The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-29

world. yet MS FAR as I can ascertain he
has seldom preceded her 10 any other
! begin TO think that there is some spe-
'ial purgatory FOR laadlad.cs husbands
Our landlady didn't Ike Jokes about
grass widows and had n certain eager
ness TO know about Oklahoma. which.
coupled with q proud way she had Of
saying tina; the children didn't get
their smartncss from her puzzled the
hotel clerk and threw the young man
who travelled Tor ncckwcar into q state
OF philosophical conjecture. only
desperate woman would run hash
house he said. Its case OF deser-
lion. bigamy or common law. This
harmed, silly mystery making In wom-
en- Is what gets EN- into trouble. ia
woman don't hang n label ON herself.
well, then, some ones a-going TO label
her, and ten chances 90 enc iasten the
wrong tag on" The hotel clerk stuck
bis thumb In his vest armhoies aud an
unlightcd cigar In hit mouth. which
was the attitude be invariably assumed
when discussing a woman. q mclu. or
a politician.
There are women" be said who'd
sooner wear a mask than q tiara"
The hotel clerks pronunciation OF
tiara was so unique as 90 be- quite
outside OF ordinary spelling % was
soon after this conversation that /
went Go Che Intelligence Office with the
landIady We sake turns in this pas
time partly out o. sympathy for the
laudlady. who struggled for many
years slngle-handel against those az
gressive ranks Of foreigners called
help and PARTLY Al the suggestion OF
the hotel clerk. who said that the
boarders might as well have a hand
In picking out the ladies' who we're go.
Ing TO wear their collars and necsties
and read their postal cards for them.
Besides. as We have on an average i've
cooks a month. engaging them Is an
arduous pursuit Tor one. The land.
lady's gentleman friend had become
such an adept that be says be can tell
a Flaherty from a McGlnnls directly
he puts his foot inside the intelligence
Office and We have the distinctive traits
OF the Flaherties and McGinnlscs
down very hne" 40 our boarding.
house. a McGinnis breaks more china
than a Flahcrty. but then q Flahcri,
goes OF on monthly bats" 1 sur.
gested 70 the landlady that We shout
| try an OHara. We haven't had an
I OHara FOR three months. Tho land
lady said that was so and picked ON,
out You can always ten the O'Harl.
By their Nat chests and red hair an.
a rather stylish way they have % ve,r
ing their mistress shirt waists. The.
are proud, hish-splrlted race. Old.
/ O'Haras. though their soupr are an
20 be greasy This one said she'd us
ag lief 30 out four nights iu the wee,
as Saturday night and ihe whole o
Sunday. and while she wouldn't wa,
windows or dust what she caus
"bricky-bracky." she would do the DO
tato pcelIng herself and consent Z.
sleep Ia room without double win
dova This was a concession for al
IOHara. Then she commenced her sld
OF the caicchism
Are you anyways cranky about th
gal having visitors"
The landlady said NO. but she drey
the line a. aunis staying for tire
weeks or gentlemen cousins ever
night.
How many are ycz In famblyY
asked the O'ilara
Besides the buarlers there's mysel
and two children.' said the laudlsdy
rs yer husband dcad?" asked III
oHara.
Hes no, one Of the family nov.
answered the landlady. eyasiyely.
The face OF the OHara hardened.
a salmon-colored block OF granite cal
be said 10 harden.
"Shure" she said. "I'll not be think
IN % Twin In family fwhere the hu.
band Is missin' an Sc can't give n
b more satisfactory account NV 10 tha
that. IN not hire out 90 no more gras
widders IL injcrs O gals repatriation.
So We had 90 put up With a Flanu
b gan. They are not so cXacting.
Guess rll have 20 get a LEGAL scpar,
tion" said the lanilady, musingly. q
We left the ONCE. ITS gc,tin' SO te
rible hard 20 get a girl who'll oyerloo