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Oscar advertises for a wife. He stipulates that she must be either a widow or a young girl, also adding that good cooking was essential. The first applicant was Carmen Moulton, who proved to be much too boisterous, and got up to all kinds of pranks. Oscar decided she would not do. He next calls upon Widow Martin, a lady who had buried three husbands. When Oscar saw the lady, well, he fled hastily. Pamela, his cook, then thought she would try her luck, and with the aid of a professional "poet." she addressed Oscar in verse, and her suggestions brought him a vision of true happiness. He wrote, making an appointment, and the following evening Oscar made tracks for the rendezvous, where, to his utter surprise, he met his cook. That decided him: it was no use searching for a wife. Much better to remain a bachelor and enjoy the delicious meals Pamela served. Consequently, he increased her wages by one pound a month and put all thought of a wife behind him.
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