Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-14
A kace for . ktss.


and for month or two all went well in
the house and about the farm then
the husband fell back into his old
tricks The wife demonstrated, and, for
"A time, the husband reformed. Presently,
however she became satisfied that the
bottle-tipping" was again going on.
| When she spoke to her husband about
the matter he swore that the "aroma"
she detected was that Of a collie mcdi-
cine he wa, taking, he having develop
ell Il most intractabie collie, for the relief
Of which he had brought home and
paraded bottle of medicine.
The wife was confirmed that there
was kept somewhere about the premises
a considerable store of very different
kind Of medicine She kept her own
counsel, and, at the same time, strict
watch. In a day or two she discovered
under manager in the barn the sacred
hoard. She said nothing of the discov-
cry to her husband.
Soon after the husband had business
at neighbours some two miles away.
On his return he was somewhat surpIis-
ed at seeing a note pinned upon his front
door. He hastily advanced and read as
follows:
BEN: You will find the key of the
house where you keep your collie medi-
cine. have taken Kitty and gone
home tomother. Father and brother
Bob will come tomorrow for the trunk
in which have packed my things.
NELLIE.
The husband rushed to the barn.
At Il glance he saw that Kitty, his
wite's mare, and the side-saddle were
gone. Darling to the manger he hauled
out his corpulent demi.john Of gin, and
suspended from its neck found the key
of the house.
Securing the key he sent the demi-
john whizzing and crashing against
the post of the barn. Bounding
forth, he ran to and mounted the horse
he had left standing in front Of his
house.
Away he dashed. It was ten miles
to the house Of his father-in-law, and
he was determined to overtake his wife
before she could reach it or kill horse
in the attempt.
Said the butter man "Now, seed
Ben's wife come over the hill, half a
mile south of my house, on her little
mare Kitty, and begin to perform some
queer evolutions. After she got over
the brow o the Hill she paced up and
down the road for time; then she rid
up and looked over the ridge for awhile.
After looking a bit she turned about
and rid up and down the road few
times; then went up to the brow O the
hill again. So she kept dom, an once
or twice she got off and led Kitty up to
the top Of the hill.
81 was puzzled as to whether she
was waitin for somebody or had lost
something while on her way to her faith
ers place some four miles beyond my
house was just about to walk out
that way when ! seed her wheel Kitty
round from the brow O the hill and be
gin to ply her whip.
"ln halfa minute she was tlving past
my place like wild woman. stood
at my front gate by the roadside, ready
10 hollcr out at her to know what was
up, but, bless you, she never looked
to arls me. Her eyes seemed sOt in her
head, her face was pale and at every
jump she let into Kitty with the whip.
| swar, her rldin'-skirt fairly cracked
as She bounded past
Ji,t then heard tremendous clatter
behind me. Turnin' about, | seed Ben
aconin' over the pitch of tue hill on his
big black hoso, like IA wild Comanche.
He was rid,n' with loose reins, leanin'
away ard, and diggin his big spurs
into his horse like he'd rip his insides
out.
He passed by, with hair and coat tails
>ailin' back III the wind, and never
turning hi, head 10 right nor left. |
thought seed murder in his eye.
tell you, million thoughts went
through my brain in a second.
All the stories I'd ever heard about
Jealous husbands and insane husbands
went through my head in a lump, and
do believe it I'd my gun in my hand
I'd have taken wingshot at him on
suspicion.
seed Nell look back once and then
ay the whip on Kitty hottcr'n ever
Ben was goin' like the wind know
I'd Nell was headed for her fathers
md seed plain as day that Ben
would get her fore she was safe
anded.
AT last he was upon her 1t was
hen NECK and neck Tor a time, with
Ben reaching out for Kitty's bridle.-
At last he got it, and the two horses
gradually slowed up till they finally
stopped. mounted my gate post all
# a trlnbie, exper'in' to see some
hin dreadful happen.
They stopped i'll the road talkin' nigh
INTO half an hour; then seed Ben
can over and Ne!I lean over TIL thar
wo head, come together.
w hat the mise hiei says |, kissed
instead of KILN" Well, that sort O
ia cas- gifts me After the headbumpin'
he pair turned about and came slowly
oggln' along bacl
AS they passed me called out to Ben
. kho" what in ne living lingo it all
meant. Ben hogan to stammcr some
hing, bout halt of which never got
Trough his big beard, when Nell sings
ut to me: son, y a race for kiss - and
ivih kitty Il cut that made her bound
I'll feet. she called out TO Ben Come
n A race to the top Of the hill for
mother :" and away they both went.
That was five years ago, and never =
moved the me;inin' of that wild, har-
mscarlm ride till bout three months
50, when the story bout the collie medi-
inc leaked out among the wimmin
,lks. For good while after the ride,
owsrmever, | remember of the neigh =,
Or men wonderin what hal come over 7
len that he had shut down on his gin +,
II of IA sudden, and wouldn't 50 much
y take IL glass o Oregon cider.