New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-21

MRS. HANNAH WALKER MAKES FEW CASUAL
REMARKS TO ABNER.

EEMAkhe to ABNbh.
They were sitting on the deck near the stern. Of
Albany and New-York day boat beaded down the
river He was rather small and weak looking; she
was large and decided; and there was cold glance
her eye and the corners of her mouth turned down
ward slightly.
What you rcadln', Abnerl- she demanded when
they were Just this side Of Yonkers.
Jess an old noospaper that fencr with the cape
on his coat dropped here"
"Bo you readin' them lottery advertisements
ag'n. Abner,s she asked In metallic accents.
NAV / aint-do yon think I'm fool Hammer"
81 think you once, and there aint no guaran-
toe YOU be MT ag'in. What are you reahin y
a little piece here about debate they're hsvn
somewhores, bout rs Marriage FailureP Blamed
If this teller don't kinder think 1t is
clio ought to be ashamed of hisself, that's all I've
got to say bout him. Abner, what 10 you think
about II -
meekly.
at might might it'"
ayes. 1t might
Has Il been In your case7'
al dunno"
Yoi. do know Abner Has II
"Yes, il has"
"Abner, never thought TO hear you talk that way
TO me- II has been failure. has 1t I'll learn you
to be ungraieful, you wretch Haven't ala avs been
a good wife TO you7 Have scoded you or
ted cross7 Haint al'ays borne with all your
failin's. and said word land you know your
self you've got morcn mlyun. Haint had moro
patience with you thousand times than or1er
Who nussed you UP when the sor boss kicked you,
and never aid word hardly bout your bein durn
fool for goln' behind the critterl Who took Of
you when the red calf hunted you through the fence
and only mentioned TO you few times that she had
told you TO Keep away from the calf! Who had
more patience than a saint. when you went and lost
81 in that lottery, and never throwed 1t up to you
hardly tal7 knowed you was the sgest 1901
I'm four counties to GO into that lottery. but amt
KEEP elln' you of Il every five minutes and you
know It, You know yourself that you was fool TO
90 and lose tina, 60 In the lottery, and you've ad-
mitted II to me III bet hundred times. bur don.
keep talkn' bout II all the while. faint my way
TO keeo dingin' bout thing all the time You Eho"
too. or you would know It, If you knowcd ANYTHING.
but you don't and you know you don't hnoved
was less THROWN myself awa- when married YOU
and ev ybody said then. and have ever SINCE hu
halnt alavs hep putin you in mind Of It every
day You've admitted to more n twenty thoisan'
times that might of done better and you wa awful
glad TO get me and now here you q 10 sayin' your
marriage has been a failure. Goodness gracious
Peter II l ever seen tho beat OF t-and Jess after
Iosn' them 81 in the lottery and ms not twittin
you bout H. lie, Zckc Williams g and sqn'nder
81 I'm miserable wicked lot'ry and Ms j ans
wouldn't never let him hear the end OF 1t, and you
know H. but here keep stl and grin and bear IT,.
Here I've been standing your meanness and deceit ana
foolishness for thirty years and s"cin YOU lose
money that you admit yourself was over two-thirFis
| mine I'm a lottery and never sayin word, and then
10 have you alkin bout thnhin' marriage Is failure
This IS my reward for my patience. IS II Aoner
WALKER don't you dare to tell me that again! LOOK
M bere-don't be actin sneakn-is marriage a
failure 2"
! ~No. Hammer, don't think IT is'
@IIah, you don't, You think so, bu, you dasnt
say it, that's the trouble
| NO Hammer. no; -I-I-1 wouldn't be 'fraid TO
say so II l thought IL. but after thnkin moro Dou'
II. ] have altered my mind" - D.,
Have, have YOU Well, you better keep It
altered that's all I've got 10 say. fe m ght a. ioi
some men that had got some kind Of wives to whlnc
'bout marrfagt ben' "A failure. hut for man ma IS
li'be to lose money in a lottery ev'ry day he lives
less his wife looks after him. II don't sound very
we'll Now sit them bundles and the two satchel'
together cause we'll be 10 York in bout 1--WE MN.
utes and don't lose any OF them. and don't he cawhn
! round when you land lookin' for signs Of more
lottery Offices