The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-25

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Soup and Trouble.
& A man clad in a new but poorly fitting
suit of store clothes, and bearing heavy
look of trouble around his mouth and
across the brow, went into Fourth Street
restaurant Yesterday, and taking a seat
apart from all other diners, showed his
hat under the table, sighed deeply and
called for soup. s:s. .5F7le
ANY thing more?'' , -. .,.,[, H.
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The holaliquid was made black with
pepper, and then followed 8 sw,shing,
gurgling sound, ut quick intervals, like
the FLASHING Of the tide. At the end Of
three minutes the bowl was empty and
the waiter again summoned.
"More soup IN s.A.s
1t was brought. g+. oa&
ANY thing more?' %"- "45
"No," l4@ @ ."-.."' &" t@E
Tears gathered in the eyes of the
gloomy mon, but he brushed them away
with his napkin, and plunged his spoon
again into the steaming soup. The elbow
crooked and Strengthened with the reg
ularity of a heart beat, and presently the
waiter was beckoned once more He
stepped up with visible irritation, but
catching an admonishing look from the
steward, bent forward with suavity. 1919
"More SOUP" said the man, with a
plaintive voice Drumming over with emo
ton. Hz2 :
Anything else?'' II -'..E<
EMO" '.."r aat. -.sa
"Hadnt I better bring in the kettle
this trip?" said the waiter. ,E.
"You might" said the man, with a
sigh that Jared the table. GIVE got heaps
OF trouble to drown" "@. 0fE
"We've got cruel that will do more
with less bulk,' said the waiter. cit
might hit the right spot sooner"
''I've never found no balm for wound
ed spirit that could walk around SOUP
especially if it's hot and tolerably high
seasoned 1 don't know whether it comes
of being hot and fetching on the sweat
or not, but it reaches for trouble every
time, and gets away with heartache quick
er'n anything ever tried; so you NAV
keep on with it, guess, till my mind
gets easy enough TO bear corn beef and
cabbage"
The waiter was softened by the humble
grief before him, and much regretted his
thoughtless chatting. He felt sympa
thetic, and longed to soothe the aching
breast. .~@ =
you're in trouble, then?" he ventured
timidly. .>43
~ am, pardner-d deep" said the man,
as he reached over for fresh pepper
box 49,
'Lose your property?' a."
"No-no. Worse'n that"
s'Friends-near kinfolks, may
queried the waiter, with sober look.
'Worse'n that, a good DEAL"
''You don't say! Pm real sorry, sir; but
maybe twas all for the best" -, 1.i
"No, III be dad-thumped if it was!"
exclaimed the stranger, choking on the
soup. and getting red in the face. "Does
it ever do man any good to be swim
dled?"~r .a j.
"Why, no.---surely not.'
swell, that's just what I've been, and
in the meanest, oggonedest way that
any body ever was sold, too. Pardner.
I've been the victim of base, deceivin'
one-eyed schemer. I was married last
Monday" 5..
The waiter could only make big eyes,
and catch his breath. The sad man pro-
ceeded: N.& -
II said married, but swindled was the
word I meant-took in shameful. mar
ried On spec with every prospect of get
ting both money aud beauty, and here I
am euchered blind. She was widow,
living in good style, in bunkum good
house that every body said belonged to
her, and so thought there wasn't much
risk. She was as pretty to look at as a
ripe watermelon, but turns out to be a
bigger fraud than green pumpkin
The poor victim broke down with
emotion, and had to pause and mop his
eyes. ..." .e"..5 49,.
''Pardner, them shiny, dazzlin' teeth,
hat wilted me the first time l saw her
grin. turns out to be sham, shop made,
and not even paid for yet; and so help
me Hezekiah, one of her eyes is glass,
and she sleeps with her hair on the back
of char; but the worst OF all is that the
house was only her'n as long as she
remained single, and now the regular
heirs have served notice on her to va
moose, and she actually expects me tc
find house and pay rent on it. I've
been TO see a lawyer, and all the conso-
ISOLATION he gives me is that I've to got
grin and bear it, cause the bargain was
for better or worse. Fetch on another
bowl of soup, and have it extra warm, p
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