The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-09-15
PITY THElHUsBANDs.
The Interesting Wayfn which
Some Married Women Go

Iounds entitled How che Girls 20
70 Sleep The manner in which
they 80 to sleep, according 70 The
article, can't bold d candle 10 the
way q married woman goes to
sleep.
Instead Of thinking what she
should have attended 10 before 20
ing 10 bed she thinks Of i! after.
ward. While she Is revolving
these things in her mind, and
whilesnugly tucked up in bed, The
old man Is scratching bis head in
front Of the FIRE, and wondering
how he will pay the next nonth's
rent Suddenly she exclaims;
Games, did you lock The doOr2'
(Which door,, says James.
1.-THE cellar door" says she.
eNo," says James.
swell, you had better go down
and lock IL, for l heard some one
in the back yard last night
According James paddles down
The stairs and lock the door
About the times James returns and
Is going to bed she remarks;
"Did you shut the stair door,"
"No," says James.
swell, if it is not shut the cat
will get up into the chamber"
'Lot her come up, then, says
James, ill'naturedly.
@My goodness, mol" returns his
wife, shed suck the baby's
breath"
Then James paddles down stairs
again and steps on a tuck, and
Closesthe stair door, and curses the
cat, and returns TO the bed ROOM
Just as he begins TO climb into his
couch his wife observes.
81 forgot to bring up some water,
Suppose you bring up some in the
big tinl"
And SO James, with a muttering
curse, goes down into the dark
kitchen and falls over u chair aud
rasps all the tinware of the wall
in search Of the "big" tin, and
then jerks the sIair.door open and
howls where the deuce are the
matches2"
She gives him minute directions
where to find the matches, and
adds that she would rather go and
get The water herself than have the
whole neighborhood raised about
IL. After which James finds the
matches, procures the walter, aud
comes upstairs and plunges into
bed,
Presently his wife says flames
let's have an understanding about
money matters. Now, next week
pyog got to pay"
81 don't know what you'll have
to pay and don't care" shouts
James, as he lurches around and
jams his face against the wall, "all
/ want is Sleep"
"Ihats all very we'll, Tor YOU
snaps his wife, as she pulls the
covers viciously; 'you never think
Of the worry and trouble l have,
And there is Araminta, who, be,
lieVe, is taking the measles
''Let her take EN-" says james,
Hereupon she begins TO cry
softly, but obout the time James IL
falling into q doze she punches him
in the ribs with her elbow, aud
says:
"Did you hear that scandal about
Mrs. Jones2"
"WhereR" said James, sleepily.
"Wby, Mrs. Jones"
"Where2" inquired James.
al DECLARE" said his wife, "you
are getting more stupid every day.
You know Mrs. Jones that lives al
No. 2l2 Well, day before yes!er.
day Susan Smith told Mrs. Thomp.
son that Sam Barker had said that
Mrs, Jones had"
Here she paused and listened
James is snoring in profound Stun
ber With a snort of rage she pulls
all the covers of of him, wraps up
in them, and likes awrke until two
a. m. thinking how badly used
she is.
And that is the way some mar
ried women go to sleep.
Republican Inconsistency.
This is a resolution adopted by
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