The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-03-27
The Widow Glare, and l your poos
friend and companion


How I shall snub you Pan Aud
for once / shall have the pleasure OF
out dressing you. But has not Mr..
Sslden seen you 7
mo I WAS married in Maryland.
and went Immediately to Europe.
came back q widow two years ago.
but Mr.. Selden has never rememb
erei me until now. I wonder who
bis friend is that he proposes to
bring with him Z
oh, men always think 10 pairs.
Fan They never decide on any
thing until their particular friend
approvs& I dare say they wrote the
letter together What is the gen
tlcmans name Z
The Willow examined the note.
"My friend, Mr.. Cleve sullivan.
"Do you know him Clenentine 2
mo ; I am quite sure I never saw
Mr.. Cleve Sullivan. don't fall in
love with the nane--do yon ! But
pray accept the offer f1r bpth gent.
lenan, Fan, aud write this morning
dear.
Then Clementine returned to the
consideration OF the Ice in coqaiUes
for her new evening dress.
Tho plan 80 easily sketched was
subsequently thoroughly discussed,
and carried out
Tue cottage at Ray was taken
and one evening at the end OF June
the two l,dies took possession of it
The new Widow Glare had engaged
maid in New York, aud fell into her
part with charming ease and a very
pretty assumption Of authority and
the real widow. in her plain dress
and pensive, quiet manners, realized
effectively the ilel of O cultivated
but dependent companion. They
had two days in which to reheirse
their parts and get oil the house 3.
hold machinery in order, aud the
gentlemen arrived at R,ybank.
Fan aud Clementine were quite
ready for their first call the latter
in rich and exquisite morning cos
tune, the former in II simple dress OF
spotted lawn. Clementine went
through the introduction with con .
sumate case of manner. and in half
An honr they we're very pleasant
party Johns 'cousinship' afforded
an excellent basis for Informal com
panionsl,ip, aud Clementine gave it
full prominence ln'lee in u few
days John began to fad the rela.
tionship tiresome 1T hal been
C,usin John d. this. C ,usfa John
come here, c,ntinnnlly; nnl one
night "hen Cieve and he sat down
to smoke their final cigar, he was ir.
sitLble enough to give his objections
the form Of speech.
"Cleve,to tell yon the honest truth
7 d, not like Mrs. Clare.
Il think she is a very lovely wo.
man. 10 m
VI say nothing against her beauty,
Cleve don't like her, anil l have
no mini to occupy the place that
beautiful, ill.used Miss Mart hls
The way Cousin Clare ignores or
snubs u woman to whom she is in
every way Inferior makes me angry
enough, ! assure you
"Don't fall 10 love With the wrong
woman, John.
Your advice il too late, Cleve |
am ia love. There is no use in us
deoeiving ourselves or each other.
Yon seem to like the widow-wby
not marry herf am qiite willing
you should
THANK you, John | have already
made somo advances that way. They
have been favorably received, |
think.
"You are 90 handsome, fellow
has no chance against you. Bat we
shall hardly quarrel il you not inter-
fere between lovely little Clement
and myself
III could not afford to smile on
her. John she is too poor. Aud
what on earth arc You going t. do
with poor wife I Nothing added
to nothing will not make decent
living.
al am going to ask her TO be my
wife, and il she does me the honor
to say Yes will make u decent
living out Of my profession
From this time forth John devot-
cd himself with some ostentation to
his supposed cousins companion.
He determined to let the wid)w per
ceive that no had made his choice,
aud that he could not bs bought
With her money. Mr. Saldsn and
Miss Marat were always together.
and the widow did not interfere DO.
tween her companion aud cousin,
Perhaps she was rather glad OF their
close friendship. for the handsome
Cleve made much more delightful
attendant Thus the party foil quits
naturally into couples. aud the two
weeks that ths geatler.sn had drs,
hxsd 40 the limit OF their stay
length Sned into two months.
II was noticeable that as the ladies
became more confidential with their
lovers, they lad less to say to each
other / aud u begun At last 10 be
quite evident to tho rcal widow that
the play must end for the present.
or the dsaoMasHs world como pre-.
uaaturely. circumstances favored