The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-09
MR.. THEMISTOCLES BOBBIN.
CHAPTER i.

tDAI En- l.
Mr.. Themistocles Bobbin and wife
sat down to supper one evening, jus
one year after their marriage, in by n
means the best of spirits. They ha,
married hastily, and, not following on
the old adage by repeEting at leisure
were impatient in their regret. The,
first met one night at a ball given TO
the benefit of the flood sufferers, ant
having contributed their mite toward
the relief of those unfortunate people
FELL, as they imagined, in love will
each other. Four days later they wer'
married by little squint-eyed preach
er who failed to return any change
when Themistocles Bobbin handed
him-with slight flourish of ostenta
hon-a fifty dollar note. Bobbin had
smaller notes, OF rather one other OF
the X denomination, but the report
that he was rather shiftless, having
found circulation, he preferred to of
fer the large note in the presence OF
the company and then hear the minis
ter-the very man who had started the
report-say, "Indeed, my dear sir,
have you no smaller bills? 1t is quite
Impossible for me to change this one?"
Then Bobbin would have said, "Ah,
let me seep Yes, here is one," with
which reply he would have handed out
ten dollars and passed as a capitalist;
but the preacher made no such re-
mark. He exhibited no surprise
Thanking Bobbin, he pushed the mon
ey into his Clothes" as the swindled
bridegroom afterwards expressed it,
and soon found his way to the dining
soom where he proceeded to do injus-
lice to chicken salad and other indi-
gestible food.
Bobbin and his wife did not get
along well together. They were both
inclined to be literary, woeful state
Of affairs, it must be confessed. Bob
bin made a pretense of .practicing law,
but he never had but one client and he
Jumped his ball." and, of course, ran
away without paying anything. This
Bobbin with the criminal
practice. Mrs. Carrie Bobbin was
'trikingly handsome. Her great
brown eyes were expressive of deep
ympathy-sympathy for her own lit
lie whims and the impossible charac-
ers of her foolish little stories.
you look gloomy this evening,
carrie, said Bobbin while he and his
wife sat at the supper table just one
ear from the time the preacher had
his fifty dollars.
'1haye enough to make me gloomy"
he replied, spreading with lavish
'hite hand a pretty liberal "cut' of
utter on biscuit.
Haven't lost anything, have you?"
'ked the husband with mock anxiety.
Cpd like to know how / could lose
lything. We must possess before
e lose."
'Sententious, surely, but / didn't
now but that you had found some
ing while l was down town and had
st it."
"Oh, see. You didn't know but
y only client had run away with the
sh PAM"
Sarcastic, by my green bag, you
e."
"Green bag" she contemptuously
peated. II should like to know
hat you want of a green bag. /
ould think that a green thumb-stall
ould be quite sufficient to contain all
g documents needed in your prac-
,e.''
Look here, was only joking, but
see that you are angry"
nd"
"What do you mean by thatp Not
,gry anything of the kind. Fine sem
nee l must say. Is that the way
our pink-eyed heroines talk?"
"Mine talk quite as we'll as yours
}, thank you"
''Oh, you are under no obligations,
hateyer. Let me see, what was your
st storyp Frost Bitten Geraldine,
the Turnip that wouldn't roll up
nP' Is that itP''
Makes no difference, it wasn't re-
cited by the editor of humorous pa ,
r."
"Ah, you think you are awful smart.
lat was very poor cut at me. l
yer had the editor of village paper ,
tell me to please send my contribu-
ms to rival paper" $
II wouldn't live with such a beast
you are" she said, showing back
chair. You are nothing but
,key-headed beast, and you know +
Now, here, madam, if you think S
It | want to live with you, why you
We simply made mistake in the So
ion of household problem. l
What did you marry me for, thenp" b
Because we both happened to be +
re at the same time, suppose"
oh, you good for nothing brute, l
h l never had seen you" n
1 didn't know that you wished me
b good luck. Carrie, in all kind o
8, let me say that it is evident we
not live together. l think that
d better make move toward get
!, divorce. We are both young, g
may live to forget the unhappi- n
we have caused each. other" b
DO you think we can get d.
yep" e
[ think So. Il
Then we will apply at once"