The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-30

/ n score OF us were sitting in tn G
shade OF the depot building waiting
for the train which was an hour late.
when a yoke Of oxen attached TO q
queer looking old cart turned the cor
nor. They were driven by woman
about fifty yenrs Of age. who was pare.
footed and wore mans straw hat
Get up thar, Buck" she exclaimed
as she laid the god on the Off OK with
a rosounding whack. You thar.
Pete, what you skittlshun' round that
way for? Both of yous stan still"
She turned them up to the platform,
threw down some hay taken from the
cart. and came up amongst US to in
Iquire of the depot agent about bar
rel OF salt He was busy just then as
she was waiting around when the
smart Aleck OF the crowd. who was
travelling for wine house, remarked
in tones meant for her to overhear:
II havo always said that IL l marrl-
led at all I'd marry u woman who
Icould drive oxen"
lis that meant for mef" she asked,
us she walked straight up to him.
Are you widow. ma'am?"
u am. Bin wilder ever since q
lsawlog rolled over jim nine years
ago.'
"And you'd marry again if you had
the opportunity, would your
II would, When Jim lay dyin'
in the house he told me to marry
! again II had show
.'Aheml Could you love a second
husband%
Il could. 1t runs In our family to
love. We begin early and Keep it up
to the grave. What's your proposl,
: ton? Pm plain woman, full o'buei'
ness, and never do any foolin'. II
you've got anything to say, say II
fright out afore EN- all"
III don't want to marry Just now, "
be stHmmered.
Don't, eh? Then what's the:use OF
lgettin' me on my tip toes about You
finan, you jest the same as asked me
Ito have you. and jest the same as
accepted youi"
3.0hi No. mol merely made some
inquiriesp' He replied.
Them Inquiries was about love, sir,
and my hearts thumpIn' away like
all git out! said I'd marry again, and
Will. We are engaged. When do
you want me to be readyY"
Madam, you have totally misun-
derstood me-" explained the young
man as no turned all sorts OF colors
and appeared to grow small Il asked
you few questions out OF curiosity"
"Alebbe the jury will call it curlosi-
ty, and mebbs they WON'T" she said as
| she set her jaw. "They don't allow
no foolin' round In Posey county.
When Teller goes as fur as you hev
It's hitch OF damages. I'm trenholm
all oyer like girl. an my hearts q
ltryin to jump out. It's reg lar love or
Il don't know the road hum. You don't
leave here, young man, till this case Ia
lBettled."
But. ma am, you see
II don't see nuthin' but marriage or
damages. You asked me to have you.
said ! would. VIII you marry or
"How-how muchT' he gasped, as
he looked around and failed to find
any sympathy.
Wall. Saglnaw salt ia dollar and
quarter bnr'l," she replied, as she
glanced at a row of barrels down the
piatform.l guess tho oxen kin git hum
= with two bar'ls. Make it two and FL
, call 1t squur.".
Everybody grinned except the
, young man. lie re iliZed that he was
done for and got out OF the box by
,, planking down the two dollars and a
half 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:
I've settled this case and the salt is
in the cart. but Jest want to remark
that II you happen this way aglu, and
you happen to feel 80 awfully cunnin'
that You can't hold yourself. you'd
better 20 slow on widows. Thar's
sixteen OF us round here, an we all
drive yallnr oxen hitched to carts, an
We all go b'rfoot in the Summer and
sigh to git married again. The reg'la
lfigger is three har'l OF salt and n pound
OF tea, but OWN to your youth and
That thunderstorm comm up I've
let you off easy. Good day. bub; good
day, ALL"