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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN; PORTLAND, 1VXARCH 6, 19ia
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I As time went on, the Widow Wisediscovered,
t, j t ' , day by dy-
Her.cnance to find the man of men grew f urrher
still away;
For she feared, though all her features they pre-
tended to adore,
1 hat her fortune was.the feature which attracted
men the more.
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-So, half to test her theory and half by way of
T ' . . ' ' sport.
Incognito she .visited a fash'nable resort;
But ere she'd been there half a day she heard,
4 to her surprise.
Somebody say, 44 That must be she the wealthy
Widow Wise!"
-It was a Count, a German Count, and soon he
. ran her down
With a note of introduction from a mutual friend
in town.
hive minutes more and on his knees he swore.
with soulful eyes,
That he had loved the moment he beheld the
Widow Wise.
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-"And so you love.the Widow' Wise?" she asked
c , , . . in accents sad
Ach, himmeJ, yah!" the Count exclaimed. Said
she, 44 Now that's too bad f
Because, you see, I am not she," Then, to "bis p
. ft Vn ' , wondering eyes.
She pointed out? a lady, saying-4 That's the7
' f Widow Wise!"
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7.- The person indicated was a scrawny, aged one;
But, though the fickle suitor winced, he started
on the run
Across the sands and knelt to her in wild eyed
sentiment
And poured his adoration out, to her
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--"You vas so fair, so schweet," he cried, "rnein
hertz vas broke in, two.
I lofe you for yourself alone. Vour money?
Ach! poohTpooh!
I only vish you might be poor, my lofe to
prove," said he.
Kur the Widow Wise was thinking:-4That
does not-sound good-tojne."
5. And yet he seemed so earnest as his love song
he poured out
Her lonely little heart was torn 'twixt confi-
- dence and doubt;
When suddenly there came to her a simple
, . ; . little plan
By which to -test conclusively this ardent
nobleman,.
---"AwhileVthe-angry-widow stood and frowned to
Vr V u see the sight.
Her bosorn neavedxwith little sobs; her cheeks
a a u u -i i went red, thenwhite.
And then she smiled and turned away, though
- tears stood in her pvp
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