Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-02-08
I've q Molten.
THE POT OF GOLD.

Ed Boyd, though . very good man
In the main, and looked mp TO with re-
spect by all the inhabitants Of Tho vii
lage Of Oldville, wa rumored 10 have.
In Yankee parlance, . pretty sharp look
out for the main chance, q popularity
from which elders are not always IL
empt
In worldly matters he was decidedly
well-to-do, having inherited q fne farm
from his father, which was growing
yearly more and more valuable. II
might DO supposed that under these
circumstances the elder, who was fully
able to do 80, would have found . help
mate to share his house and name.
But the elder was wary. Matrimony
was to him, in some measure, o matter
Of money, and it was his firm resolve
not to marry unless he could thereby
enchance his worldly prosperity. Un-
happily, tho little village Of Oidvills and
the towns in tho Immediate vicinity con-
tanned fcw who we're qualified in the i'm.
portaut particular, and Of those there
probably mono with whom the ell
dex's suit would have prospered. So il
happened that year after year passed
prime Of hfe-fortv. four ~ thar~ahorts
and still unmarried and l;L.Iy Il
remain Sd. But in all human
calculation Of this kind, they reckon Ill
who leave widows out.
Elder Boyd's nearest noighbor was Q
widow.
The Widow Hayes, who had passed
sams tour vs.rs xornoIr .Sau r,S..
Rovd She VS. All, hnxom .ona,.
voman. =. widows Ara ant 10 10
Unfortunataly Tho I.te M H:vas h.a
not been able 10 lave har su6Hc;ant T.
M. noi inuspenuent o. sne worid. Al
$500 eAv sIAu' oio,
HnAM nouso ~ ~ntoa sue nvoo, sno
I%:nu alaouls 2. money, whlon Wa IN
rlcu' - supPof' nor AId : nsue son
70. 70 " ennmS1ssoa m me
.s =. !. no. pt"pel'y InouGn nsfoiy
sb;no ~. 1870 Po ny
i. w;as. -. h..u. u:~..
..kas..a :, o. aH"no ooi,Sou !.
S..."r "a~e oS:ua 70 oko ous
Hol ~ nacouc, ~nicti, On course, I'm.
Poscu upon hof cohsioerAoie iaoor ana
Ario:y.
- ~ surprising sns. under these clr'
culnsssnces sne shouia now ana then
nave Dotnougns nersen second mar
49, . mesloo Oh Detterihg ner Q
-N"~:. SSc Ac re e'eoom - :
mn ,h;. 1870 IL. .ha,Idh.- noo.Dus
". nnnr hsr No.. mninhhe, 0HS De, 1
49, IN. Ia. -. I.NS.
~ -. ~ ".-L" .oN.uy
u w - nv"l,suine ca.cumStenoe1
ne uouio % .oie Y msantAin . wlle -
e.eas oomIors, Nd. oeing a o. I'M
onao' RolsonH8ee In Enc vniaec, coum -
OUu nor pfominons SOCIAL PosS
t;oc q. M. ~,.,;.ux h.na..z.
:. ..,..1." n"ausnNcs
nr.s.;on nnor ~. t.naaI. hlart th;.Hn-
trua hnt he VA. ~. good d;.no.;s;"~
t~ind.bsa,taS and ~or,3 ~ So1bA m.L,
xar- rooJ ~, =, . W;5nHo
s,a ~. - ~, 80 .b.m ".aos
hono- J" r..S th;. uU mo INC
Iii sa,o,xa .h. .nm..N uu NE
va;oh sant;mart ~ 1900 "r;.n
thar Srst .nd ~ ~ a. -n5nn.o
noint - y;ev Eldar Rovd uas 80
des;rabl. match
Some sacac;on. par.on bowev.- bo.
observed hat Il takes two 70 mako
match a fact IN he s~ar;ouslv oon.;dsrad.
for in tba nraaont COCO - roe a~n.ad
wi. do!h.S,I 49, ~ "AN1I-
~ ouvL. ."Ir0 - mo1sny
hIa o.o ne nA now s1c iAvorn,
Sn,o RaaU ;nn,;nsi a. ~ouio
har nsma :" ~ p prIppos ;oIaaSinS
suitable motive va. hronoht to r..
upon him. Here was q ohance for a III.
tie managing. wherein widows arc said.
rs q general thing. to be expert.
One evening. after day Of fatiouin0
labor. Widow HAYES sat at the fire in the
sittinp.room. with her feet resting on the
fender.
III ever I am situated 40 as not In
have to work SO hard. she murmured
"I shall b. happy. It's A hard life
keeping boarders. II I was onlv AZ wall
of as Elder Boyd"
Still the widow kept ND her thinking.
and by-and-by her face Frightened. she
had an idea which she resolved TO mt
into execution at the earliest possible
moment. What Il was the readar will
discover In the senuel
Freddie" isa;d abe n ba, .on N.
next morning ar want Won 70 sto, "a
Elder Bovd's when Won % to scboo1 and
ask him If he viii call on me in the
course of the morning or afternoon.
Just rs he finds it most convenient
Elder Boyd was a little surprised Al
this summons. However. about II
h'cIock he called in The vidovh .d .oA
IN the dnner and ha5 ia;.nra - ID
down Sha annsara5 a it'll.
r...oa
~Erada;. .o,a -. 90, vor,d ~. !.
500 m. he c~ommencs
W. Ada T .hon,d Ru. r am
verv mnch afraid Won viii th;nk ~.t,.nrs
at iea.t of what t have 10 aav 10 yon'1
The elder promised yery politely NOT
to be surprised, thsngh al the semetim
his curiosity was visibly excited.
"Suppose.' said the widow. Coating
down her eyes-"mind. I Wa only ann.
posing . cnse-snpnose a nerson sbonfd
md Pit 20 ola No.. n ths;r naI,.r
-or,d ths Ioy ha,i y;cht ~ torch -
or vouid Il belong 10 tbem,s The elds,
priokel up his ea9s.
"a Dot of roId pieces. widow, Wbv.
unouestionabiy. the Law would haye
nothing to do with it"
"And the who formerly owned
tbe house oouldn't come forvard and
claim Il conId ha aldar2"
"No Adam unouaat;on.bIx not
when Tho bousa vss dIsno.ad - &C.,
ching went with Il as a matter ~
course"
II am glad to hear it. elder. You
won't th;pI tronooTo ~ tha ,ro.t;or IRA