Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-26
THE EVENING STAR.


There was an awful time In a farm house
near Pontiac last night. We havn't received
certain husband whose front name is "Jeems"
was mace 70 wish he'd never been born into
this deceitful world.
There arrived on the western express yester-
cay morning nervous, black-eyed woman OF
40, who keI closing and opening her fingers ali
tne tirse as II she was clawing noses or pulling
eyes as she got off the train, and one OF the
hackmen at the depot-door yentured the opin
ION That she had come into the city, to fore.
close mortgage or make up a shortage" on
"sir," began the woman as she walked I'M To
the oepot policeman, 81 want answersto a few
Eyes mum-just so,n was the humble renlv
as he followed her inlo the waiting room
NOW, Lnen, she continued, as She took a
seat, (" 1--we near Pontiac. My Jeems was In
TIL midnight. BE came In here on my money,
and want to know how he spent 1t. Here is
his BIN of expenses as he made it out. He has
put down s. for riding up town In hack"
THAT twelve shiflings too much" replied
the officer.
"Just as thought-Just exactly" she whis
pered, as she put down the figures. "Heve he
has got downs for seeing the balloon go up"
Not balloon went up that day, madam"
Just as thought-iust exactly" He looked
aS .hnG Ht as lamb when he wrote that
u w, y, cut ne old mt know me. Here is 50 cents
tor riding across to Canada and back
That should be 10"
Just exactly what thought last night
when he kissed me ana said It was an awful
price. but lots OF comfort" she Observed. as shp
put down 30 " opposite his figures. 8" lie has
IL down here that his supper and dinner cost
nm Sl.5o per meal at the Central market n
strikes me that s. would buy two pretty FESTIVE
meals" AN'e'''
"You can knock of about $3.50 from that,
said the CEicer after he had figured a bit
'Just exactly as / thought He smiled as
softly AS an angel when he wrote that down,
put lie was smiling at the wrong woman, While
was at home milking the cows and having an
awful headache, he was eating his high-toned
meals like second John Jacob Astor. And
now ne has put down so cents for seeing the
bears"
He says 1t costs him 50 cents to GO into the
menagerie and see the bears" she explained
"If there was menagerie Ia town on that
day then | didn't hear OF It," solemnly remarked
Just as thought-just as thought, Went
IN to see the bears, did he? Well, he'll see sew
eral menageries when 1 reach home. Here is
one more Item. He says he paid 81 to see the
at was Free" replied the officer.
es, thought s0-thought so when he Sat
there and looked so loving and fathefly, and
said II made his hair stand up. Therell be a
walk when get back home, and somebody 5
mar airy VIII staId straight up! That's all, and m
"You won't Kill him at once, will your"
pleaded tie officer.
She looked over his head at the wall, breathed
hard, clenebed Der hands, and answered:
claw him i Il de for Of long tme' and now I'll
She walked up and down the depot with her
teeth hard Shut and her eyes growing brighter
all the time, and, when she finally took the
train for home, the bill Of expenses tightly
clutched In her hand, the officer looked after
the recediDg train and unused:
Now, why did he give himself away In that
manner? why didn't he tell her right out that
some one picked his pocket?"-fDctroit Free