The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-05-31

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they'd got to be too good to last"
"Not So" said another they've gone
now where goodness lasts forever"
AN ITYL OF WISCONSIN.
A Demure Widow who Sought a Husband
and Preferred Pills to Hay.
In this highly moral town (Apple-
ton, Wisconsin, lived little widow.
She was born there, the only child
of well-to do parents. In appearance
she was not exactly beautiful, but
was bright and attractive. Her hair
he'd saucy, independent way of
curling around her temples in an un-
expected style. Her complexion was
clear and dark; her eyes coal black
with bewilderine turn to them
bewitching to her admirers; cross
eyed to some of her feminine ac-
quaintances. She married repre-
sentative man, but in time found
herself not only bereft of husband,
but with very small income.
Time went on, and after several
investments that proved to be fail
ures she decided there was only one
thing she could do and that was to
marry again. Marry in that town?
Where to be seen in public with
mana widow with real live man
meant to be ostracised by society
at once. She had not the moral
courage to run the risk of social
condemnation. But this is a pro.
gressive age, and there was one way
to matrimony and the inhabitants of
this little town need not be informed
of her determination; She came in
| possession of the address ofa Chicago
matrimonial bureau, where husbands
are provided, satisfaction guaran-
teed, or money refunded. She open
ed correspondence with the bureau,
and finally became member, giving
instructions to find her. "a husband.
She did not care what he was, If he
was only white, respectable, and
had no bad habits.
In due time introductions followed
in the shape of letters so numerous
that it was difficult 10 decide where
to cast her lines, but the correspond
ents finally narrowed down to two,
one in Nebraska, the other in Indi-
ana. The ardent lover from the
West was druggist, and suggested
that he would meet her somewhere
on the way, they would be married,
and return at once to his comfortable
home; the Indiana man was farmer,
and claimed to be worth several
thousand dollars. She had no par
ticular penchant for farming, but
possibly farm lands could be con-
verted into cash, and they live in the
city, Chicago probably. Now this
little woman had had a sad expert
ence, and she vowed she would be
cautious in her second venture; there
were two birds on the bush and she
would take her choice. She wrote
to the Western lover to meet at the
town mentioned, and also consented
to the request of the Indiana man,
that he visit her in her own home
with more misgivings in regard to
the latter than the former, for the
oracles of this moral town would not
appreciate these romances in real
life. However, man 90 years OF
age, a widower with enough intelli-
gence to amass fortune, would GER
tainly have little sense, she reason
ed, and could come and possibly
without any one being the wiser.
One night a party of gentlemen
were congregated around a heater II
the office OF the principal hotel in
this moral town. 1t was bitter colo
and the train from the south hac
Just arrived. A man walked in witt
the unmistakable step of Hoosierdon
scattered all over him He wore /;
broadbrimmed hat, a new suit Q
clothes, no collar, black and white
striped mittens and carried a large
square, black enamelled satchel. Ht
looked around the room with the
inquiry:
Is this ere tavern'
Every man in the room answered
in the affirmative.
He said: Where is the boss'
The obliging clerk stepped for
ward.
reckon it's about supper time
What might ye be asking for supper
Thirty five cents.
Jehosephat? Thirty-hve cents fo
one meal! Amt that an all flreC
high price? What is it for three
| meals an login'?
Two dollars.
B'gosh? 1t costs somethin' II
travel, but this is special 'kashun
; and it is all in a life time, so her
) goes! Got to have somethin' to eat
anyhow.
He planked his satchel down anc
was shown the way to the suppe
room. The words special 'kashul
had caught the ears of the crowc
around the heater, and they wer
kindly disposed toward the travelle
by the time he wandered back afte
the reckless investment to satisf,
his stomach.
2 The circle was broadened to admi
him, and he, nothing loath, joine'
4 in with friendly nod the remark:
B'gosh! this is an all fired coli
t country! Down in Indianny, wher
v | came from, we hain't had no sucl
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