The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-24
MARY AND THE MULE.
A Husbands scheme 10 Rid Himself OF
n Seoldibg Wife.
Which, However. 1iscarries. but IL
illustrates tho Loctrlns OF the
Eternal FitsIss % Things.

The papers Of this city Ia other days we're called
upon 10 chronicle msng low between acsr,afa
man and bis wife. who wire residents Of this city.
some OF which were amusing IA the extreme.
While otter. were vsfy ,efious, and Al we're the
Thee two-ior convent called ia this article
John and Msry-wero before the courts on dlasr-
tni DECISIONS somesin Ohm aud sometimes Mar
being the CON piainenf AMER long tlme thus soent
John went away ana sad hc never would return
Mary agreed 10 this. tui - she found Il lone.
some, there being no one % quarrel With who was
quite 10 nice g. John. fhe then determined 20
follow him, 6nd the result was that % get ia OF
MAYS neyer.endlng scgiding sad qnrreiine. he
~ aflerwaId Nary Quaffcled VITA him 20 maze
him go out 20 farm which was Cor rent
The weii-maied but thoroughly unhap5S c5aeIe
stu live on the farm hu, their quarfes are a. no.
eithes eona w,ss az ih ss IA, o. sPes
re no one can tell but none are there who predict
any possible good for Them. However not All
while TO both parties tEcT frequent auarrcs are
very aggrayaiing 20 the dislntefCsted spectator
there are many incidenis which are As highly en-
tertsining az circus or a variety show.
one day last week John walked into the house to
End Mays temper luti about right 10 make IL in.
ter esiing for eim-n iadeed. be has ever known
an occasion when fhe Il ilCd ia this respect Mary
waited for no ceremony, bnt az once walked All
orer her husbands IRENE" hgufstvely spsasing.
he 'nyariable result he probably felt more AZ
case than he would lad sc for once won victory
over May As ne icit lnt noDhe. Mary cAiieI OUT
go long, you good Tor nothing rascal. don't
you show your ugly face here again 10 day. I'm
goirg 10 town. and waas sou 10 hilch the hoAe
10 the wagon atonce."
Thus warned snd ins'ruC.c ed. John went ont 20
The harm. which he had no sooner entered than
an evil thought entered his mind. He IL the
owner O.. mule. which has a reDula-
lion not unlike his own AL the farmers for ioHr
miles around know the vicious brute and a. are
awaiting a day when shey shall be ioid OF the
death OF John or MARY or both. because OF the
mule. He AZ once prcce dec 10 harness tie brute
10 the wagon. Jutt as he was driving 10 around %
the house, q neigbbor passing by called cat:
what In thunder arc you going 10 do That
mule viii kin YOU"
lister tnile. "Guess its al Tight. she's going 10
t,wp, 81 e says. / hope she wiil,' aud away he
went 10 bis work.
Mary soon came out AID although under nearly
any other Circumstance, Shc would have hunted
her husband up for The purpose OF giving h.m al
other tongue lashing, fhS fe.: In the humOI 20 try
her hand 10 subdue this mule also. With
jumped into the agon, stood up with
heavy whip In her hand AMI actually thrashed
the brute into sgbJcc len. Without a moments
heitaiion IL started OF toward the city. stood
quietly where hiichtd until Marys Grand was
completed and through Tear Of the whip so ably
banded, came back boIle again without sinsle
oisplsy OF It's welknoSa nsiy disposition. Mary
was chermtd with her success. aud even
smiled snd thanked John for thinking %
hitch Up tho mule. whine he stood
looking ~ her in anna fnent as she aiighted from
the vehicle. without fcfat3h. but with a sweeter
disposition than he bad ever known and a. he
saw the brute hitch'd to the wagon thor
10 walk up end quefy! well. has she married
old fellow %