The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-02-23

| - 70 70" JoafS When, bllo Obner Gay,
business called him to Chicago. Mrs,
Shott wanted to go along, but be said
that times were too hard, he didn't
want to have the bother of taking care
of her, and she was compelled to re-
main at home. He reached home in
the evening after an absence of two
days, and as he sat eating his supper
he observed:
Il tell you il was long ride, and
I'm glad you didn't CO."
Lonesome, was itf" she asked.
at would have been fearful if /
hadn't had yonng 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. tr.a l
"And you offered her half your
seat ?" r.,sa eal
"I-that is, she sat down there" he
stammered.
Mrs. Shott's ears grew red and her
eyes snapped. Hlifa ~
"And SO it was lonesome, was it
You didn't speak to her, suppose ?"
inquired the wife.
"Why. II spoke once or twice, of
course" i- I-a q
"Nice young lady, l suppose?"
"Well, no, can't say as she WAS"
"And there you sat and looked your
sweetest, and I'll bet you passed your.
self off as single man."
81 don't know as did," he replied,
as he drank his tea. Ia
"Did you inform her that you we're
married and had three children?" She
demanded.
II don't remember, though l pre-
sumo l did," tl-
"You presume you did Well pre-
sume you didn't. / know Just how
you sat up there and pretended to be
rich widower, and took care of her
satchels,and bought popcorn and illus
trated papers for her." i'.
Mr.. Shott inquired if there was any
more biscuit. r $500 s'..... la..
"It's nice operation your coming
home and expecting to find hot biscuit
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 l was, scrubbing around and
baking and patching, and breaking
my back, and you were braced up in
seat beside young lady, stroking
those yellow whiskers and talking
about your bonds and mortgages and
your lonely widower life J" si't
81 wasn't" he briefly observed.
Daniel, did that girl ride all the
way from Chicago with your" asked
Mrs. Shott, as she toyed with the han
die of the milk-jug.
"Did she? Lemme see!" he mused,
as he helped himself to the butter.
"You know she did !" shouted Mrs.
Shott. W arr..ssrr
"If she got OF at any of the stations
didn't see her." he admitted.
sand there you sat and sat, and
rode and rode, and you paid out the
money we need so much in the house
for peanuts, and popcorn, and juba-
paste, and picture papersl Daniel, let
me see your wallet %
"My wallet?"
eyes, sir, your Wallet"
."What for, Nancy?
81 want to see your wallet ?"
ats the same one | always had"
"You left home with twenty six dol
lars, and / 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's that
six dollarsY'
"I-I-l" he stammered.
"You what?"
81 me: 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 mel"
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 aud
expense, and there you went and both.
cred with young lady and squander-
ed four dollars on her, and here I've
worn these old shoes seven months to
save expensel"
"I'll get you a new pair pretty
soon" he replied.