Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-01-10
ABOUT wIDOwERs.

They wear weeds upon their time-worn
hats. They wear sanctimonious counte-
nances. They are easily distinguished
from other men by reason of their sub
dued and solemn air, and their tender
consideration for sweet young girls OF
sixteen or thereabouts.
They are usually quite anxious to mar
ry again, and are seldom unsuccessful in
their various matrimonial endeavors.
They know how to handle n woman |;
they understand her whims and capriccs; !;
they are posted with regard to the exact
location of the vulnerable corner of
her heart, and they besege this tender
spot so assiduously that they rarely fail
to effect conquest.
Widows are particularly fond of wild
overs. They often prefer second-rato
one to frst-class bachelor. l can ac-
count for this upon no other theory than
that they find it n laborious and difficult
undertaking to instruct the unnitiated
bachelors in the mysterious arts and rud-
iments of hooking their dresses and per-
forming those other necessary and essen
tial acts appertaining and belonging TO
household economy and domestic felicity,
while widower, from long previous
practical experiences, can Immediately
attend to the satisfactory performance of
these things, without long course of So
we're mental discipline or physical train
ing.
L know n young widow myself. She is
a tall, elegant and warm hearted woman
she is dignlled in her demeanor, pleas
ant in her manners, cheerful in her con-
vcrsation, and stylish in her attire. She
has pearly teeth, red lips, pair of ten
der bewildering eyes, and high intel
lectua forehead, surmounted by wealth
Of waving hair. Her hands are soft,
small and slender, and she possesses as
provokingly pretty pair of little feet as
over peepod out from under the folds of n
dark dress. The other night We happened
somehow to be together. We sat side by
side in the front parlor, having n conf
DENTAL chat all by ourselves. The house
was so still that we could hear the very
crawling of the cockroaches in the par
titons. | managed, by much maneu-
yering, to get hold of that soft, small and
slender hand Of hers, and | said in my
tenderest tone
Mrs. Brown, do you intend to mary
AGAIN."
"Sho," said she. why, how you
talk"
But do you, now roally2"
Perhaps" sho archly replied. "If l
can only persuade some rich and hand
some wdower 10 have me. | wouldn't
think Of marrying any other kind of II
man. I'd sooner take in washing"
am n bachelor. | haven't mentioned
the subject Of matrimony since. made
up my mind that in her regard, | was
not unlike many of tho manuscripts my
publishers return to be marked, "not cx-
acty available"
SO it is with the widowcrs everywhere.
No matter how homely they are, or how
sanctimonlous and melancholy they seem,
they have the very best OF everything,
and all they want of it. They can sleep
serencly while some tender woman mcnds
their torn garments and darns their tat
tered socks, and the lone bachelor trans
fixes his thumbs (his fingers arc all
thumbs) in futile endeavors to make his
wardrobe presentable. A widower has
only to look at a woman and hint pro-
posal and he is accepted without word
or protest, n murmur or sigh. / know
an old widower who Is now living with
his fourth wife, n most lovely and esti-
mable woman, who is nearly gone with
quick consumption and | know OF O
dozen fascinating females who arc alarm.
ingly profuse in their expressions Of sym
pathy for him, in the matter of his pros
pective bereavement. trust they are
prompted in their words Of pity by mo.
tives of pure philanthropy. These dis.
interested women will be n great comfort
to him, poor man, when she is gone.