Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-27
'wARNIN Us THAT our TINE HAS CUM

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in TO die, but they do know it. Samuel
you'd better pour i'll sum moro hot water
I've bin good wife to you, and / shall
keep right on till death Gums. I've shaved
and niRgercd and dOnc my hull duty, and
now n second wife is TO step in and wear
silks and satins and never lift her hand
even il the swill pail is runnin over and
the hogs are squcalin to hc fed
Mr.. Gallup had been seriously contem-
plating his feet or as much Of them as
were above water. While she sobbed and
rocked her body to and fro he removed ono
foot from tho bath. crossed his legs and
proceeded 10 wipe it with u crash towel
He began at the big toe and was half way
back to the heel when Mrs. Gallup chokcd
back her grief sufficiently to continue:
However, the FullcrS never complain.
I'll go to my grave, and you kin marry
agin, and won't cum back rs ghost and
rattle the doors and winders! Your Sec
ond wife will find barrel of soft soap
down cellar, punches of catnip and smart
weed hangin up in tho garnet and nuff
dried apples in the storcroom to last all
winter. Little did l think when I was
maxim that soap, which is ekal to the very
best bar. that in n few short weeks
should be playin ON a harp in heaven and
you sncakin around after n second wife!
But I'm not complainin, I'm not sayin a
word!'
Mr.. Gallup wiped the foot dry. He had
quite finished the job and pulled on n sock
when Mrs. Gallup got n new brace for her
feet and said:
81 don't want nuthin, Samuel, nuthin
tall, as I've often told you, but as tho
nayburs will he wntchin you you'd better
git n purity decent coffin. i could git along
with ono without any handles at all, but
to prevent talk you'll hcv 10 git six han
died one and pay ut least Sa5. II go to-
night, and / probably shall, you kin hcv
the funeral Sunday afternoon. That won't
break into n weekday. The coffin will 10
opened ut the church and the people al.
lowed TO march around and take look ut
me. You ortcr shed a few tears at that
time, Samuel, not because you feel had.
but because cvcrybody'll talk IL you don't
You'll find clean handkerchief in tho
top drawer to weep on, and the one in your
Sunday coat will do tn wipe your nose.
Shall you put a picket fence aronnd my
grave. samuel
Mr.. Gallup had got the other foot under
the towel 10y this time and was too busy
to reply.
If harbcd wirc fence Is any cheaper.
| you kin use that, and rs IL 5 gittin late In
the scum ynu needn't mind about flowers
nor grass. \ purSon in heaven isn't par.
! first that could never bear to have your
second wife cum up and look at my grave.
but I've changed my mind. She kin cum.
| and you needn't say n word in my praise
IL you don, want tU. lIcv you thought
| who you'd hcV fur pailbCarcrs Samuel"
Mr.. Gallup Tubbcd the sole OF his foot
for half a minut. and then drew ON his
sock and STOOL up and backed away from
| the water II" had spilled ON the kitchen
| floor. Meanwhile Mrs. Gallup sat with
folded hands and the tears running down
her checks, a~l she Raspcd and sohted n
! she looked up and said:
You'd hcttcr hey old Mr. Gray fur
| one. He allus takes of his hat and has
such n sorrowful look that-that'-
Mr.. Gallup suddenly realized Mrs Gal
lup's presence. IL also occurred to him
that she had been talking. He looked at
her for the first time he kick".I ont hts