The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-03
SNAP SHOTS.

They haI been chums at college, and
they called each other John and Jack re-
apectively-
Jack, you ought to get married. "
Not by jug full. Do you think I'll
give up my independence -
Plague take your independence Don't
I enjoy as much of it as you dos 1 tell
you
What you have told me thousand
times before -
Jack, what do you have against the
women anyhow
.'Oh, guess know a thing or two about
them, and theyre all alike"
~ our cranky. Look here, take my
own case''-
Yes, even your own case.
Jack. what do you mean?"
THAT your wife,
You don't know anything about her.
You We only seen her once or twice. "
Don't matter. She is handsome, in
telIgent, clever, yet for all that
s. Telis''
s'As jealous as
- ack, you re joking. Why, I've been
married five years and have two
Don't care if you have dozen. She's
jealous, and 1 can prove it to you ia less
than a week.
Ridiculous"
I'm bet you q dozen bottles of cham
payne on it. I cam
Get away. You re-
Take me up if you darrell
Take yOu up OF course I will, and
we might as well have the first bottle now
at your expense, BECAUSE
wen sec. y
'sWhy, Jack, the excursion we are go
ing on tomorrow viii take us three days,
and you will have only four left. -
Never mind I've thought of that.
The next day they arrived at their des-
tination, the little summer resort in the
mountains
John, my sister is going to join us
here and as III be Juggling my camera
about 1 shall have to leave her to your ten
Ger mercies mostly
Your sister, Jack Why, I haven
seen her since yon and I We're at college
together, and she just a little girl
then. How delightfull'
Then followed two days of tramping
about in the mountains, fine weather,
grand scenery, q glorious time, and then
away again.
Two days later Jack called at the home
OF his friend. John is not there and that
he knew beforehand, but his wife u.s. OF
course the little trip Jack and John have
made together becomes at once the subject
of conversation
Yes, indeed, we had a most delightful
time The weather, the mountain air and
the scenery-Oh, L enjoyed it ever 50 much,
and so did JOhnl He was very much tax
en- with the trip, and his only regret was
Indeed Well that was very nice for
him to remember me. But really L pre-
ferred to stay here at the seaside with tho
children, especially as / am not very fond
OF the mountains anyhow. Yet John has
been telling me SO much about 1t almost
wish had gone
Yes, I'm sure you would have enjoyed
it. OF course / had my camera with me,
and took some pictures, snap shots Oh,
nothing special Merely amateur work.
but 1 thought you might enjoy looking at
them, and SO I have brought mp some OF
them for you 1 viii just leave them here
so you can look them over at leisure.
Well, how kind you arel Of course 1
shall enjoy them ever so much. =
Two hours later John comics home and
finds his wife wearing a look on her face
as threatening as a cyclone stormcloud-
THAT must have been fine time you
had your trip
Certainly Haven't I been telling you
about it till my tongue almost won't wag
any mores"
s-Oh. yes, indeed I'm on to your
why, Lottie. dear
Don't you .Lortie, dear, mel know
just what kind Of time you have had,
and I've got it black on white too Oh,
yes, you needns { look so innocent"
why, Lottie, / told you about all the
places we went to and all the people we
met
Yes, and who is this woman with you
THAT Why that is Jacks sister.
merely forgot
oh yes you can't work that on me-
There how tenderly you help her across
the stiIe, there eating from the same lunch
basket, and there even actually holding
her in your armsl You miserable r.