Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-07-18
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| f1ink II Il wonderful u yOu 10 make
an this sacrifice to BE still lOVeiier for
hin SIN glad I can help you. anu
If has taught me something to see how
-ho9 faithful q woman can be across
years-aud then In this smaller thing.
Now give me Billy and yon get your
aDpie and toast Don't forget % take
your letter 10 out Of the dew" sat
perfectly stH and haid Billy tighter ID
my arms - looked Up At Ms father
and then after mad thought az long
as ! could stand Il spoke right OUT
al nim as mad az hops. and doD'f
to this minute know why
Nobody 10 the world ever doubted
that woman could ~ faithful II she
had anything 10 Be faithfui TO-" ! said
as let aim take Billy out Of mg arms
al last -Fanbfulness is What 40
man flowers. only It takes man 70
pick bis posy with which { march
I'd into the house and left him stand
Ing with Billy 10 bis arms. noGe
dumfounded didu't LOOK back 70 see
I always leave that mans presence 50
mad ran never iOok back ~ nim
And wouldn't it make any woman rage
10 have q man pick out another man
for her 70 De faithful to when she
hadn't made any decision about il her
own self
wonder Just how Old Judge = ade
Isl : believe ! will make up with Alnt
Ade.iue enough before ! 90 70 bed 20
81 - -L- s., he's -r-a- mario -
Men are very strange people Thee
are like those horrible sums IN algebra
that sou think about and worry about
and cry about and try 70 get help from
other women about. and then. az OF a
sudden Y works Itself ont into perfect
~ good sense Not that thought
much about Mr Carter. poor mau.
when he wasn't right around : felt Il
best t. forget bin as much IS ! could
but IL seems hard for other women u
let you forget either your husband or
theirs
know now that resly never gnt
ans older thaa the poor. foolish. eight
cen years child that Aunt Adeline mar
rcd OF safe an the time I was the
refuge sort u wife would SIT and
listen while the ether wives q ked
over tie men in utter bewildeFment
ana most times terror. then would
force myself 10 a little more forget
ting aud POOR MT Carter mist have
suffered the consequences But al!
thar vas q Mid sort Of eEaspeTauon
10 whai a widow has % 20 through
with in tie matter of-of. well thin
haziue Is about the best name 70
give il
~1foHy Carter" said Mrs johnson
tust dag before yesterday. after the
. white dress-Judge Wade episode tina.
Aunt Ade.ine lad gone 70 all the
/ friends up and down the street 10 hs
F cons0ied about III son haven't Eci
sense enough &c appreciate your pres
eot bIlssful condition s0me0ods olshi
E 70 operate on your mind
+ was tempted u say. -Nag not mg
+ heartg" was glad she didn't sno'S
how good that heart lid feel undeF as
tucEer wien the boy brought taat 5as
ket OF dsh from Judge Wade's 6shins
trip Saturday have 6rm.y deter
mined not to blush any more az ths
thought Of that gorgeous uian-at least
outwardly
Don't son think IT "a Tery-Fery
lonely TO be-a widow. Mrs Johnson
+ asked duidlg 20 sec 90 bat she would
say about SIR johnson. Wh9 is really
lovely. { think He gives ne The gen
test understanding smile wha1 be
+ meets ne on the street Of late weeks-
Lonely. lonely. Molly: you n s
about the married state exactly H1e
az old maid Don't do tits Zoe ish.
and you VIII gel the lone notion really
fastened in your mind and ies some
fool man dnd Cur that Is how son
( feel TheD il viii be Az over with sou
( I have only one regret. and it s that
: II ever should De widow Mt john
sou wouldn't 6a here 20 see bow quick
IL turned iat0 an old maid. 5y the
grace 0f God Ms johnson sews bg
+ assassinau ting the cloth with the needle.
sud as she talked she was mending the
Z sleeve OF one of Mr. JOhuson's shirts
Il think an old maid is Just & wo-
man who has never been IN love with
a man who loves her Lots Of them
have been married for years" I said-
Just as innOcentIy IS the soft face Of
a pan Of cream snd went on dsrning
one OF Billy's SOCKS.
well. be that as il may. they are
the blessed members Of the women
tribe" she answered. looking az NE
sharply Vow I have often told sIr
Johnson But here We were inter
rupted in what might have been the
rehearsal Of g glorious scrap by the
appearance of Aunt Bette Pollard.
and with her came A long. tai. lovely
vision OF a woman IN the most wonder
fuf close clingy dress and hat that you
wanted to eat on sight l hated her
instantly with the most intense adora-
ton thar made ne want 70 lie down ri
her feet, and also msds me feel ike
had gained al the more than twenty
pounds that have shaved Of, NE and
doubled them on again. ! would have
liked 10 lead her that minute into Dr.