Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-07-25

She Had A Sanguine Temperament.
The other evening policeman was
informed that a resident of Lafayette
street was killing his wife. This is not
an unusual thing for a husband to do
during these days of pullbacks, tiebacks,
getbacSs, backups, and longtails but
still the policeman made rush for the
house: AS he reached the steps the
wife had just finished washing her
bloody nose, and she greeted him with
the cheerful query: ..ao#
Hello! Did you hear of the rack
. et?"
II heard that you were being muir
dered, he replied. .
ooh! pshaw! 1t was merely a lively
little set-to between the old man and
myself. We have lots of 'em. [ don't
always come out second-best, as | did
this time, but it's all right
/ " If a body meet a body
| .. Coming thro the rye?'
l should think it would be awful to
live In this way" remarked the officer,
as he glanced around at the many proofs
of poverty, sa. 3aa
"Oh, go 'long!" she smiled. 1--WE
can't all be dukes and duchesses, and
there's no use trying. I've got six chill
dren around the house, and it's my
duty to carry lively heart. Fact is
I'm OF sangulne temperament, and
always look on the bright side any
how" to
! 4" Weren't you set out of house on
Crogham street for non-payment OF
rent? asked the officer, looking at her
more closely.
Same woman-same family" she
laughed. "I had more fun over that
than you could carry on a freight train.
Three of the children were sick, and the
old man out of work, the dog lost, the
cat under the weather with cramps and
none of us knew what to do However
| The sun may be shining to -morrow
! Although it be cloudy to-day ri
And | sat down on the old cOOk-stOve,
and laughed till cried"
Think [ cav you at the poormaster's
Office" he observed .....
And that was another good joke on
Snyder" she grinned. eyes, | went
around there and asked for Mocha
coffee, granulated sugar, seedless, Wor-
cestershire sauce, pastry flour, and A l
coal, and you ought to have seen the
old man go down in his boots! | got
some taters, and meat, and wood, and
some of the folks were put out to hear
me singing
The wolf of starvation she winked at me.
By-by tra-la
But I married duke with fortunes three.
Fe. 70 fun! "
"Do you fight with your husband very
often?" he asked
"Well, that depends. He's of bilious
temperament, and you can bet on him.
Some days he'll come in as meek as a
lamb, and smile sweetly as l kick his
hat off, Again he'll come rushing ill.,
bang the children around, kick over
the chairs, and dare me to move an ear
Them's glorious times, them is. You
Just ought to see the maternal affection
and mop-handle muscle combine and
go for that old autocrat Of shovel and
wheelbarrow! Idon't have any backing
and | don't want any. These sanguine
temperaments never go in except to
win.
"You have been arrested for disturb
ing the peace, haven't you?
1.-THE same, l have, and were you
down there? | walked out before the
desk in Lady Audley's style, you know
wiped tear from the pearly eye, and
the way flung law, domestic happi-
ness. muscular development, mothers
love, conjugal affection, and Western
enterprise at his Honor made his hair
stand up. He told me to go, and
laughed all the way home. My hus-
band sat here wiping away crocodile
tears, and telling the children I'd been
sent to Saratoga for my heath, when
bounced in and had him hollering fo1
mercy in less than two minutes.
so we won't go home till morning
Till daylight does appear" nj
"Well, I guess you'll get along said
the officer as he went down the steps.
Don't you bet [ won't!" she replied
standing in the door. awe haven't a
stick of wood, and nothing to eat but a
loaf of bread, while the rent is two months
over due, but I am Of a sanguine tenn
permanent, you know. If we don't
strike streak Of luck tonight well
have dry old meal and another fight
in the morning, but luck has got tC
come some day Destiny is destiny, and
this old calico dress has got to do me
till snow flies; but
There's many hard-up fam--lee =
There many who want for Bread
But I'm sandy, sanguine, cheerful wife.
Who'll never give up till dead. y
of you hear t,lssle in here this eve
ming don't interfere I've got hand
full of snuff all ready for the old mans
eyes, and it'll nearly kill me to see him
feeling around for club with one hand
and digging his eyes with the other.
Well, tra-la. Detroit Free Press.
How It Strikes the Britishers.
The decline in Pennsylvania Railroad
stock does not strike the Britishers
very favorably. This is what the
London World has to say in regard to
the matter:
+" Pennsylvania railroad stock is Is
per cent. lower to-day in America than