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

Grated to tho worship OF toh'-
Tho minister had rcnd the ppalm
aud the Scripture lesson. aud tho
frat lines ~ the opening hymn.
The cyos of his people were fixed
inten,ly upon him, for no was not
only good, sound, eloquent preach
or, but ho was u ilnc looking ono,
too, and thus cncheincd usually not
only tho attention of tho true. hut
the false worphippcr also. The
houpo wap very still-the clear. mo
lodious tones of tho speaker were
tho only sounds that throhhcd on
tho balmy, golden mir which the
mid.pummer Sabbath morn had
breathed Into tho holy place. The
frat syllable NJ the second line was
trembling an his lips, when n RUS
tle at tho door, aud the entrance
81 two persona, n lady and n gen
tleman. dissolved the charm, In a
second. every eve turned FROM the
pulpit 60 tho broad aislc, and
watched with moro than ordinary
eagernesS the progress of the cou-
ple. A most searching ordeal wcrc
they subjected 60. and when they
were fairly and quietly seated In
the front pow. immediately before
the pulpit, what uudging of el-
bows there was, ave. aud how many
whispers too, In vain sought the
good. the sound, the eloquent, the
handsome Mr., II, 60 seal again the
attention VI his hearers, They
had ewes aud thoughts Cor nobody
but Widow G., sud Widow C's
Young aud dashiug looking at,en-
dant.
How she had cheated thcm !
Hadn't she said an hundred times
or more that her heart was In the
grave VI her buried one, aud that
she would never marry again E.
Hadn't she refused always ~ walk
GU, w riJe out with any " the IN.
appropriated gentlemen " the vii
iaspt Hadn't she said she didn't
tecl a. though she could ever wear
ANYTHING hut mouruiugl Aud IL
spite " all these r'n,eS,A,ion'
hadn't she eeme cut al =, cnce,
dressed all In white. and walke
into church IN brad daylight, lean
ins IN the arm II $ yoanS Sen,le
man
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have pleaded guilty ~ all ,heS
changes grave ones IS they were
and b. the las, twc how many nj,
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