The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-08-22

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cent. cheaper for him.
Cyrus, I've been a poor stick of {
man." said Jim.
"You have that" was agreed.
II ought to have been at worl
every day."
1--WE all know that"
| tits a wonder you folks didn't still
me up"
$50 'tis-so it's. We talked of Il
many times, but W. knowed that Il
we put on the tar and feathers you't
be too alfred lazy to scrape EN-
off, and your wife would have the
job"
That's right. She is good. Cyrus
None better"
And that brings me to what
want to ask. She won't have dol
, lar after I'm gone"
"Of course she won't"
She'll have to depend on the kind
ness of the neighbors"
"She will"
Cyrus, you don't belong to any
church, but you believe in heaven
don't you?"
Eyes, kinder"
You'd like to feel that I was look
ing down on you and acting as your
guardian angel, wouldn't your
IF you are going to keep up your
laziness-"
"But I'm not, Cyrus-Pm going to
hustle I'll do all that ] can for you
If you'll sign this paper"
What is it?"
"Just a promise to be kind to, and
that you will look after, Sarah. We
shall both feel q great deal better II
you will"
The caller looked upon it as dy'
ing mans within, and signed. When
ready to go he said:
81 hope you will get 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 for, 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"
mi. Lin 1v,O frnN l.
rection, from contributions to pay
the funeral expenses to groceries and
provisions sent in for the widows
sustenance. After about month had
elapsed Deacon Harrison received a
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
year, but allow me to congratulate
you in advance"
What dye mean?" asked the dea-
con.
your marriage with the Widow
Bushwick."
"shoo! What We joking about?"
"Only this"
The paper he had signed for Jim
Rushwick was handed him. Hehad sign
ed without reading, and now behold:
'T not only promise to be kind to
James Bushwick's wife after she be-
1t xryi6 hrIf n M r.
one year after his death"
"By thunder!" exclaimed the dea-
con as he danced around.
mo better evidence wanted in a
breach-of-prcmise case" quietly re-
piled the lawyer.
"She can sue and be hanged"
Better settle for couple Of hum
dred, deacon, and carry off your pa
per. It wouldn't sound well to
have people saying that you had
your second wife picked out while
her husband was alive"
The deacon hung off for week
and then came down. One by one
the others followed suit. Each one
was financially well able to do so
Money contributed by. your good
friends, and nothing is to be said
about it," remarked the lawyer to
the widow as he handed her $3.50 of
the thousand.
To this day she has no other idea
about it. Now and then some one
says something about Jim Bushwick's
laziness in Deacon Harrison's hearing,
and he turns and replies:
why, there wasn't lazy bone in
his whole carcassl He made more
clean money In the last two weeks
of his life than I did in the hull yeari
Yes, drat him, he did"