The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-08
managing Woff1ell.
BY GEORGE AIDE.

HHILE the evening colony at the
w Alfalfa European hotel was fix
ing the market price of wheat the book
agent came out from the hotel. He 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
it over toward the book agent.
"No, no, thank you," was the reply,
and the book agent turned and went
sauntering away.
whats he got crouch about?"
asked the freckled boy.
Hes In trouble, and feel sorry for
him, too said the lightning dentist.
His wife has sued him for divorce"
1.-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
placer" asked the Lush"
That's the one" replied the dentist.
HE was telling me some more about
her the other night. 81 guess I'm the
only one around here that he talks to
much about it. She's spiritualist, a
vegetarian, faith cure, theophist-"
"Theosophist," corrected doc"
Horne.
whats that?' asked the freckled
boy.
"She thinks this isn't our first time
on EARTH" said the "lush."
"Rats!"
"Why does he object to her procuring
divorce?' asked Doc. HE hasn't
lived with her for over a year, and I
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
nuch," said the dentist, "but he hates
to plead guilty to what she charges him
with. He's very sensitive fellow, you
konw, and doesn't understand that it's
no disgrace to be charged with cruelty,
desertion, harsh and abusive language
aud failure to provide. That's what she
charges him with in her application for
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"
us she good looker?" asked the
freckled boy.
"She's a sight," said the dentist. 81
saw her the day she caught him hero
at 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?"
"She's 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.
meal and prunes for breakfast, brown
bread and potatoes for dinner. You
ought to get him to tell you about it,"
do you know what I'd do If had
that kind of wife," asked the freckled
| boy. II don't believe in bein' rough
with lady as long as she is one, but il
she'd ever try any of that funny work
with me I'd call her down if had tc
swing on her."
"Oh, we'll, l don't know" remarked
the "lush." 'It isn't very proper
thing to do-to slug perfect lady. I'd
| simply 20 ahead and run the house In
my own way and pay no attention tc
anything she said. You see, after 9
woman talks herself black in the face
without getting an argument she has te
stop"
'It's too bad that our friend did not
confer with you gentlemen before he
left his wife," said Doc" with half
restrained smile. You know how to
manage women and could have given
him some valuable advice"
Wen, I've never been married, but
I've always known one thing" said the
dentist. "A man has got to assert his
independence in his own house. If he
let's his wife think that she can order
him around and treat him like school
boy he might as well give up all hope