Wichita eagle., 1889-10-25
Villa. dave you on your headfvI asked

what nave YOU on your headf asked
harshly
my bonnet, dear"
sit doesn't become you"
confidently hoped that, to avert the storm
she must SEQ was brewing, she would at least
take of the obnoxious hat and lay it on the
table. She did no such thing, but stood re-
garding me with the Same mute wonder as
during my former efforts. Again and again
demanded the hats removal. but received
nothing in reply but cold stare. At last,
giving way to all the violence felt and q
good deal did not feel, raised my stick,
and, sweeping 1t sidewise, laid the hat, a mass
Of velvet and feathers without form and void,
at the other end of the room.
What followed was 80 sudden, 50 unexpect-
ed, so singular, that never could distinctly
remember how it occurred. At any rate, at
a call from my wife, two men entered from
another room and seized me by the arms.
One was my own brother and the other my
wife's cousin.
"What does this meant" I asked dunn
founded.
"Take him to the third story back room, {"
my vito said calmly to my captors. "We
will keep him there till We know how the
disease turns II he isn't better tomorrow
we shall have to send him to an asylum"
My God she thought was insane.
'My dear,"I cried.
'Take him away"
"My dear, you don't mean Arthur
Tom"
Don't mind what he says; he's not respon-
sible."
By this time was at the first landing. I
~, - 6,,% -
tors were both strong men and carried me to
the third story.
$50 in there" said one of them, pushing
me into the room, from which every article
of furniture had been removed "You can't
hurt yourself there. Stop, let me search you.n
He took my pocket knife to make sure l
could do myself no injury with it, and then
shut the door and locked it from the outside.
Locked up for lunatic in my own house
and by my own bridel
stood in the middle Of the room--thers
was nothing to sit on-and commenced to
think. Icursed every character had ever
seen on the stage. cursed Hamlet, cursed
Lear, cursed Othello-I cursed them all.
But when came to Petruchio it seemed that
my curses shot out with all the vivid viru-
lence of the rays Of an electric light I
passed three hours in a state of modification
and disappointment, and three hours moro in
dependency and repentance. began to get
hungry. Nothing since breakfast, and it was
now II p. m. peeped through the keyhole
and saw my wifes cousin guarding mo.
Il want something to eat" called.
mo orders for it, he replied.
Great heavensl was my wife going 70
starve me! / ran over my conduct to her
since we had returned from our wedding
trip and remembered with horror my efforts
to starve her.
it took me just one hour under the reduc-
ing influence of an empty stomach 20 make
up my mind to capitulate.
"Can Mrs. Brown" called to my keeper.
I heard him pass the word to the maid below.
A light step was on the staircase, a quiet
may go now Arthur; much obliged" Then
the same voice to me:
'What is it, dearg'
give had enough Of this" Ircplied grufay.
care you OetterF'
81 haven't been sick"
She paused while. She was evidently
considering
us your brain quieterT' she asked.
ooh, botherl Let me out"
"You seem more rational. ! do hope Jcu
won't have another attack"
Come, come" said, trying to assume 4
triAe OF unconcern. LETS have NO more
fooling."
II am not quite sure it would be safe to re-
lease you yet"
To this made no reply. WAITED
~ want to ask you," she continued pres
emily, ''if you are convinced Of tho folly Of
your proceeding9'
'Well-yes. think can say that am,
rather"
Sand you won't do SO any morem
mot during my present happy alliance
with you"
That's very sweet of you And you'll
attend to your business and let Ias manage
the house?"
Eyes"
Snow promise me three things"
"What are they7'
"First, to go with me to church regularly"
Igroaned 81 promise"
"Second, no wine on our table ever"
Oh, Lordi ~ promise"
"Third, no smoking below the third story" |
Thank heaven, that's three. II promise"
"Now, my dear, if let you out will you be |
good and not do so any more2"
"Open the door. I've had enough Of this !
She turned the key. stepped out and she |
threw her arms about my neck and covered |
ny face with kisses. That was the end of my
playing Petruchio.
"Peter, asked, after he had finished, SIS
.his the room Of your confinement"
Eyes; it was stipulated at the time that I
vas to be afterwards free only here"
Your effort was not very wise"
"Not wisel" he asked, much hurt at the re-
mark. Then what has the world for TWO
centuries seen in The Gaming Of the Shrew'
o admirel Was Petruchio foolm
II give it up. IF. A. Mitchell in Belford's
Magazine.
An Anxious Moment
4 number of boys of jYst about the age
when boys feel the most mischievous got
piece of gas pipe, filled it with sand, plugged
{ at the ends, leaving room for a piece OF
string to hang out. After this was done the
gas pipe presented very formidable appear
,nce, and that night the boys placed it at the
IGOR of q resident in their neighborhood- Ali
n the house had gone to bed, and it was left
lndisturbed till morning. The lord of the
,ouse was the first to discover it, and after
lie recovered from the shock it caused him he
,egan to cautiously examine it. After awhile
,e went back in the yard, first warning his