The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-11-03
A Matter Of Business.

/ "You were out late last night, dear, -
said Mrs. Breezy, taking her seat at the
breakfast table and funbling nervously
with her fork.
'sOh, no!', said Mr.. Breezy. ssit
wasn't late. You see, darling, you
were asleep when came in and--s' .
mo, MIR. Breezy, I was not asleep,
but, as you say. it was not late for you.
Nothing would convince you that the
clock struck three as you closed the
hall door. Of course business detained
you, my dear. 1t is wonderful how
/ much business q man will find to trans
act alter midnight, but of course we
women know nothing about such things.
/ We never can understand You men, can
we dear? We are always Imagining all
sorts of horrid things when you happen
to stay away day or two without send
ing us even line. Women are SO
nervous, are they not dearP What
| silly creatures we are, to be sure. If we
would only go to bed, and go to sleep,
| it would save us world of trouble.
wouldn't it, dear? We might know
that you great strong men can take
care of yourselves. If you are obliged to
sit up until two or three o'clock in the
morning talking business with your
customers, it is really ungrateful in us
to complain, for, of course, you have
the worst of it, don't you, darling?
How it must have bothered you and
how tired you must get, and think that
it is all for our sakes. When you come
tottering home so tired that you can
hardly get up stairs, and throw YOUR
self on the bed without even the
strength to remove your boots, we
should appreciate your devotion in
thus laboring to support us. Now, last
night, dear, when you stumbled over
the roc6ng-ehair, and found yourself
obliged to cling to the headboard to
support your weary form, you presented
a really sad example of the overworked
husband and father. When your shat
tered nerves caused me to upset my
freshs bottle of cologne, and scatter
the contents of my work basket over
the floor. you really looked the typical
martyr of married life. OF course you
do not remember it, dear. You were
too tired and worn out with that horrid
customer to remember anything. What
q dry, stupid time you must have talk
ing business up to three o'clock in the
morning, and you look SO sleepy and
used up this morning. I would really
imagine you had experienced severe
illness if didn't know it was those ter
rible racking business cares which pull |
you down so. sec you have quite lost |
your appetite, dear. You haven't even |
touched your steak. Now. dear, this |
won't do. You must not apply yourself |
so closely to business. 1t is killing you,n |
and Mrs. Breezy's mouth curled into
decided sneer as she dug tablespoon
into the fried potatoes.
''But, my DEAR said Mr.. Breezy, /
making a heroic effort to swallow lit
tie of the steak, sit was most impor-
tant engage
.'Of course it was" said Mrs. Bre eezy,
as she poured out cup of coffee with
hands. "Of course it was,
love. Your engagements are always
important. They will never keep over
until morning. never. What If these
these very important en-
occur FIVE or six nights
out of the week. 1t is sign of your
prosperity. Should / complain if you
ind yourself obliged to meet your GUS
somers Ut theaters and concert halls
and at poker parties in and out of the
way hotelsp No, dear, you are obliged
20 adapt yourself to your customers
node OF life. It is all in the way of /
business. and we short-sighted wives
ire very unreasonable to suppose for
moment thai you frequent such places
,ut of choice, when even instinct should /
each US that you would much prefer
,eing home in the bosom OF your fami-
les. You dear, abused husbands! How
,atient you are, to be sure, with us
idgety, unreasoning creatures" and
drs. Breezy pushed back her chair with
. jerk and left the room. Brooklyn
Eagle.
What the English magistrates think
Il beer and solutions of sugar, or glu-
ose, is shown in the fact that beer
eler named Halse, of Hammersmith,
vas tined seventy five dollars the other