The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-21
1T WAS NOT A FAILURE.
Hammer" Makes Some Remarks
| Which Caused Her Husband to
| Change His Mind

Which Caused Her Husband to
Change His Mind.
Fred H. Cdrruth in Teras Siftinss.
They were sitting on the deck, near the
stern, of an Albany and New York day
boat, headed down the river. He was
| rather small and weak looking; she was
large and decided: and there was a cold
glance in her eyes, and the corners of her
mouth turned downward slightly.
"What you readin', AbnerW she de-
manded when they were just this side of
Yonkers.
'Jess an old newspaper that Teller with
the cape on his coat dropped here
BE you reaiin' them lottery advertise
ments agin, AbAerw she asked in metallic
accents.
NAV, I ain't--do you think I'm a fool,
HannerN
II think you was once, and there amt no
guarantee you been't agin. What are you
| readinn
"A little piece here about debate they're
havln somewheres, bout is Marriage
Failurep Blamed if this Teller don't kinder
| think it is"
He ought to be ashamed of hisself, that's
| all I've got to say bout him. Abner, what
do you think about it,"
1T might be failure in some cases." he
| answered meekly.
1T might, might it!"
Yes, it might"
HAS it been in your casem
81 dunno"
You do know, Abnerl Has it~
Yes, it has"
"Abner [ never thought to hear you talk
| that way to me. 1t has been failure. has
| IL. I'll learn you to be ungrateful, you
| wretch! Haven't l arays been good wife
to yous Have l ever scOlded you or acted
cross. Hain't l alays borne with all your
failin's, and never said a woodland you
| know yourself you've got more'n a mill
| yum. Hain't had more patience with you
a thousand times than | orters Who nussed
| you up when the sor'l boss kicked you,
and never said word hardly bout you
bein' durn fool for goin' behind the crit
| ters Who took care of you when the red
| calf butted 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 saint, when you
went and lost So III the lottery, and never
| throwd it up to you hardly at all! knowed
! you was the biggest fool in four counties e.
| go into that lottery, but [ amt never KEEP
| tellin' you of it every five minutes, and you
! know it. You know yourself that you was
a fool to go and lose that 81 in the lottery,
and you've admitted it to me III bet hun
dred times, but don't keep talkin' bout ii
all the while. faint my way to keep
| dingin' bout thing all the time. You
| know too, or you would know it, if you
| knowed anything, but you don't, and you
| know you don't. | knowd i was jess
| throwin' myself away when | married you
| and ev'rvbo iy said SO then, and have ever
| since, but hain't allays KEEP putting you in
mind of it every day. You've admitted to
me more'n 20, 900 times that might of done
| better and you was awful glad to get me-
and now here you go to savin your mar
| riage has been a failure. Goodness gracious
| Peter, if ever see the beat of it-aud jess
| after losin' them 81 in the lottery too, and
| my not twittin' you bout it. Let 'Zeke
| Williams go and squander 81 in miserable
| wicked lottery and Mrs. Williams would
| never let him hear the end of it, and you
know it, but here / keep still and grin and
bear it. Here I've been standing your
meanneSs and deceit and foolishness for
| thirty years and SEEM you lose money that
you admit yourself was over two-thirds
mine in a lottery and never sayin' word
and then to have you talkin' bout thinkin
| marriage is a failurel This is my reward
for my patience, is its Abner Walker,
| don't you dare to tell me that againl Look
| up here-don't be actin sneakin'-is mar
riage failurew
mo, Hammer, don't think it isl"
"Hah, you don't? You think so, but
| yot dasnt say it, that's the trouble"
| mo, Hammer, no; -I-I-I wouldn't be
'fraid to say SO if thoughtit, I.have altered
my mind"
| "Have, have you? Well you better keep
it altered, that's all I've got to say. l,
might do for some men that
had got some kind of wives tc
whine bout marriage bein' a failure, but
for man that is li'ble to lose money in a
| lo++ ,1ax h,
| after him, it don't sound very well. Now
git them bundles and the two sachels to-
gether, cause we'll be to York in bout five
minutes, and don't lose any of them, and
don't be gawkin' round when you land
| lookin' for signs of more lottery off 'ces."