The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-08-28

THE GAME THAT ssJEEMs,,
PLAYED.
There was an awful time in . farm
house near Pontiac last night. We
haven't received any particulars, but
solemnly believed that certain hus-
band whose front name is "Jeems"
was made to wish he'd meyer been
born into this deceitful world.
There arrived on the Western ex-
press yesterday morning Q nervous
wiry, black-eyed woman of 40, who
kept closing and opening her fingers
all the time as If she was clawing noses
or pulling hair. She had q straight
business look in her eyes as she got
off the train, and one Of the hackmen
at the depot door ventured the opin-
ion that she had come into the city to
foreclose . mortgage or make mp .
shortage" on wheat.
. Sir r began the woman a. she walk
cd mp to the depot policeman, Il want
answers to . few questions.
Yes, mum-just so,' was the hum.
BILE reply as he followed her into the
waiting room.
'Now, shen,' she continued as she
took . seat, Il live near Pontiac. Ny
Jeems was in here the Fourth of July,
and didn't get home till midnight,
He came in here on my money, and l
want to know how he spent it. Here
10 his bill Of expenses as he made It
out. He has put down 81 for riding
up town in hack.
That's twelve shillings two much,
replied the officer.
Just as I thought-just exactly =
she whispered as she put down the
figures. Here he has got down one
dollar for seeing the balloon 60 up.
-ssJuSt, a. u 4thoseh-just exactly I
He looked as innocent - lamb when
he wrote il down. but he didn't know
mel Here is eighty cents for riding
across to Canads and back.
That should be ten. -s
sJust exactly what thought last
night when he kissed me and said It
was an awful price, but lots of com.
fort she observed 40 she put down
TO- opposite his figures. He has It
down here that his supper and dinner
cost him $l.50 per meal It the Central
Market. It strikes me that three dol.
lars would buy two pretty festive
meals.
You can knock off about two dol.
lars and half from that said the Of.
ficer after he figured . bit.
just exactly as I thought. He smil.
ed as softly as An angel when he wrote
that down, but he was smiling at the
wrong womani While I was home
milking the cows and having an awful
headache he was eating his high toned
meals Ike . second John Jacob As.
tori And now he has put down fifty
cents for seeing the bears.
The what7
He says it cost him SO cents to 60
into menagerie and see tho bears,
she explained. - @
'If there was . menagerle in town
ON that day thenI didn't hear of it,
solemnly remarked the officer.
just a. / thought-justas - thought !
Went in to see tho bears, did he Well,
he'll see several menageries when 1
reach homel Here is one more item.
He says he paid 81 to see the rope
walk.
"Itwas free,' replied the officer.
Yes, I thought thought so when
he sat there and looked so lovingly
and fatherly and said 1t made his hair
stand up. Therell be q walk when /
get back home, and somebody's hair
will stand straight upl That's all, and
Pm much obliged.
you won't kill him all at once,
will you p pleaded the officer.
She looked over his head at the
wall, breathing hard, clenched her
hands and answered:
sI've 'spected it . long time. and
will claw him If I die for 1t.
She walked mp AND down the depot
with her teeth hard shut and her eyes
brighter all the time, and
when abe finally took the train for
home, the bill Of expenses tightly
In her hand. the officer look
ed after the receding train and mused !:
Il Now why did ne give himself
away in that manner 2 Why didn't he
tell her right out that some one pick
ed his pocket Pr Press.