The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-10-10
"DEARIE'S" WIFE.
TRAVELLING WITH SCAMP.

Mrs. Cantor was gong To visit
her husbands mother. The elder
Mrs. Cantor knew she was coming
because she had received the fol-
lowing note:
"Dear,t Mamma: | do hope |
shall be able to get out TO see you
next week, Thursday. | am long
ing to come. Dearie is SO busy
might as we'll be there as here, for
all see OF INN. Of course | shall
bring NUNS Iresh; have never
travelled a step without him since
had him. | am anticipating SO
much pleasure l long to see you,"
etc, etc.
"The rest is nothing but gush
and does not mean anything" SAID
the recipient OF lhe latter, calmly
folding it without taking the
trouble to finish reading il.
"And who the devil is NUNS
Presh ?" asked Papa Cantor from
over his paper
~ don't know. Some kind Of
champagne, shouId say" was the
answer.
Ard who the devil is Dearie -
asked Papa Cantor again from
over his paper.
at is her way of speaking Of her
husband" was The reply.
On The Thursday morning
Dearie's wife bade adieu TO Dearie
and went out 10 take the horse car
that went by the corner. She had
with her shawl strap with a good
deal in it, and AN umbrella aud a
pasleboard box containing lun-
cheon, aud she had Scamp leading
by a LEASH. Scamp was a black
and tan terrier who adored his mis-
treSs and hated his mistress hus-
band. Tom Cantor said he had TO
go another way that morning 10
meet man, or he would have ac-
conpanied his wife 10 the station.
In the bottom of his heart, how
ever, he knew better than to go
where Scamp went, and as Scamp
went everywhere an inference may
be drawn. The car conductor rang
the bell while Mrs. Cantor was
still scrambling with her bundles,
and while the terrier was still out
side, pulling on his leash, Mrs.
Cantor was so enraged at this lack
of consideration that she insisted
upon leaving The car and waiting
for another thus inflicting a sting
Ing injury, not only on the conduc-
tor, but upon the Car company as
we'll.
After this she stood on the side
walk with her luncheon, and shawl |
strap, and umbrella, and dog, wait
ing for another car, which natural |
ly did not come for good while.
People hustled by her, and it |
seemed To her wounded spirit as if |
they wanted TO trample on her. |
Scamp sal on his launches close 10 !
the luncheon, and snapped at pass
ing ankles. But he never meant
by swapping, so Mrs.
Cantor said. with a smile at his |
"cunniugness" on such occasions.
Because everything comes to
hm that waits, that second horse
car came TO this lady who was 60
ing 10 see her mother-in law.
Scamp sat very straight on her lap. |
He made pretty feint Of biting a
man who was hanging on to a
strap, and who glared so that an
was offered. which ex-
planned that it was only intelli-
gence ON the dogs part, for the
dog evidently thought The gentle
man looked like his master.
against whom he had a prejudice J
When this man had left the car [
the CANNES attention was turned
upon the lady nearest. He wagg- |
ed his tail aud manifested a desire |
to lick her face, notwlthsta anding |
the quantity OF rice powder on it.
II was now explained that dear
little Seampy wished TO kiss his
new friend.
At the station Mrs. Cantor re-
quirpd The ticket seller to tell her
that the $50 Train had gone. As /
il was now a quarter past 9, a little |
thought on her part might have /
reached a correct conclusion. but 4
somehow women like t0 be told a /
thing. She bought her ticket and /
then went out on the platform and