Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-06-11
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WINNING A WIDOW.
WAS At THE WEDDING
EXCEPT MISS BECKETT.

EXCEPT MISS BECKETT.
A Story Of Village Courtship FROM In
dlana-Thc wedding Excited IL Dcal.of
Interest because tho Groom Was on
Undcrta.ser. VINO Had Enrtcd n1any.
Undertaken Samuel Pavcy and Mrs.
Sarah DIilnhon. who has been known in
Aristotle. Ind, for twenty-five years as.
Achilles or Kin Millilcn's widow, wcro
married recently in the presence Of
everybody In this Mll;:ge except old Miss
Beckett. hiss Beckett would hive been
present If che had not left her sick
bed last week to call ON Mrs. Milliken
and inquire into the particular; CT The
engagement After hisiInprutlcncc She !;
had o relapse und has been unablesto
leave her bed. She was proppcl up Ut
the window all the afternoon, however;
and saw every body TINT went il or out
soR church = -
@ unileg taker aayey has buried oil OF ].
gc3rS
man ishi close
cropped WI $50 = shayehS
face, and always dresses II black nssfs
comes an undertaken. Onlyftho Oldest
citizens can remember when he looked
any different from the way be looks
now.< His wife dici forty years: ago,
and he hos kept shy ct oil lnaidens aud
widows ever since. Years ago ho was
abandoned by the most persistent match
makers as hopeless case.
. Tho widow of Kill Mill;ken is Oh esti-
mablo lady. great maker of cakes for
the church festivals and clever at crO-
chcttng woruted tides, with n largo
number of which the chairs and the sofa
in her front Iarlor arc adorned. AS
there has boon good deal of curiosity
about her engagement and marriage,
she has consented to public statement.
She is short, fat woman. with hair Of
u peculiar shade OF yellow, which she
got by using the hair dye which was I'D
vertised extensively in connection with
her picture and letter Of recommended
ton. She Gays that Mt. Pavcy had never
shown any signs Of preference for her
whatever, nor had she thought Of him
as the successor of Kill until ten days
before the marriage.
About that time, he knocked at her
front door at half past II III tho morn
ing. It was Wednesday and the
Widow MilliRen was deep i'll the dough,
as that Is baking day through this whole
Che 1,o1,o1 4l,rO,,nl, Tho
blinds of the window nest The frc-t
door ind saw who 1t was. AS she had
known Gir. Pnvcy SO many years sho
just wiped the -four off her hands upon
her Gpron and opened tho door.
Mr.. Pavcy went into the parlor and
sat down IN the canoseat rocker with
the green worsted tidy with blue rib
IONS through it. He set his tall hat
carefully ON the floor beside him and
then said:
Good morning, Sarah Millikcn."
Good morning., Nj. Pavcy." said Mrs.
Efillikcn. She said that she accented
the Mr. 30 that Mr.. Pavey might under
atard that sho had noticed his not call
ing her Mrs M;lliken. us ho.was accus-
toned to Go. lirs. Milliken al%o says
that sho had sort of premonition that
something was coming.
"It can't TO that the Gompcrs girl is
deadT' che said a2xiously.
'No," said MIR. Pavcy. "Dut life Is
uncertain, Sarah llilliken."
mo ono should know that better than
you, Samuel Pnvcy," said the widow
with ono of her sly laughs.
But MIR. Pavcy lid not laugh as he
went on:
Sarah, you are getting along in
years. You will yoon Lc il need of my
services"
II haven't even sent for tho doctor
yet, and l won't need you TIL he's dono
with me-" said the widow. bridling and
pouting.
do you remember the first Mrs.
PaveyY' said The undertaken, paying no
attention to her and pursuing his own
gloomy reflections.
II was little girl when she died."
said Mrs. Eiilli11cn.
"Ycs." said Mr.. Pavey, "you had just
married the late MIR. Millikcn five years
before. -ronomber that she had tho
best funeral this town ever saw, not ex-
cepting old Captain Lander's funeral,
which cost Eve dollars. as I should know,
if anybody. As said, Sarah, you are
getting old. IF you marry me l will do
as well by the second Hrs. Pavey as 1
did by the first"
"You always would have your joke,
SAM" said tho widow. 'Wliat will
everybody sayf"
1--WE are both getting old" said Mr..
Pavey, still paying no attention to what
tho widow was saying. Life is unccr-
tain. There is no time to lose"
80 Mrs. Eilliken said, "All right,
Samuel; wbenovcr you say"
.sTen days is long enough. I'll see
the pastor this afternoon"
Then they shook hands, and Mr. Pc
vey put on his hat and vent eway, look
ing quite gay md clipper as soon as the
door closed on him, for he did not know
that Mrs. Milliken was watching him
ylrough the blinds. Two,ininutes after
ward she had called Mrs. Meek, her
next door neighbor, 10 the back fierce
and had told her I'LL about it. Ten min
utes afterward by the clock on the court
house Mrs. Meek. having left her bakery
in charge of her daughter Lizzie, had
on her bonnet and shawl and was bear
ing down tho street, telling everybody
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