—Proverb.

August Twenty-fifth

“No man is a romantic hero to a widow.”

August Twenty-sixth

The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it—sometimes three.

—Alex. Dumas.

August Twenty-seventh

“And how long have you been a widow?”

“Oh, the year was up yesterday; but indeed you must give me at least a month to get ready.”

When he got outside again, he murmured, “Now I know what old Weller meant.”