The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-08-05
HOW THE WIDOW DID 1T.

father were among the agreeable things
that were vouchsafed Robert Anson by
smiling fortune. His mother had died in
her early youth, and the father and SON
the only members of the family left--had
afterwards been more like brothers in their
relations towards each other. Anson de-
sired to visit Europe, and his father pre-
ferred trip to the Pacific coast therefore
each went his way followed by the good
wishes of the other.
Mr.. Anson, Senior spent six months in
California, Stopping in Chicago, he acci-
dentally learned of the existence of dis
tant relative of his deceased wife's-a girl
whose parents had not long before died,
leaving the daughter dependent on her
own exertions for support. Mr.. Anson
sought her out, finding in Clara Mightmay
pretty intelligent girl of eighteen. He
was charmed with her, and at once offered
her home. rl. aH
"By making your home with us you
will add to it social attraction, relieve it
of being bachelors hall, and we'll be as
happy as larks together"
The outlook was certainly alluring to
the lonely orphan, and she accepted the
offer, returning to New York with Mr..
| Anson. ri.y ....
Thereupon the old mansion was renova-
ted, refurnished, and soon became the
headquarters of brilliant social clique.
Clara at once took her place as favorite,
and Mr. Anson was proud of his pretty
protege. n9a mo-
AS the return of Robert Anson was now
daily to be expected, it may be we'll to fol-
low him on his transatlantic voyage. He
had barely embarked at Liverpool before
his eyes fell upon the form of decidedly
handsome and dashing woman. A widow.
Not much past thirty, and at the zenith of
her charms, she was rarely bewildering
creature. A Mrs, Morrow, she proved to
be, and she was alone and unprotected on
her voyage, which had been made to visit
some distant relatives in England. The
steamer consumed nine days in it's passage
On the first Robert managed to gain a
speaking acquaintance. On the second he
had improved it SO far as to be on easy
chatting terms, and before the close of the
third he was enslaved. They walked the
deck by moonlight on the fourth and fifth,
and before the seventh their billing and
cooling had attracted the attention of the
passengers. On the eighth Robert pro-
posed and was accepted, and on the ninth
they reached New York. .,i. gla.s...,. Il.
Mrs. Morrow owned little house in
Brooklyn, and had modest income from
property left by her husband. To her
home Robert saw her safely conveyed and
then sought his own. The changes there
astonished him, for his father had kept it
all as an agreeable surprise. fr
"Robert," said Mr. Anson, as he wei
coined him, edo you recognize the dingy
old house ?r tr I'd lts ts J.t
| "scarcely, father" was the reply
everything is new, bright, and cheerful.
What does it mean?'' i0d"
GA woman. J." eaiti aao
"Married ?" it a y IH us "a
No, no but hush there comes the
cause of it, all Clara, this is my son
Robert" i7t Ht a %
Possibly the widow, had she seen the
impression that Clara produced on her
lover, would have felt less secure in her
conquest. For Clara had improved in
y spirits since her residence with Mr.. Anson,
and she was even prettier than when she
first came there. 1 edH
That night over a social bottle of wine,
the father explained to his son tho manner
in which he found Clara, and the light and
happiness she had brought to their home,
"And have formed plan in reference
to her. said Mr.. Anson. "You shall
marry her." eaiT3nl l
"Impossible p')orr ea lO a0a Ha b d
n "Why?' aefuaa I0an8
Thus brought to the point, Robert con-
fessed his engagement to Mrs. Morrow.
/ SHOW old is she9" asked Mr.. Anson.
"Thirty." lag eu,lH mo-
"And you are twenty-six--how absurd.
People will laugh at You. Clara is young,
pretty, and 1 know she will love YOU"
"But love the widow" H9m
'fNonsense % ot .Iui. M
"Father p rlA
"There, my boy don't take offence.
only mean you have mistaken admiration
for love. That you really love woman
four years your senior, and widow at
that is absurd. You think you do, but
you don't. Not another word shall be said
on the subject for one month"; And at the