El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-15
The Diary Of A Bachelor
He Feels that He Is Getting Too Far
From shore With the Widow
and Needs Help.
-RE Max
ECEMBER 15-The days

~ ECEMBER 15-The days are
passing in a monotOny that is
- both pleasant and profitable.
Peasant to me in watching the trans
formation taking place in Manette, and
ceeds every expectation
She has grown round ana rosy.
and in many ways she is again her
former sweet, merry, impish self.
December 1S-The widow with whom
watching the children at play in the
sand seems to be gradually edging up
on me notice that in our talks of
from stories and poems concerning
love, and the other evening she told
the story of her life.
When a widow, without solicitation,
tells a bachelor the story Of her life,
Diary, does it mean mermaid is after
She was married. she said, very, very
young. They all were. Diary. Indeed,
II all that widows say is true, men
Gus crime of Snatching a babe from
the cradle and carrying it to the
She did not marry for love, she added
with sigh None of them do, Diary.
In fact, knew so well what she was
going to say that if it were not for the
inward amusement she was .affOrding
me, I'd have told the story OF her life
She married when a mere child to
please her parents. Her husband was
good to her, but she never knew the
real happiness that true love brings.
(AnOther sigh-) He died the year after
their child was born (AnOther sigh.)
He was good man and she reveres his
memory, but she could not S-rieve for
him He is better of. More Sighs.)
Alice and are alone in the world"
her voice, which is so effective in the
moonlight. and while I have much
to be thankful for, yet am very, very
ssManette." called to the child. who
was a few yards away, "comei 1t is
time to go up and see what the Sand
Man has in the stOry-Dack tonight"
Are you not spelling the child?'
sald the WIDOW, with some Of the sob
quality missing. %. Why not let the
She is all have in the world" I
said. lifting her up and talking with
some dltnculty because of the tight
ness with which two little arms en-
c1rcled my neck; call I will ever have
and I am grateful to heaven that
have some one left me to spoil"
Then l tipped my hat and walked
away. Diary, feeling as if I had post
poned hearing another proposal Of
December 19-We had drifted into
the realm Of books in our conversa-
ton this morning, and by we" I mean
the widow and myself, and after a dis
cuSSlOn OF the modern book, written
solely for mercenary ends and which
writer whose books will live forever.
She liked David COpperfield best:
me 1--we 5LOEg Is 50 beautifully
told" Then she quoted much that
David wrote about Dora and in tones
that made me edge a little further
(which book do you like bestq" she
asked. I had no favOrites, I told her;
neither had I a memory as good as
But there is. one thing I can quote"
replied, getting up in readiness to
accompany Manette on her ride "and
it is from Pickwick"
Indeed" said the widow. tell me
what IL is. You know our souls are
so congenia1 I can almost tell YOU that
it is a passage about love. Now isn't
Manette's hand was in mine. and
TomDkins, with the horses. awaited
q don't know about that" I re-
piled This is the quotation: I'll let
YOU judge If it is about love The
elder Weller was talking to SAMMY
All I can say on her now. Sammy. is
that she was such an uncommon pleas
ant wilder, it's a great nifty she ever
changed her condition. Take example
by your father my boy, and be very
careful o WidderS all your life
The widow laughed She has such a
musical laugh. I have decided to send
for Mrs. Spencer. feel as if am
getting too far from shore to get back
without a life line.