Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-02-16
Winning a Widow.
BY LILLE FoRREsr nnArra

"Jothaml" quoth Mr.. Wigglator >,
his chief farm hand. =
well, what's wantin'Pn Iazilv -
sponded Gotham Hardcastle, with !
hali-masticated straw between "a,
.eeth' cs no looked up from the BIZ y
harness no was mending.
The Widow Palmleaf has taken tina,
cottage at the foot Of the lane.n
iell me something / didn't know
sisre' said lothian. with more
freedom than reverence in his manner.
And IL she sends up TO borrow the
rake, or tho hoe. or the spade.
well, what thsngn
Tell her she cant have en-. Wo.
men are always borrowing, knew
Hobart Palmleaf when he was alive. a,
was chrOnic borrower. don't wan,
anything 70 do with his widow"
"Ah right" observed lothian, phil.
osophically; and his master resumed tho
perusal Of his newspaper once more.
"gotham!" said Mr.. Wiggleton.
about ten days stterward, as he came
In heated and out Of breath from a
Nalk. (Ar Wiggleton wasn't as spry
"a he had been before his ive-and-for.
neth birthday. and the Locust Hill was
pretty steep ascent)
well, what n0w?"
ii wonder II that was the Widow
Palmieai | saw gathering blackberries
Into basket by the south wall OF the
cottage garden?"
Kind o slim and tall?"
Yea"
Blue eyes, and hair as shiny as
saiin9"
yes"
And a little white parasol, lined
with pink"
Yea
Reckon likely 1t was" said
lothian.
"Bu.," persisted the puzzled land.
owner. ''Sho doesn'i look At all like a
widow
There's rs much difference in Wild
ows a. there 10 In other folks" OBJ
served lothian, dryly.
Mr.. wigglc,oh was silent for min
ute or two.
"Jo,hAmr" he fnally said.
'MellFf
Has she sent 10 borrow anyihing7'
''sonl yesterday forenoon asked II
We haA a Hcrcw-driycr 10 lend the
hinge was comm loose on the garden
gate"
"And what did you tell herr"
"Said my order was eontrarywisc TO
iendln' or borrowln'.n
''Joshsm. you arc a fool.r
''Tain't the iirs; time you've said so.
and faint tho FIRST dme you've been
wrong. said lothian. with calmness
81 domcanor TINT was beautiful TO be-
bold. Hard words Is considered in
the wages, and | Amt the man 10 find
fault. only did a. you told me"
"Ycs. but lothian never mind
tho next time she sends. let her have
whatever sho wants"
said somethin' about wantin' q
man 10 come and hoo them early poia-
toes. BE 10 go2"
"Ccr.Ainly -of course. Ncighbors
should act like ncighbors, especially
IN The country"
And Mr. Wigglcion sighed and
wished that he was not too corpulont
md unused 70 labor 10 hoe the Widow
Palmlears early potatoes himself.
Bot he did the next best thing; he
went over TO look at the field after
lothian had hood Il, and gave the
widow good advice concerning n certain
rocky uphill bit Of shecp-pasture that
belonged 10 tho cottage farm.
"Id las that down in winter rye, II
! were you. ma'am. said Mr.. Wiggle-
ton.
~ am 80 much Obliged TO you" sac
che widow. swccily. Since poor dear
Hobart was taken AWAY have no one
90 advise mo on these subjects"
And Mr. Wriggleton thought how
soft aud pretty her blue eyes were as
she spoke.
"oh, pshawr said lothian. leaning
on the handle Of his hoe. 'winter rye
Amt the sort o crop for that spot
Spring wheats the only thing TO grow
there"
"Hold your tongue, lothian" cried
his employer, testify.
ayes. sir, will, said lothian, with
n broad grin over Mr.. wiggleton's
aiming bald head
"And about these hyncinth beds
ma'am. - said the latter. recovering his
eouanimity, "Tll come over this even