The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-03-27
WINNING A WIDOW.

well. what, then?"
Tell her she can't have 'em. Wo.
men are always borrowing. I knew
Hobart Palmleaf when he was alive: he
vase chronic borrower. / don't want
anything to do with his widow"
"All right" observed lothian, phil
osophically,'a and his master resumed the
perusal of his newspaper once more.
lothian? 2" said Mr.. Wiggleton. about
ten days afterward, as he came in heated
and out of breath from q walk. (Mr.
Wiggleton wasn't as spry as he had
been before his fve-and-fortieth birth.
day and the Locust Hill was a pretty
steep ascent.)
well, what now"
II wonder if that was the Widow
Plsmleaf.; i saw gathering blackberries
into a basket by the south wall of the
cottage garden 2"
Kind O. slim and tall"
aYes.o
Blue eyes, and hair as shiny as
satin?"
EYES,"
And a little white psrasol, lined with
pink?"
yes"
Reckon likely it was,n said lothian.
But" persisted the puzzled land.
owner, s'she doesn't look at ell like a
wigaEs
ows as,there is" in other folks" OBJ
served lothian, dryly.
Nh. Wiggleton was silent for a minute
or two.
"Jotham!" he finally said.
"Well?n
aHas she sent to borrow anythinpp"
Sent yesterday forenoon-asked If
we had q screw-driver to lend-the
hinge was comm loose on the garden
gate.
And what did you tell her 2
Said my order was contrary wise to
lenxin' or borrowin,."
Jotham, you are q fool"
al'Taint the first time you've said SO.
and faint the first time you've been
wrong" said latham, with q calmness
of demeanor that was beautiful to be.
hold'iilesHard words is considered in
the wages, and / amt the man to. find
fault. I only did as you told me-"
tAss,tbutJJo lothian, never mind, the
next time b sends, let her have what
ever she wants."
Said somethin' about wantin' a mar
to..come and hoe them early potatoes.
sagertainly-of course. Neighbors
should act like neighbors, { ally in
th9eeunttryp- -.
And MI. Wiggleton sighed i d
wished that he was not too corpu ent
and unused to labor to hoe the Widow
Pamleaf's early potatoes himself.
But he did the next best thing; he
went over to look at the field after Jot-
ham had hoed it, and gave the widow
good advice concerning q certain rocky
uphill bit of sheep pasture that be-
longed to the cottage.
aId lay that down in winter rye.
it were you Ha'am," said Mr.. Wiggle.
to9:sN ~
II amsso much obliged to you," said
the widow, sweetly. "Since poor,
dear Hobart was taken away I have no
n to advise me ontsfheSiees.subiiects, !
And MI. WiggletpnsAhoueht how soft
and pretty her blussyealooked as she
spoke. ssAsIs
aOh, pshaw!" said lothian, leaning
on the handle of HIS ;hoe, winter rye
amt the sort O. cfpp for that spot.
Spring Wheat's thesonly thing. to grow
there
Hold your tongue Jothamls cried
his employer, testilys;
sYes, sir, I will, "saaid lothian, with q
broad grin over r.ssWiggieton,sshinin
bald head. 49,
And about these hyacinth beds,
.ma'am," said the latter, recovering his
equanimity," I'll come over xhis evening,
il you will allow me-
"Isball bedelighted,1 interrupted the
widow, with q smila5 hstshoBed set
OF teeth as white NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
This evening, meesagm,y repestedM Mr..
Wiggleton, with a bp&HesandRwesHsketc
!. ingram. HssSssssssssshaYestta b
humored, Mrs. Palmlssfs
$50 I have always hSasd,ss;s sid the
That evening, aAs Eiggleton
had returned from liscuaaiag sthes mo-
mentous question ofsapdSsa1il, Dubious
roots and presents and nii11efHs. he found
lothian on the front par6h, content
edly breathing the A-oWsfsscsnted ali.
"a very prtety swolIaA, that Mrs.
Palmleaf, lothian, "ssssaidsths employer;
not because there Yves any special com
geniality Of soul between himself and
his farm. hand. but 6Acahhe he cpnld
have talked TO the g6te posts Il lothian
hadn't happened to bs.thsre.
well, nobody doubts that as ever
heerd on, 2 said JotHam, with his elbows
on his knees and his face turned com.
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