West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-20
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can I treat me cruelty and neglect me,
abuse me. That's the way with YOU
men have good mind not TO tell
the story at all now, just for spite"
Al this remark Mr.. Badger picked up
ms newspaper and resumed his reading.
As L was saying, continued Mrs.
Badger, after five minutes of silence.
which seemed TO her like month.
when Mrs. Simpson and Miss Simpson
left the house put ON my cloak ard
hat and started down town 10 buy some
groceries that l asked YOU To order
several days ago, but which YOU forgot
as usual. You ALWAYS forget such
things until YOU sit down T. the table
20 eat, and then YOU storm and raise a
row because YOU don { find the articles all
cooked and ready for YOU in silver
covered dishes ! got i'm red ear and
started down town. The car didn't
stop for me at first. | had to cross
over TO the other side of the street and
walk through pool of water. but |
don suppose il would have made any
difference TO YOU if l had drowned
After wading nearly up TO my boot-topS
/ finally got into the car and there
WASH any seat for me. The car was
crowded with men and women There
WASH a gentleman there. It's "A pity
the street car companies don't run
cattle cars for those hrutCs who sit
down and pretend to read newspapers
while ladies stand up There was one
putty-faCcd dude who WASH rradinU.
lie didn't dare look mo I'M tac face.
lie iumbled around in his pocket, and
pulled out a newspaper and when
looked at him he began reading it up
side down. some men would DO any
thing rather than stand up and lc' a
lady sit down. Then the brute of a
conductor asked me If | didn't have
smaller change when | gave him "a five
dollar bill. Of course | had bat |
wouldnt give IL 10 him after he had
insulted me before the car full of pco-
pie, not that | cared for them. though.
Then he looked az the bill Suspiciuuslv.
and carried it ont ON the platform. and
asked the driver if 10 was good. lie
then went through the car and asked
every man if he had change None had
any, OF course, and he had to give IL
back TO me. hope ho had TO pay my
fare himself, just because hc was such
selfish brute But he was like all YOU
men.
AT Twcnty-thnd street a woman rot
] saw on Broadway last fall and wanted
YOU TO buy for me, but YOU said il was
too expensive. She had IL made over.
and it was perfectly bcauU-nl knew
1t didn cost her over fifty dollars, and
it was worth twice that much You
will see how much it costs whcr ] oct
my new dress next month Dress goods
are twice a. high now, but YOU a.ways
.I4 ala
things
II 20. out at Fourteenth street and
was walking past that new building on
sixth avenue YOU know which one
mean. 1t has such lovely windows.
They are plate glass and reach clear
across the store, and are filled with the
greatest bargains / ever saw. know
some of the lace that they have marked
down 10 thirty-two and half cents
didn't cost one cent less than sixty
cents. Well. right over the top of the
building there is "a scailold and there
were some men working on &c. They
had "a pile of bricks and "a whole dry-
goods box full of mortar. ! met Mr.
Jones there--that pleasant gentleman
who comes here and talks so beautifully
about Paris aud the latest fashions.
lie had his charming little pug dog
with him, and the moment hr saw me
hc bowed and that dear little doggie
barked. You know the last time he
came here gave him your slippers to
play with. He is such q cute little fell
low He nearly choked 20 death. YOU
remember, on the heel Of one OF the
Slipper. But YOU can buy new pair
for two dollars, and YOU know ] never
liked that pair anyway. You bought
them without consulting me. lie said
me was coming up 10 see us tonight
"WhoH' interrupted Mr.. Badger, a,
he started from his chair Jones OF
his dog''
Mr. Jones, OF course. vou don sup
pose ! would talk 20 q pug dog dc
yOu2'
Well my dear continued Mr.
Badger as he buttoned up his coat, II
shall have TO be out this evening
have 20 business meeting 10 attend TO at
the Windsor Hotel ] ann sorry J can't
stay at home 10 enjoy the society of
Mr.. Jones and the Jones pug, but 7
can neglect business, YOU know /
must 20 right of J haven't % minute
tO spare.
"You needn't run away to avoid
meeting Mr.. Jones. IIc won boz
here"
But you just said he was comng2'
So / did, but be won't While we
were talking whole buckctful OF
bricks fell of the sc1HOlding and struck
him On thc head before my ewes and
Hatteued him ont like pancake"
Oil. ,hujdoreI Mr. Badger. "that
l0Ds horrible No wonder YOU were
shocked I wonder whether hc leaves
widow nud family lie ercalIy wasn't
such 70 bad fellow after alI.
Leave n widow What de YOU
mean2 How could he marry''
don't sec any reason wby Mr.
Jones shouldu' marry
Alr Joncs' lie wasn't hurt It
was tine dog that was crushed
Oh replied Mr. Badger as he
seated h.m-.f again and picsc mp the
newspaper "l- tlal tae terrible ad-
venture. tDu had
"WeI. i.n Chat adventure .nough2
7 was -. weak had tJ order nfrriHgc
t1 fake mc hom" and lIat c1a four
dollars and you VIII h1FD l3 90. lifu-
uH m0lt for UrnIEIa-t Tomorrow ..ru.
ug unless YOU order Yourself f1-..rhf.
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