The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-12-01

"And a rich widow to be had fortbe ask
ing, muttered old Bynner, soto poe, Vet
loud enough for Rev. Putter to hear that
gentleman being strongly suspected of EN-
PERTAINING designs against Mrs. Browln,s
heart and bank account.
Mr. Futter scowled and Widger who
posed as acynic, shrugged his shoulders.
BLAKE is one of those fellows who horn
with a silver spoon in his mouth, is mad
all the time because it isn't gold, don't YOU
know" he observed, looking about for the
applause which did not follow what he
thoughtrather a neat remark
But carelessIy unconscious OF the char.
| table comments of his fellow poarders.
Dick made his way to his room, locked the
door and began 10 make preparations for
an immediate departure to Balamazoo or
| Kamaschatka-it didn't matter. ANY
where TO get away from his sorrow-from
himself.
While thus occupied, highly, scented
note was slipped under the door The con
tents were as follows;
Mrs Brown would be delited to have
Mr.. Blake make one of little informal
gathering at her rooms this Thanksgiving
eve. THEoDosIE &. BRowN.n
regret to say that the young man nut
tered something uncompiimentarv 70 the
female sex, and widows in particular "a h.
tossed the note into the wasSe-paper has
ket Yet after thinking it over a little he
| decided tn no. II would he a n,ono,. ti,os
and place to saw good bve to those Of his
fellow boarders who were present. II
would look rather strange 10 refuse any
way. And then he wanted to apologize b
Rev. Putter for his hasty utterance In
short he brought every reason for bis at
tendance except the real one And this
was that having an expensive uprighI
piano which she could not play. MrsAls lssgl
always included Francie, who 81, sXnd.
PLAYED d1vineIv in her Indications ~ ths1
informal Gatherings. III
Mr.. Blake did not apnear "a rsuaf fat
supper. The monotonous tread ofdp.
pered feet pacing back and forth j5his
room and the strong smell of ta,acco
smoke which driftea throngh tbstran-
som. would seem to Indicate an abrtive
attempt at drowning his sorpowsfn the
Overlooking bowl of his rnanrscbal n
Most rooms exh, BIT certain CHARACTER
istics of their OCCUPANTS Tins Mrs Theo-
dosia Browns might be descrbd in
word-showv. There was a certin gar
ishness Of color everywhere v1sife, from
the elaboratelv framed oil paintings
against their background of hevily gilt
paper to the portier9 and insidI curtains
and figured silk upholstery of he furni-
ture.
But it all looked very cheerful and
ulaosant in tho e7,hdual 80, from the
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wa. nrae,Im,l,II, do,r,o,+ ms bov The
Ane6ra rat srai,4 cnntontadt nm q Turk; sh
mo no f,,,o ~, l,,o,, (,,.+o1of GLOWING an
tbracita Tho M rrof sIIymbered-or pre.
,oI,dod - ~ ~. -,';''ls ,,orc,, in the
bf,, ha,, ,,,i,,Go,,, 0,,oac tl,e rnys snored
o,, a ,,o,.ro,.. o,,sI,io,, nh ,,-barao boufs of
tho otra,. ,,,os ,,oIo r.na,,o directly after
| tho .n4,.oooo ~ po,, Mr. Pntter
! Rai,ry ,oa,.si, ,l+ol no b,5 not soon that
| the canine VIC occ,,D,,irr, tho newest easy
cbafr INTO ,,,h.cb no ro2,o,.o,,d gentleman
| f,onnod boo,-iI,, =, s,,.in,r HThtIv and
hastily ~, nth a ebort eb3rn ebriel, that
u.os dJo1,,,,o,1 II, oo,. ,,iorci,,r ,,oIps
AT o,-o-, +I,i. ,r,,.oalI,,o i7oiIan+ which
convnIsod several of the worIdlinos pres.
ent with secret Init nnseemlv Laughter
! failed to chase the gloom from the pfow
of young Mr.. Blake, In vain Mrs. Bvssar
vouchsafed her sweetest smiles, Elile
equally vain We're the attempts of Hiss
! Dasher, a very decollete Young woman to