The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-11
SHOTT VISITS CHICAGO,


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Shot wanted to go along, but he SAID
> that times were too hard, he didn't want
! to have the bother OF taking care of her
: and she was compelled to remain al
home. He reached home in the evening
after an absence of two days, and as he
I sat eating his supper he observed
! +" l tell you it was long ride, and I'm
glad you didn't CO."
Lonesome, was it 2" she asked.
SIT would have been fearful if I 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 cal
was crowded." he said.
And you offered her half your
seat?"
"I-that is, she -s down there" he
stammered.
, Mrs. Shots ears grew red and her
eyes snapped.
And so 1t was lonesome, vast? You
didn't speak to her, 1 supposed" inquired
the wife.
"Why, II spoke once or twice, of
course"
A." Nice young lady, l suppose ?"
"We1, 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 1 did" he replied,
rs he drank his tea.
"Did you inform her that you were
married and had three children 2" she
demanded.
(" don't remember, though presume
1 did"
"You presume you did Well, pre-
sumo you didn't. L know just how you
sat up there and pretended to be a rich
widower, and took care of her satchels,
and bought popcorn and illustrated pa
pers for her ="
Mr.. Shot inquired if there was any
more biscuit
cts 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 you2"
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 a seat
beside young lady, stroking those vel
low whiskers and talking about your
bonds and mortgages and your lonely
widower life"
81 wasn't" he briefly observed.
Daniel, did that girl ride all the way
from Chicago with you2" asked Mrs.
Shot, as she toyed with the handle of
the milk jug.
"Did she! Lemme see :" he unused, |
as he helped himself to the butter.
You know she did - shouted Mrs. |
Shot.
eff she got off at any of the stations
L didn't see her." he admitted.
"And there you sat and sat, and rode |
and rode, and you paid out the money
we need so much in the house for pea
nuts, and popcorn, and juba-paste, and |
picture papers Daniel, let me see your
wallet |"
"My wallet 2"
Yes, sir, your wallet"
"What for, Nancy 2"
want to see your wallet -
g It's the same one l always had"
"You left home with 500, and 1 know
exactly what the trip cost. Fare to Chi
cago and back, SIT. Hotel bill, 81. I'll
allow 81 more for incidentals, and now
where's that $63"
"I-I-!" he stammered.
You what z"
I" / met Green down by the depot and
lent him four dollars"
daniel Shot, who is Green, and
where does he hve2"
Daniel didn't reply.
"Daniel Shot, 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
those old shoes seven months to save ex.
pense 7"
"I'll get you new pair pretty soon,"
he replied.
"You will, Ell! 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 giril"'
"Daniel Shot,
And the milk-pitcher came down on
his head, she caught him by the neck
tie, and the Oldest boy ran out doors
and yelled " fire !" Several of the neigh
bors ran over, but Mrs. Shot met them
at the door and said it was only a burn
ing chimney. When they asked for Mr..
Shot she remarked:
I" Mr.. Shot doesn't feet a bit well
and is covered up on the lounge p
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