Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-11

SOulu get 10 noe my BdTueu.
When he had been at work an hour
the deacon uttered a few grunts and
signs and came to anchor on the step.
The widow was looking fine for wo-
man of forty. She was robust and In
good health. The services of a doctor
wouldn't be needed for many long
day unless she fell down the cellar
stairs. And she looked like woman
who would esteem 1t privilege to
build the kitchen fire every morning
for four weeks after the grounding
had come out and seen his shadow
Yes, she was ali right. and the deacon
opened his mouth and said:
"Widder Spooner, me an you have
known each other long time"
Eyes, deacon"
Long before either one of us was
married"
Eyes"
"And l guess we allus sorter liked
each other"
YES"
"And now Abe is dead and Martha is
dead and we are lonesome. wilder.
Why shouldn't WEI
She waited, but he stopped right
there. There was Sister Nancy. Hadn't
he better sound her and see how she
was going to take it? Yes, that would
be the wisest way. He therefore be-
gan to talk about the drought and
other things. and after working for an
other hour he went home. He didn't
speak to Nancy-not on that subject
She was trying to get supper with green
wood. and she was hopping mad. He
split up a dry board for her and blew
up the fire. but he had lived long
enough to know that when a woman
gets real mad she must have at least
a day to get over 1t Next morning
Nancy was so clipper that he decided
to take his chances without speaking
to her on the subject.
In the afternoon the deacon did
some more hoeing. and there was an
other talk on the steps. Yes. the Wild
ow Spooner well remembered his TAX
ing her to spelling school in the old
days. She remembered their sliding
hills together; she could recall the red
apples he used to give her.
J Happy days them was. wilder
happy days" he sighed.
Eyes. they were"
But now you are a wilder and am
widower."
YES"
And both Of US goldurned lone
. some"
II am sometimes very, very lone
some"
/ But we needn't be. widder-w'
needn't be. S'posin' -
"WenY'
He couldn't go ahead. The though
had just struck him that she nigh
have a wooden leg or a stin knee an(
would make that an excuse for no
doing the washing and ironing. HI
could dimly remember hearing tina
she had fallen from an apple tree ant
broken a bone somewhere. He woul'
wait and make inquiries. 1t thus cam
about that he went home again wit
nothing decided. Now, the deacon wa
great county fair man. He Away
had an exhibit OF chickens, eggs o
vegetables. He believed that II any
thing could save this world from tn
: fate of Sodom it was the Methodist II
ligion and a county fair held every sO'
\ tober. AT that very moment be wa
2 raising a prize cucumber to exhibit.
Il was only foot long now, but it woul
Is be a ROD in length before time for pull
z ing.
4 Deacon Gray let week go past wit
y out seeing the Widow Spooner. He g.
= up one morning and stepped outdoor
n TO inhale the fragrance Of the air b
y fore sitting down to breakfast. ADo'
a the first thing his eyes lighted on WI
woman standing over his prize C
= cumber. 1t was the Widow Spoone
\ She had an ak on her shoulder. and
~ jaw was set
y why, wilder, what does this mean
asked the deacon as be sauntered o
= to her.
"You have the same as asked me
marry you" she replied as she spat
her hands and fiourished the ak.
h But not right out"
"But near enough. Deacon. when
1t to beT
4 IL can't say. What are you dol
: with the axY
"In two weeks, deacon. or l ch
your prize cucumber in twol'
v "Lordy, woman"
q do | chop?"
. you wouldn't go to chop that GU.
e 1.-TWO weeks. deacon. or three
four? Speak quickw
WAL, say about threew
r And three it was. and. though Mar
q raised fuss and had to bescarried I
Z ! and dumped over the fence. the cou
" have lived happily togethec fpS yssz