The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-14
THE CORNER STORE.
a Lesson Learned by Several
Prominent People Of Dykeville.

$50 the corner store is letr' said Mrs.
Deane.
"And high time" chimed in Miss Me-
Mnda Murgatroyd. 'tsince it has stood
,ssmpty ten months, come Christmas!"
'!Ah, no WONDER" said old Mrs. Hun
Ter. There's been a many to look at
At, but not ono has come the second
time, after they heard of how old Tres
tie hung himself in the middle of the
front room, at midnight"
You don't suppose it's-haunted"
said Mrs. Deane.
Mrs. Hunter shook her false curls and
looked indescribably knowing.
81 don't say Yes" said she, land 1
don't say No" But there's the facts.
You can judge for yourselves"
"Well, anyhow" said Miss Murgat-
royd, Its comfort to SEQ the place
awake and alive again, after the wooden
shutters and tho To Let staring you in
the face for well-nigh a year! And it's
10 be doctor, too!'
That makes fou: in the village al
ready" said Mrs. Deane, sourly. 81
wonder if they expect to make their
living off US poor sufferers"
Il wonder if he's married man, ("
said Miss Melinda, adjusting the blue
ribbon bow which she wore at her
withered throat, sort of fluttering sig
nal that her maiden affections were still
tiisengaged.
"Humph!' said old Mrs. Hunter, who
had three single daughters. I'VE shall
all find out in time, II we wait long
enough"
''If he's young and agreeable" said
she widow Percival, who had not hith-
'srto mingled in the conversation, ''he
will DO decided acquisition to our So
ciety"
ibid I understand that his name is
Doctor Wigg?" simpered Mrs. Walker,
who was rather deaf.
"-Ins" sharply corrected Mrs. Hun
Ger. "I-n-s"
doctor Ins!'' giggled Miss Murga-
troyd. "What a very peculiar namel
Tie must be of German parentage,
or ~
''Who said any thing about DR.. Insr"
sbrieled old Mrs. Hunter, fairly losing
her patience. II think you're all gone
crazy together! 'Wiggin8p That's the
name! Neither 'Wigg' nor ms but
both together!"
"A partnerships inquired Mrs. Walk
er, with her head on one side like
sickly linnet And just then the tea
and hot biscuit came in, and tho Dyke
vile Sewing Society broke up it's work.
orI hoca,ooa
into banqueting assembly.
But that the corner store was let
there was no kind of doubt. There was
a buzz of expectation on the subject, a
%hrill of agreeable anticipation. Mr..
Jones had heard that DR.. Virgins was
Il married man wi tn large family of
grown sons and daughters. Squire Cos
hawk had it, on no less incontrovertible
foundations, that no was young STU
dent. just graduated, on the lookout
Ror wife. 1t was supposed that no
would occupy, as an office, tho lower
room, in which the lamented Trestles
had hanged himself, and furnish the
upper apartments either as q bachelor
sanctum, or as family rooms, according
TO his needs. This seemed rather a
peculiar location in which to select
home, but then, as Miss Melinda Mar
gatroyd observed, peoples tastes diff
forcd. And because old Trestles didn't
choose to live there, it was no reason
that any one else should share his pref
idices- And as days crept on, and the
house was neatly painted outside and
IN, tho missing panes of glass replaced,
and new furnace put into the base
Rnent, tho tide of popular curiosity rose
higher and higher.
And at last the little tin sign: