The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
THE WILLING WIDOW.
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Things Indiscriminatelv.

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a dangerous to Say Complimentars
| Things Indiscriminately.
| IA rowing scribe of the New York
herald writes from Posey county: a
score OF Us We're sitting in the shade
@ Inc depot building waiting for the
| Train, which was an hour late when a
| YOKE OF oxen attached to queer.
looking old cart turned the corner
Iney were driven by woman about
% years OF age. who was barefoot and
wore mans straw hat.
Git up thar, Buck!" she exclaimed
as she laid the CAD" on the off OK
with a 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 plat
form. 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
remarked in tones meant for her to
! overhear:
have always said that if mar
RED at all I'd marry a woman who
could drive oxen"
is that meant fur mes' she asked
as she. walked straight up to him.
| ARE you widow. ma amp
4 am. Bin wilder ever since a
sawlog rolled over Jim nine wears
ago.
And you'd marry again if you had
} the opportunity. would you?''
| II would When jim lay a dyin'
in the house he told me to marry
again if had show"
'Ahem! 1t runs in our family to
love. We begin airly and keep it up
to the grave. What's your PROPOSE
ton? I'm plain woman. but full @
blzness. and never do any foolin. II
you've got anythin' to say spit it right
out afore 'em all?''
| IL dom twant to marry lust now.n
he stammered. ~
- Don't Ell? Then what's the use
OF gettln' me on my tip toes about it?
You man. you jest the same as asked
me to have you and jest the same
as accepted your
!
inquirles." he replied.
Them inquiries was about love
sir, and my hearts thumpin' like all
get out! | said I'd marry agin. and
will We are engaged. When do you
! want me to be ready?' ..s-.
MADAM. you have totally miisun-
| derstood me-" exclaimed the Young
man as he turned all sorts of colors
and appeared TO grow small Il
asked you few questions out of curl
osity."
Mebbe the jury will call it curiosity
and mebbe it 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 trenholm
all over like 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 settled"
! But ma'am. you see"
j i don't see nuthin' but marriage
or damages. You've asked me to
have you. / said would. VIII YOU
marry or settle?"
':How-how much9" he gasped. as
he looked around and failed to find
any sympathy.
Wal Saginaw salt is dollar and
a quarter a bar, " she replied as she
glanced at a row OF barrels down the
platform Il guess the oxen kin git
hum with two bar'ls. Make it two
and III call it sQuar''
Every body grinued except the
young man. He realized that he was
done for and got out OF the box by
| planking down the two dollars and
| fifty cents to the agent The cart
was driven around to the SPOT, the
| barrels loaded up and then the wo-
man came back to say to the young
| man: 49,
I've settled this case and the salt
! is in the cart but I Jest want to re-
mark that if You happen this way
ag'in, and you happen to feel so
awfully cunnin' that you cant hold
yourself you'd better go slow on wild
ders. Thar's sixteens of us round
here, an we all drive yaller oxen
hitched to carts an we all go b. ar
| foot in the summer and sigh to cit
married agin. The regular tigger is
three barls OF salt and a pound of tea
but OWN to your youth and that
thunder storm comm up Eve let you
| off easy. Good day bub good day
ALI" ~ .-,-...