The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-06-12
mn. AND MAS. nAsHER.
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e CHAPTER TX.
| ar-i ~ RAsHER CAT HOME"
/ MES. RsssKR! Pm proud and happy to vel
come YOU. To what propitious circumstanc,
am indebted Tor the honor Of this visit2 II i
/ three years since you have delighted your hus.
| band BY . visit to his place Of business. Does
/ the smell offend you? your nose is turned up I
little. Will you sit down, my dear, upon THU
barrel Of mess? No? Will you sit down on this
hog's-head? MOI You've been 10 the bank will
the check gave you? Well | trust they did mol
refuse to cash so trifing asum. HdSe your re-
venoef What's the matter. my dear? Isn't tn:
check all rightf Idon'tsee any mistAke about is
Oh hol drawn backwards! Idechre that wal
careless of mel You should have noticed il thit
morning, that ! might have corrected it. o
course the clerk could not make you change FOL
the two-hundredth part of . cent. Let's looL
at it-S00 COZ; bad mistake, really! On pur.
pose to mortify and disappoint you? Now
i Marier you couldn't suspect me Of that. and be-
sides "there's no outwitting . woman" you
know, of course NOT, Marier! You see It sharpens
. fellows wit to shut him up in dark closet
without any breakfast, I'm very sorry Tor the
mistake and the tronble it's put you to. Was
your dear friend Fitz Summons along with you
as usual? She must have been disappointed
not to get her portion Of the spoils. Dent look
so cross. wife; sit down and make yourself com.
Portable. Will have to put little grease on
| your temper, to make it run smother Haven't
| felt 30 well in long time as do to day. Blu.
siness looking up again. Sold thousand barrels
| to day. have got Ave thousand dollars to de.
posit as go home. could let you have . little
rs well as not; but il should give it to you to-
day, there wouldn't be any excuse for shutting
me up in the closet again, and rather like 10
bo shut by woman! Quite sell wasn't it?--
the thousrnd barrels, l mean. Cheek mated
| you, nay loye! Hs! ha! You lcok warm, won't
you have draft oisometbing cooling? pvego
some bottled stout under tie desk there, though
| wouldn't recommend it, as it might make
yon stouter than you are.. Will ! or will not
give you money to finish your shopping? /
guess I've punished you enough for that little
trick you served me this morning. just step
into my private office, and let me get it for you
II you won't set down on a hogs. head. perhaps
you will ON this chair. What am Idoing? Oh,
nothing but locking you in, my love. I'll send
Pat home with u carriage, and you can make
yourself comfortable till five o'clock. Fi,z is
waiting for you at Taylor's? l only hope she
hasn't money enough to pay for the lunch she's
probably ordered. You haven't had yours,
suppose; but as you ate both your break asst and
"Vht hecu faut No gut
o watering. pot can sprinkle you with through
this little window, and then you'll have on
wattered silk. You've heard Of the wise advice,
"keep your powder dry" and il you should faint
I'd be. obliged to dampen yours, and you'd be a
dough face, no matter what party you belong to.
| I'm out now to see man in the next block.
on business. Ill louk in on you in about hall
an hour.
How are you enjoying yourself Marier? hope
you're comfortable. II you only say you're
hungry, I'll get you a side Of bacon out OF the
back room: / can't cook it for you, as I've nc
conyenieneA, aNcapt in one way---she Rtyle cali
| ed the domestic broIl.,' Its the way had my
breakfast cooked. As silence gives consent,
supp se may get it for you, so here goes. Good
land, my love, it's lodged right in your lap! Why
didn't you catch it? You've CREASED your vel.
vet cloak dreadfully. You amt as spry as you
used to be wife. lfyou'd been in the dark, as
was this morning, you wouldn't have been to
blame for the accident. You've made pretty
mess Of IL, catching it ker-souse in your lap.
You're in a nice pickle, must confess. Never
mind; don't cry about It. Eat and be filled.
"You ,oiN come out!'' Then why don't you
come? You might squeeze through the window.
but it's only twelve by fourteen inches, and
you'd be likely stick. Don't kick, my love, the
doors is extra thick, and your shoes are thin!
you might hurt the door, and your too terder.
hearted to do that. lfyou want to be storing
your mind with useful information, you can be
reading that pamphlet on the"Raising OF Hogs
We raise ours, mostly, on an elevator, which is
the quickest method known.
My love, you must be hungry, or you wouldn't
be eating up the fingers OF your gloves Rather
than have you bite your own ten nails, I'll give
you some ten penny ones to practise on. Bite
'em softly, Marier, Tor one OF my clerks is com
ing this way MIR. Baker Mrs. Rasher has call.
ed upon me, and has not been to lunch yet.
Please step round TO our restaurant and order
my waiter there to bring in something nice.
What will you have, my love? (speaks through
,oindo,u.) Pork dumplings, sausage, ham and
eggs, ham sandwich pork and beans, roast pig.
pigs feet heap cheese, fried bacon? you can have
one or all, according to your taste. The waiter
| has never heard about carrying Goals to New.
castle, presume. "Notbing at ALL" Well.
Baker, you can bring me dish Of pork dump
lings: I've been SO busy to day, Eve not thought
OF lunch before.
Sorry you won't take anything, Marier; this
porter is fine. Pm going to drink your health
| in minute, as soon as get this confounded
bottle open. It's like the Paddy hired to-day
the cork sticks to it. Now then. Mrs. Rasher
here's to your success in putting on the gar
ments which belongs to smaller and less wor-
thy person.
do believe that woman has not spoken for
thret quarters ofan hour. never knew her to
keep silent SO long when she was awake. It's
most time to be shutting up shop. must peep
in, and see what's the matter with her. Whew!
i'll keep her in much longer, | shall be like the
men with the Gagged lion--I shant dare 20 Let
her out. She looks like concentrated earth.
quake. Shockingl shocking! Marier, it's nealy
time to be going. llave you had pleasant
afternoon? Speak to me, my dear, and quit
looking at me. have TO dodge to keep from
being hit. Marier, do you remember when we
were courting, and bought you that sweet
little music-box that played six tunes? Marier,
do you remember when you fell in the river tina.
Fourth OF July, and jumped in and supported
you till aid arrived? Crosser and crosser!
can't melt her icy silence by the most arden.
appeals.
Well, Mrs. Rssher. it's five o'clock, and now
| ifyoull say that you are sorry for locking me
up in the closet this morning, and promise never
to do SO again, I'll let youout No answer.
| Marier, it's half past five. The clerks have
gone, and the porter is waiting to close tho stoIe.
Dinner will bo ruined before We reach home.
Say you're sorry and will bel good girl, and
I'll lot you out.
Ny love, it's dark. You won't say you're
sorry you'll have to stay here. I'm going home.
| II the store should burn up in the night, you'd
be in bad FIX. Good-night, dearest.
Did you cali me. Mrs. Rasher? Let you out?
Well, say your sorry, that you repent, resign,
capituIate, give up beat. cave, and will b good
girl VI do say it sll, Rashsr. If you'll only not
i Keep me in this horrid place eli night" Well,
.,.r An.~ shs ID ali aEk. r0rnA out nd ha han.