Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1912-08-08

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didn't. He INDUCED In further words
of sympathy. which made 1t IS per
cent. cheaper for him.
Cyrus, I've been a poor stick Of q
man." said Jim.
you have that was agreed.
II ought to have been at work
every day"
We all know that"
It's a wonder you folks didn't stir
me up"
$50 'tis-so It's. We talked Of it
many times, but W, knowed that II
W. put on the tar and feathers you'd
be too ALFRED lazy to scrape EN-
on. and your wife would have the
job"
That's right. She Is good. Cyrus
None better"
And that brings me to what I
want to ask. She won't have q dol
lar after I'm gone"
"Of course she won't" :
She'll have to depend on the kidd
ness Of the neighbors."
"She WILL"
2 WI 40, yOO uOA N0A0AS - 0At
church, but you believe In heaven.
don't your"
yes, kinder"
You'd like to feel that I was look
ing down on you and acting az your
guardian angel, wouldn't you?"
IF you are going to keep up your
laziness-"
But I'm not, Cyrus-I'm going TO
hustle. I'll do all that ] can for you
If youth sign this paper"
What is it?"
Gust a promise to be kind to, and
that you will look after, Sarah. We
shall both feel a great deal better If
you will"
The caller looked upon 1t as a dy-
ing mans whim, and signed. When
ready to go he said:
II hope you will get a hustle on you
up there, JIM"
Then three more widowers and one
old bachelor got the word to call,
and in the course Of three days the
business was wound up. Then q
lawyer was sent fory the signed pa
pers handed over to him, and a
great calm fell upon the dying man.
He smiled every few minutes, and
made no understandable explanations
regarding what he had been up to.
A few days later he passed away,
and almost his last words were:
Sarah, If they want to be kind to
you, let 'em go ahead"
There was kindness from every di.
rection, from contributions to pay
the funeral expenses to groceries and
provisions sent in for the widows
sustenance. After about a month had
elapsed Deacon. Harrison received q
letter asking him to call at the law
Office of the attorney who had the
dead mans papers. When the good
man came strolling in, only mildly
curious as to why he had been sum.
moned, he was greeted with:
"Of course It won't take place for
a year, but allow me to congratulate
you in advance"
What dye mean?" asked the dea
con.
"Your marriage with the Widow
Bushwick."
"shoo! What ye joking about?"
"Only this"
The paper he had signed for jim
Bushwick was handed him. HehaG sign
ed without reading, and now behold:
II not only promise to be kind tt
James Bushwick's wife after she be
comes his widow, but to marry hel
one year after his DEATH"
by %thunder!" exclaimed the dea
con as he danced around.
mo better evidence wanted IN
breach-of-promise case" quietly re
piled the lawyer.
"She can sue and be hanged"
Better settle for a couple of hun
dred, deacon, and carry off your pa
per. It wouldn't sound well t.
have people saying that you ha'
your second wife picked out Will
her husband was alive"
The deacon hung off for a weel
and then came down. One by on
the others followed suit. Each on
was financially we'll able to do so .
Money contributed by your goo
friends, and nothing is to be sal
about It," remarked the lawyer t
the widow as he handed her $3.50 q
the thousand.
To this day she has no other ide
about it. Now and then some on
says something about Jim Bushwick'
laziness in Deacon Harrison's hearing
and he turns and replies:
why, there wasn't a lazy bone l
his whole carcass! He made NOR
clean money in the last two week
of his life than l did in the hull year
Yes, drat him, he did"
Embarrassing HOSPITALITY.