The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1885-06-06
LACONIC WOOER.

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me better than anybody l can think of.
Now, to be perfectly frank. what say
you ia my being married again =
Nothing
ooh. you think l ought not to talk s"
plainly about it. Well. very likely not.
bnt you'll at least allow that there
might be circumstances which would
nuke it best for me to marry again ?
yes
I've been a widow five years. and if
the right man turned
She paused with IL 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 ret"rted. 'yo"
will allow that there must be u riehl
man somewhere, :fone could find him.
yes
and, perhaps continued she y mis-
chievons smile revealing to the lawyers
eyes Il quite new dlmple. hitherto vino!
ly unsupported. in her cheek. 'and per
haps, you would even let me come to
you for legal advice il my choice, if
paid well =
Certainly
Well. then advise. cried the widow
desperately.
She had been perfectly sure, for two
81 three months. that Mr.. ~Sharpers"D
was longing to propose to her could
he but get tho words over his tongue.
aud she had said to herself that this at
ternOon he sh0ald do it if feminine W.T.
could advise a 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 q speaking
poi ut for him. Instead Of uttering til.
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. Widsin's mouth set
itself a trile more firmly than before.
THAT is always the way if u really
rants advice: i'll didn't, you'd proba
bly, be ready enough to give This
was so obviously absurd that they both
smiled. and both pretending to move
nearer together.
Il see,' Mrs. Widgin said with an air
of mock despair, Il shall have t make
it a catechism. Do You think l had
better get married yes or no
Yes he replied, with u significant
smile.
Have you any idea where I had bet
ter look for q husband ?
Yes
Good! Now we are getting on
Where is it ,"
Here
Here in Westerly! Oh. very we'll,
Mr.. SharpersOn, but who is there III
Westerly for mo to marry Z l assure
you l wouldn't think OF MIR. Smithers,
With his five email children ; 1 never
could endure Mr.. Green the tailor I'm
sure you don't near me to marry Mr..
Church, the butcher ; and Mr.. St;nch
field is too odious for anything. You
see, don't you, that l can't marry any
Of thems'
Yes
well. who else ia there z
Me-
you
Me-
II was done at last, and if the lawyer
could but have go far conquered the
habit of half a century of b~ashfulness
as to follow up his advantage, every
thing would have gone on swimmingly.
He was, however, almost Supplied
by his own temerity, and while the
widow on her side OF the fire place cast
her eyes down coyly, believing that
now at least he would take the initia
tive, Mr.. Sharperson on his eide zone
tho less abased his glances out of sheer