Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-15
Why Brown Was Tilted.


afternoon with her friend and former
schoolmate. Mrs. Smith, who has been
MARI ed several years and has beau
tiful boy.
81 heard the other day that YOU were
engaged to Mr.. Brown. Is there any
truth in up asked Mrs. Smith of her
friend. who was holding the baby.
81 am not engaged to Mr.. Brown"
"But amt you going to be? Ho is
such nice. steady young man"
That depends upon circumstances.
One thing is sure. if he expects me to
take advantages of my leap year priv
ileges he will wait good long while, I"
replied Miss Jones.
But would you accept him il he
were to propose?' quered Mrs
Smith.
Il am not quite sure that would
Men are so unreliable"
Don't you love him?" asked Mrs.
Smith.
20, he is very nice gentleman.
but there are SO many unhappy marri-
ages that | don't think / care to tax
any risks"
You should get married by all
means. | used to think and talk Just
like you. but now that | am married
am twice as happy as was. have "a
good. kind husband.
"fou never quarrel. | suppose. lie
never says anything rude or unkind.
and he never goes out at night and
comes home late?"
20. no. of course not"
Never grumbles about the ex-
pense ?"
What a strange girl you are What
makes you Ask such foolish. silly ques-
tions ?'
We'll. YOU know there are some
such hus stands.
i've read about some such cases of
brutality. and I've heard people talk
about such husbands. but don't know
ANYTHING about it.
Il am so glad for your sake that Won
are happy. How sound the dear little
fellow sleeps.
u cs ! wish you would take him
in the next room and put him in his
Little cradle. said Mrs. Smith. Her
friend comp led with her request.
While Mss Jones was in the next
room the door was suddenly opened
and Mr.. Smith entered. lie had Just
come home and did not know vi IS
Jones was in the house. 1t was plan
10 see that he was as mad ms a wet
hen. SHAKING II II at his wife he
said in hOarsc, cynical tone:
Here is another one of your Internal
bills. You must think I'm made of
money.
III u-s-h - sad his wife, putting
her finger to her lips and PONTIAC in.
TO the other room.
Hush. he blan ked. don't give n
cont mental whether the blank brat
squalls or not | want YOU to under
stand that don't propose to put up
with any more Of your eXtrava-
gance. This is the second hat YOU
nave had since we were married. Do
you propose TO break me up in busl-
ness with YOUR senseless extravaganza?
BY the way You buy new hats one
would suppose you had half dozen
fool heads on your shoulders.
"Oh, George! Dear George
Just cheese that deah George
racket (mimicklng her) Only last
week ! paid grocery bill of one dol
lar and tbirty-seven cents. You must
think I'm little JAY Gould on wheels.
ID d man bring demiiohn of
brandy and two hundred cigars
for me?"
Yes. and here is the bill for fifty
seven dollars.
For heavens sake quit looking as
IT you were going 10 blubber! | just
came home 10 tell you not TO sit up for
me. After the lodge is out | am gong
to attend little oyster supper with
the boys and some theatrical people
down at the hotel. may not be back
before three O'clock and oil he was
OF course Mss Jones heard every
word of this joint discussion. and
when shortly afterward. Brown pro-
proposed. he was Tilted and bounced
so promptly that he left the house
without his hat and cane. He was
even more astonished than the light
ming was when it struck magazine
containing l,75G. S43 pounds of giant
powder. -.hOcGt"g BUd.