The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-02-17
Mr.. and Mrs. Shot.

Mr.. Shot hadn't been out of Detroit in
seven years when, the other day, business
called him to Chicago. Mrs. Shot
wanted to 60 along, but he said that times
were too hard, he didn't want to .lavc the
bother of taking care of her, and she was
compelled to remain at home. preached
home in the evening after an absence Of
two days, and as he sat eating his supper
he observed:
{" l tell you it was long ride, and I'm
glad you didn't go.'
Lonesome, was it ~ she asked
" 1t would have been fearful if hadn't
had larS1; a young lady in the seat with me-" he
"What! A young lady in the scat with
your
THAT is-that is-you know the car
was crowded." he said
"And you offered her half of your
seat :''
"I-that is, she sat down there" he
stammered.
Mrs. Shots ears grew red and her eyes
snapped.
And SO it was lonesome, was it, You
the wife.
"Why, II spoke once or twice, of
course
Nice young lady, I suppose?'
Well, no, l can't say as she was"
"And there you sat and looked your
sweetest, and I'll bet you passed yourself
Oft as single man."
" don't know as l did," he replied, as
he drank his tea.
Ibid you inform her that you we're
married and had three children?" she de-
manded.
II don't. remember, though presume
I did"
You presume you did! Well, pre-
sumo you didn't. I knew just how you
sat up there and pretended to be rich
widower, and took care of her satchcls,
s iss h Saqahs pop and illustrated papers
Mr.. Shot inquired if there was any
more biscuit.
'lt's a nice operation your coming
home and expecting to find hot biscuit for
you'll" she went on. "Why didn't you
ask if that young lady could make bis
with your
"Nancy, don't be foolish" he OBJ
served.
Don't he foolish! Who is foolish?
Here / was, scrubbing around, and bak-
ing, and patching, and breaking my
back, and you we're braccd up in a
seat beside ayOung lady, strOking those
yellow whiskers and talking about your
bonds and mortgages and your lonely
widower life"
II wasn't" he briefly observed.
Daniel, did that girl ride all the way
from Chicago with your asked Mrs.
Shot, as she toycd with the handle of the
milk;jug., .--, $500.
as he helped himself to the butter.
"Iou know she didv' shouted Mrs.
Shot.
eff she got off at any of the stations
didn't see her." he admitted.
"And there you sat and sat, and rode
and rode, and you paid out the money
We need no much in the house for pea
nuts, and popcorn, and juba-paste and
picture papers! Daniel, let me sec your
walletv'
my wallets" -.
Yes, sir, your Wallet"
".What for, Nancy"
II want to see your Wallet"
g It's the same one / always had"
."You left nome with twenty six dollars,
and know exactly what the trip cost.
Fare TO Chicago and back, seventeen dol
lars. Hotel bill, two dollars. I'll allow
one dollar more for incidentals, and now
where's that six dollars!"
"I-l-w he stammered.
You wha!!'
II met Green down by the depot and
lent him four dollars"
"Daniel Shot, who is Green, and
where does he liver"
Daniel didn't reply.
"Daniel Shot, you We lied to metz she
exclaimed. You didn I want to take me
along owing to the hard times. You said
I'd bother you. If I'd been along you'd
have growled four times mile about the
bother and the expense, and there you
went and bothered with . young lady and
squandered four dollars On her, and here
I've worn those old shoes seven months to
save expensep'
!" IN SGT you a new pair pretty soon,'
:" You will, eh! When!''
Before the Fourth Of July, anyhow"
"You can Squapder four dollars on an
unknown girl and make me wait four
months for shoes, can your -.
i" Whist unknQUn girl -
"Daniel Shott-r'
And the milk pitcher came down on his
head, she caught him by the neck tie, and
the oldest boy ran outdoors aud yelled
fire!' Several OF the neighbors ran
over, but Mrs. Shot met them ut the door
and said 1t was only burning chimney.
When they asked for Mr.. Shot she re-
marked: q H aas
!" Mr.. Shot doesn't feel = bit we'll apd
i covered NJ % the lounxes"-Dssrois
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