Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-03-26
How He Won the Widow.

"Wiie," said Ed. Wilbur one
morning. "a ne sat stirring his
coffee with one hand and holding
PLAN cake on his knee with the 9th
or, and looking across III" tabl" at
his little wife: "wouldn't ii he II
good Joke To get Bachelor Bill Sni
lev To take Widow Watson to Bar
nnm'S show next week"
"Yon can't do it, Ed; he won't
ask her; he's awful Shy. Why, II"
came hy here the other morning
when | WAS har Ling ont clothes.
and he looked over the fence AMI
spoke, but when shook out Il
night gown he hlu>hcd like girl
aud went away"
81 think can manage IL. sand
Ed. "but have To lie just n little.
But then, it wouldn't he much harm
under such circumstances. for |
know she likes him, AMI he don't
dishk, her, but. as yon say. hes s."
shy. I'll Just 20 over Ia his piac"
to borrow some bags of him, aud II
don't bug him before | come back,
don't kiss me Tor Il week To come,
Nrll.r
So slying. FL. started, and while
he is moving the fields. we will
take II look AT Bill Smiley
He WAS n rather good looking
fellow though his hair aud whlSkrrS
showed some gray hair, and he had
got in set of false teeth. But
every one said he was n good old
soul. and So he was. lie has as
good Il hundred acre farm ~ any
in Norwich. aud ncV house and
everything comfortable. and If hc
wanted Il wife. many u Girl would
have iumprd IA the chance, like II
rOu>trr ou II grass hopper.
Bat Bill WIS So observation-disclosures
was-lnd when Susan ShrirNhnt
tie, whom he WAS 81 sweet on
though he never said ''hun" 10 her
got married 10 old Watson, he inst
drew his head in like a mud turtle
into his shell, and there WAS ne
getting ont again. though since she
has hr.n widow again hr-had
paid more attention 10 his clothes
and had been very regular IN h>
Attendance ut the church the fan
widow attended.
But here comes Ed Wilbur.
Good morning Mr. Smiley"
Good morning. Mr. Wilbur
what's the news yOnr waN!'
"Oh, nothing particular that
know Of" said Ed. "unly Barnum''
show, that everybody is talking
about, aud everybody and his GA
are going to. ! was over To old
SOckriders last night. and see hi,
son Gus has got II new buggy aud
was Irnbbing M his harness, and
he's got that white faced colt of hi
~ slick as u seal. understand h,
thinks of taking Widow Watson I,
the show. He has been hanging
around there good deal ut late
but Id just like TO cut him ont,
would. Susan is n nice little wO
man, and deserves better man
than that Young pup of II fellow
though | wOnld not blame her mnch
either if she takes him for she
must he dreadful lonesome, and
then has To let her farm out on
shares and it isn't half worked, and
no one else seems TO have the
spnnk To speak to her. BY lingo,
if was a single man Id show you
q trick or two
SO saving, Ed. borrowed some
bags aud started around the corner
n the barn. where he left Bill
sweeping, and put his ear to a knot
hole and listened, knowing that
the bachelor had habit of talking
to himself when anything worried
him.
"Confonnd that Young Sockrid.
er!" said Bill; "what business has
ne there. I'd like to knowf Got a
new buggy. has he! Well, 30 have
/, and q new harness. too; and his
horse can't get sight of mine, and |
declare Pye half mind to-yes, /