The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-29

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and looking across the table into the
bright eyes oil his neat little wife
wouldn't it DO neat little joke to gel
bachelor Bill Smiley to take widow Wat.
son to Barnum's show next week ?"
"You can't do it Ed; he won't ask her
he's SO awful shy; why he came here the
other morning when l was hanging oul
clothes and he looked over the fence and
spoke; but when shook ont a night gown
he blushed like girl and went away"
~ think can manage it," said Ed
but I'll have to lie Just little. Bni
then It would not be much harm under
the circumstance, for | know she likes
him and l know he don't dislike her; but
as you say, he's so shy. I'll Just go over
to his place to borrow some bags Of him
and II don't bag him before | come back
don't kiss me for week, Nelly"
So saying, Ed. started and while he Is
moving the field, we will take look at
BillSmiley, He was rather good looking
fellow, though his hair and whiskers
showed some gray hair and he had got .
set of artificial teeth. But every one said
he was u good soul and so he was, lie
had az good hundred acre farm as any
in Norwich, with new house and every
thing comfortable and II he had wanted
vile many girl would have jumped at
the chance like rooster at a grasshOpper.
But Bill was 80 bashful-always-and
when Susan Berrybottle [the one he was
sweet upon though he never said "boo"
to her, got married to old Watson, he
Just drawed In his head like mud turtle
into his shell and there was no getting
him out again though 1t had been noticed
that since Susan had become a widow he
had paid some attention to clothes and
been very regular at church where the
fair widow attended.
"But here comes Ed. Wilbur"
"GOOd morning, NJ. Smiley"
"Good morning, MIR. Wilbur, what's
the news your way,P
"0h nothing particular, that know
of said Ed, "Only Barnum's show that
every body Is talking about and every
body and his girl Is going, too. was
over to Sackrider's last night, and see
his son Gus has got a new buggy and was
scrubbing up his harness and he's got that
white faced colt Of his as slick az u seal.
| understand he thinks Of taking widow
Watson to the show. He's been hanging
round there good deal Of late but I'd
Just like to cut him out | would. Susan
Is nice little woman and deserves bet
ter man than that young pup Of fellow,
though | wouldn't blame her much either
II she takes him, for she must bc dreadful
lonesome and then she has to let her farm
out on the shares, and IL isn't hall worked
and no one else seems to have spnnk
enough TO speak to her. by lingo II |
was a single man I'd show him trick or
two"
SO saying, Ed borrowed some bags and
started around n corner Of the barn, where
he had left Bill sweeping and put hisear
to q knot hole and listened knowing that
the bachelor had habit Of talking to
himself when anything worried him.
"ConiOund that young Bagrider," said
Bill, "what business has he there, I'd like
to know. Got q new buggy has heH Well,
40 have new harness, too and his
horse can't come In sight Of mine, and ]
declare have half mind to-yes ] will
I'LL go this very night and ask her to 50
to the show with me. I'll show Ed. Will
bur that aint such calf as he thinks |
am, though | did let old Watson get the
start OF me In the first placer
Ed. could scarcely help laughing out
right, but lie hastily hitChed the bags on
his shoulder with low chckle ut his
success, started homo to tell the news to
Nelly; and about FIVE o'clock that evening
they saw Bill go by with his horse mud
buggy on his way to the widows. lie
logged along quietly, thinking Of the old
singing school days, and what pretty
girl Susan was then, and wondering In.
wardly II lie would have more courage
now to talk up to her, until at the dis
lance Of about mile from the house he
came to bridge over large creek, It
30 happened that as he reached the mid
die Of the bridge he gave a tremendous
sneeze and blew his teeth clear over the
dashboard and striking the plank they
rolled over the bridge and dropped into
four feet OF water. $50,
Words cannot do Justice to poor Bill or
paint the expression Of his face rs lie SGT
there, completely dumb.founded at this
startling Niece OF ill-luck. After while.
he stepped out Of the buggy, and getting
on his hands and knees looked over into
the water.
ayes, there they were" At the bottom,
with crowd Of little fishes rubbing their
noses against them, and Bill wishes to
goodness that his nose was as close Tor
one second. His beautiful teeth that had
cost 40 much, the show coming on, and no
time 10 get another set--and the widow
and young sackrider. Well he must Try
and get them some how, and no time to
lose, for some one might come and ask
him what he was fooling around there
for. lie had no notion Of spelling his
good clothes by wading in with them on,
and besides II lie did that he could not go
to the widows that night, so he took
look up and down the road to see that no
one was in sight, and then quickly Tin
dressed himself, putting his clothes In the
buggy to keep them clean. Then he ran
around and waded into the almost 10y
water, but his teeth did not chatter In his
head, he only wished they could. Quietly
he waded along so as not to stir up the
mud, and when he got to the right spot
he dropped under the water and came
ZIP with the teeth in his hand and
replaced them in his mouth. But
harkl What noise is that A wagon !
and little dog il barking with all
his might, and his horse il starting.
nlyhoa whoal' said Bill, as he splashCd
and houndered OF through mud and
watert "contound the horse. "Whoa
whoa Stop you brute you, stopl But
stop he would not, but went of at a
spanking pace with the unfortunate BACH
elor after him and the dog yelping after
the bachelor. Bill was certainly IN cap
ital running costume, but though he
strained every nerve, he could not touch
the buggy or reach The lines that were
dragging on the ground. After u while
his hat shook Of the seat and the hind
wheel went over IL, making II az fiat as q
pancake. Bill snalclted Il as he ran and
after iamming his fiat into It stuck il all
dusty and sRapelesS, on his head. And
now he saw the widows house on the hill
and what, oh, what would he lo2 Then
his coat fell out and lie slipped II on, and
then making desperate squirt lie clutcll-
cd tho back of the seat and scrambled in,