The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-16

consequently hiB better half advised Jonas In
ieaye cooking alone and confne his attention "a
tendlng the shop, where his eminently sympa-
or the establishment
one evening Mrs. Dumble came in. and sink.
Alto an arm chair, remarked to her lord that
she was very tired.
Why, my dear?" said the ever-attentive Jo.
Il have been packing up all day. replied
fiuger.n
Packing" said Mr.. Dumble, sswhat forY"
What for? returned Mrs. D., ''why to go
away to be sure"
away?n said the astonished Jonas,
"wbat for?" Where? WhyY Surely Won ara
not tired OF me, my own, my love-"
Ilredof you, retorted Mrs. Dumble; ostuf
nothing OF the sort. Blu as my cousin Buffum
mas written to me to say he was coming to take
possession next week, it's about time for US t6
think OF getting out"
Your cousin coming to take possession, ,
gasped Jonas; swhy, what on eBrth do you
meanl Surely this store and everything else
belongs to you, / know it does. / saw the
Will OF the late lamented Mr.. Buffum.'
Il can't help what you saw" YEARLY re-
turned his wife, Ego we must. Buffum, the
brute, added a codlcil to the viii whereby
everything he left to me went to his cousin, in
case should marry within two years. Still
that does not matter of course, dear Jonas, az
you said You had amplefor us both. Isuppose
we can go to your house at any t%ime-wel1, why
don't you answery"
The unhappy Jonas sat in his chair fairly
gasping for breath. His rage, disappointment
and the thought of-the way he had been finally
taken in after all his scheming, fairly took
away his power of speech and thought, Finally
he rose from his chair, fairly quivering with
excitement and rage, and said in sepulchral
tones, '.Why was / not told of this?"
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said Mrs. d.. carelessly; severy one else in
town did. Besides as You said you were well
off, | did not care to trouble you just then.
Now, dear Jonas, don't be angry; Wen still be
happy together, won't we, dearg"
"Happy-togetherl" yelled Jonas fairly
crashing his teeth in his rage. Happy with
you? Do you suppose | would have ever mar
ried an ugly old fat thing like you, if had
known that you hadn't a penny? No, I've been
sold, taken in, deceived, and most abominably
put upon, and / won't stand il. No ma'am, dc
you hear, l won't stand it I'll leave you. I'm
going now. Goodbye, y~ou-you-" and Dunn
BILE, fairly at a loss for any words to express in
any adequate way his feelings, seized a hat and
made for the door.
''Stop, you monster" cried Mrs. Dumble,
stung to madness at the uncomplimentary
epithets hurled at her head by the rabid Dunn
Bile. ''Stop, you canting hypocrite, you mean
old fraud Oh, to think of any one ever being
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bate. Yes, you can go. Pm sure / never want
to see your mean, snlveling, hypocritical face
again. Go and take your lying prayers and
mock sympathy wherever you like, but don't
you dare take anything with you that don't be-
long to you. You've got Mr.. Bufum'a hat or
your head now. / won't be deprived of any
relic belonging to that dear, good man. Give
it back to me / say and go as fast as yot
like"
Mr.. Dumble, thus addressed tore the ha
from his head, flung it with all his might at
Mrs. d., who was rapidly getting hyster1cal:
and rushed from the room and out OF the mouse.
AS the hat fell at Mrs. Dumbles feet, apapel
fell out, which had apparently been concealed
in the lining. She picked it up and looking al
it, gave q scream and read it over again. The
paper contained the following words: "Ihere-
by revoke the last codical to my will, and my
if any one be fool enough to take her, be needs
some reward for his trouble" Signed, Sllas
Buffum.
Mrs. Dumble at once went out and told tins
story to the whole village Mr.. Dumble called
the next day, and many days after, but was Dot
admitted. He exhausted his powers OF persua-
sion and excuses In vain; he said he was drunk
that evening, for which admission he lost his
position as deacon in his church, and the re-
spect of the community as well, all to no pur-
pose. Mrs. Dumble instituted a suit for divorce
on the ground of desertion and won 1t, and
Dumble was q ruined man ana leIb Me loWn-
When last heard from he was driving q hearse
Mrs. Dumble resumed her GaTne of Buffum,
married her cousin, still keeps the shop In
Main street, and is growing fatter every
day. For @ long time after Mr.. Dumble's dis
comfture, sympathy and consolation were at
q heavy discount in Freeport, and men who
prayed much at meetings and went to funer-
ais were regarded with suspicion. 1t was said
that Mr.. Dumble drove the hearse at his form
err wife's funeral, which occurred a few years
later.