The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-08-31
9lR q 1 APPLETON'S BOARDERS.

~ Il sAPPLET0N'S BOARDERS.
1iram Appleton was fond of mon
'y ana as he lived In the most eco
Enpnlcal manner. he managed to accu-
<liuiate q considerable sum of it. AS
~ instance of his economy. he had
ISxpfn the same blue coat with brass
uVns for ten years, to church and
III = MUSTER, and there was considerable
PROBABILITY of its having to serve
inWhlonger. Hiram was bachelor.
Is A 4 considered a wife an expensive
iuxpry, from which he abstained
ron economical motives.
p the course of time, however,
1ifain came to take different view
Epf the matter. He read somewhere
4 thal was saving to be married, as
i ffe work that wife would do would
than pay the expenses of her
!. ..,s.ss1Afd and clothing. On reflection
5RsVltfNS GOtt1tAtS1iA a'tttf1Ss
circumstances, this was a considera-
tion of some importance.
"Bssides." thought he, 1--WE might
take harders, and taking boarders is
profitable if you don't keep 'em TOO
well. I'VE heard that Aunt Jane
Doolltth made a thousand dollars
clear intne year from keeping boari-
ers. AM all the labor comes on the
wimmenfo folks, too. guess L must
get marrid."
Mr.. APPLETON decided on the whole
to marry awidow.
We give his reas ms in his own
words:
ut stanoS to reason" he soIil0.
quized, Tint widow must have
more experience about household
matters thai one who hasn't been
married. Npw, one that isn't exper,
fenced is yer apt to waste things,
and it takes a good deal of time
to teach th'm better. Now, a
widows already broken into the
ways of household, / must be on
the lookout fora widow"
Mr.. Hiram Appleton, accordingly,
began to look about him.
Just at this time there came into
town certain Widow Jones. on a
visit TO relation.
AS Mr., Appleton was we'll ac.
quaited at the house where she was
visiting, he soon found it in his way
to "call 'round."
The widow was sitting in the
"Reeping room." with Mrs. Fenton,
heE relation.
.tMr. Appleton,o said the latter,
"let me introduce to you my cousin,
Mrs. Jones'"
Hiram bowed.
81 wonder if she is widow" he
thought to himself.
When Mrs. Fenton accompanied
him to the door, he yentured to make
the inquiry.
"Yes." said Mrs. Fenton, "her
husband died two years ago."
"You see, Mrs. Fenton," said Hir-
am in a business.llke tone, "I've been
thinking of getting married. / think
on the whole. it would be good pol
icy. I guess / should prefer a smart,
Industrious, economical widow, if
hear of one anywhere"
"Then," said Mrs. Fenton, "I am
quite sure that my cousin would suit
you. She's as Industrious a creature
as you ever saw. Always has work
in her hand"
"There's one thing want to know
about" said Hiram, anxiously. us
she fond of dress? l don't know
much about it, but I'ye heard that
some wimmen spend sight on their
dress. Now can't stand that any,
how. / calculate that my wife-if
ever have any-shall dress decent !;
but as to silk dresses, and gold chains,
and such. they won't come out of
me-"
Mrs. Fenton assured the inquirer
that no one could be more simple in
her tastes than her cousin-an assur.
ance which gratified Mr.. Appleton
exceedingly.
"You needn't tell her what I've
been saying" said Hiram. "I'n
come IN again two or three times and
see how I like her ways. and if 1 do,
I'll propose pretty quick"
"Yon'd BETTER" said Mrs. Fenton,
'for there's no knowing how soon
somebody else NAV pick her up"
Instead of regarding Hiram's in
junction, Mrs. Fenton straightway
commune ated the substance of the
conference to the widow.
Now. 1t so happened. for reasons
which will appear, that the widow
was by no means indisposed to a Sec
ond marriage, and on hearing that
Hiram was a man Of nrOnartV she