Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-12-31
BRIEF AND STRIKING STORIES.
Some are Funny and Some are Not.

A sHREwD TELEGRAPHER SPARES a
LOVED HUSBANDS POCKET.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
She was as sweet a little woman as
ever wore a tailor-made suit and jaunty
hat that made every fellow who passed
her straighten his tie and look his pref
tiest. She walked into the telegraph of
fee at Fourth and Vine streets and tim
idly inquired for the clerk: "Can l send
a telegram to my husband here?"
"Yes'm," responded the hollow-eyed
functionary. Frightening up little, and
handing her blank, with pen and ink
Il guess it will go all right if Iput
the street number, won't it," she asked
again.
"Yes'm," laconically replied the clerk
with sad, anticipatory smile.
She frowned little while collecting
her thoughts and then wrote:
DEAR CHARLIE-You do not know
how much l miss you while away from
home, though auntie is very kind, and
we have been shopping all the afternoon
have bought some of the loveliest swiss
to go over my green dress and three
pairs of French kid gloves, because they
were very cheap, and l know you won't
care, will you, dearest. think OF you
always and wish you were here with me
to see the cute baby carriages and cradles
and table chairs for little Mary. l was
tempted to buy all three of them, but
only took the carriage. Be sure to scald
bottle every meal, and that the milk Is
| fresh and sweet before it is warmed fol
baby. Bless her little heartl She is
her mammals darling dear. so she is
when she cries it may be pin sticking
her and not the collie at all, remember
Give her drop of camphOr on nice
big lump of sugar if that cough returns
and two drops of peppermint or parago'
ric in sugar and water in a teaspoon ii
she has cramp in her poor little stom-
ach. The KEY to the cake box is under
the corner of the mat in the front hall
and if the icing sticks to the knife but
ter it, and don't give baby any; besides
be sure to crumble the crackers well in
her Cruel. Auntie wants me to stay al
week, but don't feel satisfied away
from you and baby so long, so long
dearest, and will be home Wednesday
1t seems like year since l saw you
love, though it was only yesterday even
ing; so now you see how much | love
20 ha
you at all. Oh, if you should die or any
thing should happen while 1 am away
On thinking it over L will come home
Tuesday on the first morning train, this
being Monday night. Tell the gill tC
warm up the roast from Sunday, or else
cut it down real thin, with Chill sauce
to eat over it, and to see that the bread
does not get musty in the pantry, and tc
keep the ants out of the sugar box above
all. Kiss baby for mamma, and l send
you hundred for yourself. From YOU
loving little wife. SUSIE BROWN"
Gathering together the piles of sheets
filed with the message she handed then
to the clerk. He read the telegram while
she stood there and blushed.
"How much will it be-" she asked
shyly.
"Tl - aty-five cents, madam. You see
we can shorten it by leaving out few
of the unnecessary words and so save
you money"
"Oh, thank you," she said, beaming
"but be sure not to leave out any of the
necessary words" and away she went
happy as alark-
The operator picked up the blank and
hurriedly dashed off:
"CHARLEs BROwN-WiIl be home
Tuesday morning first train.
'SUSIE BROWN"
He was a married man himself.