Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-10-06


per table and turning toward the hall
door.
my dear" said Mrs. Breezy, push
ing her chair back and vigorously fold
ing up her napkin, Il wish to go out
myself this evening"
But. DEAR said Mr.. Breezy, NOV
ing slowly toward the door. II have an
engagement that must be attended to.
You know how I'm taking little inter-
est in politics this fall, and must be at
the club without fail at eight o'clock
or
:. Mr.. Breezy. do you know how long
it is since you spent an evening ut
home". asked Mrs. Breezy, taking a
position between her husband and the
door.
but. my dear. you will never I'M
derstand. This most important year
for our party, and if l am ever to be-
come power" -
"Qf course, Mr.. Breezy. am not a
politician, and l hope never shall be.
1t is bad enough to have a husband
mixed up with ward roughs and bar
room loungers. Mr.. Breezy, if you
really prefer such company to mine l
shall not complain, but it shows ex-
tremely bad taste. You profess to be
a gentleman, MIR. Breezy. When
married you you were gentleman. or
At least l had every reason for believ-
ing so, but if You continue to mix with
these politicians am sure YOU will end
by being as bad as they are. How you
can get up and talk nonsense TO such a
mob is beyond me. So you wish
to be q power. Mr.. Breezy, you
are not William NJ Evarts, and you
know it. If thought there was the
slightest chance Of your ever amount
ing TO anything | might put up with
your neglect, but You are humdrum.
and You always will be humdrum.
married you because You were hum
drum. i hoped l was getting man
who would be satisfied TO remain at
home after business hours. and not 20
making fool of himself in what your
recent companions call public affairs.
What are public affairs TO you, Mr..
Breezy, compared TO the welfare of
your wife and family? Now. you are
going out night after night TO those
miserable clubs and meetings, and what
good is it going to do You anyway?
Perhaps you think you will be run for
Mayor, but YOU won't You won't be
run for anything. What do you sup
pose those political vagabonds want OF
you. anyway I'll tell You. MIR. Breezy.
they want your money. That is what
they are after, and YOU are just stupid
enough to give it to them, too, while l
have to turn my last year dresses and
deny myself even the common neces-
saries of life. and the poor children half
the time do not look decent enough to
attend school. am sure you profess
TO work hard enough toget your money
without throwing it away on 4 lot of
loafers. Now, Mr..
Breezy. | wish to make a call this even
ing. and if YOU are still respectable
enough to go among ladies aud gentle
men, should like to have you accom-
pany me"
MY dear" said Mr. Breezy. draw
ing long sigh of relief, ado be a little
y
"A little more reasonable?' said
Mrs Breezy, moving close to the door
and closing it. III 1 were not the
most reasonable woman alive. should
like to know where you would be at this
On which side of the family
do You suppose, Mr.. Breezy. lies the.
common sense? You wouldn't have a
dollar to-day or u roof over your head
if 1 hadn saved you from a thousand
blunders and foolish actions. No, Mr..
Breezy, it is well that you have Z wife
who is reasonable and endowed with n
grain or two OF tact. Why. it was only
the other day that Won actually wished
to bet ON a horse-race. You, respect
able married man, with family TO sup
port. 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 l shall re-
turn 10 my mother--I-. Mr.. Breezy.
il is JUS: shameful. Go to YOUR horr;d