The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-11-21
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HER QUEER DREAM
BY BRYANT c. ROGERS.

of widow is meant-one who can
make a delicious pumpkin pie-who
can mold grand biscuit-one with a
sunshiny temper-one who didn't nag
her first husband-one who can make
rag carpets and turn an old skirt top
to-bottom-one who likes to sew on
buttons and daily lovingly with
patches-thats the kind Of a woman
to have in the minds eye when the
widows are referred to.
They have not only legal and NOR
al right to remarry, but 1t is their
sacred duty to do so. Both Adam and
Eve were lonesome as two old geese
until they found each other and how
happy they were for years and years
later!
For five long years the widow Bell
had been the man of the house as well
as the woman. John Bell had been a
good husband to her, but the memory
OF even the best helpmate must grow
DIM and far away when the widow
aWakes in the morning to find hogs
and COWS In her garden, or a new leak
In the roof of the kitchen.
And the widow Bell was tired of be-
Ing her own boss. 1t was all very we'll
for year or two to lay abed till
nine o'clock in the morning and then
get out Of bed and warm over a
couple OF cold potatoes, but the day
came when she fairly longed to hear
the bossy voice Of husband calling
out:
Get out Of that, you lazy thing, and
hustle me some breakfast What dye
'spose / married you for!"
And as the widow cut and sewed
carpet rags she thought and thought
and thought, and she brought for
ward no less than 21. good and suffi-
cient reasons why she should marry
again. There we're also 81 reasons
why Deacon Mulberry should be the
man. He was only year or two older
than she! he was good-tempered
man; he had been widower several
years and must be lonesome, and he
had a fair competency. There were
other reasons. but these were sufi-
cient.
Being willing to marry a man is
only half the program. Is he willing
to marry you? When widow Bell had
seen widows come and go. No less
than half a dozen of them had set
their caps for the deacon, and their
scheming had been knocked in the
head after few weeks. Each one in
turn had told herself that she was
nearing the goal when the deacon had
kindly but firmly said:
Widow Blank, l esteem you most
highly"
(Blushes and smiles.)
you can make a strawberry short
cake to melt in the mouth"
IA futter Of the heart)
Your pickles and jams are beyond
compare"
Doth smiles and sighs.)
There Is no doubt that we would be
a happy couple"
cit is coming!")
But, my dear Mrs. Blank, gave my
wife to understand as she lay on her
dying bed that | should never, never
replace her by another. AS soon as |
get around to erect a monument to her
memory | shall have that promise en-
graved on the stone, that 1t may al
ways be before my eyes and serve as
a warning against temptation. That
is all, Mrs. Blank-quite ALL"
And what was that widow to do but
retire as gracefully as she could from
the combat and knock over chairs and
break dishes to show the cat that she
didn't care a peanut for Deacon Null
berry or any other old deacon?
The good man must be approached,
but not as others had approached him.
II there was net a change Of tactics
1t would simply result In another good
woman being thrown over the fence.
1t was a week or 30 after the widow
Bell had come to conclusion that
she met the deacon on the street aud
stopped him to exclaim:
"Oh, deacon, such a dream as dad
about you last night"
Nothing bad, hope" he replied.
Il was almost a mind to go to your
house right after breakfast to tell you
about It,"
Il must hear what 1t was"
But you'll be shocked"
But you can't go on till you have
told me-"
We'll, If l must ! must. They say
you are going. to put up monument
to your wife?"
Yes. I'm just waiting for the prlce
of marble to come down."
II dreamed that you came tG the
house to tell me that the monument
was up and to ask me to go TO the
cemetery with you to see i'll"
by heck, that's odd!"
Hand in hand we walked up the
path till we reached the grave. The
monument was there"
What did we have hold of hands
fort"
II can't say. We stood side by side
and read the inscription"
Il never heard the likes!"
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