Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-15
BACH CLUB GOSSIP.

| women hAttfs. ODe or Two OF our num-
Der have been married and simply because
they thought 90 much of that womanly
companion in whose society and conhtences
they then passed such evenings as these,
because Of this say, are they now here
this evening among the bachelors, and one
Of them Sis looking into the live Goals Ia
the open CRATE. for the evening IL chilly
What was 1t he saw thereG Why should
We who have seen strange sights in the
| Arelig gifts shifting shadows at times in our
lives, Why should We not imagine that 1t
was 4 sweet womsnly face that closed
forth to his dreamy sight eager welcome.
unsullied love and perfect trus,fulnessf
| Not soman haters but still like all
| philosophical human beings deprived of
certain blessings we occasionally delighted
in calling the grapes sour. People always
have done so and probably always will.
Nothing Of this sort, however, that con-
tanned aughr of malice ever cropped our
here. nothing save what was good natured
and ofttimes humorous.
81 always supposed that this nonsense
about women being Jealous of their hui
bands over the merest trhes was all made
up to read weli," said the Deacon, who by
the way was never married IL was rather
surprising to see what interest was swak-
ened by this abrap, remark. The Deacon
wasn't much Of talker you know.
There was someth ng happened in
jewelry store right in this town the other
day that opened my eyes as we'll a. afford
| ing me considerable amusement. One day
while In his store for a few minutes my
attention was atira ted to married
couple who entered The womans
face was flushed and the man looked
as IL he were ashamed because some
one had told him he ought 10 be, aud not
because he thought so himself IL was evi
dent at = glance that there had been diff
ference OF opinion in their house hold.
Can you tell me. sir. how this came
hereY Sad the man Ms he opehed his
watch and took from the back case lock
Of hair. which on closer inspe elton appeared
| TO be red,
4 should think you'd want an excuse for
carryii z piece of red headed washer
woman's hair round 10 your vest pocket
snapped the woman, ana then shifted her
nose and nervously tapped the floor with
the toe Of her boot.
| II seemed unkind that the woman should
speak so unexpectedly of an innocent lock
OF hair that happened to present & reddish
glesm. especially as eryslpelas aud ride
in the wind gave 10 her own face a com
plt xion like an exceedingly auburn sunset
Mary don't know ANY mnre'n you do
where that con, FROM pleaded the husband
in deprecs'ing, speak-sasy tone. The
proprietor took the lock of hair and you
ought to have seen his face; it was 4 study.
h. Ia -,
You had, addressing the man, "a picture Of
your wife in the watch where you found the
lock Of this hair after taking the watch
home from being cleaned here did you not?'
| Yes he did. chimed in the woman with a
| uspicion of tears in her voice, and it's one
had took the day ives married and he
promised never to let it go
He didn't, madam. The same day he
brought his watch In to be clear ed another
man brought in one for the same purpose,
and In the back OF his was this lock of hair.
You see made the mistake and changed
them 80 that the other mans wife il doubt
less making considerable excitement about
where he got the womsn's picture in place
Of her lock Of hair. Give me your address
and the lock of hair and I'll send you the
| picture when II is returned And il WAS re-
iruly unhappy, so the jeweler afterwards
lold me-
'Oh. we'll. some women if thty have
soihing to be jealous or worry abe ut easily
| And something just as men DO said the
Parson; just like. for instance, the negro
a friend of mine told me about the other
day. He used to keep hardware store
aud one day poorly clad celored man came
In and wanted to buy burglar proof lock
for his front door.
You can't be afraid of burglars, my
friend said to him.
But l ar. was the reply.
Have you got anything to be stolen?'
No, sab. Ilsint got $50 worth of stuff
In de house.
Then why do you fear burglsrs?
1t hxint cause 'spect dey would steal
anything. but cause l dosn't want to be
woke up in the night and see a burglar at
de foo. of de bed and hear him say; Now,
Reuben. you hand over dat bag Of gold or
I'll put six bullets into YEP"
But you have no gold
Oats list it. He'd think | was iyin'
an shute me-
Speaking of that old negro re minds me, -
htStt uPtth thN FSHAtHi' VI NnHt A5 io-h
the other day about ex Confederate Gen
ersl Esrly's Niger Joe, as an illustration of
the fsithfulness of the ex slave to their for
mer masters
Joe IL an old negro about 20 years of age,
who was born slave in General Jubsl
Early's family, brought up with Juhe. be
came his body-servsnt. served all through
the war with him a. wstchful OF his master
a. mother of her babe. After the war Joe
was informed that he was free
Zee fires 2 said Joe, with look u con
tempt. Use not free. | belongs to Ma
Jube till dies
EARLY 10 very fond of his servant. and |
has told every shcpkeeper in Lynchburg, to
let Joe have any thing he waats sod send the |
bill to him. Joe follows his master sround |
on certain occasions Ike dog. When |
Early lets the mountain dew Of old vir- |
ginny get the better Of him, joe will say |
MAS Jube, you must come home"
why, You - Niger, who are you
talking to? Who. boss, sny~sy?"
"'Wsli. Mass Jube, when yoa's sober |
you's boss, but when yeu's drunk Use boss
"well, Joe. you's right. When I'm
drunk you're boss
And Early will resign himself to the |
faithful old dxrkey's care"