The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-08-07
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Mr. and Mrs. Smiths Headache

Such headache as l havep groan
ed Smith as he entered the breakfast
room, with his hair rumpled, his ches
collapsed, and his back rounded out il
the shape Of the letter c. Such ,
headachep
perhaps it was the cake you ate be
fore going to bed, remarked his wife al
she poured out the coffee.
'Gakel There is nothing more
wholesome than cake before going to
bed, especially plum-cake,' answered
Smith, dropping toto chair.
Mrs. Smith, feeling indisposed al
that matutinal hour for an argument
assented.
Try little tear she suggested.
Tea an old maids remedy; no tea
for mep
We'll, coffee
4 don't think l want anything,
groaned Smith. % dear; l am going
to have a day of it. ,
Mrs. Smith had it on her tongues
end to says; well, that is the usual re.
suit of night of it, but she closed her
teeth aud bit off the exasperated and
truthful rejoinder.
Isn't this room awful hotr asked
Smith, opening six doors without wait.
ing for her reply, which, if uttered,
would have been that she was shiver-
ing with the draughts.
Then seating himself at the table; q
think l will have tea, Mrs, Smith; il
will be sure 10 upset or cure me; il
don't matter which, be adds, with de-
spariug groan, and 1 may as well eat a
piece Of beefsteak, while l am about it
in for a penny, in for poundP
4 think I'll come out and sit in your
room, Mary said Smith to his wife af-
ter the tea and breakfast had gone
down; it looks nice ann pleasant here,
and 1 like to stay with you when have
the headache. , te7
Mary turned her back that he need
not see the smile lurking round her
mouth at the conclusion Of the sentence,
and brought pillow to the sofa for his
disorganized head.
Not that,-no, not that; it will only
heat my head. o, dearl Mary (solemn-
ly) do you know / think l made mis-
take in eating the beefsteskp ?
Mary, with heroism which should
place her name in Fox's Book of Mar
tyrs did not reply, | knew it at the
time Smith, aud my only chance of
preventing you from eating was to re-
frain from asking you to eat; SO [ did
not say so.'
Mary said Smith, as she seated her
self to sewing, don't you think l should
feel better with jug of boiling water
at my feetF
perhaps you would said Mary,
dropping her spools and thimb-e and
buttons on the floor to hunt up the jug
aud hot water herself, for Smith had
the opinion that wife should attend
personally to these things, although
three fat servats might sit sucking their
thumbs IN the kitchen, and cooking
their heels on the range, Perhaps
you would
"Mary,' asked Smith, after this ar
rangement was carried out, don't you
think this bottle might be pushed lit
tie closerl 1 don't feel it except with
one foot.
yes said Mary dropping her work
once more. Ifs that rightl'
%, yes, answered Smith, rolling his
left eye in ecstacy, as the heat pene-
trated the soles of his feet; how nice it
is to have you around when am sick.
The same funny look came again
around the corners of Mary's mouth,
but Smish, bless his obtuse soul, did
not see it.
Mary said Smith, q think l could
sleep now if you would close those cur
tains and things, and carry the con
founded bird down stairs, aud shut out
the light
Yes said Mary, and III take my
sewing into the next ROOM
And gathering up her work basket
and Smiths pantaloons, that had sever
al vital buttons missing, and which he
wanted replaced, Mary departed.
Mary, said Smith, suddenly appear
ing at the door of the room where she
had seated herself, with his hair ramp
ant and blanket shawl sticking to his
back, its no use. I don't feel bit
better. am sure I don't know what
to do. Do you really think it was the
cskep - ei
Mary's patience was waneing. 4
know it, John--it always makes you
sick. Don't you .recolleet | asked you
not t5 eatia at the titee2'' . : ~ = 81
We'll, all 1 can say is, said Smith, 4
don't believe {, ,-dearLRhere ara
the morning papers 2 & a4sysu ssI 30
That was another way of asking Mary
to read them to him, which she did,
and without saying, as Smith did on
similar occasiops,--rsv ! i-.- ,,.s b