Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-01-23

sat 90 a somewhat old-fash Toned. style
and carried in his EiOved hand q bie
UMBRELLA. Dr. Dawses slight star
made his hostess glance up.
oh" Sis said. Its only Mt. Train
0r-did Re frighten your
~Mr. Trainor," Easped the doctor.
Il thoUght--ialways supposed-are
you not n widowT'
Yes" the word was spoken softly.
With shake OF the pretty head and a
sunddcn disappearance OF ali the dim
pies, poor Mr.. TrainOr died more
than two years ago. and you can have
10 idea how lonely / wasi I don't
know what 1 could have done without
ihis new AIR. Trainor. he kas been
SUCH comfort. u had him made. yoa
know. because my husband. who was
not much OF talker.-indeed he might
have been called a silent man.-used
20 sit and let me talk 70 him by the
hour. Re said he enjoyed n-and
Then PC "a as gone ] had no one but
Tilda 20 say a word 20. 1ilda's
mgia,to. brought up here In New
Euelald. and she never speaks unless
s--e mas to-sae tanks talk TOO much.
4 know she does, so 1 suddenly had
the idea OF having a new sir. Trainor
made for company. IL really isn't a
good likeness. or any sort OK a like
ness. Tor that matter. for poor Amos
llr. trainer. you know had liGnt red
ualr anI Nuite eyelashcs and eye
oroWs. on, how ne hated his com
pleMoui 1he year before ne died. he
l4l typ4Oid fever aud 10 left him
1-lt-Acad ana face.-oalder than any
o-ps 5ou ever saw. lie vas the most
telg4tcd man tnat ever lived. lie
beautiful curly black wigs had him
Juried ln lhe best one. II seemed more
respeot ful-and ~ be could have made
ais eyes black. they were very pale
blue. l think ne would have been per
fectly happy. 50 I had a carpenter
make the body and 1 bought a head
from the barber because IL had such
lovely big black eyes. and 1 dressed
him in poor dear Mr.. Trainor's cloth
es,-they don't nj very weyy, but his
. clothes never did.-and all this lonS
time. I've talked 20 him about every
thing. lie seems 10 enjoy what ] say.
and 1 never could have lived without
aim Don't you really think it was a
lovely ideR7"
The wooden gentleman stared
5landy thTougs his spectacles a. the
doctor, as IL expecting a reply. but no
word came. The shock had been too
great. not even a most toothsone sup
per. served by the taciturn Tilda; not
even the smiles and restored dimples
OF the fair rclict OF the departed
Trainor, could raise the droOping
spirits OF the would-be sutton, and re
store his confidence. The question
/ he had been 50 eager 20 put, before
. intruding upon the new Mr.. Tralnor
7 remained unspOken.
IL was only a question OF time, how
ever. Genuine lOye-making cannog
/ long be restrained. Before the sum
mer ended. Dr. Dawse. who after his
first visit had managed 10 avoid the
i parlor OF his lady-love. but had met
\ her in all sorts OF unexpected places,
asked his delayed question under the
I shade OF an old apple tree and re-
T ceiFed an eminently satisfactory an
swer. The pink cheek proved even
softer than IL had looked. the dim
Piles were quite too man 10 count and
. hand IN hand. the blissful pair wendet
their way homewari. So happy wa.
the doctor that masculine TralnOrs
past or present, were quite forgotten
and ne hurried into the parlor, arml
extended. 10 take his bethrother int
an Hrectionate embrace His hand
F struck something. the form OF ths
new Mr.. Trainer toppled ia its chair,
the sacred hat fell from It's percH
upon the black and curly wig. and
rolled across the room
The Doctors extended arms fell b,
his sides.
Mrs. Trainor picked up the hat, per
functorily polished its runled surface
and replaced IL carefully upon IN.
head OF the stin aad awkward figure
which Sic restored 70 IT'S upr1gh
position.