The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
was gssng to, and sought consolatlou

AiOHl Alm. lie cOnSOled hNr.
There was more lightning than usua:
that summer, and Mr.. Nugent had his
hands full. Altogether, it was delight.
full time. Every body was happy.
August the fifth was set for the we'd.
ding. but. alas! on that day Of all 9th.
ers appeared at the Widow Peaslee's
front door, inquiring for Tim Jenkins
a freckled faced woman with Ave chill.
dren.
Mrs. Peaslee told her that she had
not the honor o. Mr.. Jenkins acQuaint
ance. And she called Mr.. Nugen,
down to protect her from the woman'i
abuse.
AT the first glimpse of him the won.
an darted forward and seized him by
the arm.
ooh, Timothy! you heartless, unfeel.
ing man, you! to desert your affection.
ate wife and all your interesting fam.
lily of children!'
And then there was fearful scene,
during which a good deal Of hair
changed hands, and everything was
badly mixed up.
And it all ended by Mrs. Jenkins
marching Jenkins off, with q young
one on each of his shoulders, and the
others hanging to the legs of his pan.
falcons, begging for cents to buy
candy.
Again the Widow Peaslee was q
widow.
At first she thought of falling sick,
like the heroines in novels when great
emergencies occur, but on second
thoughts she changed her mind, and
sought consolation in various little
proverbs about patient walters" >
Scraps of poetry, also, came to re.
lieve her mind. She thought favor.
ably of the wonderful production which
begins, eff at first you don't succeed
try, try, again"
Then she remembered the spider:
"Three times the spider tried his web
to tie fast to the beam;
Three times to cross the main had
people tried before Columbus.
l will not give up to spiders, Spain, or
aught but death"
quoth the widow courageously, and
she bathed her eyes, for she had been
crying little, and prepared a plate OF
toast and jelly for old Peter Pray, who
was rich and bachelor
But the widow Jones was before her
supporting old Peter on her arm, and
feeding him with mutton broth. Mrs
Peaslee was too late. She gave the
toast to Jellison's dog, and went home
almost in despair.
But providence favored her. A rail.
road was laid out in her vicinity. II
was constructed, and brought a great
many strangers that way. Mrs. Peas.
lee took boarders-only single men.
James Juniper was one of them. Ju.
niper was a rock worker, and had
charge of blasting operat ions on a ledge
little distance off.
The widow fascinated him, and in
due time they were engaged.
The day before they were to be mar.
ried blast of powder went off with
out giving any notice, and, as poor
Juniper happened at the time to be
standing directly over it, he went up.
When he made the ascent he had
two legs and two arms; when he de
scended it was found that one of each
was missing.
The widow received him at hel
hOuse-what remained of him.
He lifted his powder blackened face
at sight Of her and said, family:
Hannah, be you going to give me
up? Because, if you be, 1 won't have
none Of them doctors a-sawing off my
bones, but if you'll stick, then let ZEN
saw and be hanged"
But the widow was loyal, and James
was raised up to life again, though
one Of his legs is a wooden one. and
he has only one arm with which te
hug Mrs. Juniper.
So you see that patience and perse
verance always brings forth thei
fruits, and when you feel inclined tt
despair think of the Widow Peaslet
and renew your courage.-New Yorl
Weekly. 49,.