The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-05-03


I' P"s. rs' NSswlywed came t. th ~
NJ EoO morning and announced tn !, !
be one Uniformed U, Mrs. Newlywed's
fowl :. had to do it, you know"
Dlsinplys. . nd / accomplished the
said . ant and considerably as
ttdsr q I'd E1i it last night when came
sild i.,, ~ the club. When we came
ue RON ia . this morning there
W to b ae' dead in his cage. Mrs;
y that q" s.,led him Napoleon, and
ETlvwea o US private name for the
hpdmy os sov I murdered him all
\ bu a,9 sh Mrs. Newlywed saw
y ', sr cold and stiff, and she called
. u, robert, what has happened 'e
Nsp? ~
sT SgS the poor fellow is dead e.
N | went over and looked a. nin'
\ sai ;1ort,v a case of heart disease,
l.sr You know owls are very
N in their hearts.
~ p ~ Napn said Mrs. Newlywed
i.;Velv. and during breakfast she
,ssS at me- quizzically several times.
It ssu Nswlvwed has for the past month
Y, irving rrn !. to analyze his wife's sense
s Y NJ Sometimes he thinks that
1 sas none, and again he is inclined
d a., that Judgment. When ne
u !, The office about his troubles
Y Na NJ, it was agreed in secret
.;on from which Mr.. Newlywed
orelu sed that his Judgment as to
sNewlvwed's mental attainments
" amount to much, anyway.
C,roleon didn't begin to play a star
1 + the Newlyweds' apartments I'M
thev had celebrated their first
NH Of married bliss. The owl had
ed in his cage.
when man has been married a
Mn" Mr.. Robert had said to his
4 st is time for him to look up his
rs bit; don't you think SO, my
arr
ra,taiply.'' said Mrs. Newlywed,
n am confident, Robert, that you
not lapse into your old bachelor
hts Of late hours and little games Of
kerr"
Robert's intentions were good, but
friends at the club were many, and
his first visit he did relapse, and
pught home a morning paper Sew
! Of these relapses occurred before
owl made his debut.
NV first chase for that--er-that
al said Mr.. Newlywed, twas a
htmare l had attended meeting
the board of governors at the club,
b know, and, of course, ! couldn't
home early. l found note from
IS Newlywed waiting for me, and it
d:
loBERr, DEAR: Won't you please catch the
and put him in his cage He escaped to-
ht and was unable to capture him. l
bw you won't mind like the dear, good fell
you ere.
FNow, | never drink to excess, you
pw, but even few b. and SIS upset
hans nerve for night chase of that
h l lighted the gas in the sitting
Pm and there was Napoleon perched
The mantel. Isaw him plain enough,
| l made rush and got my arms
Pund the bird, only it wasn't the
!, you know. l had captured big
y and Napoleon had fitted. l
ought | heard a smoker from the
Der room, but when / went in Mrs.
wlywed was sleeping peacefully. l
nt back to trail Napoleon again. He
! wise old owl according to his
pts At the end of an hour, after l
overturned two chairs, broke a
Pe, and accomplished other Incl
ptal damages, l cornered him and
him safe in his cage.
hope, said Mrs. Newlywed at |
Pakfast, Napoleon gave you no
|uble, RobertY
None at ALL replied, and compli-
pted her new cooks work.
But the sitting room looked as if
lone had struck it, said Mrs. New
Fed, innocently.
II was the owl, my DEAR said /, !
then hurried out"
n Newlywed stayed away from his
Pa week and then he relapsed. He
l nome some time between two and
\ Another note awaited him. 1t
pHERr' DEAR: Please catch the owl.
:, EDYrH.
u Newlywed admitted in the Office
next day that he had said some
VS. about owls in general and Ma
ION In particular that he didn't
Y MS wife to hear, so he said them
u ms breath. This chase led him
'ne parlor and up and down the
several times. Napoleon was
leu In his cage, however.
napoleon is the most remarkable
, sad Mr.. Newlywed later. HE
iys selects a night when I 90 to