Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-08-09

most just now, and send them some
flour or coal, or maybe some shoes for
the children"
But I've already bought my ticket.
she objected.
We'll. of course. that is done with;
but you were asking me 20 invest four
! dollars more; that is what was talk
ing about"
well, what am l to tell her when
she comes tomorrow? | can't tell her
that you won't have anything 10 do
with it; she'll think you are drcadfully
| mean"
Il don't know that care very much
for her opinion, seeing that | don't
/ know who she is or anything about her
/ not even her name"
But think you are mean not TO do
what promised you would" retortcd
my wife, with even more emphasis than
usual, although she generally lays spe-
cial stress on about every third word
without another effort at resistance,
! pulled out my pocketboolS and count
| cd out the four dollars.
THAT settles the business, my dear"
/ said, summoning all my gallantry 70
the rescue; Il would not for four mil
lion dollars forfeit your good opinion.
But do you know anything about this
horse? Since there is one chance in
twenty that we may own him, | should
| like 10 know the particulars"
Hes bright bay, she said" my
wife replied, when she had duly &C
| lSnowledged this concession to her
/ wishes; and he's sixteen and half
hands high-that's pretty big horse,
isn't it?"
Very high" 1 rejoined.
We'll, She said he was a splendid
horse, and l shouldn't wonder if we
! could trade him of for pair of ponies
/ that ! could drive in phmton. Or
maybe we could trade him off for one
/ pony and a ph@ton. Which costs the
more, Harry, n horse or n vehicle?"
Well that depends, my dear" l re-
| piled, decidedly at loss TO know how
! TO answer such a very indefinite ques-
| ton.
"oh. well, you know what mean.
II you We're going TO buy me horse
and surry or pheton for my own use,
/ which would be the more expensive
! part of the outfit?"
II rather think that the rig would
cost more than such n horse as you
would want 20 buy" | venturcd
"Oh. now you're making fun of me.
| because | should be afraid to drive a
! fast horse But / think that this must
/ be very spirited animal from the way
/ she described it, and so it would be best
! for us TO sell it or trade it off for a
| gentler one. Don't you think we could
afford TO keep a turnout, Harry, if we
/ get one for nothing2"
Well, I've been thinking of buying
one, but | said nothing, because 1
wanted to surprise you, | admitted
10 you dear fellow" she exclaimed.
! hugging my arm enthusiastically; but
\ it Will be ever so much nicer If it doesn't
/ cost anything, won't it?"
/ Why, certainly" l returned for
then you could use the money that it
\ would cost in charity"
"Oh, bother charity" she cried: 1T
\ begins at home. We need too many
things ourselves to give that much in
/ charity. Why, the parlor curtains are
/ one mass of holes since they came from
/ the cleaners yesterday. / can't posi-
| bly, mend them again"
Al intervals after that my wife re-
| CURED TO the subject of the horse that
/ She expected 20 win. and he rose in her
/ estimation as the days went by. She
/ was content at first with very modest
/ surrey and single horse; but gradual
/ ~ her Ideas enlarged, and she decided
/ To trade MIN for more pretcutious rig
/ and pair of horses. don't know
/ where her notions would have stopped.
/ had she not received notification that
| at "a certain place, ON that very even
| ing. the rattle would come of. She was
wild 20 go, but / vetoed that PROPOSE
ton
IL don't know very much about the
/ nciguborhood, my dear" I said. as
firmly as / could; but / am sure that
. II rs not tit place for YOU TO go. II
. YOU insist upon it will go and see that
/ 10 is conducted an right and bring YOU
the news OF the result AS soon as the
affair g., over"
~ am sure that where you can GO
she began,
You cannot always go. I went on.
As lad supposed. the place indicated
hy Che specified street and number was
"a saloon. ] entered the bacl, room. where
the ratile was 90 take place. and
watched the proceedings closely. Dice
were used Co determine the result each
owner Of ticket throwing for himself
90 Dee were present. tn. person who
seemed 90 bc master of ceremonies net
ing 90. agent for tbos, who were absent.
lt was with some disgust that ! heard
the names IF my children called in such
% place. but conquered Tine feeling. or
. rather concealed IT,. stepped up to enc
table and throw for each OBJ them The
throws were all Toss. as was my own. ]
now bad to wait until my wife, MUM