Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-10-01
THE WILLING WIDOW.
u Is Dangerous to Say CornpIimentarv
Things Unfortunately.

I
A rowing scribe of the New York
Herald writes from Posey county: A
score OF US were sitting ia the shade
OF the 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.
They were driven by woman about
go years OF age who was barefoot and
wore mans straw hat
Git up thar. Buek!h she exclaimed
as she laid the 'gRd" on the OH OK
with a resoundlng whaek. You
| thar. Peta what you skittishun
round that way furs Whoa nowl
Both OF yous stan still!"
She turned them up 10 the plat.
form threw down some hay taken
from the cart and came up among
Is 70 inquire Of the depot agent about
barrel OF salt He was busy lust
then and she was waiting around
when the smart Alsck OF the crowd
| remarked Ia tones meant for her 10
Oycrhear
4 have always said that i'll mar
rled al all I'd marry woman who
could drive oxen"
Is that meant fur meg" she asked
as he walked straight up TO him
Are you widow ma amp
Il am. lin q wilder ever since a
sawlog rolled over Jim MAC years
ago
And you'd marry again II you had
the opportunity would you?'
! would, When Jim lay a dyln'
10 tho house he told mo to marry
again II had a show
'Ahem, II runs Ia our family 10
love. We begin aiFly and keep il up
10 tho grave. What's your PROPOSE.
tson2 I'm plain woman. but full %
bilaesA and never DO any foolin'. II
you've got aHythIn' 70 say spit IL right
out aiore EN- ali2'
\ don'tWant 70 marry Just now. .
/ hc stammerpA
.3oa't chr Then what's tho sss
OF gctiin sne on my tip toes about its
You mar y0n jest tho Same as asked
me 70 have You aud Jest the same
as accepted YOU
oh Ma mol merely made soma
| inquiries he replied
Them inquiries wns about love
SIR and my hearts a thumpGa' like all
get out said Ia marry agia. and
Will We arc engaged Whoa do you
want tuo 20 DO raady9'
Madam, you have totally mlsnn.
ders,ood the" exclaimed tho young
lnan a. he lurucd all sorts OF col0ra
and appeared 10 grow small. Il
asked you u few questions out o. curl
osity
Mobile tho jury will call Il curiosity
and mobbc Il Woa'tn sna said az shs
set her INV. They don't AlloW no
foolih' round ia Posey cohuty. When
q iolicr goes ~ fur ~ you hav It's q
hitch Or GamageA I'm a trcmblIn'
oil over Ike q girl. an my hearts a
iryin 10 jump out It's regular love
or doat know tho road hum. You
don't leave hcru young mao I'll this
| case q auttlgd
but ma'atA you scc----"
Il don't SEQ nuthla but marriage
or damages You've asked me 10
have you said I would VIII YOU
marry or settlop'
How-hou much7" he Raspad As
no looked around and failed 20 fnd
any sympathy.
Wal Saginaw salt Is n dollar and
quarter a bar sho replied as sho
glanced nt row OF barrels down the
platform, Il gIsss tho oxon Kin glt
hum with two baris. Make ID two
and I'll call Il squar."
Everybody grlnned oxeept tho
young man. Ho realized shat hn was
done ioF and got out OF the boz by
planking down the two dollars and
MY cents 70 tho agent The cart
was driven around to tho spot tho
barrels loaded up and then tho wo.
man came back to shy to the young
man.
i've settled this caso and The salt
Is in tho cart but / lost want 10 no.
mark that u you happen this way
az ~. and you happen to feel so
aw,ully cuuniu' that you can hold
yourself you'd bsttor 20 slow on wild.
ders' Ihar's stEtoou OF Us round
here an we all drive yallor oxen
lltchcd TO carts an we ali 70 B. ar.
loot ~ tho summer and Sigh 20 cit
married ngin Tho regular liggor Is
threo bar Is 0; salt and a Mound on tea.
nut own to your youth and that
thunder storm comm up I've lot you
ALL $50