Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-14
HOW A MARRIED WoAA1 CUES TO SLEEP
Pittsbu K Leader.

Ptttsbu K Leader.
There 10 an article going The rounds en-
ntied : II Nv Girls Go To Steep" Tn man
nsr 10 which they e 1" sleep, according
" the article. can't hold a candle tn tht
say a married woman Roes IL sleep. In-
lead Of thinking OF what che should hav.
attended 10 hef,rr going t. bed, she thinks
II II a!terwnrd. Wnlie she 10 revolving
nese matters in her mind. and Will,
-nugiy tucked up IN bed, the old man il
cra,ch,ng his legs 10 ront of thu fire and
sOnhrr,nx how be will psv The next
m"osh's rent. Suddenly she says:
'James. did you lock the doorf"
winch d0o, ?" says James.
THE cellar door" says she.
mo" says James.
Well, you'd better 60 down and lock it.,
OF l heard some person IN the back yarc
rs, nightI"
Accordingly James paddles down stairs
md locks the door.
About the time James returns and Is
gong 10 get into bed. she remarks:
ibid you shu, the stair doorf"
NO." says James.
swell, if it is not shut the cat will &c,
up into The bedroom"
Let her come up, ,heu." says James, i'll
naturedly.
My goodness, moi" returns bis wife
she'd suck the bahy'- oreath!"
THIN James paddle. down stairs again
md s,eps on tack, and cloves the s,air-dmr,
aud curses the cat, aud returns TO The be-,
room. just az he begins to climb into biz
couch his wife observer:
Il forgot to bring up some water. Sup
pose you bring some in the big basin"
nd O., 1.,rno 18th = rn,,,oro( o,,->o -1o,
Town into the dark kitchen and falls over ,
IN search of the "big" tin, aud then he jerk,
he atair door open aud howls:
"Where the duce are the mstchesY
She gives him minute directions where L
find the ma,che., aud adds that she woult
rather go and yet the matches herself tina,
have the neighbours ra,sed about it.. Attic
shich James 6uds the matches, procures tn
sa'rr. comes up atairs aud plunges in bed
Presently his wife saye:
James, let's have an understanding abou
money matters. Now mex week I've got I
ny"-
Il dom, know what you've got to paw. 40
don't care" shouts James q. he lurch.
around aud iams his face sxainst the wall
all want liz to go tn sleep"
"Thxt'. ali very we'll for yon," snsps b
wife, a. she pulls the covers ~viciou.ly "a
oever think Of the worry aud .ronbls I hsy
Aud there's Araminta, who / believe 10 I'll
ing the measles."
"Let nsr take 'em," Gays james, stickir
his legs out n straight ~ two r40rods.
ut seems to me you have no eense d
feeling" whinea bis wife, "and il you b,
any r-spec, for me you woulddt eat onio
before vuu come L, bed. The atunosphe
af the room from the smell Of onions ID be
rid"
"Well, 90 down and sleep in the ki,che
then, aud let me alone" says james.
Herenpnn che begins 70 crv softly. b
I. about the time james ia falling into . arn
!. doze she punches him 10 the ribs with b
elbow, and says:
did you hear that scandal about N
Jones'"
"What Jones? :" Gays james. sleepily.
"Whv, MR.. Jones'"
- "Where7 p inquiries James.
IL declare" says his wife, "you are [
ting more stupid every day. You kr
Mrs. Jones that lives Al No. q. Well,
ID he'ure yesterday, Susan Smith told 4
Thompson ,ha, Sam Baker said that \
Ays Jone. had"
Here abe pau.es and lihena. JAIME
snoring in p,ofouo d .lumber. With = =
of rage che pulls all the cover~ o6
wrap. herself up and Law. awake until
A NJ. thinking how badly abn.ed sh'
And ,ha, ia the way . married woman
to sle~p.