Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1909-09-17

Claims, he is on the ahest kind lin \ OF
ground. :aS :s8s Il
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odd DO vess IN With fsglen tehttsres
ss has easda saa his FRIENDS ind
snAsssess sati @sy would11 blame
HHBm ba ssrb ealIassina married again
vssaan 5oan aAR was veey hind of
- @asaep eaa nesghbora. bus u asan'e
4aaoatsy sus]e ~ problem. To Esa
\ inserted. whsshsE ~ the frDf seme o.
sale epeosd, and vhsfher man sFswsm.
Saa, 900 maas ama enc OF the oSunnssa
Sssse wAe % whitney II b. saia eat u
sasss Of q vsSowes ovsr forty bib llrss
h Gsopaaa % 20 tsesry q sfrl Of eweaty
and has sesoud to hook around for q
;.wfdow Of aheus III own ago II Dea-
con Green figured shs way he dtdn't
End TIN Rfrl, and Il was two ysars be-
Sfors hs found tho widow. He was
planning corn IN his Gold ous day
when a sewing machine man came
along and sought to banter him into
81 purchase. He was q jovial man. and,
safthough the farmer couldn't REQ his
way clear to buying. the other saw his
way clear to do him q good turn. and
he finally asked the deacon why he
bad not married again. v; -
T Because don'e know Of anybody
that would have me-" admitted the
deacon. with almost blush. ~
& -Whew:: Why man, you are way
behind the times: Say, can give you
the name OF a widow right now She's
about forty years old. and she lives in
Ssaundersville. Owns her. own house
and lot. and guess she has money 10
'she might have me and she nigh,
not" answered the deacon. z:% :: u.
but how are you going to know IN
til you try? Say. man. / believe you
are letting good. thing slip away"
The deacon Thought 1t over after the
agent had gnne. and be thought 1t over
when the Children wrangled over: the
supper table and after they had, gone
to bed. The result was that next day;
he drove over to Saundersville.: 1t
was an hour. AFTER he reached the VIII
lage before DO dared call upon the Wild
ow. and then he made the slimsiest
sort Of excuse. He hemmed and hawed
and finally, astad Il she had cider bar
rels to self. The Widow Taylor sus-
pected the real object 4of his visit and
smiled at his wanting cider barrels Id
May. but she didn't smile TO hurt, his
feelings. She let him down easy. and
1he returned homo feeling quite chirky.
n was enly when he drove into his
yard and feund ave OF the children
putting hair on the grass that O. chill
came over him. Y f,aFe heSevars pop the
question and own: up 10 the. sever? IS
I That night after tho children had
fought themselves to- bed and to sleep,
tho deacon, got ont pen and paper and
wrote letter to the woman whom he
bad seen, a few, hours before. He told
oe his situation very. truthfully until
be cana to the number Of his children.
He dared not admit TO- sesen. Ii was
deception to cay several. Z but no de
ceived. : Is widower with several IN.
teresting children, heSpuf 1t. and ear
III, next morning he gave II to a. pass.
ing farmer 20 mail Only fwo3 hours
had gone by. and THE children had
:hsd but one. freq for all Strap. when
his heels suddenly lifted from, Ma
ground: I Suppose bis letter led the
widow to saying yes. She must then
know that, be had seven finsread 81
several children. and what wpuid lie
the result? she would claim decep-
don and probably sue him for. dam
ages His own letter would conylct
him. IL II was q warm May day, but Tho
deacon shivered Halt an honr Inter
he YVES driving to- saundersyiIie sagaln.
His letter. o the wi dow would reach
there at 8 o'clock in the afternoon. and
he must etshotd Or It ..,::3S 81. 4s;s
as5s3lt was "a very nerry thing for shs
ideaeon 80 gos ~ the postoI1ire al iii
proper hour and inquire for mail Yol
The Widow Hasrings. but be had work
led up his courage and the postmts
treas happened ID be unusually busy
and so the LETTER was handed ont and
I he starred forahoine. An hour q ftel
his doing sol the widow herself ap
speared at the ettice aud asked for mai
and was told hat ierter had beer
| HANDED nut The rnst mistress conldna
remember 10 whom. ana q row was on
It sos happ ened Tint the widow MAJ
expecting an Imp amt letter. ana tn
Inspector for that district was nofifiei
and came on to- solve the mystery
There was no cieMas TO start on. T6s
letter had been banded 4 ont to some
one, but Wheth her tai man ]: woman s5ol