The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-02
WINNING A WIDOW

WINNING A WIDOW.
AJotham ~ quoth Mr.. Wiggleton L
his chief farmland.
We'll, what's wnntin'?' lazily 10.
quired Jotham Hardcastle with a half
mas.icated straw between his teeth, as
he looked up from the bit Of harness he
was mending.
"Ihe Widow Palmleaf has taken the
cottage at the foot Of the lane
Tell me something I didn't know
alore, said lothian, with more freedom
than reverence in his manner.
And if she sends up 10 borrow the
rake or the hoe or the spade
Well, what then?"
Tell her she can't have EN-. Women
are always borrowing. / knew Hobart
Palmleaf when he vas alive; he was
chronic borrower. / don't want any
thing to do with the widow
All right, observed Jotham, philo-
sophically, and his master resumed the
perusal of his newspaper once more
"J0tham, said Mr.. Wiggleton about
10 days afterward, as he came in heated
and out Of breath from a walk. (AIr.
Miggleton wasn't as spry as he had been
before his 45th birthday. and the Locust
hill was a pretty steep ascent
Well, what now?7
4 wonder il that was the Widow
Palmleaf / saw gathering blackberries
into a basket by the south wall of the
cottage garden y
Kind o slim and tall?"
"Yes.
~Yes."
And little white parasOl lined with
YES"
Reckon likely it was, sail Jotham.
-But, persisted the puzzled land
owner, she doesn't look at all like a
widow.
There's as much difference in widows
as there is in other folks, observed
Jotham, dryly.
Mr.. Wiggleton was silent for a mo-
ment OF two.
lothian r he finally said.
@Well2g
Has she sent to borrow awnings gy
Sent yesterday forenoon. asked il 1
We had q screw driver to lend-the (
hinge was comm loose on the garden I
gateq"
And what did you tell hor?'
Said my order was contrary wise 10
lendin' or borrowin'."
lothian, Won are a fool.
Iant the first time you've said so.
and tant the first time you've been
wrong" said lothian, with a calm
ness Of demeanor that was beauti-
iul to behold. Hard words are con-
sidered in the wages, and l amt the
man to find fault. l only did as YOU
told me.
Yes, but, lothian, never mind the
next time she sends LET her have what
ever she wants"
Said somethin' about wanlin' a man
% come and hoe them potatoes. Be I
10 gog'
Certainly - Of course. Neiehbors
ihould act like neighbors, especially in
he country"
And Nr. Wiegleton sighed and
wished he was not TOO corpulent and
unused to labor 70 hoe the Widow
'almleafs early potatoes himself
But be did the next best thing: he
rent over 10 look az the field after Jo-
ham had hoed il, and gave the widow
'ood advice concerning certain rocky,
uphill BIT q sheep pasture tha. be-
0nOed 70 the cotfaro
I'd laT that down In winter rye II /
gere you, ma'am, said Mr. Wiggleton.
I'm SO much obliged t. you, said
be widow. sweetiy. Since poor. dear
Hobart was taken away I have no one
D advise me on these subjects
And Mr. Wiggleton thought how soft
nd pretty her biue eyes looked as she
poke.
Oh, pshavi7- said lothian. leaning
a .he handlo of his hoe. winter rye i
int The sort o. crop for that SPOT
.prng wheats The only thing to grow !
here
Hold your tongue, Joiham7 cried !,
is employer. testify.
Yes. sir; 7 VIII. said J0ilsm. with y
..road grin over Mr.. Wiggleton's shin
"a bald head. I
Aud aboui these hYacinih lel..
Ia'am. ssid the laiier recovering his 4
luauimity; I'll come over this evening 4
you Hill allow ne ~
= shall le delighted. Interrupted 4
le widow with q smile that sh0red q 4
3 q teeth - white ard rounlfr as :
aafls
This evening. ma'am. repeated Mr.. =
ieglelon. with a baw. and we'll
fetch oui q diagram. hyacinihs have s
be humofed. Afrs palmieaf
So I have always heard. said TIE
Idou.
That evening after NJ. Wioeielor 3
.d returned from discussing tie m1.
eutous question o. sandy soiI. buibnr E
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