Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-11-28
mind I ever had in the world to kiss


ing elected q monosyllable Of such q
character from the bachelor that she al.
most forgot to bride, but fortunately
remembered in time what was expected
Of her sex.
"Really," she simpered, "you are
positively dreadful! I wouldn't have
believed it Of you'll" f.. NJ
She paused to give him an opportuni-
ty Of adding something more, but Mr..
.Sharperson had already. exceeded the
ordinary limits of his habitEal reticence.
and by not unnatural recoil was now.
more silent than ever. j.. :
II shall soon begin to look out for
fortune hunters" remarked Mrs. Wild
gen, archly. II hope you'll protect
me from them when they come" "@ T..
Mr.. Sharperson's looks expressed
such entire willingness to undertake
the defense of his fair client that he
evidently did not feel it necessary to
put it into words.
II don't know" pursued the widow,
gazing abstractedly into the fire, "but
I shall have to look about for somebody
to take care of me. What do you say,
Mr.. Sharperson
ZIP"
"Certainly, you. You know my
business affairs perfectly, and CON adj
wise me better than anybody 1 can
think of. Now, to be perfectly frank,
what say you to- my being married
again."
Nothing"
"Oh, you think ought not to talk so
plainly about it. Well, very likely not,
but you'll at least allow that there might
be circumstances which would make it
best for me to marry again.
Eyes"
1--WE been widow five years, and if
the right man turned up-"
She paused with the secret desire to
shake the gentleman opposite, to see if
by that operation his taciturn tongue
might not be loosened.
"If," echoed he significantly, as she
paused.
"Why, of COURSE" she retorted, "you
| will allow that there must be right
man somewhere, if one could find him. "
EYES,"
"And, perhaps" continued she, a
1nischievous smile revealing to the law
yer's eyes quite new dimple, hitherto
wholly unsupported, IN her cheek, land
perhaps you would even let me come to
you for legal advice in my choice, if I
paid we'll ?"
"Certainly."
"Well, then, advise" cried the wild
ow desperately.
She had been perfectly sure for two
or three months that Mr.. Sharperson
was longing to propose to her could he
| bat get the words over his tongue, and
/ she had said to herself that this after
noon he should do it if feminine wit
could devise way. Anything short OF
deliberately proposing herself she was
/ prepared to do, and she began now to
fear lest she should be forced to even
that extreme measure.
Now, when everything had been SO
admirably worked up to a speaking
point for him, instead of uttering the
decisive word the lawyer only smiled
and was silent. To tell the truth, he
was as eager to get the important ques-
ton asked as was the widow. could he
but overcome his natural laconic habit
and the bashfulness which just now ex-
aggerated it. Mrs. Widgin'' mouth set
itself tride more firmly than before.
"That is always the way if one really
wants advice. If I didn't you'd proba
lily be ready enough to give it," Thi:
was so obviously absurd that they both
smiled, and both, pretending to move
nearer the fire, moved their chairs lit
tie nearer together.
II see," Mrs. Widgin said, with al
mir of mock despair, "I shall have te
make it catechism. Do you think
had better get married yes or MOP"
EYES," he replied, with significant
smile.
Have you any idea where / had bel
ter look for husband?"
EYES,"
"Good! Now we are getting on
Where is it,"
Here"
"Here in Westerly? Oh, very well
Mr.. Sharperson, but who is there ii
Westerly for me to marry? assur,
you I wouldn't think of Mr.. Smithers
with his five small children; I neve:
could endure Mr.. Green, the tailor
I'm sure you can't mean me to MARI,
Mn. Church, the butcher; and Mr.
Stinchield is too odious for anything
You see, don't you, that I can't MARI.
any of them?"
Eyes,"
"Well, who else is there?"
"Me."
"You?"
"Me."
It was done at last, and if the 1awye
could but have so for conquered tn
habit of half century Of bashfulnes
as to follow up his advantage, every
thing would have gone On swimmingly
He was, however, almost stupefied b.
his own temerity, and while the wido1
on her side of the fireplace cast her eye
down coyly, believing that now at leas
he would take the initiative, MI
Sharperson on his side none the les
abased his chances out OF sheer bashful
ness.
"Heayens!" thought the widow, shy
ly accommodating out Of the corner c
her eye, "have got to get up and rus
into his arms? Was there ever SO az
gravutilg man created!"
She coughed softly, she patted tn
hearth with her trim slipper tip, st
cretly determined that nothing short c
the most absolute desperation shout
make her break the silence this time.
At length when there seemed an emf
nent prospect that the pair would con
sumo the remainder Of their mortal ex
istence in staring wordlessly into til
Goals, and just as the widow rcache