The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-13
Daily Short Story
A Widower's Woes

mrs. samantha Barber. wife OF
Deacon Silas Barber. who owned a
Sman farm Just outside a certain New
nSIan village. died in her bed. but
only after she had arranged things
20 her liking. Among many things
Wnlch she said 10 her husband was
Now. silas. when / am goine Won
ga! right along here and keep the
house. but get your meals over 10
Mrs. Clayton's. She Is one of the
pest cooks around here. and ~ Won
sSt after her you wont have no trou-
Die with your stomach"
But she's a wilder and she'll be
AFTER me. protested Silas.
! Expect she'll be after Won
put can't help II. You might as
Ven Ole getting married a. OF indiges.
non. IL should get bred OF hoard
ils over there. o might change OF
10 sarah White. Everybody SAYS she
makes n me best apple pfc in this
But she's an old maid. and she'll
ger ne or sure. was the second pro
Yes. Sarah is over thirty and keen
ny mouse FOR her brother. William.
~ sue tolu Inc herself hat she
wanted 10 get married. but we've got
10, run chances on this ere earth
Sllas. I've heard OF wives who didn't
want their husbands to get married
again. but I'm not that kind myself
uont want all the clothes in the
mouse 70 mildew just cause I'm dead.
ahG thereU be the soft soap and
dried apples TO look out for besides -
Nhen the deacon found himself a
WluoNef ne made arrangements for
ooaru WIN the Widow Clayton. That
meant that he would practically live
at M mouse. II also mean that he
~oulunt be without a wife much over
a year if the enterprising widow Is
plans worked as well as she hoDed
Ior she made him at home. and she
mace him one Of the family.
The only woman she had 10 fear
49, Sarah White Marriageable men
We're scarce in that locality. They
mad been scarce for years. II was as
Deacon Barber had dropped from
me clouds. and Sarah planned 10 take
advantage of what seemed 20 be an
aCI OF providence. As long as every.
hpuy Tor I'VE miles around knew that
SUI wanted TO get married. and as
iong as the deacon knew that she
Hau camped on his trail. She allowed
no iaIse notions 10 sway her She
not only visited the deacon AZ nj.
1Mh mouse and i'm th" fields. but AZ
me houso or her rival She was up
early in the morning and She set mn
iate az night. Deacon Barber had moi
.eeh a Widower three months when
ne realized that his future was
NUdupN eu With amhuShee
There was some talk. but no troubla
until after that date. Then tho WIDOW
ana the old maid became eneuies and
u"u nuch mat was mean to saw about
each other. For three months me
deacon took the widows part In no.
gratitude for this she used TOO much
ara N her clsiard pi" Crusts and M.
sci ne good mans stomach. lie Re-.
called what his wife had said To mn.
SET his stomach was 10 unset his f,.
I ture A. 70 victim Of gastrrtis d.
Nolli nave no more care 10 visit mis-
"HeS EraNe-0O idea Of ever trki-p
nome ln her place. After thrown.
ont hln's Tor e week or two ne tool,
,IihSru over 10 Sarah Whites IN
noarc SdrahS brother. William
stood neutral II the deacon could he
landed IN tho matrimonial net VII
anu good II not. then Sa-rn must
continue tho ~strueple until som.
lHHil man came along and begged
az her 20 be- his wife
li'i the change been made the
GIh'r Wtv The old maid would have
hrrn talking ~ villains and broker
promises and threatening all kinds %.
,i" -lis Tor the DAMAGE done her
~ r. II YOU know ANYTHING abou,
widows won are prepared To bs,r tp",
us one never raised a yell The aDo
lc-iz"d again for the too liberal use
ot iardt and promised that IL would
never happen again. She also called
NO the facts that she had made evfr9
strong coffee for tho deacon without
extra charge. % had taken great
pains With Tho bread pudding and 20
pie sauce. While on the subject eho
could also soy that the largest e~~-
'at always been reserved for him
% when they had chicken for dinner