The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-21
ABashful Wooing

the matrimonial market
One day calamity came. Two hives
Of bees started to swarm at once. The
widow rushed out and began hammer.
ing on n nan md rot the bees IN .I,,b,
for tbe nonco hnt tho+ ,ros 10 %. 20
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p "uN Hetp s1te' a La'e'eF On
.ne highway stopped ana hitched his
morse ana walked up the path. He
saw whit should be done. and he went
ahead and did It. In q quarter Of IN
hour he had the swarms In the new
hives. aud after a look ut the others
informed the widow that II would be
several days yet before they would
come out. She had time TO look al him
while he was ut work and she ratber
liked his looks. So fur us sh. could
make out be hardly glanced at her and
he cert1!nly had but few words 10
say. When he had finished his work
he looked over her head. said he was
glad TO lave been of use and took his
departure. The widow had saved III.
bees, but she was piqued. Apy widow
would have been.
Three or four days later the other
hives swarmed and were taken care of
by the h!red men. Then the stranger
appeared again to ask how the insects
were getting along. he seemed EN-.
barrassed and In hurry and refused
the invitation to enter the house. He
also appeared to look eyeryw here else
but at the widow. Her hair was nicely
combed, her apron snow white and her
cheeks Ike roses, but he paid more
attention 20 tho pear tree and the soap
kettle and the summer suuashes than
to her. lie Just wanted to know, you
know, ard was glad to find out and
then was gone.
OF course q widow that Ind turned
down u dozen offers Of matrImony
could not do otherwise than look after
the retreadng stranger and toss her
head ard say that he was man that
did not appreciate u good thing. Nev-
ertheless she made some cautious in.
duiries OF the hired men and In that
way found out that he was new res
ident of Ellenton. but no more.
Then another week passed and the
stranger called 10 say that he was
looking around to purchase good
farm, and he wished 10 inquire IL the
widows was for sale, On this occa-
sion he entered the house. but evident
" with reluctance. BE was certainly
bashful man. In that he was nov.
city, When Deacon Graham. widow.
er. came to buy the farm II year be-
fore he had stood in the kitchen door
and boldly announced:
"WIdder WInchel I'm a.lookinr TO
buy a farm. II you go with this, III
nay $40 an acre"
That meant $50 m acre for the farm
and $40 an acre for her, and, though
blunt way Of putting II, she was not
SO very Indignant. The stranger, who
had ut last introduced himself rs Mr..
Bingham. threw out no hint OF want
ing anything but the farm. Most any
widow would have felt the slight. And
then, too, when she had replied that
the farm was not for sale he Ut once
rose up to depart without speaking of
how wheat and corn were looking up
or casting Il second glance ut the bur.
rel OF soft soap she had made the day
before and left ut the kitchen door to
cool. 1t hurt and 1t aggravated. Mr..
Bingham might be bashful man. but
there are times when even bashful
man should force himself to talk.
Two weeks passed away, and then
as the widow sat on the piazza one
afternoon looking so nice that Farmer
Johnsou's mouth watered rs be drove
past Mr.. Bingham called again. This
time II was to see II the widow had
q COW TO sell. He was invited to sit
down, and COWS were discussed. He
was looking away into the garden IN
stead OF at the woman, as he sought
to do his sbare of the discussing. The
widow had no cows to sell, but she
didn't say SO. She left the impression
on the callers mind thar n he came