Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-02-25
mr. and Mrs. Shotf.

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Mr. and Mrs. ShOtt.
Mr.. Shott hadn't been out of De
troit in seven years when, the other
day business called him to Chicago.
Mrs. Shott wanted to go along, but
he said that times were too hard, he
didn't want to have the bother of
taking ng~GGssEe care Of her, andshe " m-
PEELED to remain at home. "a. -.
ed home in the evening, a. sr su ah-
fence of two days, and : hesat cat-
ing 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 a young lady in the seat
with me, he replied.
What A young lady in the seat
with you!
That is-that is-you know the
car was crowded, he stammered.
And you offered her half of your
seat?
THAT is, she sat down there, he
said.
Mrs. Shott's ears grew red and her
eyes snapped.
And so it was lonesome, was it?-
YOn didn't speak to her, 1 suppose?
inquired the wife.
WAY, II spoke once or twice, of
course.
Nice young lady, 1 suppose?
Well, no, ! can't say as she was.
And there you sat and looked
your sweetest, and Pll bet you pass
ed yourself off as single man.
IdOn't know as l did, he replied,
as he drank his tea.
Did you inform her that you we're
married and had three children? she
demanded.
Idon't remember, though I pre-
sumo | did.
You presume you did! Well, l
presume you didn't. l know just
how you sat up there and pretended
to be rich widower, and took care
of her satchels, and bought popcorn
and illustrated papers Tor her!
Mr.. Shott inquired if there was
any more biscuit.
IT'S 4 nice operation your coming
home and expecting to find hot bis,
cuit for you! she went on. Why
didn't you ask if that young lady
could make biscuit? Why didn't she
come home to tea with you!
Nancy, don't be foolish, he OBJ
served.
Don't be foolish! Who is foolish?
Here 1 was, scrubbing around, and
baking and patching, and breaking
my back, and you~were braced up in
a seat beside a young lady, stroking
those yellow Wbiskers and talking
about your boHds and mortgages,
and your lonely, widower life.
l wasn't, he brieSy observed.
Daniel, did that girl ride all the
way from Chicago with you? asked
Mrs. Shott, as she teyed with the
handle of the milking.
Did she? Lemme see! be unused,
as he helped himself to butter
You know she did! shouted Mrs.
Shott.
If she got off at any of the sta
tions l didn't see BIER, he admitted.
And there you sat and sat, and
rode and rode, and paid out the mon
ey we need so much in the house,
for peanuts and pop eeEn, and juba-
paste, and picture papeFsJ Daniel,
let me see your wallet!
My Wallet
Yes sir, your wallet.
What for, Nancy?
l want to see yonr wallet!
It's the same enc always had.
You left home with twenty-six
dollars, ana l know exactly what
the trip cost. Fare to Chicago and
back, seventeen dollars; hotel bill,
two dollars. I'll allow one dollar
more for incidentals, and now where
is that six dollars?
IL! he stammered.
You what?
] met Green down by the depot
and lent. him four dollars.
Daniel Shott, who is Green, and
where does he live?
Daniel didn't reply.
Daniel Shott, you've lied to me!
she exclaimed. You didn't 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 a mile about the bother
and the expense, and there you went
and bothered with a young lady,
and squandered four dollars on her,
and here I've worn these old shoes
seven months to save expensel
Pl get you new pair pretty
soon, he replied.
You well, ehl When?
Before the Fourth of July, any
how.
You can squander four dollars on
an unknown girl and make me wait
four months for shoes, can your
What unknown girlG
Daniel shot
And the milk pitcher came down.
on bis head, she caught him by the
neck-tie, aud the oldest boy ran out
doors and yelled "frel" Several of