Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-02-17
Mr.. and Mrs. Shot.

called him TO Chicago. Mrs. Shot
wanted to go along, but he said that times
were too hard. he didn't want to aave the
bother of taking care of her, and she was
compelled 10 remain at home. Hereached
home in the evening after an absence of
two days, and as he sat eating his supper
| he observed:
!" ] tell you it was a long ride, and I'm
| glad you didn't CO.
| " Lonesome, was its' she asked
" 1t would have been fearful If hadn't
had young lady in the seat with me-" he
replied.
what A young lady in the seat with
your
| That is--that is--you know the car
was crowded, !" he said
And you offered her half of your
seatS"
"l-that Is, she sat down there" he
4 stammered.
Mrs. shott's ears grew red and her eyes
snapped
| . And so II was lonesome, was its You
didn't speak TO her, ] suppose ?" inquired
the wife.
"Why, IL spoke once or twice, of
course
" Nice young lady, supposeT'
| Wei, no, can't say as she was"
| " And there YOU sat and looked your
sweetest and I'll bet you passed yourself
of as single man"
a" don't know as did" he replied, as
| he drank his tea.
| =" Did you inform her that you we're
married and had three childreny' she de-
manded.
| don't remember, though presume
| did"
You presume you did Well, pre-.
sumo you didn't. | knew just how you
sat up there and pretended 10 be rich
| widower, and took care of her satchels,
and bought popcorn and illustrated papers
! for hertz
Mr.. Shot inquired If there was any
more biscuit.
ats nice operation your coming
home and expecting 10 find hot biscuit for
| your she went on. Why didn't you
ask II that young lady could make bis
cuit' Why didnt she come home TO tea
with your'
Nancy, don't be foolish" he OBJ.
served.
| Don't be foolish, Who Is foolish?
Here was, scrubbing around, and bak.
| ing and patching, and breaking my
back, and you were braced up in n
seat beside young 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 yous" asked Mrs.
Shot, as she toyed with the handle Of the
milk jug.
did shef Lemme seel" he unused,
as he helped himself TO the butter.
You know she did, shouted Mrs.
Shot.
" If she got off at any of the stations 1
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 mucn in the house for pea.
nuts, and popcorn, and juba- paste, and
picture papers! Daniel, lei me see your
walletr,
My wallets ~
d" Yes, sir, your wallet"
What for, Nancy
want 10 see your wallet"
It's the same one ! always had"
You left nome with twenty six dollars,
and / know exactly what the trip cost.
Fare 10 Chicago and back, seventeen dol
lars Hotel bill, two dollars I'll allow
one HDlBaI flbft anu nov
where's that six dollarsF'
"I-I---l" he stammered.
/" You what 7"
81 met Green down by the depot and
lent him four dollan."
Daniel Shot, who is Green, and
where does he Liver"
Daniel didn't reply.
Daniel Shot, you We lied 10 me!' she
exclaimed Won Iidns u want In TAX a. me
along owing 10 the hard times. You said
I'd bother you. IL 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
sqnandered -four dollars on her, and here
I've worn those old shoes seven months to
save espenseH'
Ell get you new pair pretty soon
he replied
You will, ELI. When'"
/" Before the Fourth of July. anyhow.
"You can squandcr four dollars on AN
unknown girl and make me walt four
months for shoes, can you!"
~ What unknown girlT'
Daniel ShOit----w
And the milk pitcher came down on his
head, she caught him by the neck tie, and
the Oldest boy ran outdoors and yelled
I" frcw Several Of the ncighbors ran
over, but Mrs. Shot met them Mt the door
and said IL was only burning chimney.
When they asked for Mr.. shot she re-
marked.
/" Mr. Shot doesn't feel Bit well and
il covered up on the lounge - esToa
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