Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-16
BILL ASD rae WIDOW.

BILE AND TIE WIDOW.
"Wife.- said Ed. Wilbur, one morn
INC. /" wouldn't IL be good joke to get
bachelor Bill Smiley TO take Widow wat
sfn 70 the show next woekF
"You can't do IL, Ed; he won't ask her,
he's 30 avfslIy shy. Why, be came by
here the o1ker morning when j was hang
inc cut some clothes, and looked over
thu fence and spoke; but when shook |
ont a niqht-eown he blushed like giri |
and went away"
al think / can manage it, said I'd, |
"but I'll have TO lie Just little"
So saying I'd started, and while he II |
crossing the field we will take glance
At Bill smiley. He was rather good |
looking fellow, though his hair and whis-
kers showed some gray. He wore SGT |
of artificial teeth. Every one said he
was a good soul, and 30 be was. de had |
az GOOD hundred acre farm an any IN !
Norwich. with a new house and every |
thing eomfortable; and, IL he wanted a
wife. many girl would have jumped at
the chance. Bot Bill Was so barhful-
always was; and when Susan Berrybot-
tie. whom be was so sweet on, though ne
never said boo" TO her, got married TO
old Watson, he just drew IN his head
like mud-turtle into its shell, and there
vas no getting him out again. Bot here
comes Ed Wilbur.
"Good morning, Mr.. Smiley"
GOOD morning, Mr.. Wilbur; what's
the news over your wayr'
"Oh, nothing particular that l know
off, eaid Ed. "only the show that every
body il talking about and everybody and
his girl are going 70. ! was over TO old
0acksider's last night, and / SEQ his son
Gus has got a new buggy, and was scrub
bling up his harness, and he's got that
white faced colt Of his as slick as a seal.
1 understand he thinks OK taking the
Widow Watson 10 the show. Susan Is
nice little woman and deserves a better
man than that young pup OF fellow,
though / would not blame her much.
either, IL she takes him, for she must be
dreadful lonesome; Aid then she has to
Let her farm out on shares, and 1t isn't
half worked, and no one else seems TO
have the SUNK 10 speak up TO her. BY
lingo. II / were single man I'd show
trick or two"
80 saying, Ed borrowed some bags and
started around the corner OF the barn,
whsre he had left Bill sweeping, and
put his ear TO knot hole and listened,
koowing that Bill had habit Of talk
Ing 70 himself when anything worried
him.
"Confound that young Saekriderr'
said Bill. what business has he there,
I'd like TO know? Got nev buggy, has
her Well, % have i. and a new harness,
too; and his horse can't get in sight of
mine. and declare I've half mind 10
yes. Ill 90 this very night and ask her
20 20 70 the show with NE. Ill show Ed
Wilbur that amt such calf AZ he
thinks am, IL did lot old Watson get
tho start Of me in the first place."
I'D could scarcely help laughing out
right, bat no hastily kitched the bags on
his shoulder. aud. with a low chuckle at
his success. started for home 10 tell the
news 20 Nellie; and about five o'clock
that evening they saw Bill go by with
his horse and buggy on his way 70 the
widows.
He logged along quietly until, at dis
taDce Of about mile from her house,
be- came TO a bridge over creek, and il
20 happened that, Just NJ he reached the
middle Of the bridge. he gave tremen-
dous sneeze and blew his teeth out Of
his mouth and clear over the dashboard.
and, striking on tho planks, they rolled
over the aide Of the bridge and dropped
into four fest Of water.
Words cannot do justice to the rage
Of poor Bill, or paint the expression Of
his face ~ he sat there, completely dumb
founded at this startling piece Of iIl-luck.
After while he stepped out Of his bug
~. and, getting down on his hands and
knees. looked into the water. Yes,
there they were at the bottom" with
crowd Of little fishes rubbing their noses
against them, and Bill wished TO good |
ncas his nose vas az close for one second.
Well. he mnst try and get them some
how. He bad no notion Of spelling his |
good clothes by wading In with them on;
and besides, IL he did that, he could not
90 10 the Widows that night; 50 be took
q glance up and down the road 10 see
that 10 one was in sight. and then quick. |
y uhdrcssod hinself, laying his clothes
IN the buggy 10 keep them clean. Then
be ran around 10 the bank and waded in
tho almost ice-cold water, but his teeth
did not chatter In his head--he snly
vished they could.
Quietly be wadsd along so as not 10
stir up the mud, and when he reached
the right spot he dived under the water
and came up with his teeth in his hand |
and replaced them in his mouth. But
bark! what noise IL thatp A wagon and
little dog barking with all his might,
and his horse Ia starting.
Whoa. whoa. stop. YOU brute, stop!'
hut stop he would not, but went of at
spanking pace, With the unfortunate Bill
after him, and the little dog yelping af-
Ter Bill. Bill was certainly In capital
running costume, bat, though be strained
every nerve, he could not touch the bug
~ % reach the lines that were dragging
on the ground.
After q while his plug bat bounced of
the sat and the hind wheel went over
H. making u ~ Hat ~ q pancake. Bill
snascned mp a. he ran, and. jsmming
bis hst into is. stack II, all crumpled and
dusty, ON his head. And now he saw
The widows house on the hill. and xhat.
OIL what will be do! Then his coat fell
out; be slipped il on, and then. maxine
= dcsperste squirt, he clutched the hack
Of the seat and scrambled in. Pulling
the buffalo robe over his legs, he stuffed
the other things beneath.
Nov the horse happened TO be one that
hegot from Squire More, who got i, from
the widow, and the horse took il into his
head 10 stop at her gate, which Bill had
NO power 70 prevent. as he had not nos
sesnion Of the rcins; besides. he was too
busy butsoning his coat to the chin to
think Of doing much else.
The widow heard the rattle Of vheels
ana looked ont. and seeing that il was
smiley, and that be did not Offer 10 Oct
out, abe went 10 the gate 10 zee what he
wanted. and there she stood chatting.
With her white arms on top OF the gate
and her face right towards him. while
the cold chills ran down his elfrtless
back clear 10 his bare feet beneath the
buffalo rohe. and the water from his hair
and tho dust from his hat combined 10
make some nice little strea ms az NINA
that came trickling down his nsse. she
ankod him 10 come In. No. he WA in n
hurry, he said. He looked down the road
behind him and saw q white faced horse
e,ming. and at once surmised that Il
vaa that Of Gus Sackrider. He resolved
10 do or die. and hurriedly told his er-
rand. Tho widow would be delighted
70 60; OF course she would. But would
b mot como INF No. he was In hurry.
be aaid; he had TO 90 TO Mr.. Green's
residence.
"Oh." said the widow, yon're GOING
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