Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-05
managing Woiilstl.
BY GEORGE ABE.

MIHILE the evening colony at the
w Alfalfa European hotel was fix
Ing the market price of wheat the book
agent ceme out from the hotel. lie was
very warm, undoubtedly, for his face
was moist with perspiration and he
had loosened his black string necktie.
But when he looked up and down the
street and sighed it was not the sigh
of one who suffered from the heat, but
of one who suffered at the heart.
"Want chair?" asked the freckled boy,
hooking his foot in chair and sliding
ii over toward the book agent.
mo, no, thank you," was the reply,
and the book agent turned and went
sauntering away.
"Wbat's he got a crouch about?"
asked the frcckled boy.
Hes in trouble, and / feel sorry for
him, too" said the lightning dentist.
"His wife has sued him for divorce"
"The one that used to make him sit
up all night and rub her back and then
kick because he didn't rub the right
piace?" asked the "lush."
THAT'S the one" replied the dentist.
"He was telling me some more about
her the other night. II guess I'm the
only one around here that he talks to
much about it. She's q spiritualist,
vegetarian, faith cure, a thcophist-"
"Theosophist," corrected doc"
Horne.
whats that?" asked the frcckled
boy.
"She thinks this isn't our first time
ON earth, "ssaid the "lush."
"Rats!"
"Why does he object to procuring
q divorce?" asked Doc. "He hasn't
lived with her for over year, and /
understand that he stands in dread OF
her. She had him arrested for larceny
once, didn't she?"
"He doesn't object to the divorce so
much" said the dentist, "but he hates
to plead guilty to what she charges him
with. He's very sensitive fellow, you
lsonw, and doesn't understand that it's
no disgrace to be charged with cruelty,
dcsertion, harsh and abusive language
nnd failure to provide. That's what she
charges him with in her application for
f. divorce He was telling me last night
that he was absolutely innocent, and
that he didn't leave her house until she
made it SO hot for him that he couldn't
remain another day."
lis she a good looker?" asked the
frecllled boy.
"She's sight," said the dentist. 81
saw her the day she caught him here
Mt the hotel and gave him that horrible
roast. I'd like to know why in the
world he ever married her"
II suppose the book business was
slow" said the "lush." "She has some
money, hasn't she?
"Shes got money now that she had
before the war. He says that he nearly
starved to death while he was living
with her. Vegetarian, you know. Dat
Yocal and pruncs for breakfast, brown
bread and potatoes for dinner. Yon
ought to get him to tell you about it,"
"Do YOU know what I'd do If | had
that kind OF WIG a''hcu iho ii0Nh'N,
boy. II don't believe in bein' rough
with lady as long as she is one, but II
she'd ever try any of that funny work
With me I'd call her down II i had TO
swing on her."
ooh, we'll, l don't know" remarked
the .lush." 1T isn't very proper
thing to do--to slug a perfect lady. I'd
simply go ahead and run the house 10
INV own way and-pay no attention to
ANYTHING she said. You see, after a
woman talks herself black in the facn
without getting an argument she has to
stop" ,,...
confer with you gentlemen before ne
LIT hia Wife" said Dos with half