The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-04
1T WAS NoT a FAILURE.
"Hanner" Makes Some Remarks
which Caused ~ Change of
Mind.
,oi. II. Carrnth in 1exns siftings.

Fret II. Carrutl in Texas Siftiugs.
They were sitting on the deck
near The stern Of an Albany an,
New York day boat, headed dow
The river. lie was rather SINAI
aud weak looking, she was larg
and decided /; and there Was a col,
glance in her eyes, aud the corner
; of her mouth turn downward
slightly.
! "What you readin'. Abner?" sI,
demanded when they were jus
= this siIe OF Yonkers.
jess an old newspape r that fel
Ter with The cape on his coat drop
ped here"
"Be You readin' them lottery al
vertlsements ag'iu, Abner z" .sht
asked in metallic accents,
NAV, | ain't--don't you thinl
Pm II tool, Hammer! z"
Il think you was once, and there
fain't no guarantee YOU been't ag'in
What are you readin =
"A little piece here about II de,
bate they're havin' somewhere
bout is Marriage a Failure ?
Blamed il this feller don't kinder
think it is"
He ought to be ashamed of his,
self, that's all I've got to say bout
him Abnel, what do you think
about il ."
"Il might be a failure in some
cases." he answered meekly.
sit might, might it y
eyes, il might"
"HaS il been III your case Z"
Il dunno"
"Do you know, Abner! Has il Z"
Eyes, il has"
"Abner, | never thought to hear
You talk that way TO me. II has
been Il failure, has it? Ill learn
YOU to be ungrateful, you wretch!
Haven't | al'ays been ii good vile
to you? Have l ever sc0Ided you
or acted cross? Hain't | al'ays
borne with all your failin's, and
never said a word land YOU knew
yourself you've got more'n Il mil
lynn, Hain't | had more patience
with You Il thousand times than |
orter? Who huSsed you up when
the SorI boss kicked you. and new
er said a word hardly bout You
bein' a durn fool for goin' behind
the critter? Who took care of
YOU when The red calf butted You
through the fence, and only men
TO You a few times that she
had told you TO keep away from
the calf Who had more patience
han a saill when you went and
lost 50 III The lottery, and never
lhrOwed ii mp 10 you hardly at all ?
knOwed You was The biggest fool
n four counties TO go INTO Mat lot
but amt never KEEP leliln'
YOU of il every five minutes. and
yOu know it. You know Yourself
hat You was a TOOL to 90 and lose
.ha! 81 in the lottery, and you've
admitted il TO me IIl BET, Il hun.
lred times, but don't keep il talk
n bout it all The while. faint my
way 10 keep dingin bout Il thing
Ill The time. You know. too, or
Ion would know it, it you knOwed
anything, but YOU don't. and You
know you don't. | knowd | was
eSS thrown myself away when |
married you, and ey'ry body said
% then, and have ever since, but
dl'ayS KEEP putting YOU in
mind of it every day. You've ad-
TO me mor-'n 10000 times
hat might of done better and
on was awful glad to get me, and
low here you 20 TO SaVin your
marriage has been a failure. Guod.
less gracious, Abner, if | ever seed
he beat of lt-and jess after losin
hem 81 IN The l0Ulery, too. and my
.ot twittin you bout it. Let Keke
go and sQuander 81 in
miserable wicked lottery and
lrs. Williams would never let him
ear the end of it, and YOU know
but here | keep still and grin
nd bear it. Here I've been stand
ng yOnr meanness and deceit ard I
Doliehness for thirty years and
eein you lose money that you ad-
nit yourself was over two.thIrds
linc in a lottery and never sayin
WORD, and then TO have YOU talk
1 bout thinkin marriage is a fail
re! This is my reward for nv
atience, is it? Abner Walker,
ont You dare to tell Inc thai
Look up here-don't be
clin' sneakin-ls marriage a fail
re P
mo, Hammer, | don't think il isl"
"Hah, you don't! You think
}, but you dasn't say 1t, that's the
'ouble."
"No, Hammer, no ;-I-I-I ,
.ouldul be Iraid TO say so if
lought it'll have altered my mind.n
''HaYe, have youl Well you
keep it altered, that's all
We got TO say. 1t might do for
men that had got some kind
wives 10 whine bout marriage
Elm a failure, but for a man that is
BILE TO lose money in a lottery
V'rY day he lives less his wife
'oks alter him, it don't sound very
ell. Now cit them bundles and
lie Two satchels together, cause
Ell! be 10 York in bout five min.
.es, and don't lose any of them.
I'd don't he gawkin' ruund when .
1u land, lookin for signs of more
ttery Offices" .