The Lincoln County herald., 1873-06-04
Bill ArD on the Rack,

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o'clock. It's wonder voa come home at
all What-do- you'll iok-s-womsn
-is made for2 do believe il . robber
was to come aud carry me of, you
wouldn't care -. What is it. you
say City Council business must be
attended to! How do know you 20 to
the city councily Does the city council
meet every night? Twelve o'clock-one
o'clock-two o'clock. Here I stay with
the children all aloue--lying awake half
the night waiting for you Couldn't
come home any sooner Of course y,u
couldn't If you didn't want to. But |
know something; you think | don't, but
| 90 That do. wish l didu't
Where we're you last Monday night ? Tell
me that The marshal told mo the city
council didn't meet tNat night. Now
what have you got to say? Couldn't get
a quor"r,? Well, it you couldn't Why
ddsrcD CONE kumeY Out every NIGHT
T .uu,ing, for "a quorum. But. ,. 4
wouldn't hunt for ME this late it I was
missing. Where we're you on Thursday
night and Friday night2 There. " , q
show in hwn wasn't there? What did
you buy that bottle of hair oil for, and
hide it2 Oil for your ho"1 indeed !!
Who ever heard of hair oil for a whet-
stone | So you think I didn't see you
10 the other room brushing and grcasing
your hair, and looking in the glass at
your pretty self? A man ought 10 be
decent. lie ought, ought he? Yes,
indeed, man ought to, and decent man
will stay ut home with his wife sometimes
and not be out every night. How comes
it that the city council didn't meet but
twice month last year? Trying TO
work out Of debt. Yes, that's probable
-very-laughing and joking, aud smo-
king, and swapping lies will work debt
off, won't it? Now -I-want--to-
know w-how -much-longer-you-are
go;ns-to keep--up-this.-n ght- bus
mess. Yes, want to know. Out every
uil ht. City council, Free Masons
shows, hair ol-and brush, and brush
and brush until you've nearly worn ou,
the brush and your head too. What is
it You say2 1t helps your business to
, keep up your social relation Alb, indeed
You've got relations here at home, sir
; They need keeping up some, should
, think. What did you say about catching
I it the other night alta whist party
I Fellows, its IL o'clock, but let's play
| a while longer-we wou't catch it any
. worse when We get home. A pretty
! speech for decent man to make Catch
a it Catch it! Well, intend you shal
q catch ia little. What's that you say
4 & wouldn't fret you SO you woul,
, say at home more! Well, sir, do ~,
b stay at home first few nights and try i.
d Perhaps the fretting would stop. Ou
f every night because fret you 80
. What's that, sir? You know ladie
6 who amt always a scolding their hus
|. bands ! You do, do you? How com
h you to know them? What busines
4 have you to know them? What rgh
/ have you to know whether other wome
d fret or not? That's always the way
1 You men think all other women are sain,
but your wives, ch, aints-saint
N III have you to know, sir, that ther
"a isn't woman in this town that's more
"a a saint than | am. know them all, 81
e "a heap better than you do. You onl
IS see the sugar and honey side Of then
d and they-only--see--the -sut tar-sid
/ -of-you. Now, sir, l just want you
.r know that if you can't stay at home moi
"a than you do, I'll leave these childre
It here to get burnt up, aud Ill g. out eve,
,e night. When poor woman gets despe
- ate, why, sir, she is-she is despcrat
"a that's all. .''f