The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-11-26
NM WIDOW.

NM WIDOW.
She was the moekest and most docile
little parsonage you ever saw. That.
OF course. was before sho became my
widow.
How could she become my widow.
when I'm here alive and 1ourishing.
10 toll my own storyp just wait until
I've finished, and you will soc.
She was worry pretty, too. with pink
apple checks. and oyes Of that pecu-
har translucent beryl-green that you
SEQ so seldom, q slender 1.-the figure,
and = stop rs noiseless as il she wore
She famous shoes of silence. Thero
was something cat-like about her-at
least, SO Fitz-Brown said, but Fitz-
Brown was always prejudiced against
Lucilla.
"Depond upon it, old fellow, she's
narriod you for your money" said
Ntz-Brown. "It doesn't stand to reas-
on that n girl Of eighteen should tic
herself 10 u fat old heathen of fifty-four
unless there is some motive lurking un-
derneath."
"Fitz-Brown." broke in irritably,
''you're u fool!"
II may be fool" answered that
gentleman calmly, "but single fool
is not SO bad as n married fool. in any
point of view you choose to tako it,
There was no use arguing with Fitz-
Brown. He was stubborn, opinion
ated old follow at best. and he was de-
tormined not to liko Lucilla from the
very first. How he did exult when he
came down to my Office and told me
shat Harry Sykes was spending tho
evening with Lucilla--that Same reck-
less young good-for-naught who had
been wont to hang around her before
ve wore married. And Lucilla had told
me she was going to take tea with her
motheR.
Nevertheless put on bold face.
well, let him spend the evening""
said 'Where's the harmp"
''YeS; but--but the curtains were not
drawn, and-and it isn't necessary for
him to sit on the same sofa, with his
arm round her waist"
had departed. and Lucilla was darning
my stockings by the fire.
"Lucills," said / sternly, II must
Its here"
eyes, JOSIAH" said my wife; Harry
Is rather troublesome.
':And you will please receive no moro
young, gentlemen visitors in my abb
Bence."
''No, Josiah"
"rhe fact is. Lucilla, I am afraid you
read too many novels"
"Perhaps do" said my wife meek
ly.
~ will bring up sot of Rollins
Ancient History tomorrow and some
Bermons for you to read. All lighter
literature must be banished at once"
Certainly. Josiah"
Could Ntz-Brown himself have ex-
pected moro complete and dutiful ae-
quaintanoe in all my domandsp
Luoilla was preternaturally Affection
ate tho next two or three days. She
hung round mo in tho most bewitehing
manner, sewed my shirt-buttons on,
ran for my clippers, and would insist
on toasting the broad herself, until hor
pretty face was the color of q scarlet
tomato. "boeauso cook il so careless,
and dear Josiah likes his toast Drowned
Just ao."
What shall order ior dinner, dearp
The butchers man Is here. Steaks or
roasting pieceP"
~ don't care" answered meohan-
ioMiy. 'Suit yourself"
"but you know your wishes are my
pleasure, love-"
''Stsaks then."
"An6 about the pudding. sweatp
Shall toll cook to mako n rosi old
English plum. or would Won profer
baked suet3"
Really it was very nice 10 haar ona'a
wishes consulted in this sort NJ man
ner. And when departed from tho
ofteo, Lucilla herself stood ON t;ntoo
neck. N'"N" NY
"kor II you should take cold. aear.
SSs' and anything should hapnen. IL
heart" 'Ao WIG
Onoer taess harmonious circuuatan.
0SS That sudden voyage to India came
AXE Shunderbolt across the aerano
horlaon OK our matrimonial life.
hoW shall live without you six
months, my deareSta" sobbed InciIja
tears. An
But NO cannot always control ma.
cessley' and sfter q mournful farewell,
IN which my wife fairly succumbod and
wont into Mysteries. departed an ne.
cessary business for the firm az M;nnr
and Mortlake.I myself being tho afore.
sSid Nortlake. O N'"A0'
How IL happened that my name was
erroneously lugged into the dstaIls - -
that mRssacre in which the barbaTo,,s
coolies murdered 80 many OF tha Sor.
eign population, when was aetuaIIy
ten miles farther up tho conntru
novor knew. aud then my lone fs,or
during which found it imnosaiblo -
Wrlto or obtain an amanuerlsis. sarveS
TO comPlicate matters. When / M ~.
covered, resolved to proceed inme.
d!stely back to my native land.
II not write, mentally tlaeidad.
''k'M sntpTlse Lucilla, bisgs hcr dear