Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-12-31
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lion o. 40 AWEyeyd Ataif
They had been married but iw'
short years Dick wns q Jolly felIo6
/ With q weakness for a slight speaking
acquaintance with some Of the swoc
young bellies Of The comic open
chorus, bnt for ali thzt he was reall'
o very circnnispect young man. Ethe
WAS a dashing little vixen, pretty q
Jan orchid, and With a temper thai
could raise the' temperature Of ihI
householdtothe top Of the thermome
Ter.
"Dickw called Ethel from an adj
joining room, while that young man
! lay taking his last snooze before break.
fast, Sin looking A.,ough your even.
! ing coat this morning, | ran across
| something which calls for immediate
explanation
/ Dicks heart leaped into Ais throat,
and he prepared to put himsslf on the
defensive.
We'll, my DEAR" he drawled, con-
cealing his perturbation, "what isup,
nov.
Ely monkey is---or, at least, it will
be If there is not an instant explana-
tiop oftnis little pink, perfumed sheet
OF paper, signed Nannete, and thank
ing you fer those roses, and request
to meet her after the opera fora little
supper. Now, sir, what have you got
TO say for yourself?D
The young husband rolled over,
turned little pale, but kept up a
superb nerve: "Aheml Let me see
the--er missive. if you please"
The wife, trembling with rising
anger, held it up beyond his reach.
sThere tits. Sir, explain yourself, or
! will 60 back to mammals this very
day. Do You understand
rs there any address on the letter.
"No; but there is a signature, and
that is enough"
II suppose it is enough for you, but
il isn't for me-" said the strategist,
with unbounded nerve. "Now, then,
my dear, seeing that you are SO par
ticular, | will tell you a little history.
Last night on the way to the club, !
accidentally ran against a man who
had a pail ofwhitewash in his hand
We'll, what has that to do with the
letter:D
(" Give me hearing, please ran
against this drunken individual, and
! must confess that afterward l was
more fit to 60 into dry docks for rer
pairs than to club dinner"
u Well, 60 on, sir, to the point"
WIN going there as fast as / can.
mt lose your head. Well, Imet |
Year old friend, and he took me to a
mp clothier's, where / was obliged |
Yep to the low expedient of hiring
lening dress coat or elsestay away |
ag usAthat dinner and that missive
! pa I; ~ kase been left in the pocket by |
' = esIt. pis hirer."
Cd motAbeautiful wife fell on her
or sar- Inside the bed. Forgive me,
that to- she said, in tenderest ac-
ueamish You are a jewel"
Mbelieve ?" the husband |
~ - II tenderly, almost chuck
their cu-
ms The fin said, smiling, with in
inland deAher heart mo, Dick, |
the rail- onahat you are fibbing, but !
nevis all. re | know and forgive
the mid .A
' where Ia y IN love?s he gasped.
VA h @ wakek the man who can
that neo- wife apd sleep and give his
ost shake the SPY dance like that, on
re cool in short 6poment, Is nothing
ut from parliamSnius, will run for
,annot be times oAa millionaire ten
.,,n to him "A, and | viii stick
Then and thinl'
iERs. breath, KIN drew a deep
shotgun choking bAgracefully and, |
dressed, ar arose hastily, |
! been inn where he bp to the club,
the south home by spaVer and-sent
I the shot ningest bomber the stun-
ASKED the Surbelow's skee in Mime.
make pro- tho rest of thItho,, sront
Sensei' :" what a wondAeverybodyI
n and pre- no" Neei az hau ana
randy shot OF apPrecia'ioiherse
ndow in the and mastery g9sublime
through a to "Nannete~ Ae wrote
been abso- night, thanks; Not To-
alers under and thus was aveEohtp,
a morsel of aster South IndEoo AZ
attached to Some Curious
f,rnished