Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1892-03-03
A Woman's Telegram.


ever wore tailor made suit and
jaunty hat, that made every fellow
who passed her straighten his tie and
look his prettiest. She walked into
the telegraph office at Fourth and
Vine streets and timidly inquired Of
the clerk:
Can send telegram to my hus-
band here?'
"Yes'm,' responded the hollow
eyed functionary, Frightening up
little and handing her a blank, with
pen and ink.
II guess it will go all right if l
put the street number, won't it,"
she asked again.
"Yes'm," laconically replied the
clerk with sad, anticipatory smile.
She frowned little while collec-
ting 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? l 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
so 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 warm
ed for the baby. Bless her little
heart! She is her mammals darling
dear, so she is, and when she cries
it may be pin sticking her and not
the collie at all, remember. Give
her drop of camphor on a nice big
lump of sugar if that cough returns,
and two drops Of peppermint and
paregefic in sugar and water in a
teaspoon il she has cramp in her
poor little stomach. 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 butter it, and
don't give baby any; besides, be
sure to crumble the crackers we'll in
her Cruel. Auntie wants me to stay
all week, but l don't feel satisfied
away from you and baby SO long
dearest, and will come home on
Wednesday. 1t seems like year
since saw you, love, though it was
only yesterday evening; SO now you
see how much l love you and can
not bear to be away from you at all.
o, if you should die, or anything
should happen while am away On
thinking it over l shall come home
Tuesday on the first morning train,
this being Monday night. Tell the
girl to warm up the roast from Sun
day, 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 to keep the ants
out Of the sugar box above all. Kiss
baby for me, and send hundred
for yourself. From your loving little
wife.
"SuSIE Bows
Gathering together the piles of
sheets filled with the message she
handed them to the clerk. He read
the telegram while she stood there
and blushed.
GLOW much will it be-" she ask
ed slyly.
"Twcnty.five cents, madam. You
see we can shorten it by leaving out
few unnecessary words, and so
save you money"
"Oh, thank you, she said, beam
ing; "but be sure not to leave out
any of the necessary words" and
away she went as happy as a lark.
The operator picked up the blank
and hurriedly dashed off:
"Charles Brown: Will he home
Tuesday morning by first train.