The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-08-08
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and there is no use trying. Eve got
six children around the house, and
it's my duty to carry lively heart.
Fact is, I'm of sanguine tempera~
ment, and I always look on tho
bright side, anyhow"
"Were'nt you set out Of house
on Croghan street for non-payment
of rent?" asked the officer, looking
at her more closely.
"Some woman-same family" she
laughed. 81 had more fun over that
than you could carry on a freight
train. Three Of the children we're
sick, 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 tomorrow,
Although it is cloudy to-day"
and 1 sat down on the old cooks tove
and laughed till 1 cried"
II think 1 saw you at the Poor
masters Office" he observed.
"And that was another good joke
on Snyder" she grinned. eyes, I
went around there and asked for
Mocha coffee, gvanulated sugar,
seedfess raisins, Worcestershire
sauce, pastry -four, and A l coal,
and you ought to have seen the old
man go down in his boots! I got
some taters and meat and wood, and
some of the folks were put out to-
hear me signing:
The wolf of starvation she winked
at me,
By-by-tra-lat
But married a Duke with fortunes
three,
Fee-fo-fum!
"Do you fight with your husband
very often?" he asked.
"Well, that depends. He's Of bill
ious temperament, and you can't bet
on him. Some days he'll come in as
meek as lamb, and smile sweetly
as I kick his hat of. Again he'll
come rushing in, bang the children
around, kick over chairs, and dare
me to move an ear. Them's glori-
GUS old times, them is! You just
ought to see maternal affection and
mop handle muscle combine and go
for that old autocrat of the shovel
and wheelbarrow! I don't. have any
backing, and / don't want any.
These sanguine temperaments never
60 in except to win"
"You have been arrested for dis.
turbing the peace, haven't your"
"The same, | have, and were you
down there? I walked out before.
the desk in Lady Audley style, you
know, wiped tear from my pearly
eye, and the way flung law, domes-
tic happiness, muscular develop
ment, mothers love, conjugal affec-
ton, and Western enterprise at his
Honor made his hair stand up. He
told me to go, and laughed all the
way home. My husband sat here,
wiping away crocodile tears and tell
ing the children I'd been sent to-
Saratoga for my health, when 1
bounced in and had him hollering
for mercy in less than two minutes"
$50 we won't go home till morning,
Till daylight does appear"
swell, I guess you'll get along"
said the officer, as he went down the
steps.
"Don't you bet 1 won'tr' she re-
piled, standing in the door. eve
haven't stick of wood, and nothing
to eat but a loaf of bread, while the
rent is two months overdue, but /
am of a sanguine temperament, you
know. If we don't strike streak of
luck tonight we'll have a dry old
meal and another fight in the morn.
ing, but luck has got to come some
} day. Destiny is destiny, and this
old calico dress has got to do me un-
til snow flies, but
"There's many a hard-up fam-i-lee-
There's many who want for bread
But I'm a sandy, sanguine, cheerful
|, wife,
Who'll never give up till dead
If you hear tussle in here this eve.
ming don't interfere. I've got a
handful of snuff all ready for the old
r mans eyes, and it'll nearly kill me
3 to see him feeling around for a club
, with one hand and digging his eyes
! with the other. Well, ira - De
troit Free Press.
e -BR1DEGRooMs should be careful
Mr.. Labouchere says he was presen
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