Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06
MY BROTHERS. WIDOW.
How q Jealous Woman's Plans for
Revenge Were Fooled.

| don't deny but that my brothers
widow is a good-looking woman Tor
her time of life.
.,ilc ought to look well, however, for
my Door brother Bob left her all he
possessed, and she is pretty well
fixed as we say down in our part OF
the country.
Other people think her good-looking
whether | do or not, and She might
have changed her condition IN a very
short time if she had felt in the least
inclined. for I've been told tina; the
doctor. the schoolmaster, the lawyer,
and even the preacher himself, all gave
her a chance to do So, while She still
wore the widows cap, and before
brother Bob had been gone a year
But, no, my sister-in-law is very fastid
ious, and nothing would do but she
must set her cap for David Moore,
the young man who clerked for US. He
is not a day over twenty-five, while
she WINS to being twenty-six, and viii
never see forty again, in my opinion.
Ii poor Bob hadn't said to me before
he died: John, do be kind to Maria
and give her good advice, 81 would only
have laughed at her folIies and let hel
90 on. AS it was l felt sorry and SO one
day | said:
maria. why don't you sell out YOU
share of the store and go travelling, Of
live at ease on the income Of your prop
erty?"
But She laughed at me and would mo-
hear of such a thing, SO what could
do?
You see She had as much right there
as anybody, for Bob owned half the
store. and left his share to his widow.
David Moore is a ~fine-looking, )loblC
young man, and he has been with Us
since he was a small boy. lie is II o.
those fresh, orosy-faced blondes who
have a kindly smile and avery winning
way with the women folks, Away
courteous and d~eferential, and il is NJ
wonder that Maria liked him, for be i
a favoritc with all the ladies.
1t was because David was there tina
she liked TO come sailing down to tn
store in her rich black silk, and wa
always finding excuses ''to help US i
waiting on our customers, in handin
. down the dry goods and mixing thing
up generally. In fact, she gave no en-
of trouble, but we could not help it.
| advised her to 90 home she woul
l cry and say she was so lonesome" s
that David began to pity her and to ca
me hard hearted.
Well, things went on in this way fl
nearly a year, Bright eyes flashing
David, sweet smiles, bouquets of flo'
, ers and all sorts Of kind attentions.
|. used to wonder how my brother Be
: would feel if he could know how thin
were going on. To be sure, he was
old man when he died, bald-heade
stoop-shouldered and nearsighted, al
he always made a regular baby
Maria.
But | knew how to change the loo
of things. l had a suspicion that DAY
was in love with a very pretty lit
girl, who was bookkeeper with I
!, firm across the way, Sc n nigh
called him and said: David, we nee,
| new bookkeeper. think | would Ii
! n lady this time. What do YOU say
trying Mary Owen ?" The mod
/ young fellow blushed and said: 81
sure, sir, she would give satisfactio
So next day l met Maria and So
! MARIA, | am glad you came down I
kmorning, for we will have a new DO
Keeper to-day"
I us that SOP" said my BROTH
widow. "Well, l hope she will prov
\ stccess,\ and help to draw custom"
could\n help smiling when ] S
the meeting between her and our IN
bookkeeper"N that afternoon. Blu
didn't smile much when she came i
the office and gave me a piece OF
Z mind.
"What did you do that for? )
. know ! don't like women about a ST.
You'll see if your beautiful bookkee
! doesn't get you into trouble" and so
and SO on.
But she had sense enough to- kr
= that it was of no use TO scold, and:
u no more, but kept a close eye on Di
\ and Mary. Meantime, those two 20
creatures were as happy as spring
ms. / always have thought that Z
~ proposed behind the counter, and,
IL any rate, it happened somewhere,
somehow, and he was certainly
cepted. Even an old, crusty bach
like myself could see how blissful I
&c looked and could not help calling d.
blessings on their heads.
30. And somebody else soon saw
state of things. Maria came to me
!, morning in a rage: Now, Jol
what did | tell you? Didn't know
Mary Owen was NJ better than
. should bep Didn't l tell you she W
z bewitch David Moore and keep
from his work? l wonder what
z would say il you knew what
this morning?"
y swell, Maria, and what did you S
: "Why, sir, ! saw Mary Owen
Dave Moore behind the shop door
1i1s very morning. Now, what do
vira think of her9
IN 'Oh, sister = and I suppose D
p- didn't want her to do II and called
help, didn't hep"
.-, "Ah! you know what fools men
\ "A. OF course he had TO pretend thi
Inthe liked 1t. OF course he kissed her III
AID Marin auikaful1v.