The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-05-17
Disclosing Secrets.
A MERRY EVENING WITH THE PH0So
GRAPH.
Burlington Hswk-Eye.

days, aud Mr.. Barstinglow was incon
solsble AZ one time be protested tina
she should not &c; he could not endur,
the lonesome house during her absence
And thea again ne declared that if sh,
must 60. he would neglect his Office
and let his business go TO the bow
vows, and he would 90 with her. A
length however. she pursuaded MIN q
be reasonable. and on her repeated as
surance that she would not remair
away longer than three days, he con
sented to let her 60. He even bon b
her ticket. and ordered aearriage anC
paid for it two days ahead, lest hi
resolution should give way, and hs
should forbid her going from him
And from that time till the morning o.
her departure. Mr.. Barstinglow spok,
in subdued tones, and moved abou
with the air o.: man whose hear
was buried under mountains of grief.
Before she left the house, Mrs. Bar.
stinglow set the phonograph in the sit
ting room behind the clock. Then she
kissed her disconsolate husband, and
begged him to preserve his preciou.
life for her sake while she was away
and then she was gone.
Every day. during her three day.
visit in the Gate City. she received a
letter from her mourning husband, beg
ging her to come back, and telling hel
how Lonesome he was without her, and
how like grave the empty house
seemed, and how the hours dragged
over his aching heart with laden fee,
And in three days she came home, and
filled the solemn house with sunligh,
and laughter again.
The evening after her return TO Bur
lington, she took down the phono-
graph
Il wonder. said she, what we said
last in its hearing! 1t must have been
something while We were discussing
my visit, Or may he it has caught
some Of your poor, longing meanings
while | was away
And then she turned the crank.
Lord no. croaked the phonograph,
in tones of hearty reinsurance, no dan.
ger of that; she's safe in Keoknk for
three days; saw her safely off, myself
this morning. Light your cigar while
/ light another lamp and make the
room look cheerful
= Why exclaimed Mrs. Barstinglow
in countenance of ainazement, what
on earth is ii saying?
oh, some nonsense some of your visi-
tors have talked into j. some time or
other, replied her husband, nervously.
People talk all kinds of stuff into a
phonograph. you know. They say any
thing for talk
Mrs. Barstinglow, looking only half
convinced, gave the crank another
turn.
This is devilish good whisky, Bars
ty.' calculated the machine. very earn
estly. You don't get il in Burlington,
do you
Mrs. Barstinglow gave q little
shrek.
MY dear, said her husband, looking
now quite as worried as he did when
he was begging her not to go to Keo-
kuk. put it away; somebody has had
it out in the stable. aud it might say
something perfectly shocking. you
know. Put II away
But Mrs. Barstinglow. upon whom
the spirit of investigation had decend.
ed with great power, ground away. aud
the phonograph, in a voice marvelously
like her husbands went remorselessly
on.
Not much; they don't make this
kind now. It's some old Monongahela,
copper distilled, that Mrs. Barstin-
CLOVIS mother gave her for medicinal
purposes three years ago. Fill up,
there's plenty of it, and l can replace
it with any kind of beverage when il is
gone. The old girl won't know tho
difference
Mrs Barstinglow felt herself turning
to stone. but the next turn of the
crank brought out an uproarious-
'Ha. hs, hal Here's TO the O. e.!
That faunsd her cheeks intoa flame.
For mercy's sake, Malachi Barstipg-
low, she shrieked. what does this
mean
Mr.. Barstinglow now looked as
though he really did wish she had
never gone to keokuk.
It's just AS / tell you.' he said. with
an effort to look unconcerned that was
like humorous book, q colossal success
so far as it's utter failure was concerned.
Somebody's been talking all kinds of
nonsense into it just for talks sake
How else could it get hold of such
dreadful stuff in our dear little home,
loveys'
Mrs. Barstinglow didn't say. but she
turned away. and the photograph ask
ed carelessly;
Throw round for the deals'
She thought she would faint. but she
didn't. and the pitiless machine pro-
ceeded to remark. with variety of
voices:
'It's my age
You'll have 10 straddle that blind il
you come in
Give him two cards.
Chip one
III see your little one and raise you
n couple
Push the bottles this way. Ben.
'Aint you going TO stay In. Harry
Can't stay in on pair of skies.
Call you.
Two small pair. kings TO head.
Tens and deuceS. Take the pot.
'Bars,y. get US something to eat.
Old girl left the cupboard keys. didn't
she:'
Lord. yes; told her was going to
keep bach at home 20 save expenses
and to keep out of bad company.
'Ha Ia, ha. Ho! hol hol hor
Oh yelled Mr. Barstinglow, unable
to contain himself any longer. while
his wife, more dead than alive, leaned
oyar the ,honooraph and cvrnund AwAy