Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-18

"I MIGHT AS WELL DIE AS COMFORTABLY AS
 KIN"
 ting room. Ho had neither seen nor heard from Mrs Gallup, but ho suspected what had happened. Ho found her in tho big rocking chair, n towel tied tightly around her head and tho camphor bottle in her hand. As he entered the room she looked up through her half closed eyes and moancd:
 "Samuol, was afraid you wouldn't git hero in timo to hear my dyin words and kiss me for tho last timc on earth! Thank heavcn, you hcv cuml Samuel, kiss mo farcwoll!"
 Mir Gallup looked up at the clock and saw that it was 70 minutes to g. Then ho went out into tho kitchen, pulled off his boots hy the aid of the bootjack and put ting on his slippers he ro-cntercd the sit ting room and sat down to his newspaper.
 Samuel" " continued Mrs. Gallup, after several hearty snutfs at tho camphor bot tle do you know what Mrs. Watkins told mo after you went away? Sho didn't mean to let it out, knowin how nervous 1 am, but she told it without thinkin. Last night at midnight she thought sho heard the cat in tho pantry, and sho got up to src. ShC looked out of tho windCr in this direction, and she saw a bluo light move from our barn to tho hog pen, then to the smozchousc, then to tho house and run along tho roof and disappear. Sho was so ovorcum that she couldn't speak for ilvo minutes, and when she got back into bed her feet didn't git warm for an hour. samuel, do you know what that bluo light mCans?'
 Mir Gallup was right thcro within flvo feet of her and it was reasonable to be- .l. I, hut E.,I nothing to say in reply
 It means, said Mrs. Gallup as she wet tho palm of her left hand with tho camphur and held it to her nose, that shall never sCG another sunrise. That was a warnin, Samuel. It was an angel flit- ting around to warn mo that my timo had | como at last, and it was all arranged for Mrs. Watkins to soe 1t and tell mo. Eos, l samuel you will soon bo n widowcr, and | I will bo nt rest. Arc you sorry?" Mir. Gallup was reading an item about n cucumber nino feet long grown in Cali | furnia, and while his face wore n smile it was doubtful whether he was smiling over Mrs Gallup prospective demise or tho GU | Cumhrr
 II don't spusc you are, " she went on as she drew tho towel n littlo tighter around her head "Youll git n second | wife in lrss'n year. and thar won't bo | nn end tu tho way you and her will gad about. Youll go to spcllin bees and pie niCS and temperance lcctur's, and if sho | wants A tahlcCloth costin 75 cents or l shillin dishpan you'll break your neck to git it for her. It's bin l3 years sense you painted tho kitchen floor, but I'll bet you Il do 1t for your second wife within a week artCr you're married.
 Mrs. Gallup put tho camphor bottle on I tI,,, tul1 nT,I n nod tho fONCpl fhnf ShO might uso it to wipo her eyes and thon be- | gan to weep. MT. Gallup didn't know of any reason why she shouldn't weep if she | wanted to, and about that time also he | struck n very interesting item about a | new catarrh snuff and wanted to finish 1t. But I'm not colnplainin," said Mrs. Gallup after she had got tho hest of her emotions. I'm n Fuller and tho Fullors would dio ufOru they would complain. did want to 1.-Two until I had saved soap grease nun to mako full bari of soft soap, but if I'm called I'm not Gnin to hang back If l need any soft soap in heaven, l s'pnso it'll bo furnished, and you and your second wifo kin buy bar soap down hCro or go without. Samuel,
 do you think you'll bn lonesome the first night or two after I'm gunci"
 | Mrs Gallup had another fit of weeping as she asked the question, and Mir. GalluI kicked off ono of his slippers and scratch ed his heel and looked up at tho clock ana hunted over whulo page of his ncwspa
 per before he found another item to at
 tract his attention.
 You may be, said Mrs. Gallup as shC
 pulled at her nosc with the towel but
 you kin go out and see the hogs, count tht
 hens and pop corn and cat apples. l don
 expect you'll do any weepin, but for thI | looks of things you'd better look rathel
 solemn and not go to the trained hol
 show which Is to be held next week. Al
 tho nayburs will cum in to console you
 and when they speak about what a hard
 workin wife was, and how patient he'
 allus bin under all my sufferin's, you'(
 better purtend to wipe the tears away
 You needn't really break down, but it'l
 look better to shed at least three tears
 Samuel, when you see my shoes and dresse
 and stockin's around and know that Tn
 gone for good and won't never return will I will -
 Just then the clock struck o Mir. Gal
 lup got up and proceeded to wind 1t, wen , | out into the kitchen to see that the doc was locked and everything all right, ant , | as he returned to the sitting room and car
 ried tho lamp into the family bedroom
 Mrs. Gallup wcarily rose up, took tn , towel in one hand and the camphor bOttl in the other and followed him, with tn remark:
 II guess I'll go to bed too. As long 6 I'm goin to expire might as well die 6 comfortably as kin, and 1t will save yo liftin me out of the cheer and straini , your back won't take up much room and I'll perish as gently as possible, and , you wake up and find me gone you'll T member that I was a wife who tried to 6
 threw this world without making doctE bills or trouble"
 t Domestic-Do yez want me to use tn
 quare thing?
 Mistrcss-Yes That is patent disl l washer. You place tho dishes inside an r turn the crank.
 t "Phawt good is it, sure?" "Tho dealer warranted it not to brea - over a dozen dishes week. New Tor Q Weekly.
 I Wanted to Nail It. s Spencef. If it does not rain when yC n come up to my house tonight, bring II IL