The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-18
1.-THE Way It's Coin to Be. !"

The other day man and woman made
their appearance at the Union Depot in
this city. The man had mesk, inof-
fensive expression about him that made
the very trucks around the platform
make verious offers at his legs as OPP
portunity offered, and the woman's
face was crowned with a business"
look that made even the fearless and
audacious baggage artist stand around
and say INA am" when she spoke to
them. She framed her blooming face
in the ticket-office window and bought
two tickets, one for Lomax and one for
| Quincy. She handed the meek little
man the Lomax ticket, and they board
| ed Conductor Jack Giffords train.
AS they neared Lomax the little man
grew manifestly fidgety and anxious
and conversed rapidly and in pleading
tones with his wife.
s'Now, look here" she said, at last,
turning toward him, sstalk is talk, and
we've had just as much OF this subject
as the subject will bear, You're goin'
to Lomax, an I'm goin' to Quincy, an
where 60 amt nothin' to nobody"
swell, now, but, Matildy, jest look
at it me stoppin' off here to place
where don't know a Twin soul, and
you goin' on to Quincy. Now. is that
jest the square way to treat your hus-
band! is that the
YES" she broke in, ssthat's jest
the way it's goin' to he. Money is
money an times is hard, an can't
slave the life out Of myself raisin'
your children and keeping your home
in order an keepin' decent rags on
your back, an then every time | turn
around to do mite of sight seem and
pleasurin' draggin' you all over the
country after me. You can stop here
at Lomax and talk politics with the
groceryman till I come back from
) Quincy, and then I'll take you on back
home. And that's the way it's goin'
| to be-
The train slowed up for Lomax. and
the little man grew frantic in his en-
treaties to be taken to Quincy.
ssMirandy," he exclaimed, sshaint
always been a good husband to youf
Haint / always treated yon an the
; children right!''
She looked down at him and re-
marked that ssshe'd like to see him
cuttin' up any of his didos and doin
anything that wasn't right by her and
/, the children The train stopped,
and Conductor Clifford, seeing trouble,
gently notified the little man that this
!, was his getting-off place..
"Not yet" he shouted, in tones OF
triumph, ssnot yet; Pm a man of the
! world If | am quiet, an | can travel on
my resources if don't bully and brag
), and fight. Garry me on the wuth OF
this
: And he laid a silver quarter in the
. conductors palm. Mr.. Clifford told
him that would by the merciful int CT
probation Of the law, get him to the
i next station. The woman gave com
. placent grunt when this coup d'etai
: was effected, and said nothing. Bu1
d when the next station was reached
). and her husband, having run through
n his property, and having exhausted
|, his resources, was put ashore, SIN
j waited until the train started on ane
% then, leaning out of the window, call
le ed out TO the little man on the plat
q form.
= I'll take you On and pay your far
from Lomax when | come back am
], not a mile furder If you never 81
IS home, SO We might just as well start I
to walk back to Lomax to wunst.
y And as she leaned back in her sea
70 and batted her eyes deliantly at tn
10 stove, the passengers marveled great
III and said: who shall contend wit
! the wiles and ways of woman 7"
u IT.
- Perfectly whitening.