Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-03-02
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Tor hle turn TO be shaved IN q Clark
street barber shop, the other dav, he
picked up newspaper, aud the FIRST
thing bis eye landed upon VAS this
No matter how busy man may
be be shonld End time every to tell
bis wife that be loves herr
Hopplebofier 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 be was Young
man. living on hope aud six dollars
week, sparkling his wife. aud wearing
to love her until the mountains sank
into the sea. One by one the buried
years we're resdFrected, aud the ioys
and sorrows OF each were dweIt
upon.
just then the barber shouted
"Nexl!' and Hoppleboffer reused up
with start and got into, the chair
The man of CAB said it was 0 nice
day. but Hoppleboffer heeded him
not.
The towel went under bis chin aud
the lather went on bis face, and the
sable man who bent over him inti-
mated that it looked good deal like
rain, but Hoppleboifer was too deep
in thought to heed him.
So the barber lathered aud scraped
him in silence, and Hoppleboffer went
right on with bis musiBg.
He was trying to remember the
last time he had told bis wife that he
loved her.
He couldn't do it.
But after a long mental tussle be
made up his mind that be would do
better 10 the future, and blurted out:
ell do it! / viii, by Georgelp
"W hats that sir?" said the barber,
stopping suddenly, with his razor in
the air.
Hoppleboffer blushed through the
lather, and said it didn't matter He
had been ruminating on the news
paper paragraph, and was resolved
that be would put it's teaching into
actual pratice from that day forward.
He would turn over o new leaf,
and make bis wife's heart bound with
joy. He would tell Ter that she ives
dear to him, aud watch the roses
bloom in her cheeks again.
The thought was delicious, aud
made him feel as though be had
money in every pocket,
Let US see how the old man pro-
| spered in the undertaking.
When HopplebOffer got home bic
wife had just been having noisy
matinee with the hired girl, about
something that hadn't been done to
suit her. aud she was just about mad
enough to leave the prints Of herteeth
in cold iron.
She bounced into the eittiDg-room
just as be entered, and threw herself
into chair with an emphasis that
made the windows ratified and broke
the spring in the upholstery.
Hoppleboffer was too much taken
up with bis new idea to notice her
excitement, so be walked up to her
eide, chucked her softly uDder the
chin, aud, as he stopped to kiss ber,
said quite tenderly:
my dear, love yon."
Simon Henryl" said she. in tones
as cheerless as the dumping Of load
Of coal, don't be fooll''
But, my dear"
Don't you dare to dear me. You've
been drinking again OIL you old
reprobate! Amt you ashamed Of
YOURSELF As though / hadn't trouble
enough already, but that you must !"
You're mistaken. my love. -" ]"
"Not another wcrdl' exclaimed the
excited woman. with swapping eyes,
| IS she stamped her foot. You're q
beast; that's just what you are a
good-for-nothiDg drunken beastl''
Hopplebolfer tried'to slip bis arm
around her waist and pull her on his
knee. She tore herself away from
| him and grabbed chair, which she
raised In . threatening manner, a.
che shouted:
Keep away from me. you nasty
cot. Or you'll get hurt"
Pm not drunk, my dear
on are
Il ain tt haven't tasted drop =
What's the matter with you theng
Amt you got 20 sense at al p
/ why don't you let me tell you =
Tell me whatgv
THAT love you"
Stop right there! / don't want