Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-04-10

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MRS. CUFFINS' HUSBAND.
= Humorous Sketch.
6ays Obadiah Is me, says he.
Martha Maria, Friday Is my birth
dsy, md I'd like 70 hey : turkey din
nef.ee
nsssnsd = sort o. funny fur me 10
~ standing there, Mrs. Guilns the
second, on most the same boards I'd
Stood on 10 cut out the first Mrs. CUT
0u's last new grny merino. But ouch is
lite.
/ used % say I'd never marry q
vidower, or shomely middle-aged man,
and I'd done both, and didn't repent it.
but / had manty-maked for ten years,
and got over my romantic ideas, and
valued the more substantial qualities in
: man, such ~ keeping plenty Of kim
d1lng1 split, and never letting the -four
barrel get low, and putting . patent
pump "a the kitchen.
Y0u cant manty-make without get
ting 10 know the character Of the folks
Of these neighborhoods wherennto you
cir called BY Providence; and I'd heard
Of Obadiah dufins.
The fust Mrs. 0ufins never had to
turn her black silks nor to wear last
winters b0nnit. Raisins was in her
store closet by the box, and all thst
heaEt could wish wuz hern, except that
shs enjoyed poor health, which carried
her Oh st last to reside amongst the
cherubims and seraphims, where there's
nc more sick headaches.
Obadiah missed the first Mrs. Gufiins
very much indeed. Why. I would never
hev he'd anybody that didn't lament
their late deceased partner. should
expect 70 DO treated 70 myself when the
time came.
never objected to him recruiting to
his tender rememberies when he was
calm On mi. He called Sunday even
ings, and where / boarded the young
folks wa al married, 10 they let rs hev
ths pArlor 81 I'd buy the kerosene for
The best lamp. Our counting was short
and swest. He called four times. The
1Ist time We nat on two chairs each side
the CRATE, and told each other about the
weather and sich. The second time he
brought his chair around 10 mine, and
satd he felt kinder lonesome over there
By himseiL The third time he put his
ann shout my waist and said:
How rood your frocks 1T
Ard the fourth time he sid:
Martha Maria Packenham, you've
sesn my house. and you know jest about
Whist I'm worth. TIM . good provider.
81 ! do say IL myself. Don't you think
Il would Be more to your interest fur tn
change the wild and wandering life Of .
manty-maker for the more sedentary one
Of Miasus GufRns? Ell 20, let M set the
day and get married before planting
time comes on, 70 we nj 60 of some
where on . tower
wa going to ask . week to think
shout II, for / don't believe in letting q
man think you are jumping ct him; but
/ reflected that the Widder Bush wanted
him. and her place was next to his, and
there wa no use Of giving her . chance,
20 / said.
II don't know but what you're right,
NJ. 9uiins,s and calculated how long
Il would take me to get apearl-gray silk
made up, and set the day according.
And tha& II how I came TO DO Mrs.
aufIins the second, and Obadiah talking
70 me about 3 turkey dinner.
sNafthy Maria" said he Friday is
my birthday and I'd like to hev = tur-
hoy dinner. Roast turkey stuffed, cram
harry sarse, pertaters, onions, tnrnips,
and mince pie
And says i:
@ObAdiah. you shall have : good one.
Not 70 good u the 6rxt Mrs. GuAins hev
cooked, but . good - I kin do it,
FL thsre WAS anything Of that sort TO
b aid, I meant TO say it myself and hev
the credit Of il. Il is the safest plan. !
concluded 10 put Z little brandy in the
mince meat. The brandy Wa down the
csllsr, and I had the keys in my pocket.
When ] 1rst came I had noticed that
| Obadiah went down 10 take . look ct
the CELLAR kinder often, and when ] fol-
lowed him I found ont why. The dim
myjohns was down there. Now, . good
peOyider must hev some dimmyiohns in
CO. % sickness and fur cooking, but
they donat noed 70 be called on to ask
how they be very often, % I locked mp
The CELLAR md put tho keys on my ring.
md u Obadiah had cramps or anything,
~ he had 70 do WA 10 tell nae. and ]
Aended 70 Il. But, q I said, I decided
~ PIT Soma brandy II the mince meat,
nd I wont down % get il. The key
wonldnat turn, I rememberixed, until ]
took q OF the ring. The others sort Of
Weighsd Il down.
Wall, 1 got . suliciency, and I hxed
my p&es and baked EN-, eos TO warm mp
whsn needed. And on the birthday
morning Obadiah went out 10 zee "a
picking tho peaches, promising 10 come
"a 8 II md dress, for I'd asked com
pany. "A turkey dinner il too much fos
two. and il takes company TO keep up
any Day mnch-
The dinner Wa most cooked and the
beet ~ on, and III had come, and still Oba.
diah want in. He had orter Of shaved,
tOo. felt fdgsty. A sort Of PRESENT.
snent took ma ike . stitch ia the side.
But I went up 70 change my dress, and
vhsn I put the keys into the other
pocket I found I'd left the cellar key in
The door.
sRan down and lock up, and bring il
y M. said 70 Charity Pigott, my
helps
She did u, and came back shivering.
Whats H. matter?s sex I.
We'll, n ron must know, Mn. Guf
6nA, : ~ shs, @that cellar skeers me. ]
always expsct 70 . spooks down
thes0s
.Yonfe 5 born IDIOT aid l.
Obadiah hadnt como ii yet, and Il
oeemed . II he would be prompt, II b
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