Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-01-11
THE ARIZONA
me just the same. tell you, my friend,
II ever get out Of this prison alive shall
newer eat ROSTERS, and am certain shall
never go hunting for one at night"
A Slight Difference.

I
| 1t was a very dark night. The sleet
dashed against the window panes as II de-
termined to get in and extinguish the lamp
and put out the fire in the CRATE. Tossed
| by the pitiless wind, the branches of the
overhanging trees bent like mighty fails
upon the roof 1t was horrible night for
men at sea; 1t was terrible night for the
men forced to face that storm on land.
! Mrs. Virgins sat before the fire, her
elbows resting on her knees and her chin
buried in her upturned palms, while in
/ Imagination she saw pictures of ruins in
the red, crumbling GOALS
| Now and then Mrs. Virgins looked
toward the window and bent to catch the
| fall Of an expected footstep. She was wait
ing for her husband, who had gone out ito
see man" after dusk and had not yet re-
turned, though the clock in neighboring
steeple had just struck l. She could not,
therefore, be blamed If, like Tam O'Shan-
ters wife
She gathered her brows like gathering storm,
And nursed her wrath to keep 1t warm.
She was about to put out the light, lock
the door and go to bed when she heard a
step ON the porch, followed by the I'M
steady grating of key in the lock Of the
front door.
"It's Sam, the wretchp' she whispered.
"and now I'll show him IL he can keep me
up half scared to death ON such night as
this"
| She buried her chin deeper into her palms
and gazed more steadily at the fire, nor
seemed to hear anything till her husband
shook her and said cheerily:
uHallo Mollvt Whv Amt Won In he'd ~
"In bed, you monsterw she screamed,
and she rose to her feet and confronted
him. isn't this a nice way to treat wife
whom only three years ago you swore to
love, honor and defend. But I'll do what
l should have done two years ago I'll go
back to my father" Then. having let
down her back hair, she took nearer step
and fairly screamed:
II suppose you will try to deceive me by
telling me you have been to the lodgeP
mo, Molly, will not lie to you," said
Mr.. Virgins with an angelic smile.
"Then you have been to sit up with
sick friend, That's it. All, it would be
well for the world and for all the wives In
II IL all the husbands and their sick friends
were in the grave" And Mrs. Virgins
dropped into the chair from which she had
arisen, and burying her pale face in her
little hands threatened to go into Mysteries.
Mr. Virgins buried his hands deeper
into his pockets, and bending over his wife
he said
"Molly, want to tell you the honest,
square truth"
II don't care what you tell" she sobbed.
~ will not believe you; you have deceived
me too often"
Molly" he whispered. 81 have been
gambling"
"Gamblingl" she screamed, and again
she rose to her feet.
Eyes, I've been having quiet game of
poker with the boys down at the Owl
club"
"And lost the money that the baby-the
poor baby-and SO sorely need" groaned
Mrs. Virgins.
mo, Molly" be replied with a serene
smile, II lost nothing; indeed have here
In my pocket S2l5 more than started out
with. And as / came home through the
storm and feeling the velvet in my pocket
I said to myself, Pm give hundred dol
lars of this 10 Molly and fifteen dollars to
the baby and here it is"
In an instant Mrs. Virgins manner
changed. She threw her arms about her
husbands neck and sobbed as she kissed
him.
Forgive me, oh, best Of husbands, for
give me, and | shall never complain again
particularly If you remember me and the
dear baby in this way"