The evening world., 1891-08-10
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Tho Woman who was Looking for


just outside tho Delaware and Lacka-
wanna Depot, Hoboken, ! met woman
about forty years of age, who seemed to
be carefully scrutinlzing the face Of every
body coming down to the ferry-house.
She was very plainly dressed, and IT
didn't take much figuring TO decide that
she lived out of town and had walked
several miles through the mud. We drew
closer together after bit, and when she
found had been hanging around there
for Nh hour previous to her appearance
she said.
"Well, I'll tell you what it is, I'm n
looking for my man, Enos | think he
headed this way, and mebbe he's already
crossed over"
What sort of n man 2"
Hes what they called sawed-off
man, not M tall rs me into head. He's
got blue eyes, yallcrish hair, and freckles
clean back 10 his ears You'd know it
was Enos ten rods off. If you didn't you'd
know IT as soon as he got up TO you, for
he'd ask you for chaw of tobacco and
begin to complain about me. If you give
two minits of your valuable time he'd tell
you that made him the most miserable
man In New Jersey"
- don't think I've seen any such man
pass this way. Has he left homer"
" Yes left about daylight this morn
ing. Got up and built fire and put the
teakettle on and then skipped. / couldn't
believe it for moren m hour, for we've
been married seventeen years and he's
threatened to go about every other day
during all that time. found his tracks
in the road, however, and | met n milk
man who saw him running with his hat
in his hand. and guess he finally worked
himself up 10 it,.
She filled a clay pipe with tobacco.
asked me for match, and ms she pufIed
away said
:" 1t seems as if Enos and you didn't
live happily"
mo, we don't, and it's all his fault.
There amt woman in New Jersey who
could live happily with Enos. I've
broken hundred broomsticks over his
hend, hut he's moaner to-day than he was
the day / married him"
what seems to be the trouble?"
- s'pose it's what they call want of
congeniality. I'm congenlal, but Enos
| isn't He's lust like all other oue.story,
sawed off got his nose stuck up all
the time about something, and always
whining and finding fault. You never
saw such man to dispute. and he's too
lazy 10 fall out of bed"
But you are not happy to got rid of
himl"
We'll, you see how it is. don't want
to live there nlono and | don't want folks
winking around aud saying I'm grass
wlddor and all that. Besides, Pm kinder
sorry for EnOs. He amt altogether too
blame for being so pi2ened mean. He's
allus having biles, or stepping on tacks,
or shaking with the ager, aud if he gets
50 ahead some feller comes along with a
patent and skins him out OF il. And
Enos amt more'n half baked when you
come right down to it. lie don't know
'nuff to keep turning a grindstono unless
you holler at him.
WAS thinking of something TO say to
console her, when she suddenly bit the
stem of her pipe in two, uttered Il yell
and jumped past me. Enos had been
hiding around somewhere, probably OK.
pecting TO be followed, but had come out
TO see if the coast was clear. 1t wasn't
lie had walked almost up to her, aud ms
turned she had both hands on his collar.
Enus didn't have time 90 even yell out.
She lifted him up gave him twist and 4
shake, and as his feet touched the ground
again she said
Enos, you can't beat Matilda if We
live together n hundred years longer
Now you come along without word ol
I'll make you see stars and earthquakes
and hurricanes by the million"
Enos looked at me appealingly. but
couldn't help him. The whole State Of
New Jersey wouldn't have saved hii
bacon. NJ. QUAD.
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