The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-10-18

Seemed TO indicate C,isl Ils pfJ1aDIs Val.
ne whs at least equal to $4,000. The
gold pieoe which she had exchaaSed ut
the bank sppearcd TO confirm Ills the
ory. . . tL..
"I rather think" said the elder 10
himsslf, complaeently, ~ asn SEQ into q
nillstons about % far ~ most people. Z"
A statement, tho literal truth OF which !
defy any one to question. though - to
the prime fact Of people bcihg able 10
see into milestone at all doubts have
now and then thrust themselves upon
my mind. slt
The next Sunday tho Widow Hayes
appeared ut church in . now and stylish
bonnet, which led 70 some such remarks
@ these:
"TIow much vanity some people have,
10 be surer
"How Q woman that has 10 keep
boarlers for o living can afford 70 daah
out in such o bonnet IL more than / can
tell. should think she was old enough
to know better"
This last remark wss tdsds BY Q young
lady Just six months youngcf than The
widow, and whose attsmpA 10 catch o
second husband had hithsrto proves, mt
tcrly unsyailing. .,.--s
II suppose" continued tho same
young lady, "she IN trying TO catch 0
first husband with her fnery. Before
I'd condescsnd 70 such means, Td-l'd
drown myself"
In this last amiabls speech the young
lady had unwittingly hit upon the true
motive. Tho widow wss intent upon
catching Elder Boyd, and she indulged
in costly bonnet, not because she sup.
posed the elder vould be caught With
hnery, but because this would strength.
On in his mind the idea that she had
stumbled upon hidden wealth. The
widow calculated shrewdly, and the dis
play had tho effect she anticipated.
Monday afternoon, the elder found an
errand that called him over to the
widows. Il chanoed TO be Just about
isa- time. BE was importunod 70 stay To
tes, and, somewhat 70 his own surprise,
rtuLly did.
The poliuo widow, who knew the cid.
US weak point, brought ono Of her best
mince PIES, o piece Of which her gueet
partook Of with xest
"You'll take another piece, know"
said she persuw:vely.
"Really, I am aahsmed, " said the cid.
or but he passed his plate. /"The fact
is," he said apologetically, "your pies
are 10 nice don't know wh1n 10 stop"
"Do you call those nice1"' said the
widow, modestly. 81 call them com.
mon. can mako good mince pies
when I set ont To, hut this time ! didn't
have "A good luck OK usual"
"I shouldn't want any better" said
the elder, emphatically.
"Then ! hope, II you like them, You
will drop In to tea ,ften. We ought ~
bc more neighborly. Elder Boyd"
Elder Boyd assented, aud he meant
what he said. The fact is, the elder
began 10 think that the widow was very
charming woman. She was very comely,
and then she was such an .excellont
cook. Besides, he had no doubt IN his
own raihd that slIer:us worth s6onsids
cradle sum Of money. What objection
could there be to her bctoming Mn.
Boyd7 He brought this question be-
fore her neevenirg. The widow blushed.
protesting TO DO greatly surprised. In
fact, she had nerer thought Of such o
thing in her life, but, on the whole, she
had always thought highlyd the elder,
and, to cut the matter short, she &C.
ceptel him. a month afterward she
was installed as, mistress OF the elders
large house, somewhht to Tie surprise
OF the village people, who cor1d not con-
ceivs how abe Ind brought him over.
Some weels after tile ceremony, the eld.
or ventured 10 inquire about the pot Of
gold which she had found IN the cellar.
"Pot Of gold !" she exclaimed, In sur
prise; ~ know Of none" go. -.
But" said the elder, disonncertedp
"you asked me about whether tho law
could claim il" $ ~.
"oh,. Jor', elder. I only asked for Gu.
riosity." - en :.
"And wss that the reason you made
inquiries at tho bank ?" AZ
Certainly! What else oould II beP"'
The elder went out to tho barn, and
for half nm, hour sat in silent meditation.
At the ond of that time he calculated,
% closing consideration:
"Aiter al, she makes good mince
pies" =.
II gives mo pleasure TO state that the
union between the elder aud the widow
proved very happy one, although to
the end Of his life he could never mako
up his mind about the POT Of Gold"