The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-02-27
pI,mO DIS OR BUST.

"Wny! how do you do. You dear thing.
VOL! 1t has been an age since l gazed
ul,n You. What wa, ths matter, dear!
This was the greeting, spoken in one
breath, by Mrs. vermilioncbeek. the
wife Of Pioc,e capitalist. as she met
Mrs. P,wderface. on the veranda Of her
domicile. who had just called. and I'M
printed several warm kisses on her cheek,
a, they entered the house.
"My dear" spoke up Mrs. Powderface,
IS she hell the hand OF her dear friend,
'the truth is, I'm sorry to disclose, Mr..
P,wderfacs ha, been go cross aud dis.
agreeable that actually feared to ven.
ture out, a, he would avail himself Of an
opportunity to complain Of my running
around gossiping' What is the reason
you did not call on m-!"
"Weil. love. my excuse Is pretty much
the same az your own. Vsrnilioncheek,
the brute. has done nothing hut grow !
aud snarl for the last month, till my pa
tience has plum wore out. 1t is all
can do to restrain myself from pouring a
teakettle of boiling v alter down his spinal
column"
"Indeed."
"Y-s."
How horrible these msrrid men do
treat their wives. Tn happy t. state,
though. that l have succeeded in restor-
ing Eben.z4r Pawderface to himself
again, and when he is not perplexed he's
jist too kind anl loving for anything
the dear fellow! List night. while sit
ting conversiag together, Eb, being in an
extra ordinarily COOL humor, | asked hin,
il cold biya c,rrel set Of jewelry to
wear this summer, As correl would then
be the fashion, and what do you think
he answered!'
"Of course. the beast answered moi in
a manner indicating that he would liked
to have snapped your head oil. il he only
dared!"
mo, dear, strange to relate, such was
really not the case; but, turning his
head over on the side. and kind Of look
ing at me out Of the corner Of his eyes, he
said: Hannah Elizabeth, you know very
we'll that red |, antagonizing to that
beautiful complexion Of yours, and to
wear red jewelry would make you look
horrible and people would be liable to
mistake you for . woman from Missouri
instead Of lady from Utah. My heart
was sinking within me, for l thought !
wasn't going to get any jewelry. when
Ed. resumed. But l have just read in
the RECORD that the crown jewels Of
France arc for sale, aud they are said,
for lustre and value, to be the peer Of any
jewels ia the world. The rays sent out
by the sun are less brilliant than those
cast forth by the large diamonds Of the
crown. You write over To the French
Government and buy the crown jewels,
on credit. Tell them the price is no oh
ject, and that your husband will settle
the bill in six months. Have the jewels
sent to you, then have the diamonds made
into set Of jewelry, and you will be en-
We'd by all the ladies'. snd | just run ovei
for moment thi. morning to tell you o.
my E''s g'olue IS, but, love, you mustn',
tell it to anyone. for Eb says | had besl
keep the stfair quiet till I get the je~elS,
made, then take the world by surprise.
"0f course I'll not tell But this newt
Gomez 90 sudden that ii has deprived III,
Of my wind. Now, do tell. love, by wha1
art you resorted to to get your husbsnt
to do all this for YOU. You've so excitet
me that don't know whether I'm sitting
on chair or something else"
Calm yourself, dear, and III tell you
You %, for the last week | have beer
feeding FL. Oh delicious Lamb chops, pro
cured from the Peoples Meat Associa
tim. where now yet my meats, aud I
mans heart lies in his stomach, and !
you keep his stomach filled with goot
meats. his generosity will know no limit.
That's 30. I'll order 4 cart.load o
lamb chops from the A .sociAtion ever.
day, and Ill stuff them Il ,wu into IN,