The Russellville Democrat., 1892-02-25
CUTTING IT DOWN.
The Telegraph Clerk Was Married Him self and He Knew What susie
 Wanted to Say.

The Telegraph Clerk Was Married Him-
 self and He Knew What susie
 Wanted to Say.
 She was as sweet q little woman as ever wore a tailor made suit and iaunty 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 in quired of the clerk "Can l send telegram to my husband heref"
 s'Yes'm," responded the hollow eyed functionary, brightening up a little and handing her blank with pen and ink.
 'I guess it will go all right if l put the street number, won't itf" she asked again.
 "Yes'm," laconically replied the clerk with sad, anticipatory smile.
 She drowned little while, collect ing 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 shop. ping all afternoon. l 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 1 know you won't care, will you, dearestf l think of you always and wish you were here with me to see the cute baby carriages and cradles and ta- ble chairs for little sMary. 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 swee. before it is warmed for baby. Bless her little heart She is her man. mas darling dear, so she is, and when she cries it may be a pin stick ing her and not the colic at all, re- member. Give her drop of cam phor on a nice big lump of sugar if that cough returns, and two drops of peppermint or paregoric in sugar and water in teaspoon if she has a cramp in her poor little stomach. The k y 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, an1 don't give baby any; besides, be slre to crumble the crackers we'll in her gruel. Annie wants me to stay all week, but l don't feel satisfied away from you and baby so long, dearest, and will come home Wednesday. It seems like year since saw you, love, though it was only yesters day evening; so now you see how much 1 love you and cannot bear to be away from you at all. Oh, if you should die, or anything should happen while I am ayayi 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 Sunday, or else cut it down real thin, with chili sauce to eat over it, and to see that the bread does not get musty in the pantry. and to keep the ants put of the sugar box above all Kiss baby for mann ma, and l send hundred for your self. From your loving little wife,
 SUSIE BROWN.
 Gathering together the piles of sheets filled with the message, she handed them to the clerk. He read the telegram while she stooc there and blushed.
 "How much will it bel" she asked shyiy.
 "Twenty-fiye cents, madam. You see, we can shorten it by leaving out a lew of the unnecessary words, and save you money"
 Oh, thank you = she said, beam ing 'ibut be sure not to leave out any of the necessary words, and away she went as happy as lark.
 The operator picked up the blank and hurriedly dashed of
 "Charles Brown; Will be home Tuesday morning by first train.
 "SUsIE BROWN"
 He was married man himself