Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-05-01

: Into the l0uHc nh!0.t 1,nac0n tI.nn
could make ANY fartlc, protest. /
Mrs. Blossom noticed Che deacon''
!; departure she BETRAYED no con
sciousness Of The fact, but demurel,
3 rontinued her Irritation with thu
8 lawyer. Supper, the great event o
q the day, WIS ready at last, and tb.
guests were doing ample justice tt
{ the plentiful array Of yiands set be
2 fore them. Boiled liam, chicken
a potpie, mashed potatoes and tur
nips, hot slaw, squash pie, custar'l
s pie, jellie cake, cookies, aud dough
d nuts, all were placed On the table
4 together, and the guests invited to
!; help themselves, Which they did
4 with 81 will. 'fle meal was well nu
1der way, and conversation had
i tagged considerably, for with hun
4 cry people eating and talking are
beicarried onstogetller, when
! a new arrival came, in the person OF
] Hiram Prim, the store.keeper's
4 clerk.
Hiram was soon seated Mt the ia
4 bic, helping himself right and left
to the still abundant substantials
and luxuries on The board.
"Heard the newsw lie asked;
Hooking around after partalling of a
flew monlhl'uls. .IIain't? Wal
the Bluegrass Bank has busted
3smashed clean up. Creditors won't
git 5.cents on the dollar"
Explanations of surprise greeted
tic unexpected tidings from all
/ sides. The Widow blossom turned
pale and gazed wildly at the speak
CT. Lawyer Greene also changed
comtenance us lie glanced furtiye-
! ~ ut Mrs. Blossoms face.
els that really so, liirans' he
asked anxiously.
ats really so,n declared Hiram.
.J5'll be IN the papers to-morrow
morning."
"vYhy Lawyer Greene. you hain'i
got money there, hey you?"
"Ol, certainly not. My funds are
secured OH real estate. ! don't
trust to BANKS" responded the
lawyer complaaently.
4 swell Pm thankful to say my
money amt there, eithcr,r said
hiram, gravely, thereby causing Il
general laugh, as it w;.s 4 we'll
known fact that Ilram spent his
wages as fast as lie earned them.
No one noticed the widow :
changed demcauor, though size stu
locked pale and declined second
piece Of Squash pie. Bat Ilasyer
Greene seemed suddenly to have
changed his tactics, ana was now
evidently bent OH getting up a dir
tarior with Aiahal;l Williams. The
! widows money affairs were not
!. generally '.known among her &C
:. qnaintances, consequently sic es
4 capped their condolences. Jsmima
: IL atch, though. did manage to wills
per few words OF sympathy i'll
her car.
"Don't worry about it, Belindy,' y
she urged; "l'Il come over an see
YOU TO morrow an we'll Jaik it over"
But Mrs. blossom did not recover
spirits.
Lawyer Green did not appear to
notice when the widow rose to
leave, compelling her to accept The
protection Of hall-gr0wn Toln Lar
com, much to the surprise oil al! who
noticed the circumstance.
sHe was awful sweet on the wild
der at first" they whispered. "She
must OF give him the miJten," and
the next day it was currently re
ported that Lawyer Greene had
proposed to HE widow Blossom
and had been rejected. So much
for Tie truth Of what "they say"
Jeinlna paid the promised Visit
bright and early the next morn
ing. She found her sister looking
pale aud detected.
"How bad is iG Belindy2" she
asked. 'Did you put all your
money in the blnks"
"All-every cent Of it!' groaned
the widow.
'"Wal, it's too bad; butnever mind.
You don't have to give up the
house right away do YOU"
"No; not till March"
$50 much the better then, Though,
Of course, you could have Lad ii
home with us, right away. But
there's your cows am chickens, an
such things, they'll bring a better
price after you've wintered 'on,
in the spring, am thel'll be SO much
gained
After considerable more CONVEX
sation on the subject the widow
seemed to brighten up a little, aiI0
her sister prepared to take her
leave.
"Now you'll be sure to Come up
and eat thanksgiving dinner
with us to morrow, won't you,
Belindysn size urged, and Belinda
promised.
Terminals footsteps had died
away and the widow was still sit
ting forlorn and Respondent, when
her reyerie was disturbed again.
"Morning, Gjiss-NiiSs Blossoms"
said d llesitating voice, and there
stood Deacon Gibbs, neryoasly
twisting his lat i'll his hands.
The widow placed Il chair for llcl
visitor, who SAT down, looking
more nervous and embarrassed
! than ever.