The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-10-21
TO do almost O mans work in

os sat for some time deepl!
in thought; then he arose
1T, guess I'll l. AIRY the young
= chance it,
: course Of time he reached
Fho:d's home, and when he
|Allooed' a time or two she
the door.
s Wofford," he said, Il come
. ELL You that | have decide! to
: ;ou. When will it suit rnu for
et:h the squire over to marry
:, WoSord looked at Tuggins in
zishment. For moment she
'tco surprised to speak. Finally,
Fever, she said:
What do ror mean, sir, by coming
Gre to suit me?'
''lnsu!t you! Why, I'm in earnest.
I'm sure going to marry you. just
name the day, will you?"
"Yes, | will. Ill name a day a
thousand years after the end of the
void. Now>yo get out Of this, you
baldheaded cd ape, before l sic the
dogs on yoa.''
Tuggins turned and rode away. He
was greatly puzzled at the way Miss
Woford had received his announce
ment.
Il thought she was sensible wom-
an be musel, ''rut she showed
weakness somewhere when she throws
away chance like that
He went direct to the widow Smart $,
and to her made the same announce
ment that he had made 10 Miss Wos-
ford. She received it gracicuslv, and
with a smile and a smirk, blushingly
named the day for the wedding. She
was very shy and deGure aud her
manner was all honey and sugar.
In time the wedding day arrived,
and Tuggins took Squire Beeson with
him over to the residence Of the widow
Smart, where in short orde" the we'd
ding ceremony vas performed.
1t Was a month later when, one day,
Tuggin> rode over to Peckett's mill.
He and Beckett. as Was their wont,
fell into Il neighborly conversation.
At last Beckett made bold to speak OF
that which bad been in his mind from
the moment Tuggins had ridden up.
He said:
"Tugsins something has gone wrong
with you.
How do you know?" Tuggins
asked.
81 can see Il in your, looks aud ac-
ton. You are not the ,nnn yon have
teen, Tu5gins,, not near the man.
You have sal, detected appearance,
and you impress me with the idea
that you have been having lots Of
trouble
"Reckett, you are righta> I have
been having troub e; ss11 1S::!.'f it, too.
I am over my ears in trouble now. -
"WLa: istb1@ natter" Beckett
aske.l. .
"EFerything is the matter" Ihg-
gins answered. But the chief thing
that is the matter is that l am q fool,
and that I have played the fool little
the Jigyes: Of anybody in thi< part Of
the country"
"8ut what have you done?;
II have gone and made the mistake
of marrying one wife too ma ,,y."
"Aasu't the widow tu,nth hR ont tu be
as good q wife as you Ell ed?"
sfisa ct +S 1s 5 regular old
Harry" Tuggius snapped, ''aud I'm
no longer boss in my own house. In
fact, | don't da"e call anything my
own. not even my SOU"
"Can't you break hsr to your will:"
Break no hing. I've tried that
once, und I amt going to be fool
enough to try it again. Do you see
these knots on my head? Well, they
cone of trying to break her to my
will. She wore chair out or me.
She won't work, and she spends money
like water. Oh, I've got that old
critter on my hands for lie, and Ill
never sec another minute Of peace. "
Beckett offered a little consoling
language, but he did not mean a word
of It. He wa the opinion that
Tuggins had at last gct just what he
deserved, and was getting his account
squared in his own cola.
Globe.