Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-24

sTouS 10 KNOW the reason, he told her
there was much difference between
handling dead goat and a living
lady. He got off the glove" and asked
her to remove the negative" she had
laid upon him. She said she would
not, and enlarged upon it," as she
could not leave her house, children,
neighbors, etc. Thereupon he gave
her DIR. Preston on the Church Mar
riage and Church Carriage which
cost him 'sixpence at the sale" She
thanked him for Mayhew's sermons.
When she talked of Canary wine. he
told her that her kisses were better to
him than the best Canary. But he
made no further progress that night.
The next time he saw her she treated
him courteously, but he noticed. with
pain, that 'she was not. in clean linen,
as sometimes" She said she did not
know whether he could come again or
not. On the next visit she was cour-
teous, but took occasion to speak
pretty earnestly" on the question of
whether he would keep a coach He
said 1t would cost at least f100 per
annum. while she thought it would not
cost more than f40. This night she
"spake much against John Winthrop,
because of his false heartedness." Then,
Mr.. Eyre coming In, Justice Sewall
gave him DR.. Increase Mather's SER
mons, and came away somewhat late
The next occasion Madam Winthrop
took the candle and closed the shut
tiers, sat down on the couch and spake
something of his need of wig. This
was not to his liking. After some con-
versation not to the point he asked her
IL she would be in tomorrow night,
and took leave. On the evening Of
Oct q, having made up his mind on
the subject Of the coach, he told her
he could not afford to keep 1t, and
that, as for wearing periwig, his
best and greatest Friend" had sup
piled him with hair before he was
born. She commended DR.. Preston's
sermon on the church marriage and
quoted him, saying it was "lnconven-
lent keeping out of n fashion common
ly used" Thereafter she gave him a
dram of black cherry brandy and also
the lump OF sugar that was in it. He
prayed God to keep her and came
away
On Nov. 2, midweek, she inquired
concerning his estate, as she had heard
he had given it all to his children,
which he denied. She gave him "a
glass or two of Canary" but not her
hand to hold.
On Nov. 2, being pressed, she said
she could not change her condition
and quoted the Apostle Paul, affirming
that single life was better than mar
ried. After he had argued to the con-
trary, as If Paul applied his words only
to the then present Distress" she said
she had not pleasure In such things
as formerly. Though he answered
that she was the filter on this account
to be his wife and urged her somewhat,
he still made no progress and about
10 o'clock came away, saying he
would not further disturb the good
order Of her house"
On Monday, Nov. 7, he read GER
tain of the Psalms and then called up
on Madam Winthrop, giving her some
sugared almonds. After their CONVEX
sation, In which she deferred her ia
vorable answer, she gave him glass
of wine. He said that since he made
the more haste with the less speed he
would go home, which soon after he
did. He did not on this occasion bid
her draw off her glove, as sometimes
he had done. II noticed" he adds.
that her dress was not so clean as
sometimes 1t had been. Jehovah
jireh"
On the LIST and 18th Of November he
enters in his Journal, from which all
this is faithfully extracted, that be
went not to Madam Winthrop's. About
the middle Of December he records that
she made a treat" inviting others,
while he knew nothing of it, but the
same day abode in the council cham
Der and dined alone upon Kelby's pies
and good beer" SO he was solaced to
the end Of his natural life, during which
it does not appear that he lost flesh
from disappointment in lowest. Louis
Globe Democrat.