The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-05-25
AN IDYL OF WISCONSIN
Quito 4 Nice Story About Quito Z
Nice Widow.
She Was Dsmure and Shy but She
Sought q Husband and She
Preferred Pills to an In
diana Form.

widow. writes an Appleton Wis., CORE
spondent 10 the Chicago Tribune. She
was born there, the only child Of well to
do parents. In appearance she WINS not
exactly beautiful, but was bright and at
tractive. Her hair had a saucy. indepen-
dem way of curling around her temples
I'm an unexpected style. Her complexion
vas clear and dark her eyes coal black
with n b~ewildering turn TO them-bewitch-
ing to her admirers; ''cross-eyed" to some
Of her feminine acquaintance. She
married n representative man, but in time
found herself not only bcreft of husband.
but with a very small income.
Time went on and after several invest
ments that proved to be failures she de-
cided there was only n thing she could
do and that was to marry again. Marry
in that town? Where TO be seer in pub
lie with a mana widow with O real live
man-meantt to be ostracised by society
at once. She had not the moral courage
to run The risk OF social eondem,
q and there was one way to matrimony
and the inhabitants of this little town
need not be Informed OF her determine
ton. She came in possession of the nd
dress of IA Chicago MATRIMONIAL bureau,
where husbands are provided. IS~atisfac-
thoii Rhhh W thloAlCy ~
opened correspondence with the bureau
and finally became u member, giving in
structions to find her q husband. She did
not care what he was, IL he was ''only
white, respectable and had no bad hab-
it's"
In due time .~introductions' followed i'm
the shape OF letters SO numerous that II
was difficult to decide where to cast her
lines, but the correspondents finally mar
rowed down 10 two, n in Nebraska. the
other In Indiana. The ardent lover from
the west was n druggist and suggested
way, they would be married and return at
once TO his comfortable home; the Indi.
man was q farmer and claimed to be
worth several thousand dollars. had no
particular p~enchant for farming, but possi-
bly, farm lands could be converted into cash
and they could live in the city, Chicago
probably. Now this little woman had had
a sad experience and she vowed she
would be cautious in her second venture (;
there were two birds Oh the bush and she
would take her choice.
She wrote to the western lover TO meet
her ut thet town mentioned and also o
scented to the request of the Indiana man
more misgivings i'm regard to the latter
han the former, for the oracles of this
moral town would not appreciate these
in real life. However, n man
GO years Of age, n widower, with enough
intelligence to amass a fortune, woul
and would come and possibly go without
any one being the wiser.
One night n party OF gentlemen were
congregated u the heater in the
office Of the principal hotel in this moral
town. II was bitter cold and the train
from the south had just arrived. A man
walked i'm with the u~nmistakable stamp
of Hoosierdom scattered all over him.
He wore a broad-brimmed hat, n new suit
of clothes, no collar, black and white
striped mittens and carried a large,
square black enameled sachel. He looked
around the room with the Inquiry:
''Is this ERE a tavern"
Every man in the room answered in the
affirmative.
He said: "where is the boss ?"
The obliging clerk stepped forward.
~ reckon it's about supper time. What
might ye be asking for supper"
"Thirty-five cents"
"Jehosephat! Thirtv-Hye cents for one
meal. Amt that an ALFRED high price?
What is Il for three meals an lodgin'?"
"Tw, dollars"
"B' gosh! II costs somethin' to travel,
but this Is a special kashun and il is all in
q lifetime, SO here goes! Got to have
somcthin' TO eat, anyhow"
He planked his sachel down and was
w tS Way ~ AV tRlNh hooshs 80
words especial kashun" had caught the
ears OF the crowd around the heater and
they were kindly disposed toward the
traveller by the time he wandered back
after the reckless investment to satisfy
his stomach.
The circle was broadened to admit him
and he, nothing loath, Joined in with n
friendly nod and the remark:
"B'gosh! this Is an ALFRED cold
country! Down in Indianny, where came
from, We hain't had no such spell as this.
l don't wonder your wimmen folks a
to get married and get away"
Are you going to marry n OF them ~
"Well, ] reckon that Is about the size of
IL; but wimmen are mighty ~onsartin. Ye
see, l don't nave time to attend TO IL my
self, and there's a man in Chicago that
knows q lot Of wimmen that amt got
much confidence in their W judgment,
and they leave II to him to find a husband
for EN-. So I jined the company or bureau
about two years agonc now-but nary a
wife yeti"
"Why, what is the reasons"
"Dunno, unless the gosh denied VIM
men amt got no sense. Now, maybe some
on ye know this one up here. We hov bin
sort o. hitching ON through letters since
last August, but she's 80 %tarnation skeery
she won't cum to the pint onless she sol
eyes on me first. You see, I've had a
right smart lot of experience in the past
two a and was bound 10
make this a &c So waited un.
ill after killing time, and bought this
suit Of clothes-paid SO FOR II
but l don't care a darn for expense; you
see, wimmen, the best on 'em like style,
and / wouldn't let this one slip away.
Maybe some on We know Men
tioning the name Of the demure little
widow
Know her! OF course they did, and
that was enough TO gain the complete
confidence of the man from Indiana. He
around for their inspection. II contained
explicit directions. He could arrive on
the 6:40 evening train and call at the
house about y; information as to the route
from the hotel SO plainly stated that II