, Mr.. Thistle and yet
he is dear boy-only so like his
father. / am, therefore, free to
say, that my care all devolving on
one, is enough to break down the
strongest constitution. And when
l used to say to Titus, Inevcr shall
marry again in the event of your
DEATH he used to call me woman
ish, and say, in less than a year
somebody would be stepping in
his slippers. Poor man! he knew
human nature but then, l had
never realized the solitude of wild
owhood to act the part Of man
at the table ; to sit Mt the head Of a
pew; to ride alone in a carriage !;
to pass whole evenings without ex-
pecting your husband to return I;
to take solitary jouneyings, and
at all times to feel unprotected. 1t
really skaters my nervous system,'
and makes me at times almost re-
lent
Thistle's room, on his return,
looked cheerless enough. An old
bachelors life seemed to him a
dreary one, Those easy chairs !;
that comfortable fortune; the am
pie house, and freedom to range
over every part Of it; the fumes of
bis present residence; the cold cof-
fee, and cold room, and cold recep-
ton of his cold-hearted landlady,
except on quarter days, strengthen
ed his purpose to again call ON Mrs.
Bubble. The conversation was then
again resumed, and now the widow
added:
"You are the most convincing
man in the world, Mr.. Thistle. !
have been talking with little 'Titi,'
He says he should love his new pa
pa T: and as / have looked over the
whole circumstances, / do not sec
that / can be blamed for changing
my mind. / shall, however, Mr.
Thistle, keep the purse strings IL
my own hands but we shall mu
tually be benefited by the outlaws
Poor Thistle was thundcrstruck
he doubted whether he had bette
hang his hat on that vacant peg
but he had gone so far, it nigh
look dishonorable. And in sever
months from Bubbles death, every
body was gazing at a pair Of splen
did white steeds which stood be
fore the church door; and Will
they looked, Mr.. and Mrs. Thistl
jumped into the carriage, havin
Just been made one!
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