The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1891-12-05
MARR AGE.
How Some Persons May Make Fai,p,. -,
Married Life


Married Life
| IL there is one thing more than ano,hou
calculated to throw man into q gnash;na
of the teeth and tearing of the hair conds
ton, it is his attempt to give the wife of
his bosom an account of some ordinar,.
affairs to which she listens after tb;s,
fashion: !,
He-''0h, my dear, | must tell vo,
something Jack Burroughs told me to.idav
while"
She-''where did you see Jack Bur.
roughs?
"Oh. we went 10 lunch together
and"
"How did you happen to go out to
luncheon together?"
"Well, we didn't exactly 90 out topetb.
er; | met Jack on the restaurant stems
and"
"What restaurant2'
"CalIcway's, and Jack"
"How did you happen to 20 to Gallo.
ways? thought you always lunched at
Draper's."
81 nearly always do; but just happen.
ed to drop into Calloway's to-day along
with Jack and"
docs he always lunch at Calloway'sp"
I'm sure, my dear "a little sharplyl
that don't know if he does or not. II
make no earthly difference if"
"Oh, of course not. (Hastily.) inst
wondered if he did; that's ALL Go on with
your story
well, while we were eating our soup,
Jack"
"What kind of solp?'
Turtle. Jack said that
81 thought you disliked turtle SOUP"
"Well, | don't care much about it,
but"
How did you happen to order it if you
didn't care for it.
because | did Severely. J But the SOM
has nothing to do with tie story"
"0h, of course not, I'm grieved tone
never said that it did. | don't see vhy
you:should getc over simple question.
Go on.
well, while we were eating our soup,
Lawrence Hildreth and his new wife came
in and"
They did?'
Il have just said So
''Well, you needn't be SO cross about
it,"
They came in, and"
lis she pretty?"
Pretty enough. Jack bowed and
Does he know th emp
We'll, now do You suppose he would
have bowed if he hadn't known them?
declare if ~
How was she dressed?"
How do | know? never locked at
her dress. What was going to tell you
was that"
Ibid they sit near you?"
'Ges, at the next table. And while
they were ordering, Jack said that they"
Couldn't they hear him?"
DO you suppose (fercely) that jack
would have no more sense than to let item
hear MIN talking about them? I'll swear
if"
''James, if you can tell simple little
incident without getting into passion
you'd better keep it to yourself What
did Jack say?"
ale said that Miss Hildreth's father
was opposed to the match and"
How did ne know that?'
Great Caesar! There you go again"
James, will you please remember that
1t Is your wife to whom you are speaking,
sir?"
mo other woman would drive me raw
ing, distracted crazy, asking silly questions
about"
"Tames!"
Every time try to tell you anything,
you begin, and you"
James Crising W tn dignity and saying -.
stltfiy). | do not propose listening to any =
such insulting remarks, and"
y lou never listen TO anything. That's
the trouble If"
When ask simple question, you
I'D say simple. You've asked me
million simple questions in the last half
hour, Just because was going to tell you
that Jack Burroughs said that"
Il do not wish to hear what Mr.. Jack
Burroughs said if you cannot tell it re.
spectfully. shall have my dinner sent
to my room, since it is so painful for you
to eat with an IDIOT" tRetires scornful-
ly, while he narrowly escapes an attack of
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