The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1888-12-28
1T WAS NOT A FAILURE.
''Hamncr' Makes Some Remark
Which Caused u Change of
Mind.

j ffe'' IL. OdtTutn III IeNaS SItln9S.
They were sitting on The deck,
near Ihe stern of an Albany and
New York day boat, headed down
the river. lie was rather small
and weak cooking, she was large
aud decided and there Was a cold
glance in her eyes, aud the corners
Of her mouth turn downward
"What you readin'. Abner?' she
demanded when they were just
this side of Yonker>.
jess an old newspaper that fel-
Ter with The cape on his coal drop |
ped here"
"Be you readin' them lottery ad
verlIsemenls ag'in, Abner!" she !
asked in metallic accents,
Nav, ain't--dnn't you think
Pm a TOOL, Hammer
Il think you was once, and lhcle
ain; no guarantee YOU been; az IN.
What are you readinF
"A little piece here about Il lie.
bate they're havin' somewere.
bout is Marriage Failure z
Blamed il this feller don't kinder
think it is"
lie ought TO be ashamed of his
self, that's all Eve 20, To say bout
him AbueI, what do you think
about il -
"It might be a failure i'll SEINE
cases." he answered lneekly.
at might, might ~
"Yes, il mi Iht."
HAS il been IN your case =
Il dunno"
"Do you know, Abner! Has il
"Yes, il has"
, "Abner, / never thought 10 hea
you talk that way 10 me. II ha
BEEN failure. has il! III lear
you To be ungraielnl, you wretch
Haven't al'ays been Il good viii
TO YOU! Have ! ever sc0lded yol
or acted cross )? Hain'I | ai'ayi
borne with all your failin'>, anC
never said a word land YOU knew
yourself you've got m0re'n mil
lyun. Hain't | had more patience
with YOU "A thousand times than !
orter? Who hnssed you up when
the sor'I hOsS kicked you. aud new
er said word hardly bout you
bein' durn fool for goin' behind
the critler? Who took care .nt
YOU when The red calf bulled you
through the fence, and only men
toned 10 YOU a few times that she
had told you TO keep away from
the calf! Who had more patience
than saint when you went and
lost 81 IN the lottery, and never
ihrowed il up t1 you hardly al all
| knowed you was the biggest lOoI
in four counties 10 go INTO That lot,
terv, but | amt never Keep lelin
YOU of il every five minutes. anc
you know il. You know yoursel
that yuu was IA fool to 90 aud lost
lha. 81 in the lottery, and you've
admitted il 10 me I'll bet, Il hun
dred times, but | don't keep a talk
IN bout il all The while. Taint my
way to keep dingin bout Il Thin;
all The lime. You know, too, oI
YOU would know il, il you knOweC
anything, but you don't. and voI
know YOU d0n'i. | knOwd | wa
Jess hrowin myself away when
married yuu, and ey'ry yOody sale
so then. and have ever since, but
hain'I al'ayS KEEP putting you il
mind OF il every day. Ynv'ye ad
mll,rd To me murs'n 10000 iimei
that | might of done better ant
yun was aNl lul glad lo gel me. an,
now here you 20 TO Savin yuul
marriage has been failure. Cool
ness gracious, Abnpr. If ever SEED
the beal of ii-and Jess after losit
them 80 in the lulerv. ioa. and my
not twillin you bnut it,. Let keks
Williams 90 and sqIander 81 il
miserable wicked lottery and
Mrs. Williams would never lei hin
hear The end of IL, and vtu know
| il, but here | keep still and grin
aud bearii. Here I've been stand
liug yonr meaaness and deceit ard
loolishness- for thirty years and
seein you lose mnney that you adj
init yourself waSaaxar ,1wQsl W.
mine in Il lotieIs