Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1881-10-01
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NE was Going out.
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II am going out for a short time. =
said Mr.. Breezy, rising from the
supper table and turning toward
the hall door.
Ny dear" said Mrs. Breezv.
pushing her chair back and vipo-
rously folding up her napkin. ''I
ing"
'sBut my dear, . said Mr.. Breezy
moving slowly toward the door
II have an engagement that must
be attended to. You know hn.v
! am taking little interest in poli-
tics this fall, and / must be nj tho
club without fail at eight O'Clock
or'--
Mr.. Breezy do you know how
long 1t is since you spent an even
ing at homer" asked Mrs. Breezy,
taking position between her hus-
band and the door.
but, my dear, you will never
understand. This is the most inn
pOrtant year for our party, and II /
ever am to become a pOwer-n
"Of course, Mr.. Breezy, ann not
a politician and hope that neVer
shall be. II Is bad enough to have
husband mixed up with ward
roughs and bar-rOOm lOungers. Mr..
Breezy, If you really prefer such
company to mine | shalbnot COM
plain, but ii shows extremely bad
taste. You profess to be gentle
man, Mr.. Breezy. When l marri-
ell you you We're gentleman, or at
least had every reason for believ-
mig so, but If you continue TO mix
with these politicians lam sure you
will end by being as bad as they
are. How you can get up and talk
to such \ mob Is beyond me. So
you wish TO be power. Mr.. Breezy
you are not William M. Evarts,
and you know it. If 1 thought
there was the slightest chance of
you ever amounting 10 anything i
might put up with your neglect,
but you are humdrum and you al-
ways will be humdrum. married
you because you were humdrum.
L hoped was getting q man who
would be satisfied to remain at
home after working hours, and not
go making fool Of himself In what
your recent companions call public
What are public affairs 70
you, Mr.. Breezy, compared with
the welfare of your wife and familys
Now, you are going out night after
night to those miserable clubs and
and what good is IL going
to do anyway? Perhaps you think
you will run for mayor, but you
went. You wont be run for any
thing. What do you suppose these
political vagabonds want Of you
I'll tell you, MIR. Breezy,
they want your money. That Is
just what they are after, and you
are just stupid enough to give Il 10
them, too, while / have to turn my
last years dresses and deny myself
even the common necessaries Of life
and the poor children half the time
do not look decent enough to attend
school. / am sure you pretend 10
work hard enough for your money
without throwing ii away on a lot
OF whislSy-drinking loafers. Now
Mr.. Breezy / wish to make call
this evening, and If you are respect
able enough TO go among ladies and
] should like To have
you accompany me-"
"My dear" said Mr.. Breezy,
drawing a long sigh OF relief, "d0 be
II little reasonable"
"a little reasonable" said Mrs.
81 eezy, moving close to the door
and closing it. "If l We're not the
most reasonable woman alive,
should like to know where you
would be at this moment. On
which side of the family do you
suppose, Mr.. Breezy, lies the COM
mon sense? You wouldn't have u
dollar to-day or roof over your
head If / hadn't saved you from
thousand blunders and foolish ac-
tions. No, Mr.. Breezy, II is we'll
you have a wife who Is reasonable
and endowed with "A grain or two
Of tact. Why, it was only the 9TH
er day that you actually wanted 10
bet on a horse race. You, a respect
able married man, with "A family to
support, betting on horse races. Mr..
Breezy you are not the man you
were when / married you, and II
you keep on the way you are going
now, ! shall return to my mothcr-I
-. Mr.. Breezy, il is just shameful.
Go to your horrid old club. Ruin
yourself, if you like. Pm sure II
don't care" and Mrs. Breezy pulled
out her handkerchief with a jerk
and left the room, slamming ths
ioor after her. -es.-
Now for it," said Mr.. Breezy
seizing his hat and making for the
basement stars.