West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-05-31

suit of storc-Clothcs, and bearing heavy
/ look of trouble around his mouth and across
his brow, went into a restaurant and taking
scat apart from all other diners, showed
his hat under the table sighed deeply, and
called for soup.
Anything more Nv
ono"
The hot liquid was mPdc black with pep
per, and then followed swshiug, gurrlmg
sound, at quick intervals, like the plashing
of the tide. AT the end of three minutes
the bowl was empty and the waiter again
summoned
"Morc soup.
II was brought
Anything morc''
ono"
Tears gathered i'm the eyes of the gloomy
man, hut he brushed them away with his
napkin, and plunged his spoon again into
the stcaming soup The elbow crooked
and stHightcncd with the regularity OF a
heart beat, and presently the waiter was
hcCkoncd once more lie stepped up with
visible irritation, hut catching nm admonish-
ING look from the steward, bent forward
with suavity
"Morc soup, said the man with a plain
tive voice hrimming ovor with emotion
Anything clSet
"NoN
"lladn't better bring in the kettle this
trip, said the waiter
"lou might, said the man, with sigh
that Jared the table. 'Ivo got heaps of
trouble to drown.
"Wc'yc got II cruel that will do more
with less bulk, said the waiter "lt might
hit the right spot sooner. "
"Ivc never foundno balm for wounded
spirit that could walk around soup special
ly il it's hot and tOlcrably high seasoned
| don't know whether il comes of being hot
and fetching ON the sweat or not, but il
reaches for trouble every umc, and gets
away with "A hcartachc quickcr'n anything
ever tried; so You may keep ON with Il
] guess, till my mind gets easy enough to
tackle corn beef and cabbage"
The waiter was soltcncd 10y the humble
grief before him. and much regretted his
thonghtlcss chatting. He felt sympathetic,
and longcd to soothc the aching breast
you're in trouble thcnl' he vcnurcd,
timidly.
81 am pardncr-dccp," said the man. as
he reached over for "A fresh pcpper-boN
Lose your property"
"No-uo. Worsc'n that -
"Fricnds near kinfolks maybcl" quericd
the waiter, with sober look
"Worse'n that, good deal
"lou don't say I'm real sorry, sir
but maybe twas all for the best
''No I'll he dad-thumpcd If il wasl" eX-
claimed the stranger, choking on the soup,
and getting red in the face. "Docs II ever
do man any good to bc swindlcdln
"Why, no surely not.
"Well, that's just what I've been, and
in tho mcancst, dog-goncst way that any
body ever was sold, too. Pnrdncr, I've
been the victim Of base. dcceivin' one
eyed schcmcr. ] was married last Mon
day"
The waiter could only make big eyes.
and catch his breath. The sad mpn pro
ccedcd
81 said married, but swindlcd was the
word mcant--toOk i'm shameful. | mar
ricd on spec, with every prospect Of get
ting both money and beauty, and here am
cuChrCd blind. She WAS n widow, living
I'm good style, In a bunkum good house that
every body said belonged 90 her, aud 80
thought there wasn't much risk She was
as pretty TO look at as a ripe watermelon,
but turns ont to bc bigger fraud than a
green pumpkin
The poor victim broke down with emo
ton, and had TO pause and mop his eyes.
"Pardncr, them shiny, dazzlin teeth,
that wited me the first time / saw her grin,
turns out TO be sham, shop-madc, and not
even paid for yet and 80 help me lIczc-
kiah, one Of her eyes is glass, and she sleeps
with her hair on the back Of chair: but
the worst Of il all is that tho house was only
hcr'n AZ long as she remained single, and
now the regular heirs have served notice on
her to vamoose, and she actually expects
me to find a house and pay rent ON IL. I've
been to see lawyer, and all the consolation
nc gives me is that I've got 10 grin and
bear it, cause tho bargain was for better or
for worse. Fetch on another bowl Of soup,
and have n txtra warm