Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-03-25
MIR. AND MRS. SHOTT.

tne DOlnef OF Uaklng care Ol Heri anu SUI
was compelled to remain at home. He
reached home in the evening after an alb
scnce of two days, and as he sat eating
his supper he observed;
81 tell you it was long ride, and Pm
glad yon didn't CO."
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 seat with
you ?'
"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. Shott's ears grew red and her
eyes snapped.
"And so it was lonesome, was it ?
You don't speak to her, suppose ?" in
quired the wife.
"Why, II spoke once or twice, OF
course"
" Nice young lady, 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 l did," he replied
as he drank his tea.
"Did you inform her that you were
married and had three children ?" she
demanded.
+" don't remember, though I presume
1 did,"
You presume you did Well, 1 pre-
sumo 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 illustrated pa
pors for her ?"
Mr.. Shott inquired if there was any
more biscuit.
ITS nice operation your coming
home and expecting 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 observ-
ed.
"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 a seat
beside young lady, stroking those yell
low whiskers and talking about your
bonds and mortgages and your lonely
widower life.n
1" wasn't" he briefly observed.
" Daniel, did that girl ride all the way
from Chicago with you ?" asked Mrs.
Shott, as she toycd with tho handle OF
the milkjug.
"Dd she L? Lemme see !" he mused,
as he helped himself to the butter.
You know she did ~ shouted Mrs.
Shott.
"lf she got off at any Of the stations
l didn't see her." he admitted.
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 Dansel let me see your
wallet I"
My wallet ?"
Yes, sir, your wallet ~
What for, Nancy?"
81 want to see your wallet !"
ITS 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, seven
teen dollars. Hotel bill two dollars.
III allow one dollar for incidentals, and
now where's that six dollars ?"
III" 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 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 a
long 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 hero I've worn those old
shoes seven months to save expense !"
"I'll get you new pair pretty soon,"
he replied.
\ on will, eh When ?"
Before the Fourth Of July, anyhow"
You can squander four dollars on an
unknown girl and make me wait four
months for shoes, can you ?"
" What unknown girl ?"
Daniel Shott-!"
And the milk-pitcher come down on
his head, she caught him by the necktie,
and the Oldest boy ran out doors and
yelled "hre!" Several of the neighbors
ran over, but Mrs. Shott met them at
the door and said it was only n burning
chimney. When they asked for Mr..
Shot she remarked
Mr.. Shot doesn't feel bit well and
is covered up on the lounge - Detroit
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