Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-05-23
HE ESCAPED A scoLp,nc.
Crafty Husband Who Make. TN. Mos, a,
Hts luck and SANs Nothinr

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Hts LneS and says Nothing.
Spy Jove, forgot to order tina,
meat" cried n Pan with n new spring
suit and n nStty derby hat. as ne
stepped ON an "owl' car on the North
Clark street line ut i've o'clock on a
recent Sunday morning. He was a
night railroad man and had lust fin.
ished his eight hours OF toll.
Maud told me TO order some meat
for sunday dinner when | left the
mouse yesterday afternoon TO GO 10 the
races he explained TO a friend who
lived on Erie street rs the car started
north under the bright RAYS of the sun
just rising out of the lake. II haven't
thought Of IL since; and. when / get
home and she learns we are TO have no
meat for dinner, she will dress me
down beautifully. She says men don't
know anything about marketing, any
how; and l guess she's right Well.
my head was filed with horses yester-
day. How could think about order
ing uieat2f
Nhen the car had rolled along beside
Lincoln park. green from recent rains.
as far1as Center street, man emerged
from the trees carrying a large string
OF perch whose scales fresh from the
water shone like disks of FURNISHED sill
yer. The fisherman took a seat in the
car, laying his still wriggling beauties
on the floor.
''pshawi" exclaimed the railroad ran
under his breath. IF hadn't stopped
carrying moro than car fare, TO keep
myself from buying cigars, could get
out of my scrape now. Maud is fond
OF perch. Whyl She suggested that
get some for dinner to-day, il | could
find fresh ones o! for quarter TO
buy some of Shese."
Limits. Fer's we g-o-o-o" bawled
the conductor, ms the ramshaclSle car
stopped az the end of its Journey.
The fisherman picked up his string
and Started slowly mp Clark street
The railroad man followed closely. his
eyes rivcted on the denizcns from the
lake.
"tNnc lot OF perch YOU have there, ="
obscfved the railroad man catching up
With the fisherman.
Yep"
"Nher'd you catch them?"
Out ON de new pier"
"Nhy, you must have eight or ten
pounds there"
'lren pound, Wy, man. dere's TWEEN.
ty-hve. ef derc's one! BEST heft dat
string, viii you?"
Nell! Well. / should say there
was twenty-five pounds there" said the
railyoad man as he lifted the wrigglers.
Then a thought struck him and he
smiled "Why, ! hate TO see YOU car.
fyinE so much when I'm not CARRYING
n frs H..
Here, slip my cane through that
string loop and let me carry half the
load for You"
The strange companions walked ST.
lcntly side by side the tails of the low
est fish trailing n line of water drops
along the side walks. At Belmont
avenue the fisherman broke the sill
ence.
DIS is whore turns off. 'Afore go
/ wonders ef you won't take some OF
desc fish fer helping a Teller. Dcy s
good ieatin'."
We'll, my dear fellow" replied the
RAILROAD man, really l didn't expect To
be favored"
Den You wants some?'
Why, yes; my wife is exceedingly
fond of perch"
Th3 fisherman counted out ten and
showed signs of stopping, when the
railroad man observed in "A deprccatory
manner:
DIDN'T rob yourself, my dear fell
lows
Then the fisherman strnng ten more
on the Irvine he had cut for the pur-
pose.
go! George, dear" cried Maud at din
ner, 'you are the best kind OF hus-
band. You were so thoughtful TO get
just what / have been dying for
Twenty lovely perch! You shall have
n kiss for every one eat"
And the hypocrite never told Chi
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