Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-12
HE TOLD HIS LOVE.
A Beautiful Romance OF Love Awakened
by n Newspaper Paragraph.

by Newspaper faraXrhPh'
SIN Francisco World.
While Hoppleboffsr was waiting for his
turn 10 be shaved the other day he picked
up q newspaper, and the FIRST his eye land
ed upon Wss this;
mo matter how busy man may be ne
should find time every day to tell his wife
that he loves her" |
Hoppleboffer dropped the paper and went
to musing on the golden past. Visions Of
beauty fitted before him and made him
sieh that the wheels of time should Whirl
40 rapidly. Once more he was q young
man, living on hope and SIX dollars week.
sparking his wife, and swearing to love
her until the mountains sank into the sea.
One BY one the buried years were resur-
rected, and the joys and sorroWs OF eaeO
were dUelt upon. ~
Just then the barber shouted Next !
and Hopplebofer reused up with start
aud svG into the chair.
The man of CAB said it was nice day,
but Hoppleboffer needed him not.
Tie towel went under his chin and the
lather went on his face, and the sable man
sho bent over him intimsted that 1t looked
q good deal like rain, but Hopplebofer
was too deep in thought to heed him
So the barber lsthered and scraped him
in silence, and Hopplebotfer went right on
with his musing.
He was trying to remember the last
time he had told his wife that he loved her
he couldn't dosr.s
Bat, after long mental tussel, he made
IN his mind that be would do better in the
future and blurted out:
I'm do it! will, by George"
What's that sir2' said the barber,
stopping Suddenly, with his razor in air.
HOppleboFer blushed through the lather,
and said it didn't matter. He had been
terminating on the newspaper paragraph
aud was resolved that be would put its
teachings INTO actual practice from that
dsy forward. -,
he would turn over q new leaf, and
make his wife's heart bound with joy. He
would tell her that she was dear 10 him,
and watch the roses bloom in her cheeks
again.
The thought was delicious, and made
him feel ss though he had money in every
pocket. :.
Let US see how the old man prospered in
the undertaking.
When Hopplebofsr got home his wife
had Just been having q noisy matinee with
the hired girl, about something that hadn't
been done to suit her, and she was just
about mad enough to leave the prints oil
her teeth in cold iron.
She bounced into the sitting room just
as he entered, and threw herself into a
chair with an emphasis that made the win
dows rattle and broke q spring in the up
holstery
Hoppleboffer was too much taken up
with his new idea to notice her excitement
90 he walked up to her side, chucked bel
softly under the chin, sHd, as he stopped to
kiss her, ssid quite tenderly:
my dear. love you"
Simon Henry said she, in tones as
cherries as ,he dumping of ton of coal
don't be fool
But, my dear"
Don't you dare to dear me- You've
been drinking again. Oh, you old repro
barel Amt you ashamed of YOURSELF
As though l hadn't trouble enough already,
but that you must
"You' re mistaken, my love, L"
Not another word" exclaimed the ex-
cited womuu, with swapping eyes, as she
otan ved hos foot "YUu TO q beast, thot :
Iust What you ale! A good-for- nothing
drunken BEAST
Hoppleboffer tried to slip bis arm around
her waist and pull her on his knee. She
tore herself away from him and grabbed a
chair, which she raised in q threatening
manner, az she shouted:
Keep away from me, you nasty sot, or
you'll get hurt"
I'm not drunk, my dear"
You are"
81 ANTI haven't tasted drop"
What's the matter with you, then
Amt you got no sense at alp
Why don't you let me tell You
Tell me Whst|
That love you"
Stop right there / don't want any
more Of that You make me sick. |
won't lei you, nor any other bald headed
old idiot make fun of me 20 my face. Go
right over to the grocery this minute, and
get me beefstesk for supper
Hoppleboaer turned sadly away and
went out, with his heart besting With q
dragging motion.