The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-10-14

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"No, but she inquired if we received
deposits Of $4,000.
"Indeed |" CALCULATED the elder. els
that all she came forf" he inquired .
moment afterward.
"No, she exchanged gold piece for
bills"
The elder left the bank in deep
thought. He came to the conclusion
that this curiosity only veiled . deeper
motive. He now no longer entertain
ed doubt that the widow had found
a pot of gold in her cellar, and ap-
pearances seemed to indicate that its
probable value was at least equal to
$4,000. The gold piece she exchang-
ed at the bank confirmed this story.
Il rather think" said the elder COM
placentIy, 81 can sec into millstone
about as far a. most people," A state.
nent, the literal truth Of which I defy
any man to question though rs to the
prime fact Of people being able to see
into q millstone At all, doubts have
/ now and then forced themselves into
my mind.
The next Sunday the widow Hays
appeared at church in new and styl-
ish bonnet, which led to aome such
remarks as these:
elbow much vanity some people
have, to be sure" it
"How q woman that has to keep
boarders can dash out in such bonnet
! is more than / can tell. I should
think she was old enough to know
BETTER"
This last remark was made by Q
young lady just six months younger
than the widow, whose attempting to
catch second husband had hitherto
proved utterly unavailing.
81 suppose" continued the other
young lady, s'she is trying to catch
| second husband with her finery. Be-
fore I'd condescend to such means, I'd
I'D drown myself"
In this last amiable speech, the
young lady had, unwittingly, hit upon
the true motive. The widow was in
tent upon catching Elder Boyd, and
she INDUCED in a costly bonnet, not
because she supposed he would be
caught with finery, but because this
would strengthen in his mind the idea
that che had stumbled upon hidden
wealth. The widow calculated shrewd-
ly, and the display had the effect she
had anticipated. Monday afternoon
the elder found an errand that called
him over to the widows. 1t chanced
to be about tea time. He was impor-
tuned to stay to tea, and somewhat to
his own surprise he actually did.
The polite widow, who knew the
elders weak point, brought her best
nince pies, piece Of which her guest
partook of with zest.
"Youll take another piece, 1 know"
said she.
"Reslly, am ashamed" said the
elder; but he passed his plate. "The
fact is your pies are so nice I dent
know when to STOP"
"De you call those nice 2" said the
widow, modestly. l call them COM
mon. can make good mince pies
when set out to, but this time 1 did
not have as good luck as usual"
81 shouldn't want any BETTER" said
the elder.
"Then hope, If you like these, you
will drop in to tea eften. We ought
to be more neighborly, Elder Boyd"
Elder Boyd assented, and he meant
what he said. The fact is, the deacon
began to think that the widow was q
very charming woman. She was very
comely, and then she was such an ex-
cellent cook. Besides, he had no doubt
in his mind that she was worth con-
siderable amount of money. What
objection could there be to her be-
coming Mrs. Boyd? He brought the
question before her one evening. The
widow blushed and professed to be
greatly surprised. In fact, she never
thought of such a thing in her life,
but on the whole, she had always
thought highly ofthe elder, and to cut
the matter short, she accepted him.
A month afterward she was installed
mistress of the elders fine house,
somewhat to the surprise of the vii
lage people. Some weeks after the
ceremony the elder ventured to in
quire about the pot of gold she had
found in her cellar. p
"Pot of gold |" she exclaimed in sur.
prise 81 know of none."
'sBut," said the elder, disconnected,
.sYon aslsed s.ae- sphather tho LAW cnnld
claim it,
"Oh, lor'! elder. 1 only asked from
curiosity"
"And was that the reason you made
inquiries at the bankl"
"Certainly! What else could it be p
The elder went out to the barn, and
70. half an hour sac in silent medita-
ton. At the end Of that time he ejsc-
ulated, ss q closing consideration:
"After all, she makes good mlnce
pie"
1t gives me pleasure to state that the
union between the elder and the
widow proved a very happy one,
although to tho end of his life he
could never make up his mind about
| the "POt of Cold"