Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-01-14


tlcmon.
"Tho like Of such n thing" had
never occurred before In the an-
nails Of tho village. Thoro was
something new under tho sun--a
lady had n beau aud nobody knew
Of II.
Widow c., didn't your ears, not
only tho right but tho left, burn
that dayi Nh we wonder they
didn't drop oir--surcly, they must
have been crisp aud crimson.
Tho Rev. Mr. II. preached to u
crowded house that aftornoon--no
compliment 10 him though. Tho
magnet Was In tho pow before him.
Every one WAS sure the wedding
would tako place thon; but cvcry
body was again sadly disappointed,
aud II tongues had run at railroad
speed before. they travelled thon on
tho electric wires.
Tho minister might have preach
oil In Greek that day aud his ser
mon would have been quito NJ
cdifyiug. Hut ono subject on
crossed tho village mind. The
Widows hcnu--that was the topic.
IL actually seemed, too, ~
though the lady triod 70 mako oil
tho talk she could. After tea, arm
In arm with the strange gentleman
shc Walked tho whole length Of the
village and away ont into the
cemetery, and never returned I'LL
the moon was high,
IA nicc-looking dress guess
she had" drawlcd out Grandma
w, M shc listened 10 tho Widows
waudcrings. "l'm glad hain't got
60 wash Il. all drabblcd MP with
dew. ~ Il must have been. But |
dou't s'posc she thought or cared n
word about Il. she's So carried away
with him. But I'll give her n
piece " my mind the first time |
get chance, 500 IL | don't Cheat
ing us all In this way"
hut the good old dame began &c
fear wv Wednesday night she
should never set q chance, She
hurried through her washing ou
Monday. aud hobhlcd over 10 the
Widows rs soon Ms possible: but
the door was locked. and one OF
the pcighbcrs said Mrs, c. and the
Scutlcmau went off In n carriage,
nobody knew where, very early in
the morning.
"leS. aud never got home till
nine o'clock in the evening"
Look out Widow &, Your char
sc,er Is On the carpet
II she knew Il, apparently she
didn't care, for the next day she
wen, sailing with her beau, and
the next day = rambling with him
away III ~ the mountain, and "
the next forenoon went with hin
IN y carriage to the station house
and there not only wcrt rs sh,
parted fr,m him, hut actually en-
eracei aud kissed him.
What in broad daylight
exclaimed Grandma W, "Well. |
ever | seed or heerd the like ont
Little Nell. the oli lAiys young
Is, SvSndehi,d, wondered 90 he,
SELF Il IL were any worse in brnS
daylight than 81 any other tim,
Perhaps you viii wonder too W
10 8; least,
There was . very large after
dance that afternoon $, the week.
wee,ius II the sewing sNcie,,
EveryN>iy went tAS; could ~
SHY leave hovae And what
cAst,e,$us there vs. when the cat
lie ~ assembling was over. TAe'
wN< bat one topic, bat that vi
sN-suesSient, sll-ensrcssins-N
Widows Neaa-tor the eenileua'
nrS, Re her eeAa, " 8; least,
oasht - BE-
HveyyN>'y had saae;Aius t. se
\ s,me,Aius - ~>sn,sev sNASt \
suddenly every uassris tongue "
\ ApSAea. . universal stroke - nur
: pslsy SEEMED - have fallen
9 The Sroen - NNosias ny !, y
cesvea The very lady AHA; VI,
Q thew were ccnOersinS - eager
. s,an,iiaS IN the doorway,
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= wsy, II Az slsa - Sc ~ 81
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