Show 77 A IN LUCK ile H armea into the village wila with 37 ml and married a rich widow columbus Dh mrs jane mcdowell a welthy lady has lived in thia this village a number bumber of yeara years having come from a beautiful farm a few miles east of this place her husband lied died several yeara years ago leaving her this farm form and a large of nione money Y no one imagined that she was of a matrimonial onial turo turn as Rs ehe she was over 70 0 years of age and peculiar A ehora time ago a tramp by the name of moore walked into he ile was wits the proud possessor of 37 cents when he landed lauded but managed to subsist he in t lio lie widow they soon got acquainted and a sudden marriage was celebrated the old lady was completely in all her life haien haben the soul of batsin on ausness ous nesa ness she caunce counted d and kept evry penny but when she married this crooked crooke deved eyed tramp was at once the master and ind he told her auw he lie could double her income by business investments la in all bis his life ho he had bad never ps possessed sess a tithe of the wealth which was hie his by thia this lucky ferriage merri age he ile took a notion that he wanted a grocery and walking into one of the he groceries ask how much will you take for this place A goodly figure was asked it is mine he be replied he ile bought everything he desired and the savings of the iati nathan nothan mcdowell flew fast after the grocia groc itry ry was purchased a jew grocery drummer found him and unloaded upon him a big stock of goods at a higher figure than he could retail the same at A gentleman owed the blushing bride a note and he called to diqui date it go and pay it to my husband she he said 1 I dont know your husband and I 1 did not borrow it of him and wont pay it to him replied the man you dont know my husband the she asked well the first good looking man you meet up the street is my bus husband band pay it to him madam you are a fool and the disgusted debtor move moved a away promptly the town is still laugh ing at the silly widow who with al all I 1 her weal wealth th may yet d die ie a pau pauper per |