The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-03-20
HE TOLD HIS LOVE.
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 While Hoppleboffer was waiting for his turn to be shaved in Clark street barber shop, the other day, he picked up a newspaper, and the first thing his eye landed upon was this:
 No matter how busy man may be he should find time every day to tell his wife that he loves her"
 Hopplebofer dropped the paper and went to musing on the golden past Visions of beauty fitted before him and made him sigh that the wheels of time should whirl so rapidly. Once more he was 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 resurTected, and the joys and sorrows of each were dwel, upon.
 lust then the barber shouted Next! v and Hopplebt fer reused up with stat and got into the chair.
 The man of gab said it was nice day. but Hoppleboffer needed him not.
 The towel went under his chin and the lather went on to his face, and the sab!e man who bent over him intimate tha, |. looked good deal like rair, bu, Hopple bofer was too deep in thought to heed niIL' ~-E~ So the barber lathered and scraped him in silence, and Hoppleboffer went rigb, on with his musinE
 He was trying to remember tbe lasi time be had told his wife that he lovec her.
 He couldn't do it.
 But, after long mental tusslr, he made up his mind that he would do better ID the future, and blurted out
 I'll do itl l will, by George!' Whats that, sir? sad the barbe', stopping suddenly, with his rszor in the air
 Hopplcboffer blushed through the father, and said it didn't matter. He had been ruminating on the newspaper para graph, and was resolved that he would put its teachings into actual practice from that day forward.
 He would turn over a new leaf, and make his wifes heart bound with joy He would tell her that she was oear to him, and watch the roses bloom in her cheeks again.
 The thought was delicious, and made him feel as though he had money in every pocket.
 Let us see how the old man prospere d in the undertaking.
 When Hopplepoffer got home his wife had just been having 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 of 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 windows rattle and broke spring in the upholstery.
 Hoppleboffer was too much taken up with his new idea to notice her excite men', so he walked up to her side, chucked her softly under the chip, anc, as he stopped to kiss her, said quite ten derly: "
 My dear, love you"
 "Stmon henryl" said she, in tones as cheerless as the dumping ot load of coal, don't be fool
 But, my dear"
 "Don't you dare to dear me. You've been drinking again. On, you old repro bate! Ain't you ashamed of yourself ? As though hadn't trouble enough al- ready, but that you must"
 "You're mistaken, my love, r."
 Not another word l" exclaimed the excited woman, with snapping eyes, as she stamped her foot. "You re beast that's just what you are l A good for nothing drunken beast
 Hoppleboffer tried to slip his arm around her waist and pull her on his knee. She tore herself away from him and grabbed chair, which she raised in a threatening manner, as she shouted l:
 "Keep away from me, you nasty sot, or you'll get hurt"
 "Im not drunk, my dear"
 "You are"
 "I sin't--l haven't tasted drop"
 "What's the matter with you then 7 Ain't you got no sense at all p
 "Why don't you let me tell you"
 Tell me what ?"
 That l love you"
 "Stop right there don't want any more of thatl You make me sick. l won't let you nor any other bald headed old idiot make fun of me to my face. Go right over to the grocery this minute, and get me beefsteak for supperl"
 Hoppleboffer turned sadly away and went out, with his heart beating with a dragging motion. The Fatal Ring. lExchange.l