Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-31
A WoMAN's FREAK.

an orphan, with a fortune. She was
handsome and wanted to have all
she tun she could, and didn't care for
expense. She found that she was IL
able to be talked about If she had all
the fun she desired, SO she asked the
advice of widow with whom she
trained n good deal, and the widow
told the girl she ought to be widow
and then she could have all the fun
she wanted to and nobody would
say anything about it. The girl
took the advice in a kindly way
and decided that she would be a
widow. She did not want to marry
man and be married woman with
all that name implied and wait for
healthy man 10 die, and raise a
family of children in the meantime.
She wanted TO enlist as widow at
once. She consulted II doctor and
asked him to pick out for her IA man
who was a physical wreck and poor,
one who would die within a few weeks
Al most. To such man she ielt sure
that she could prove blessing
She would marry him and give him
money TO live on, or rather TO die
on, give him all he needed TO make
him comfortable, and when he was
gone she would be widow as she
desired The doctor took hold
Of the case with "a good deal OF
interest, and finally told the girl of
4 young printer who WAS Ia the last
stages OF consumption. The girl
asked tho doctor ii he was sure the
young man would die early, and he
promised her that no would voueh
'or the sick man and see thnt he
,hutiied OF the mortal coil right soon
| The girl had the young man trotted
out for inspection and his cough was
all that she could have desired IN IA
husband He lay on a streteheF, and
~ she watched him and became Ia
miliar with his features, and listened
10 his charming cough, she felt that
un>ess things we're hurried little hs
would die before hg was on her hands.
She inspected him carefully and do
cided that she would BE- his widow
and the marriage service was pro.
nouuced, and she was happy wiie,
/ happy in the thought that may be-
4 to-morrow she would H. widow
I She figured out how much money 10
1 would take 10 board her sick has,
/ band Tor a week or two and % bury
him, and placed the money in tbs
hands Of the doctor, wished her sick
husband speedy rcliel from his sick
ness, said "tn.tn, and went home,
( stopping ut store on the way "a
I purchase some mourning goods, ~
she felt that society would *.
/ pect her 10 drpss In mourning
for her husband. Tho next morn
ing she sent over 20 tho doctor "a
know how her husband pnssed This
night, and was Mortified to learn that
he had rested better than usual, and
Ind eaten quite II breakfast Whc
can picture the woe Of the poor wit,
ns she worked over tho mourntngsu
with the feeling that prrhaps the hus
band Of her choice would not die after
all, Sitting there under the vine clad
I porch, with roses everywhere. shs
should have been happy, and abs
would have been Il she should have
seen Grape on the door OF IL,
/ doctors house, but with thn,
/ dread feeling that tho glo-
rious climate Of California you
can't tell what mny happen to n con
sumptive, she was indeed miserable
| The doctor tried TO explain that ire
4 qucntly consumptivcs sconed to h.
improving when they we're on thr
verge of the grave. and he WINS sur,
her husband would have n rpInpqs
soon and pass over the river. She
was encouraged somewhat by ths
doctors kindly words, but there wa,
n vague suspicion in her mind that
she wns being trihed with, though al,
hoped for the best, and went on witt
the constructions of her mourning
outfit, singing some simple ditty n,
she worked. II WAS n labor Of love
/ The next morning, contrary to Tn,
doctors prediction, her husband wn,
yet better and when the sun got wnru
he walked over to her cottage. Sh,
met him mt the door with cold INN
teur and asked him TO what circum
stance she was indebted for the visit
lie said he happened to be walking
around for his constitutional, nne
thought he would drop in and see how
his wife was passing the honeymoon
She showed him thework she was on
gagged upon and tried on her II, ourn
ing bonnet aud asked him II no didn'
think it was becoming. He snid Il
made her look perfectly lovely. nnt
when he thought of the pleasure 4
would give her to wear It, he wn,
ashamed OF himself for hanging m
to life so long. She was flattered b,
the compliment and in reply told hin
that she hoped he would not hurr,
about dying for a day or two, ma an,
could not get her mourning drna,
done before that time. Thus tbe,