Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1882-10-05
OURI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1882
LOVE AND FLEAS.

LOVE AND FLEAS.
Two Hearts Broken by d Chicago
Poodle Dog.
AS we predicted long ago, the prac.
tice certain girls have of wearing O
small shaggy dog in their laps is
bound to make trouble. A case in
point in Chicago will illustrate how
fatal the practice of keeping a pet
deg to kiss will break up the best
friendships. A young gentleman, who
does business on the Chicago board OF
trade, was in love with a beautiful
Wabash avenue girl, and it was be-
lieved by all that he would soon allow
her to lead him and her dog to the
altar, for she kept a dog. He was
not very much ''mashed' Oh the dog,
any of the time, and it hurt him to
see her caress the brute, but he
thought when they were once married
he would take the dog by her hind LEG
and knock her brains out against s
lamp post. He dog was her dog,
and that fact annoyed the lover more
than would have been the case other.
wise. But the young man enjoyed
himself much in pressing his suit, OF
his girls suit, rather, of an evening,
after the dog had gone to sleep and
been put in its crib. He would sit
on the veranda with the object Of his
alteration, and gaze out across the
lake front park at the stately ships as
they went by, and as one big ship
would seem to be hugging close to
the shore, he would hug her-not the
ship-and she would hug back, ac-
cording to Hoyle, and then she would
sit in his lap, and he would sit in hers,
and then he would get nervous and
go home. There seemed to be some.
thing biting him. He could keep his
nerve on the board of trade, though
wheat went against him, but when bis
| girl got against him he felt a yearnine
to scratch himself, vague longing te
get up and 60 away. He went to 6
doctor and was. examined, and the
doctor charged him for the iHf0fma.
tion that he was covered with fleas.
He could not believe it until he went
to his room and got his room mate to
help him catch quantity of feas.
Then his soul was up in his arms.
There was certain pleasure in the
thought that he had caught the fieas
from the one he loved but when he
reflected that she had caught them
from the dog, and that the dog had
caught them from another dog, and
that the other dog had caught them
from monkey, and so on back, he
was sick. That evening he called on
his girl, and as she rushed to his pres.
ence, and was going to throw herself
dog and all into his arms, with s
frightened look, and cry as though
the house was coming down, he said
''Stand back! There is that about
you that crawls, hops and bites. You
have got tieas!"
''Sir," said she, her eyes flashing
with fire, ''this insolence shall cost
you dear. l have no fleas. Why dos,
thou accuse me of feas?' and the
tears came to her eyes, but she wlped
them away with the dog, and CONTROL,
ed her emotion.
''For months l have had something
about me each time l went from youl
side that has made me pay attention,
said he, mastering up courage te
speak, land / have found that it il
fleas. You hold that dog and the flea.
leave him to meander about your sys
TEN, picknicking by day, and going
for me at night. When l come t.
your every flea comes to me for /.
square meal. They come forth lik'
flowers, from your neck, your corset
your shoes. The woods are full o.
them, and my life is burden. Tn
less you swear off on keeping dog
and rid yourself of fleas, all between
us must be at end. It must be NJ
dog and no fleas, or no Ike. Wha
shall it be-"
She thought over the matter he
eyes looking into the future, but die
answer. He was good match, ant
was long on pork, but she could no
make up her mind to part with he
dog, that cost her hundred dollars
Finally bright thought struck her
and she offered to compromise b,
using insect powder. His heart tseem
ingly turned to stone, and he told he
he would not consent to compromise
and leaving the house he gave her tw'
days to decide. The next day he sa,
her at matinee with hotel clerk
and the clerk was constantly feelin,
up his sleeves, or down his neck fo
something, and he thinks she stil
keeps the dog. Thus two hearts vii
be broken, Chicago hearts, too, b.
the poodle dog.
/. Phrases About Women.
Wrinkles may disfgure woma
less than ill-nature.
| Women love always; when cart
slips from them they take refuge i