Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-01-04

"Well. Sol. III think it over and let
you know" was the reply.
He called week later, and she said
she would marry him. No counting
and no great display of sentiment
The wedding was put for Il month
ahead, but only two weeks had elaps-
ed when the blacksmith got tangled
cp in a thrashing machine he was re
pairing, and his leg was 50 badly man
gled that it had to come off The
widow gave him a month to recover
from the shock and then visited him
to say:
Solomon, I'm plain spoken WON,
an"
Drive ahead, Mary" he replied.
81 couldn't marry man with
wooden leg, and you'll have to have
one when you get up
Two months later Farmer Griggs,
widower, called. He had five children,
and he wanted wife. He spoke about
the weather and the crops and then
said:
"Widder, | wish you would consider
IlIt We oIitll StllN " my StlL tltlI y pu
was a mighty nice woman"
Give me three days to think it
over"
At the end Of three days Farmer
Griggs called again, to be told that he
was accepted
Four days later horse kicked Mr..
GriggS smack in the face and smash
A. 4 I,., 4
to make long hunt to find it. When
they found it they told him that he
would be noscess man from thence
on There wasn't enough of it to call
a nose any more.
OF course the news was carried to
the widow. She made three or four
calls of coincidence and waited six
weeks and then came to the business
in hand by saying:
"Nlr Griggs, I'm terribly sorry for
you, but l never could marry a man
without a nose"
surely you couldn't"
Neet came Mr.. Hardy, bachelor, own
err Of the sawmill i'll the next town,
who drove over to call. He said he
felt embarrassed, but managed to blurt
out that if she would marry him he
would be The happiest man in the
state.
well, I kinder want to make folks
happy" was the reply, land if You
are over this way next week drop in
Mr.. Hardy was surely lover that
way" and called for his answer, and
exclaimed aloud over his happiness,
The wedding was set four weeks ahead
this time. When ii was known to
the village there We're people who pre-
| dicted another calamity, but the Wild
| ow smiled at the idea. Ill luck never
followed anybody that far Just
quiet wedding and a trip to Boston.
But it was not to be so. In boss
! ing around his sawmill, Mr.. Hardy
/ got in the way of the saw and lost
both legs at n clip. His life was say
! ed, but he would be almost helpless
cripple the rest of his days The Wild.
ow Fame sent him several messages
expressive of pity, but said she
couldn't marry him.
Three enga gements, three accidents
three failures to marry,
Dear me. but that's enough said
the widow to herself, but fate had de,
creed otherwise Ii wasn't month
later when n man named Slater came
TO the village thinking to open
store. He had sold a farm and wanted
to make change. About the time
that the Widow Fame was tod that Ne
was a chi}leSs widoWer he called nj
her house. lie had heard the ful
story. ana he was in business besides.
"Widow Fame" he said, take week
to hunt up my past and then say
whether YOU will marry me or not.
Il had thoucht"- she began when
he interrupted her with;
II shall call next Saturday.
From all that could hc aSccrtained
Mr.. Slater was Il very fine man, and
when the next Saturday arrived and
he called for his answer the Widow
Fame said
II will accept your offer. | want
Parson Hopes to marry us.
He shall when the time comes
But the time is this very minute
Can't you see I've got my Sunday
clothes on"
Very we'll
lie lives half mile from here. II
send n boy after him. You sit right
there and don't stir, Don't hardly
breathe. III holler for Mrs, Wise from
the winder to come in and be wit
mass This is the fourth time, am
II anything happens it'll be the last
, time"
II was the last time, not becauS'
anything happened but on the con
trary. The parson came. the couple
stood up and were married. and reporr
says they have lived very happy eve
since.