The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-06-20

him, because they know him. lie is los
to your view. You rush despcmtel
forward, and somebody brings the tai
"a ten-pound fish slap against you
brcechcs. You receive the stiff legs O
trusscd turkey Oh your shirt front, an,
; The claws hang on to your watch guard
The boy gets to the fish stand first, am
has innocently said to the fish man tia
: you are u sucker. When you come u
he has ready for you n hickory sha
; which he tells you is white fish, and yo
give the fish iman your knowing assen
10 its being the best fish out. and on
dollar. Then you buy some eggs, whicI
the woman tells you are fresh that tn
hens just left them; and you buy
spring chicken nicely dressed. and SOM
asparagus, which the market gardene
tells you is new variety; and h
charges you twice for the variety; an,
radishcs, and some salad: and then yo,
start home, and stop at dairy stand an.
buy some butter; ;and you hold convers,
with the boy, and he tells you as how
his boss whangs him; and draws you
sympathy and fifty cents extra at YOU
doorstep. Here your wife meets yol
and says "dcar hubby, to go to mark
ct" Then she looks at your panta
looms and begins where the old lad,
left off. Goodness graciousw Thel
the print of the umbrella on your
new waist-coat, and she says, ''gracious
goodness = and then she sees two tur.
key tracks on your shirt bosom. and
she returns to The first principles aud
says. ''Goodness, graciousw And you
follow her. into the house and don,
know whether her words are notes OF
admiration or not: you are dubious
Then the basket is unloaded and exam
incd, and commented on by that lady
\ our spring chicken has seen foul
springs and The legs show where it was
fdisarined of its spurs. The fish is past
without comment, other than a quick
oh" Then the roast is examined. and
You tell her that there is not anothe,
piece like i in the beef, and she saws.
That is 30 except on the other hip
Joint. and she explains 10 you that your
piece is the right hip, and has three
pounds of bone aud one of meat. and
you don't think its the right one. and
wish TO heaven il was the left one. She
tells yon and her temper is rising lit
tie, tha, your round stakes have grown
near the horns. Your raiishes are piti,v.
She tells YOU that that leg OF mutton j.
from an old sheep. and shows YOU the
Joint worn smooth by the use OF wears.
and when YOU swear that YOU bought no
she can't bear to he contradict
Cd. and fires up. Iou tell her proudly
Of the fresh eggs that tie hens lust left ::
ard she zoe, out aud breaks one, and
comes back with her nose turned up as
j she had smeiled something and SAYS
she Il don't blame the hens for leaving
them. when four weeks setting on them
hatch them Her face is red
and the odor of the eggs has not i'm
proved her. Then she uncovers the but
Ter. and she puts one hand Oh each hip
and looks at. you "Richard can't yorI
smell? Have you got any money left ?"I
and Won meckly surrender your pocket
hook and try TO look gentle. but you
don! feel satisfied. Then she whiris onl
one heel and says to YOU, "Do 30 and put
on some clean clothes, you smell fishy i
gracious. goodness! Bridget bring mel
my gums and hat. am going to market.
Goodness. gracious" and you don't goE
10 market any more much again fire.
luently by Yourself: aud the next lime.
You tell her. that when the money isl
provided the work of supplying the ta-
bic is done, she says "Richard your,
Drceches smell of fish; goodness, gra-
,ious!" and you perfume your panta-
oons heavily and have 10 CONTROVERSY
with her until iii is over"
But the servant goes to market for al
ime, thereafter, and when at last your
title wife comes back out of the vaIleyI'
If the shadow of leath, pale as her pill ]
ow, bearing in her arms new life, yon.
eel kind of contounded choking in /
our throat as you bend to kiss her, and
he is dcarer than before it was all
'ovcr,' when you went to market.