The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-11-15

| an it don't do no hurt to manage 'em 4 1T
tie now an then"
The Squire's diplomacy was SEVERELY
tried in his interview with Mrs Gates. she
was an open-faced, brisk woman, pleasant
to look upon or to speak with, having
! strong Yankee Shrewdness which enaAled
her to ''keep even" with the world, Eeft
five wears before with her boy to care for
| and her husbands funeral expenses to nav.
she had done these things, and had acquired
a small bank account, as well as reputa.
ton among her neighbors for being ''a trifie
nearn in her dealings. The Squire revolved
many times the terms in which he should
introduce the subject he had in hand. and
he finally decided to take his wife with him.
in order to throw candid, straightforward
air over the interview, Mrs. Sprague being
a pillar of good works in the church, whose
passive Endorsement of transaction would
do much to restrain any suspicion of its
| honesty.
The interview was long one, and the
Squirrels arguments were many, but the re-
suit was that Mrs. Gates agreed to appear
at the Canary homestead in two weeks ard
to marry Sam and there was an under
standing that when she received her pen
sion she was to retain only the future quar-
terly payments, all of the two thousand
dollars of back pay going to Experience.
except a couple of hundred to the Squire.
Before the two weeks passed, however, She
was summoned in haste one night to Sa4p's
bedside.
Sprague met her at the outer door.
"Come right up, Seraph; you're Jest in
time. Pm watchin' to-night; 'Sperence
an Julany IS all tired out. Come up still.
an we'll have the job right over"
At daybreak Sam Canary was dead and
Seraph held Squire Sprague's certificate
that she was his lawful widow.
The Squire appeared at the CaIarys'
I aarlyy On 40 of i'm 4
be sure that Seraph was duly recognized
among the mourners and in the minister's
prayer AS he sat in the front room alone
he was surprised by the entrance of q
woman in heavy black. Not until the veil
was lifted did he recognize Seraph.
"W'y, how dye do, Mis- Canary?" he
stammered. u didn't know We for Sec
ond in the mournin'. Amt it a little deep,
though-for the Hill, we know" hesitated
the Squire. ''They don't do things up here
quite SO stylish as we do in the village"
mo, it amt q mite deep" replied the
woman, angrily. ''Sam Canary's my hus-
| band, an | shouldn't do no less il | want
agittin a cent by him. l amt ashamed o.
malTyin' him, an | amt goin' to have
folks say took him fOrhis pension am then
scrimped the mournin', whatever happens.
bought ten-dollar Grape for my veil, I've
hired the village hearse to come up, an
Pm goin to ride next the remains in a
hack"
The Squire drew long breath, and re-
piled, slowly, Nv a'al guess you're right,
| Seraph, after all; but it I'll make heap o.
talk ON the Hlll."
"What'S folks cot to talk about. I'd like
to know? If | come sneakin' round the
funeral as though didn't know whether I
| belonged there or not, they'd talk, YOU bet
ter b'lieve. Pm the widder, am Pm coin,
to have the widder's place, am if folks want
to talk let 'em."
Course We be, Seraph Ye're right, am
Jest go ahead" said the Squire, assuringly.
IL hadn't thought you'd make SO much of
a show of it, that's all"
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