The Red Cloud chief., 1890-05-09
THEY STAYED At HOME.
why Mr.. 80 Mn. MsSwat Wore Nss a
Church One Aunsisy MOpning.

III you don't hurry up. Lobelia."
urged Mr.. McSwat. a. he fidgeted about
In front Of the mirror, trying u Ind .
necktie that would karmonixe with his
mustachO. Swell be- lats to church.
never could understand" he protested.
accidentally stepping on the cat and
causing o howl that ,sised tho nap on
his spring l0f isss) 0%vercost; II never
could understand-seat, you yowiiag
beast!-why II takes = woman so long "a
dress. Lobelis, what have you donc
with my cufY-buttons? Whore the Sam
Hill IRE those cufY-Lnttons?'
~ think. Rilliger, they are"
"Lobclia, don't try 10 talk with your
mouth full OF h~airpins. Where arc tho
cun.buttOns? II you want me to go to
church with you this morning you'll
have To turn up thoAS blooming. idiotio
cuY-buttpns."
'liavc you Looked In the soiled eufis
you took OIL last night BilliRer3" In.
qaircd Mrs. Mcswsa calmly adjusting
her ~friz1cs.
Mlligcr had noA He huated up tho
GUNS and found the buttons.
III you knew they were there why
didn't you say sou no demanded. in an
injured tone, ~. he aat down hard on .
chair and prooccdsa 70 nut IL the but
tons, telescope tho cuhs on his shirt
sleeves, and slids them back and forth
till the focus sseOed to be about rARhI
II shalt b" ssady loe church. NrA Nc
Swat" b" continued maiaetieslly. I'm
about two miuuees. Row long do you
intend to keep.ms wsiuage''
II have nDeAAng ~ ID Dtlligse,~ an.
swered Mrs Mrewat eiving . few In
ishing dAbS 10 hsr font hair, .'sscsst To
put on my bonnet and g~lovos."
"Wsll. Whsre's the bonnet" vocissr.
ahrd her husband. ~ he jumped up.
ierkSd a. hA coat, smoothed his silk
hat sssSssS bis q gloves and over
oost, and Ass down again. ''Trot out the
m~trasulSas boanct, Lobelia. havcn't
ssen IL yet. Where IL it?"
II Brought 1t down Q few mtnutea
ago. replied Mrs. McS~at. who vas
looking shout With evident anxiety.
''saA laid n dowa Aere but ! don't $50
ts thought ! put Il on . chair"
O0-oo . chair. IIobelis?" echoed
Mr.. NcSvst feebly, . dreadful aus
ptsisa cFuaaiag his mind.
"ieA Can II he-why, Biliiser. re-
sase,y vouldnt--O, q. o. she scfesmrA.
49, what you have doae."
fos Mlliscr had risen 70 his feet ssA
uas looking In silence st the cha.s %
vAtaA ~ hsA hees sitsins. et .r
TAerN. on the seat. vers the crzoheA
r~maias Of . once glorious bonnet 10
10 . 6stseueA. aAspsisAs maAA evss
htdsoss In ~ ruiz thai. y -
hsss In ia original grandeur.
"loteliA" aid NJ. McSvsI = Adeen
m~lodramatic vsace. 'ft 10 fHllss. We
.Ay nov psass before thu splepdtA
prodigy"
''Hov eosiA yea. q. how sssid you T.
H. hllisse@' che walled. sinktns hpss-
lcsAy on sn0shcr chair.
II didn'S rccoeniss u - the bossst.
tobsltA," - wpl,sa peatseasly. 'tssv
.. bot AaPpsed Il ~ 10 bunch of col.
cred u<ss~ paper, or . erumpled tidy. Or
. nesh towel. or something Of that kinA-
Can't yes az II up AgSin somehow" BE-
inquired ~aaXsoo&ly. "cans tt he-ee-
Undated again ~ uashed together ~
other way 80 yos can make IL dcr"
Nn Meswas looked vithsrinsiy -
her cr~s,-sallen husband. staiksd oas ~
The room without . word. and nobody
from the Mcswas houssholA seat -
eefvtce asywesrU - aAAs tahAasA-
! Ssscags Trsbsne.
sHr~s sn-a-s .s4n 80 aarar