The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-08-20
IT WA8 a DESERT.
Strangely Enough the Forioru Man Was
Perfectly Content.


Perfectly Content.
'On my last trip through Missis-
sippi | met ~ curious character said
guest at the Russell house to the
Detroit Free Press man. Il was go
ing on horseback from one town to
another. and along about noon got
hungry. and. SONG tumbie-down
shanty In a most forlorn neighbor-
hood. approached. The proprietor
who had beard about foot long
and was roughly dressed. stood near
the gate. Can 1 get anything to cat
hcreP asked. ANY whatp Any
thing to eat i reckon ye mought
Well then cook me chicken.
quick. "A whatP "A chicken We
hain't got none Well ham and
eggs WbatY Ham and eggs We
huin't got none Well. lot me have
anything. then.' 'WhatT Anything
Oh! Have you any corn for my
horse" What" Amy cornP' We
hain't got none We entered the
house and managed to scrape up
fairly decent meal. To my astonish-
ment as the meal progressed he pro-
duced a bottle OF good wine and box
OF Havanas. You people are very
poor down herep | remarked casually
after we had dined. bain't he said.
comPacently blowing cloud OF smoke
in the air. But Here glanced
around significantly at the shabby
surroundings Oh. most OF mo prop
crty Is in New Orleans / own two
large business blocks there Then
what in the world are you doing
hereP You haven't farmT .Nopep
You haven't any cowsp Nopo!'
No horsesP 'Nope!' Then he
chuckled. God-foysaken hole, isn't
it stranger?' 1t is indeed No
signs OF grass or green treesp No
Most God -forsaken hole on earth?'
You are right
AT this he chuckled louder than
ever Shall tell you. stranger
why live hereP' i wish you would
Well I'm alternating. have n wife
who is SO pesky mean couldn't get
I'd OF her. She Is the meanest wo-
man on earth stranger but is OF the
clinging kind. Seeing We couldn't
get on at all proposed we separate.
But she wouldn't have It. She clung
to me like the ivy to the oak. So
done a good doal OF thinkin' and.
Known that wife Is obleeged to
cling to her better half looked
around for a farm in the most DESC
late and barren spot in the South.
where blade OF grass couldn't grow.
where there weren't no birds but only
a. 1a nd n nj tro fnr nd
which is the most grewsome place In
the country at night; and then, thinks
/. there's where III go and II Maria
can stand it she's got moro spunk
than any other woman on earth. So
l told Maria l had a real nice farm
where we were going to live for O
few years; that / was tired OF the gay
ETY. OF city life and thought OF retir-
ing into the country to enjoy the
peaceful calm OF nature. Maria OBJ
| jected strong; said she couldn't get
on without the French opera and all
that but we went When she saw
this place she just shouted and made
grab at me- Then che cried.
stranger and implored. But point
ed out the beauties OF tho landscape
to her and told her what nice time
we would have all by ourselves for
two years. and then she picked up
and deserted me-that's what the
lawyers call it-and when return all
I'll have to do will be to make out the
papers and well BIO sundered forever.
Yes. it's kinder lonesome. but i guess
/ can stand it few months longer
stranger Have another cigar. I
haint had company for so long I'm
glad TO see ye.'