Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-09-17

oNS SAboSdN 1 RIVE. 80
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.Wift. : said Ed Wilbse one ue,niI
- he sat seisriss tis es6as eth one ks,
and ho'disg plsn esks % bic kses ii;
. the asher. snd looking across the table IN
the bright eyes Of his nest little v;f
.~ouidn't Il Be good joke to get Bach,
lor Bill Smiley to rake widow Wsssoo ,
Rohinson's sbov, sext veokr .g =
You .ss' e.n,' d DO il, FL be so9i|s os9|ss s:if
! the c:Ses- ...ns Of Excelsior is ,qu.l
4 ods sdlseFe saaL LeaRas q any aRl1n1 -
\ fence and spoke. bat when fshook oas
might gown he b!ushed like . girl an,
went away
I, ,hi"k I can manage it, s.id Ea.
but III have TO lie Just . little. Bu
'heu y wouldn't be much harm under, sh,
circumstances. for I know she like, him
and he don't dislike her; but. as you saw
he's shy. Ill jus. go over to his place !,
borrow some bags Of him. and il / dom
bag him before1 come back. don. kis,
tue for week Nelly
So saying Ell. started. and while he i,
moving the Geids We take . look at Bin
smiley He was rather 4 good looking
fellow. though bis hair aud vbiskers
showed some grey hairs. and be had ca,
10 Set Of artificial teeth. But every one
said he was good soul and 30 he was
He tad az good hundred acre farm as
any in Norwich. with a new house and
everything comfortable. and if be wanted
wife. many girl, would have jumped a.
me chance Ike rooster at grasshcppcr.
bil was so tashful-always was-.aud
when Sasau Berry bottle. that h. was sweet
on (though he never said .bo' to her. got
married to Old Watson he just drew his
head. like mud turtle. iuto his shell.
and there was no getting him on. again.
'h"ngh it had been noticed that since Su-
san had become u widow he had paid moro
atiet'ion to his clothes aud had been verv
regn!ar in his attendance at the church
hat the fair widow attended. "
But here curcs FL. Wilbur
Good morning. Mr. Smiley Il
Good morning. Mr. Wilbur. What's
ha news your way?'
.Oh. nothing particular. that 7 knor |
", sad Ed. .ooly RJbinson'. s:,ow .l,a.
verybo!y. and his girl is going to. Twas
ver TO old Sackrider's Inst night, and I
go his son Gus has got new buggy end
PAS ubbing up his harness. aud he's !
'ot that white faced colt Of his slick as a
cal. | understand he tbinks Of taking
he Widow Watson IN v, show. Hxsl
cen ~. hssg,ns .srx s,,s round 81 4 deal se Il
:.Exrel.ior.' u tioni that young pds
fellow. though I wouldn't blame her 49,
either il she takes him. for she must be
dreadful lonesome, aud then she has to let
her farm out ou shares and it isn't half
worked, and no one else seems to have
spunk enough to speak mp to her. By
iingo! III were n single man Id show
him trick or two. 81 .,.- .,r...,..
SO saying. Ell. borrowed some bags
and started around the corner Of the barn.
where he had ief. Bill sweeping, and put
bis eat to knot hole and listened know
ing that The bachelor had habit Of talk
ing to himself when anything worried
him
.Ccnfoaad that rnung Sack-iicr.' .sid
BET. 'wha. lusin,s> las he there. Id like
To KnoS? Got new buggy. has &C p
We'll, so have |. and new harness. too ;
aud his hnrs. can't come in sight Of mine
ard declare I've half a mind ,c--Yes. I
will! I'll 60 this very night aud ask her
to 90 to ,ac show with me. I'll show FL
Wilbur that I aiu. such a calf as he thinks
am, if did let old Watson get the star,
OF me il The first place y
Ell. could scarce h"lp laughing out
right. bat be hastily hi,chcd the bags on
his shoulder. and with 4 low chuckle at hi,
success. startcd home 10 tell the news {.
Neit; and about Eve o'clock that even
ing they saw B'l 90 by with his hors,
aud buggy on his way TO the widSss.-
He logged along quietly thinking Of tn
old singing school davs-and what n pret
ty girl Su.an was ,hen-and wondering
inwardly if be would fave more courag
now to Talk up to her. until at distarc
of about nile fros her house he came
a bridge-9ver large crcek-and it $
happened that just as he rcacher 'he mid
die Of the bridge he gave a ,rencnaou
sneeze and blew his teeth out oftis mouth
and clear over the dashboard striking q
the plank. they rolled over the side 9th
brid.e and dropped into four fee. Of wa'er
| Word. eannc, 10 justice to poor Bill
or pain, the expression Of his face as h
sat .atthere-comrletcly dumbfaundcl at ,h
startling piece Of i'll luck. After viii
he stepped out 0: tie buggy. and gei,in
, on bis hands aud knees looked over in'
the water. Yes. there they were. =. d
, bottom. with a crowd Of little fishes ru'
= biny their noses against them. end B
wished to goodness that his nose was
, close Tor one second His beautiful tee
' ,hs, had cos, him so much, and the she
u coming on and no time TO get another s
4 and the widow and young SAcsrider.-
Well. he must try and GET Them somehc
and 20 time to lose for so.iie one usig
& come along aud ask him wha. he was fo'
ing around there for He had no na,i
4 of sp";Ijns his good clothes by wsding
Q With them on. aud besides. if he did u
It he eoald no, 60 to the widows that nis
80 be took . look up and down the road
,. see that no one was in sight. and 9uicl
Il undressed hinself. laying his clothes
E the buggy to keep them clean. Then
raa srosud to the bank aud waded i
Il she alnos, icy cold water; bot. his te'
:" did not chatter in his bead. be oely visl
= they, sould. Quietly be vadsd along
at - not stir up the mud. asd shsa be
to the riyhs spot be dropped under =,
cd aud came up vita the ssssh ia his ~
asd rePlsesa ,hss u his ncush-