The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-15
THE W1LnING WIDOW.
Down In Possy county it Is Dangerous 10
cay Complimentary Thiugs.
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Fay Complimentary Things.
Rts York Heald.
A score OF us were sitting in the
shade OF the depot building waiting for
the train, which was an hourlate, when
q yoke OF oxen attached to a queer
looking old cart turned the corner
They we're driven bya woman about
fifty years OF age, who was barefoot and
wore a mans straw hat.
cit up thar, Buckm she exclaimed,
az she laid the ''gad" on the of OK with
q resounding whack. "You thar, Pete,
what you skittishun round that way
fur? Whoa, now. Both OF yons stan
still!"
She turned them up TO the platform,
threw down some hay taken from the
cart, and camD up among US TO inquire
OF the depot agent about barrel OF salt.
He was busy Just then and she was
waiting around when the smart Aleck
OF the crowd, who was travelling tor q
wine house, remarked in tones meant
for her to overheard
"Ihave always said that II ! married at
all I'd marry a woman who could drive
oxen"
us that meant fur mel" she asked,
as she walked straight up to him.
care you widow, ma'amP
II am. Bin7 a wilder over since q
sawlog rolled over Jim nine years ago"
And you'd marry again il you had
tile opportunity, would your"
I ~ would. When Jim Law dyin' in
the house he told me to marry again il
/ had a show"
second husbandF
II could. 1t runs in our family to
love. We begin airly and keen 1t up to
the grave. What's your proposition !?
I'm a plain woman full O. bizness, and
never do any foolin'. II you've got any
thin to say spit it right out afore en-
ALL"
Ill don't want to marry just nov"
he stammered. III
"Don't, eh2 Then what's the use OF
gettin' mo on my tip-t6es about it? You
man, you jest the same as asked me to
bave you, and / jest the same as ac-
cepted you" a'e
"0hI No, no! merely made sothe
inquiriesm he replied.
Them inquiries was about love. cir,
and my hearts a thumpin' away like
NIL git out! said I'd marry agin, and
/ will. We are engaged. When do you
want me 10 be ready?"
Madam, you have totally misunder-
stood nit" explained the young man as
he turned all sorts OF colors and ap-
peared to grow small. II asked you a
few questions out OF curiosity"
"Mebbe the jury will call it curiosity,
and mebbe they WON'T" she said as she
set her Jaw. "They don't allow no
fooiin' round in Posey county. When
n Teller goes as fur as you hev it's q
hitch or damages. Pm a tremblin' all
over like a girl, an my hearts tryin'
to Jump out. It's regular love or don't
know the road hum. You don't leave
here, young man, till this case is set.
t!edw
''But, ma'am, you see''-
81 don't see nuthin' but marriage or
damages. You've asked me to have
| you. said i would. Win you marry
or settle2"
@How-how muchT he gasped, as
he looked around and failed to find any
sympathy.
quarter bar'l." she replied as she
glanced at row Of barrels down the
platform, 81 guess the oxen kin git hum
with two bar'ls. Make it two and I'll
call it squar."
Everybody grinned except the young
man. He realized that he was done for
and got out OF the box by planking
down the two dollars and half to the
agent. The cart was driven around to
the spot, the barrels loaded up. and
then the woman came back to say to
the young man:
I've settled this case and the salt is
in the cart, but jest want to remark
that if you happen this way agin, and
you happen to feel so awfully cunnin'
that you can't hold yourself you'd bet
ter go slow oil widders. Thar's sixteen
Of us round here, an we all drive
yaller oxen hitched to carts, an we all
60 b'arfoot in the summer and sigh TO
get married agin. The regular figger is
three bar'is OF salt and pound OF tea,
but OWN to your youth and that thun-
derstorm comm up I've let you off
easy. Good day, hub; good day, all"