Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-30
BEWARE OF WIDOWS,
Lone Posey County Female Proves e
Value of This Advice.

Value of This Advice.
From the Minneapolis Tribune
rowing scribe writes from Pcsey county:
score of were sitting in the shade of the
depot building waiting for the train, which was
an hour late, when yoke of oxen attached to a
queer-looking cart turned the corner They
were driven by a woman about fifty years of
age, who was barefooted and wore a man e
straw hat.
''Git up, thar. Buck" she exclaimed as she
laid the ''gad' on tho OF OK with resounding
whack. You, thar, Pete what You skittishun
round that way fur! Whoa, now. Both OF
yous stan still"
She turned them up to the platform. threw
down some hay taken from the cart and came
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
Aeck Of the crowd. who was travelling for a
wine house, remarked in tones meant for her to
overhear:
1--WE always said that if married at all I'd
marry woman who could drive oxen"
lis that mean: for me?" she asked, ss she
walked straight up to him.
Are you a widow. ma amp
~ am. Bin wilder ever since a sawlog
rolled over Jim nine years ago"
And you would marry again if you had the
opportunity, would youP'
Wouiu. NueH jim lay q OWN In the house
ne told me to marry again if / had q show.
Ahem. 1t runs in our family to love. We begin
airly and keep it up to the grave. What's your
proposition! m plain woman. fnll of biz
ness and never do any foolin. II you've got
anything to say spit it out afore EN- air.
II don't want to marry you lust now" he
stammered.
Don't, Ell? Then what's the use Of getting
me on my tiptoes about it! You man, you lust
the same as asked me to have you and jest the
same as accepted you"
"Oh. no, no! l merely made some inquiries!"
he replied.
Then inquiries was about love, sir, and my
hearts humping away like all git out! said I'd
marry again and will We are engaged When
do you want me to get ready?''
Madame, you have totally misunderstood
me-! exclaimed the young man, as he turned
all sorts of colors and appeared to grow small.
Il asked you 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 foolin' round in Posey
it's hitch or damages. I'm trembling all
over like girl an my hearts a trying 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 settled"
But, ma am, you see
II don't see nuthin'. marriage or damages
You've asked me to have you, 1 said would.
| VIII you marry or settler"
"How-how much?" he gasped, as he looked
around and failed to find any sympathy.
wall, Saginaw salt is s1.25 q bari" she re-
piled, as she glanced at q row Of barrels down
| the platform. Il guess the oxen can git hum
with two barrs. Make it two and I'll call 1t
squar'.''
Everybody grinned except the young man.
He realized that he was done for and got out of
the box by planking down the e2.50 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:
1--WE settled this case, and the salt is in the
cart, but tes' want to remark that IL you hap
pen this way again and happen to feel 80 awful
cunnin' that you can't hold yourself you'd bet
ter go slow on widders. ,Thars sixteen Of us
around here, an We all drive yaller oxen hitched
to carts, an we all 60 barefoot in the summer
and sigh to git married agin. The regular fgger
| is three bar'ls Of salt and pound OF tea, but
OWN to your youth and that thunder storm
comm up I've let you of easy. Good-day,
bub; good-dsy, air.