West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-05-19
NUMBER 20.

ooh" said the widow, "you arc
going to Green's, are you1 WIZ,
| was just going thrrc myself TO get
ono OF the girls Go help me quils
some. Just wait u seoond while |
get my bonnet and shawl and I'll
ride with you" and away sho
"fhundcr and hghtning." said
Bill, "what scrape - Aud he
hastily clutched his pants from be-
tween his feet and preparing to
wigglc into them, when n light wag-
ON, driven by boy, camc along and
stopped beside him. The boy held
II pair of boots in one hand aud u
paIr of socks in the other. aud Just
as tile widow reached the gate again,
he said
"llcre's your boots and your
socks, Mr. Smiley, that you left on
the bridge when you was in SWIM
ming"
You are mistaken" said Bill.
"thcy are not mine"
"Why," said the boy, CANT you
the man that had the race after tho
horse just now ?"
"No, sir, ann not You had
better go on about your business.
Bill sighed at the loss Of his good
Sunday boots, and turning to the
widow he said
Just pick up the lines, will you,
please this brute of n horse is for
ever switching them out of my
hands"
The widow complied, and Inc pull
ed one corner OF the robe cautious,
ly down and she got in.
"What lovely evening"" ssid
she, "and so warm; done think
we need the robe over us, do we ?''
You see. she had on nice dress
and pair Of new CATERS, and sho
wanted to show them.
"Oh, my - said Bill. earnestly,
you'll find it chilly riding aud |
wouldn't have you to catch cold for
the world"
She seemed pleased Mt the tender
care for her health and contented
herself with sticking one of her feet
out, with II loug silk ncckte over
the end Of it.
"What is that, Mr.. Smilcy--a
nccktie 20
eyes" said he, 81 bought it the
other day and ! must have left it in
the buggy; never mind it,"
"But," she said, sit was so care
less and STOPPING over she picked
IL up and made n motion to stuff ID
in between them. Bill felt her
hand going down, and making %
dive after it, clutched it in his and
held 1t hard aud fast.
They went OH quite a distance.
He still holding her soft little hand
in his and wondering what hu
should do when they got to Green's,
and she wondering why he did NOT
say something nlce to her as we'll as
squeeze her hand, and why his coat
was buttoned up 80 tightly on such
Il warm evening, and what made his
hands so dirty, until they were goa
ing down n little hill one Of tho
traces came unhitched and they had
to stop. "Oh! Murder - said Bill,
what next ~
What's the matter. Mr.. Smiley"
said the widow, with start that
came near jerking the robe of his
knees.
lone of the traces is of, =" said lie.
"Welt why don't you get out
and put il on ?"
81 can't" said Bill. "1'yc got
that is, ] haven't got---oh, dear, /
am 50 sick What shall do p
"Why, Willie" aaid she, tender
ly, what is the matter? DO tell me,
as she gave his hand little squeeze,
and looking into his pale and trou-
blcd face she thought he was going
to faint, so she got out her smelling
bottle with her left hand, and pill-
ing the stopper out with her teeth,
she stuck il 20 his nose. Bill was
just taking in breath for u mighty
sigh, and The pungent OdOr made
him throw bis head back 80 far that
he lost lis balance and went over
the low lacked buggy. The little
woman screamed rs his big bare feet
lew pIst her head, and covering her
bead with her hands, gave way to
her tears or smiles, il is hard to say
which. Bill WIS right up" in ~
moment and WAS leaning over tho
back of the scat humbly apologizing
and explaining, when Ed Wilbur,
with his wife and baby, drove up
behind and stopped. Poor Bill feft
thlt h5 would rather have been shot
than have Ed Wilbur catch hlm i'm
ssch % scripc, but there was no
help for him now. So he called Ell
90 INN and whispered i'm his ear.
Ed was about TO bust with suppress.
cd laughter, but nc bcckoned TO his
wife To- drive mp, auI after saying
something To- her, helped the widow
out Of Bills buggy into bis, and
thc two women went on. le wing the
men behind. Bill lost no time ~,