Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-10-22

legs, into glorious shining robes that your
husband now wears. 1t is an excellent way
to invest old clothes.
What beautiful thought, Mr. Tinklc-
TONI exclaimed Mrs. Podgers, appearing
from behind her ockct-handkcrchief. ''lt
is so sweet, so copsolatory to hear you talk!
But it brings my dear late husband more
wildly to mind, it is so like him. lie had
such musical voice, such a gift Of winning
language BoO-oO-oO-hoo. What dear man
he was. Boo-oo-oO-hoo: Boo-oo-ho-oo-hoo.'
And the much-abused handkerchief under
went another jammins into her sunkcn eyes.
Dear Madam, began .;cribblcton, feeling
called upon to sustain the character of Il good
comforter in this extremity: ''dear Madam,
It's earth's noblcst that heaven most covets.
AS the gardener transplants his choicest flow
crs to his finest ground. so are the choicest of
earth soonest transplantcd to the richer soil
of heaven. Your husband was such a flower
too fragrant for this earth; and now he blooms
he blooms-that is TO say-ah-I mean
he now blooms up above. and doubtless his
! cdors are sweet to tie nos:yis Of saints
And Scribblcton brcatEcd like a man who
feels that he has just got out of bad scrapc:
while Mrs. Podyers' handkerchief seemed to
be signalling approaching compromise.
But as to the will, dear Mrs. Pedgers, l
do not see-Im a little puzzled to know, since
that instrument is so peculiarly framed, just
how you are to carry out yclr generous in
tcntions concerning me. 1t appears to leave
but one
II know what you are going to say, my
dear Tinklctom; there Is only one way left.
But it is so simple, so free from perplexities,
| that there is no reason why you should not
soon be as wealthy rs you now are ingenious
and celebrated. l am sure that your great
modesty and gertlemanly consideration for
an unprotected woman would prevent your
ever proposing this only solution of the diff
Guilty IN which the will involves us. And
proper womanly reserve, beyond which no
lady should ever pass, equally seals my lips,
so that the proposal cannot come from me-"
And Mrs Podgers assumed an air Of modesty
and reserve that appeared to fit her about as
naturally as hooped-skirt would an ostrich.
'.But let me hasten to assure you sir, she
continued. ''that l shall be offended at no
proposition that you may make to me, and it
you ask nc to marry you that l am too we'll
satisfied of onr perfect congcniality and fitness
for each other TO refuse you And she
iccrcd at Mr.. Scrlbblc:on In way that was
meant to be particularly sweet and winning.
''lt will be no harm to tell you that have
ma,ic all the necessary arrangements, 50 that
you need be at no trouble or anxiety what
ever. The marriage shall be here at The
house, and very quiet; and that over, you
have nothing 10 do bat seek yo"r ease and
amusement.
Mrs. Pcdsers could not hui observe the dis
consola.e, almost hagga.tl, air of the disap-
pointed Scribblcton. Her letter, the cause OF
his visit to her, E.se. expressed desire to sec
Linn Immediately, as age and increasing in
trinity rendered it desirable that no more
time should bc lost ere taking the step she
had for some time contemplated of
securing to him the ultimate possession of her
large property as some return for the great
pleasure his writings had given her. There
was hint thrown in that change OF his
name would he necessary, but no other con-
dition whatever was alluded to. A change
of name, he thought, was small price to pay
for a fortune, and he had come with high
hopes and delightful anticipations of what
this unlooked-for wealth would enable him to
do for his darling Jennie, whom every day
made more dear to him. Perhaps because
Scribbleton has shown to the reader some
curiosities of character, the reader may be
disposed to exalt his elegant nose and say that
it is ridiculous that such man could really
and truly love- But the reader will mistake;
men differ in many things, but upon one
point they do not differ,-when the right wo-
man is encountered, the most frigid masculine
bosom is bound to become tropical with the
warmth that love lets into it. Scribbleton did
love Jennie, and now to be suddenly and un-
expectedly confronted by the necessity OF
, marry ing some one else, AMI that some else
so repulsivc person in all respects as Mrs.
Podgers, if he would still possess himself OF
the proffered fortune, was blow too severe
to be borne without some betrayal OF the pain
it inflicted. And Is We have observed, Mrs.
Podgers noticed the deep disappointment ex,
pressed in his ccuntenance, and shaped her
remarks with q view te win him to better
} humor
..Cpon our estste," sire went on to say,