Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-02-05
Look out, Widow c.! Your char

next day rambling with him away
off to the mountain, and on the next
forenoon went with him in carriage
to the station, and there not only
wept as she parted from him, but ac-
tually embraced and kissed him.
"What! in broad daylight?" ex-
claimed Grandma w. "Well, if ever
l seed or heerd the like on't.'
Little Nell, the old lady's youngest
grandchild, wondered to herself # it
were any worse in broad daylight
than at any other time. Perhaps you
will wonder, too. We do, at least.
There was very large attendance /
that afternoon at the weekly meeting
of the sewing society. Everybody
went that could possibly leave home.
And what a chattering there was
when the hustle Of assembling was
over. There was but one topic, but
that was all sufficient, all-engrossing
the widew's heau-for the gentle
man must be her beau, or, at least,
he ought to be.
Everybody had something to tell,
something to wonder about. But,
suddenly, every magpie tongue was
hushed, a universal stroke of dumb
ness seemed to have fallen on the
group, as, looking up, it perceived
the very lady about whom they were
conversing SO eagerly, standing in
the doorway.
''Good afternoon, ladies'" said
she, in her usual quiet, ladylike way.
81 am glad to see so large and happy
gathering. 1t is a beautiful day
for our meeting"
And then she proceeded to the ta-
BILE, helped herself to block of patch
work, inquired for the sewing silk,
which, having received, she sat down
in the only vacant chair, and com
menced hem,ning very red bird
with yellow wing on to very green
twig, which latter had already been
hrmmed on to a square piece of white
cloth, and the whole, when complet-
ed, was desi igncd to form the twenti-
eth part of bedspread. She seemed
all engrossed with the birds bill,
and spoke to no one. Everybody
wondered if she had heard what they
were saying when she came in, but
! her placid countsnance soon reassHr-
ed the most fearful, and every one
longed TO commence a personal at
tack.
! Old Grandma w. was the first to
venture. She meant ''to do up the
matter" very delicately, and in so
"roundabout a way" the lady should
not suspect her of curiosity. So she
Legan by praising Mrs. C.'s dress .
why, it's a real beauty" said she
~tf5a 5ota$ht t!1h tit"7' it, @as i Inc In quiet reply.
"Here?"
"No.'
"Whcre, then?'
SIN New York, last spring"
''Oh, you did, did you? But
thought you wasn't never going te
wear anything but black again
Every eye scrutinized the lady's face
this time in search of blush, but i
continued as pale as was usual, while
| she answered:
Il did think and say so once, bu
l have fully changed my mind.'
, You have, ha! But what mad'
you"'
"Oh, / had good reasons" Her
: the hearers and lookers-on winket
: cxpressively at each other.
But didn't You spoil your beauti
t full white dress Sunday night, wear
: ing it way up there to the burying
ground!'
r 81 did not
You didn't?-dute tell! But ho,
E could you help it? There was won
/, dertul heavy dew. -
/. Il did not wear it. ~
Here was damper to the old lady
:. She had such long lecture to rea
/ on extravaganza, and was SO deter
n mined to do it, too, when, unfortt
n natcly tor her eloquent strain, Mrs
: C.'s dress had hung up in her ware
G robe all the time, and she had wor
n an old black silk.
d After Il while the old lady took
fresh start. She would not be s
F. baetiid again. She would find OF
;, ali about that beau lefGre she wei
a home, THAT she would SO 81
}, began by saying: "1our compan
l. went way this morning, didn
they!"
ID "rhey did!" was the answer,
Ia wee bit of emphasis on the "they.
,g ''He didn't stay very long, d
a he?"
mot as long as wish he had,
OF was the emphatic answer this tim
at And how the ladies' did look at eac
IT other 1t was as good as q confe
We sion.
when did he come?'
Saturday evening""
no "Was you looking for him?''
he II aad been expecting him a for
IN night
ng ''WlE, du tell! If you had the
v and you never told on either. ii;
d., he buslnes in the placc?'
ad 'He h,d."
on ''What vas .t?'' This was rath
more dirtc,and blunt than the o
led lady had ma.nt to put it, and s
on forthwith apoogized by saying,
lg. didn't mean hiatt Il only thong
age =
vas ooh, I'd asGef you knew as not,
said the lady, With = charming air
Ugh naipete; she car Ae to see me-"
ak Oh, Widow CA didn't your go
.rm name go down then? Be caret
she what you say mex, or you'll ha
viii only a remnant oflcharacter to
.ry, home with, and remnants are alwa
was so cheap.
''lIe cid, did he? And he did
she come for ao,hing els, then?
W, were you gld to see hm?''
AN ''Indeed Twas. 1t vas one of {
to happiest moments of my existence
as swell, well, said the old lac
ont hardly knowing hoy to frame
,ord next uestion, ''wu. hes a r
with good-looking man, anyway,
nv II think so too; and he not o.
nee. eood-looking, but he's goodyear
in one of the best men ever k..v