The Portland daily press., 1881-09-16
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Breezy.
How He Went Out.
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I'm going out for short time," said Mr.
Breezy, rising from the supper table, and turn
ing toward the hall door.
any dear" said Mrs. Breezy, pushing her
chair back and vigorously folding her napkin
81 wish to 90 out myself this evening"
"But, DEAR" said Mr.. Breezy, moving slow
ly toward the door, II have an engagement
that must be attended to. You know how an'
taking little interest in politics this Fall and
] must be at the club without fail at elgh'
O'Clock or"
"Mr. Breezy, do you know how long 1t is
since YOU spent an evening at homer" asked
Mrs. Breezy, taking position between her
husband and the door.
"But, my dear, you will never understand,
This is most important year for our party
and II 1 am ever to become a power"
"Of course, Mr. Breezy, am not politi-
clan sand hope never shall be. 1t is bad
enough TO have a husband mixed up with
ward roughs and barroom loungers. Mr.
Breezy, if you really prefer such company to
mine shall not complain, but it shows ex-
tremsly bad taste. You profess to be gentle
man, Mr.. Breezy. When married you you
were gentleman, Or at least had every rea-
son for believing so. but if you continue to mix
with these politicians 1 am sure you will end
by being as bad as they are. How you can get
up and talk nonsense to such mob is beyoD.
me- So you wish to be a pc yer. Mr.. BE ezy
YOU are not William M. Evarts, and you
know it, Ii thought there was the slightest
chance of your ever amounting to anything l
might put up win your neglect, but you are
humdrum and you always will be humdrum
1 married YOU because you were mum
drum l hoped / Was getting man who would
be satisfied TO remain home after business
hours, and not going making fool OF himself
In what your recent companions call public
affairs. What are public affairs to you Mi
Breezy compared to the welfare OF your wife.
and family? Now you are going out night
after night TO those miserable clubs and meet
ings and what good is it going to do you any
way? Perhaps you think you will be run Tor
mayor but you won't. You wont be run for
anything. What do You suppose these politi-
cal vsgabouds want OF you anyway? III tell
you, Mr.. Breezy. they want your money. That
is what they are after, and you are Just stupid
enough to give il to 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 pro-
fess 10 work hard enough to get your money
without throwing 1t away on a lot Of whisky
drinking ;oafers. Now, Mr.. Breezy, wish to
make a call this evening, and if you are still
respectable enough to go among ladies and
gentlemen, 1 should like to have you accom-
pany me-"
my dear" said Mr.. Breezy, drawing long
sigh Of relief, "do be little reasonable"
IA little reascnablei' said Mrs. Breezy,
moving close to the door and closing it. IF
were not the most reasonable woman alive /
should like to know where you would be at
this moment? On which side of this family
do you suppose, Mr.. Breezy, lies the common
sense? You wouldn't have dollar to-day OF a
root over your head If / hadn't saved you from
q thousand blunders and foolish actions. No,
Mr.. Breezy, it is well that you have wife who
is reasonable, and endowed with grain or two
of tact. Why it was only the other day that
you actually wished To bet on horse race.
You. respectable married man with family
to support, betting on horse races Mr.. Breezy
you are not the man you were when married
you, and If you keep on the way you are going
now shall return to my mother-I-I-. Mr.:
Breezy it is just shameful. Go to your horrid
club. Ruin yourself if you like. I'm sure II
don't care,'' and Mrs. Breezy pulled out her
handkerchief with jerk and left the room,
blamning the door after her.
"Now for it," said Mr. Breezy, Selling his
hat and making for the basement stairs.