The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-05
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THAT LITTLE WIDOW.


the weather to her customers, and the
kindness which any tale OF sorrow told by
vagrarts called forth from her-the
mAny times the lat little hand went into
the drawer tor change TO be bestowed on
some charitable plea-all went to make
up the best-tempered, the most motherly
and the incest little woman you would
ever chance 20 L Get.
So thought DR.. Ash, who lived next
door. and VINO often went IN tor little
snuff, you know, but who invariably
settled his wig more rskishly before pop
ping into the shop. he used to say to
her, "My! you must be lonely here,
Widow Thornw
80, not at all, sir, thanking you" she
would reply.
81 wonder you never. married second
time, Widow Thorn"
"Well, it is a wonder. isn't it, doctor?
But vou see I'm such queer old body
tat | guess not many could fancy me"
.Matam, there you mus, stopl | can
not hear the divine sex dIsparaged," re-
tnrued the doctor. He was, as they say,
of the old school. She laughed.
Giant a woman speak sgsinst herseitF
she asked.
No! She never speaks against herself
unless she means 10 fatter herself by
coutradcling dlsparagement when some
one is by"
'S,r, you are too plain"
Widow Thorn. | WAS always called
plain, and the wigs too big tor me-"
Then she laughed at him; and what
promised to be n quarrel ended in s
merry "Good-by."
Then there was the baker al the cor
ror. He wss widowcr, and he used TO
Gene in OF al evening tor q chat and a
cheap cigar.
SAID he, "rhis lonely state is miserable,
isn't It?" =.
"Do you speak from experienced"
asked she.
"Yes; nv Marias been dead fourteen
years" SAID be.
IL shouldn't think it would take so
long time or You men to forget any
thing" she said.
IAN, na'am! man is wonderful be-
| ing-the most wonderful OF Gods
creatures"
Except woman" said she.
you're right, widow And that's the
reason the Lord meant that every man
should hsve wife and every woman "a
husband, just to make them equal. 80 /
think you and l must have new part
ners."
"Now, look here, Mr.. Jonesl You've
had Your partner, End I've had mine, and
oath has dissolved the partnerships.
Now, we're both bankrupts, and we cant
C try On Il join. business, % We must 90 Oh
PLEASANTLY" she said, ana isughlngly bade
hin Good night lie mad to laugh,
too, because she seemed TO expect him TO
do nothing else.
Then there was the DID bachelor oyer
the way, who WAS learning the bassoon.
! tie used To come to his window OF sum.
| mcr evenings, when the widow wss
| Standing ~ her door tor breath OF iresh
ar, and he would blow away At THE
Las: Link is Broken" till 1t WAS wonder
30 did not rupture something and die.
TIC did no. smoke, nor drink, no- chew.
But IA brilliant idea struck him one day,
and over he went
ADO you keep paper collars, ms'amY'
be asked, tremblingiy.
"Y.s, sir" she ans wered, smoothing her
apron dowa.
Give lac some" he.said. vaguely.
"WIal slze2"
40, any size! l don't care
She looked ut him.
Don't YOU know your numbor?" she
asked.
NO. maam! But don't care much. y
"Ludp she ejsculated. "Here, sir.
Just you take your collar of and let me
measure It,"
so she did, and she handed him
another.
"Tharli fit You, sir" she said
Then he tried to put it on, and his
hsud trembled so that he broke one OF
the button-holes.
Now, its done, sir" said she.
Pm afraid l an" said he.
| "SirI
IL mean II IN afraid il is!'
Thea he took up another, and, out OF
cor passion, she said:
LIT me button it for you. All men
are death on buttons and button-holes-
| know by poor Thorn
Then sue fitted on the collar, and the
/ bachelor was eCststlC. As she handed
| him his change, she said:
! you're the gentleman that plays
such sweet, dr,ary tunes on the horn
aren't your"
YES, l pay little. Blu. is dread
.al lonely playing AL b my elf ~
Isn't there any one with you? She
asked.
"No, I'm cursed-Im bschelorF
"Dresry mel that is bad; I'd ask you
over here TO plsy, sir
COY hc interrupted.
"But I'm Strsid the doctor next door
would come in and ask IT anybody WIS
! hurt, she continued,
"Onl he said again, IN quite differ
ent tone, and lett. Eve minutes after be
was moaning cut "rhe List Link Is
4 Broken as If thst link hsd 10 its sound
| ness held heaven and earth together
| The doctor needed lot of snutt; the bs'
! ker WIS clearly smoking himself into the
| grave with his Msris; and the bachelor
used So msny paper colsrs thst the little
widow ordered as msny boxes OF his u
! sac cid OF sll the other sizes put together
Bu. A. last. one night, came the maid
! servant from next door, pounding up tue
/ widow Thorn, telling her to come in, to'
| the doctor was i'll and didn't knew any
body. Hastily throwing on her dress
in she went. and saw him lying there IN
state OF collapse, with his wig over on'
( eye
Ginger and cayenne pepper aud
/ brAndyr ordered the little widow, while
she held his head. Then, forcing the
( fierS dose down his throst; she held him
tight, while he spluttered and gssped fol
/ breSIh.
/ Whatever is the matter with him?
| asked the frightened serVsn;.
"Cucumbersp remarked the widow
/ for she had seen the doctor msrch home
tina, afternoon. Then, the doctor be
/ coming better, she west home as cheer
I tul as ever, and slept the dresmless SLEEP
I og "a u