The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-18
THE FUT OF GOLD.

Elder Boyd, though very good man
in the main, and looked up to with re-
spect by oil the inhabitants OF the vii.
lags O, Oldville, was rumored 10 have,
In Yankee pSrlance, psetty sha,p look.
put for the main chance, peculiarly
from which elders arc not always eI-
empt ~
In worldly matters he was decidedly
we'll -to-do, having inherited ane farm
from his father, which was growing
Yearly more and moro valuable. IL
might be supposed that under thess
the elder. who was fully
abio 70 do 20, would have found help
mate 70. share his house aud name
But tho elder v& wary. Mstrimony
wss To him, in sorao measure, q rnatteT
n money. and IL WA his firm resolve
not 10 marry unless he could thereby
suohance his worldly prosperity. Un-
happily, the little village Of Oldvil!e and
Lbe towns in the immediate vicinity con.
tainod few who were qualified In ti,e i'm.
portant particular, and OF those there
vcre probably none with whom the el-
der's suit would have prospcred. 30 II
happened that year aftor year passed.
away, until Elder Boyd Was In tho
prime Of liie-forty.four, or thareabouts
and still unmarried, and likely to
remain 80. But in 4, all human
calculation Of this kind, thsy reckon III
Who leave widows out >,
Elder Doyd's nearest neighbor was q
widow. = :
Tho Widow Hayes, who had passed
through matrimonial experience, wa
sonas four years Younger than Eldsx
Boyd. She was still buxom, oouely
woman, as widows are apt 70 be.
Unfortunataly tho late Mr. Hayes had
not been ablo 10 leave her sufficient to
make her independent Of the world. All
that sho possessed was the ANAL, old.
fashioned house In which she lived, and
. small amount OF money, which was In
sufficient to support her and q Little son
Of 8, likewise 70 DO enumerated IN tho
schedule Of her property, though hardly
to be olassed - productive" OF any
thing but mischief.
The widow was therefore Obliged TO
take oaze Of three boarders 70 exc out
her scsnty income, which, Of course, i'm.
posed upon her considerable labor and
anxiety. -,
In II surprising that under these CIR.
cumstances she ahould now and then
have bothought herself Of second mar
riaRe q method Of vettsring her con.
ditionf Or again, need ve ostcem IL .
special Nondsr Il, In her rodeotoos
upon this point. she should hAvo cast her
syes upon har next neiShboR, Elder
Boydf The elder, ~ No have already
aid, va In dourishing circumstances.
He would be ablo 70 maintain 3 vito In
great comfort and, being one Of The
ohisf personAges In the village, could 20.
cord her prominent social pod.
dor. 10 was not especially handsome,
or calculated 10 make . profound I'M
preston upon the female heart thiswAs
true, but he was Of . good disposition,
kind.heartsd, and would no doubt make
Q very good sort OF . husband. Widows
are, I take 10 III any shall do mo tho
honor 10 read this story, trust they
will forgive the remark) less disposed 10
weigh sentiment in d second alliance
than flrst and go. In the widows
point Of view, Elder Boyd was tefy
match.
Somo sagacious person, however, has
obserYed that IL takes two 10 mako D.
match, isct 10 be seriously considered;
for IN tho present case Il was exceed
inely doubtful whether tho worthy
elder, even IL he had known the fsvpra,
bic opinion OF his next rieighbor, would
have been inclined 10 propose changing
her namS 10 Boyd, unless, indeed.
suitable motive was brought 70 bear
upon him. Here was . chance for . ht.
tie managing, wherein widows are said,
% . general thing, TO be expert ;,o.4
One evening, after day OF fatguin8
labor, Widow Hayes sat at the hre IN the
sitting-soom. with her feet resting ou tho
fender: ~
"T over I am situated 20 as mot 70
have 70 work % hard, she murmured,
"I shall b. happy. ITS . hard hti,
keeping boarders. II I was only - vol
Oh As Elder Boyd" -
Still NE widow kept up hes thinking.
and sy.knd-by her face heightened. Bhe
bad an Hes which aha resolved, 70 put,
into eyscusinn 81. The earliest possible