Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-10-07
NXTHILE the evening colony at the
WV Alfalfa European hotel was fix

WTHILE the evening colony at the
Wv 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
4vas moist with perspiration and he
Had looscned his black string neclitie.
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 o chair?" asked the freckled boy,
hooking his foot in chair and sliding
1T over toward the book agent.
NO, no, thank YOU" was the reply,
and the book agent turned and went
sauntering away.
"What's he got crouch about?"
asked the frecliled boy.
lies in trouble, and l 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
APP all night and rub her back and then
Kick because he didn't rub the right
pace?" asked the lush"
"Thats the one" replied the dentist.
%IIe was telling me some more about
hcr the other night. 81 guess I'm the
only one around here that lie talks to
tnuch about it. She's spiritualist, 4
vegetarian, a faith cure, theophist-"
"Theosophist," corrected Doc
Horne.
whats thatP' asked the freckled
boy
"She thinks this isn't our first time
on eurth," said the "lush."
"Rats!"
why does he object to her procuring
a divorce?" asked Doe. "He hasn't
lived with her for over II year, and |
understand that he stands in dread OF
her. She had him arrested for larceny
,nnce, didn't she?"
Gle doesn't object to the divorce so
irluch," said the dentist, "but he hates
TO plead guilty to what she charges him
with, He's u very sensitive fellow, you
xtonw, and doesn't understand that it's
no disgrace to be charged with cruelty,
Jlesertion, harsh and abusive language
aud failure to provide. That's what she
charges him with in her application for
"a 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 tic
frecliled boy,
"She's sight" said the dentist 81
saw her the day she caught him here
ut the hotel and gave him that horrible
roast. I'd like to know why in the
world he ever married her"
81 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. Yor
ought to get him to tell you about it."
"Do you know what I'd do if hac
that kind of wife?" asked the frecklet
boy. 81 don't believe in bein' rough
with lady as long as she is one, but i
she'd ever try any of that funny worl
with me I'd call her down if 1 had tC
swing on her"
ooh, we'll, 1 don't know" remarked
the "'lush." at isn't a very proper
thing to do-to slug perfect lady. II
simply go ahead and run the house il
my own way and pay no attention t.
anything she said. You see, after
woman talks herself black in the fac,
without getting an argument she has tt
stop"
cts too bad that our friend did no
,eOMfcr with you gentlemen before h
Reft his wife," said Doc with half