Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-12-07
THE WILLING WIDOW.
It Is Dangerous to Say Complimentary
Things IndiscriminateIy.

A rowing scribe of the N Y Herald
writes from Posey County: A score of
is were sitting in the shade of the
lepot building waiting for the train,
which was an hour late, when yoke
If oxen attached to queer-looking old
cart turned the corner. They were
lriven by woman about 80 years o
are, who was barefoot and wore 6
mans straw hat
"Git up thar, Buck" she exclaimed
as she laid the "gad" on the off OK with
a resounding whack. "You thar, Pete,
what YOU skittishun round that way
far? Whoa, now! Both of you 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 a barrel of
salt. He was busy just then and she
was waiting around when the smart
Aleck of the crowd, who was travelling
for wine house, remarked in tones
meant for her to oyerhear:
81 have always said that if married
at all I'd marry woman who could
drive oxen.
us that meant for me?" she asked
as she walked straight up to him.
Are you widow, ma'amp"
81 am. Bin "a wilder ever since a
sawlog rolled over Jim nine years
ago"
And you'd marry again if you had
the opportunity, would youP"
81 would. When Jim lay dyin' in
the house he told me to marry again
if had "a show
love. We begin airly and keep it up to
the grave. What's your propositions
I'm plain woman, full O. bizness, and
never do any foolin'. If you've got
anythin' TO say spit it right out afore
'em ALP
Il don't want to marry just now"
he stammered.
Don't, Ell? Then what's the use of
gettin' me on my tip-toes about itp
Young man, you jest 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
Them inquiries was about love, sir,
and my hearts a thumpin' away like
all get out! l said I'd marry agin, and
| will: We are engaged. When do
you want me to be readyp"
madam, you have totally misunder-
stood me-" exclaimed the young man
as he turned all sorts of colors and APP
peared to grow small. 81 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
foolin' round in Posey county. When
a Teller goes as fur as you hev it's hitch
or damages. I'm a trembin' 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
tled."
but, ma'am, you see"--
81 don't see nuthin' but marriage or
damages. You've asked me to have
you. | said Iwould. VIII you marry
or settle?'
"How-how muchp" he gasped, as
| he looked around and failed to find any
sympathy.
Wall, Saginaw salt is dollar and q
Iuai 'oi u pai 1, SHV ltplltu, dS Slt
glanced at a row of barrels down the
platform. Il 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 500 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:
"Fve settled this case and the salt is
in the cart. but | jes want to remark
that of you happen this way agin, and
you happen to feel ST. awfully cunnin'
that you can't hold yourself you'd bet
ter go slow on widders. Thar's six
teen of us around here, an we all
drive yaller oxen hitched to carts. an
we all go BAREFOOT in the summer nj
sigh to get married agin. The regular
| tigger is three bar'ls of salt and pound
of tea, but OWN to your youth and
that thunderstorm comm up Eve let
you off easy. Good day bub; good day,
ALL"