Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1914-11-21
A WIDOW FROM AFFAIR
Concerning the Love Affairs of a
Father and His Son.
BY GRACE kERRIGAN.


Copyright, Mcclure Newspaper Syndlcate)
When a farm passes to other hands
1t is an event of Importance to farmers
for five miles around. If the buyer
is a stranger in the county it is more
than an event. If the buyer is wild
Kansas to buy farm in Ohio, it is
an event outranking cyclone in which
20 barns are overturned.
Yes, James Sheldon had sold his
farm.
He had sold it for cash down.
He had got his price for it.
Yes, he had sold it to a widow from
Kansas.
Yes, she was going to farm 1t her.
self.
Yes, she thought she knew her bust
ness.
The Ingham County Sun gave
these particulars, and it was a coun-
ty paper to be depended on. 1t had
never predicted the coming of the
grasshopper or the later bug but that
the insects showed up on time. True,
the Sun, while on the subject, might
have stated whether the Widow Oar
row would get married again if she
had good chance, and whether she
was homely or handsome, but it was
silent on those points.
Farmer Sheldon moved out and the
Widow Darrow moved in.
The day she moved in about fifty
people passed the farmhouse The OBJ
Ject of each and every one was to
catch sight of her, though every last
one of them had seen widows by the
dozen.
The farm adjoining on the west be-
longed to Joab Waycroft, a widower
with one son. His name was Moses,
and he had limited around that he
should marry soon after his majority,
If he could find the right party. His
father was not quite fifty yet, and
though he had thrown out no hints he
intended to double up again when
chance came his way.
OF course the Sheldons had told the
Waycrofts that they were going to
sell, but they could tell nothing about
the widow, as she had bought through
an agent, and was not to arrive until
certain date. The evening previous
to the date Mr.. Waycroft carelessly
remarked to his son: so the wilder
arrives tomorrer."
Yep" was the reply.
Il wonder what timer"
She'll be in Medina on the early
train, and by the time she drives out
here it will be ten o'clock"
You seem to know a hull lot about
it, Moses
Amt it my duty to keep track of
the widders?"
Don't be a fool"
After this admonition there was ST.
lence for five minutes.
She comes as a stranger and l
spose l orter go over there and bid
her welcome to our midst" the father
said.
"Oh, there'll be at least a dozen
there"
Who said so?"
I've heard 'em say so, and I shall
be one of EN-"
What In punk you goin' fur?"
To take her by the hand and wei.
come her. of course That's only
manners. We don't want her to think
we are a couple of heathen."
Moses, run this farm!"
You do, dad"
"And this housed"
yep"
And our manners!"
Not disputed"
Its for me, as head of the house,
to go over there and welcome the
wilder as a naybur, and for you to
finish hoeing that patch of corn"
But you orter put a new handle
in that hoe" protested Moses.
Never you mind about me. but do
as tell you"
Il wanted to see her the first thing
and warn her agin some of the old
widowers around here who are half
crazy to marry anything that COMES
along"
Moses, do you mean me?"
"Of course not, dad. You are Meth
er old nor would you marry again.
even If princess offered herself"
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