Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-10-05
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In Westminster, October @ son, Edward
Everett, to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward F. Roberts.
SHE WAS CLEVER.

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A young man whose wife went away
for the summer a couple of weeks ago
was having a little fun at his home,
on Seventeenth street, last Friday
night-that is, he had three of his
downtown chums with him in the din
ing room, and they were playing bit
of a game of-welI, there were chips
on the table, but some people use
chips for counters in playing euchre
The four men were in their shirt
sleeves, and each of 'em got up oc-
casionally and made a trip to the side
board, where there was a ginger pop
bottle or two and some sandwiches
and that sort of thing. They were
getting along first rate, when there was
a loud ring at the front door bell.
The young married man looked bit
puzzled.
1--WE good mind to let 'em ring,
It's dark in the front of the house, and
they'll think there's nobody at home.
What do you say, fellows?"
MAY be a telegram" said one of
them
That's so," said the young married
man, and he went to the door. Then
the three young fellows in the dining
room heard this:
Hello, Jack, dear ! Surprised to see
me, you lovely old thing? (Queer os-
culaiory noises.) But 1 was so wor-
ried, Jack, about the way things were
running, I was afraid old Nam Sue
mightn't be giving you enough to eat.
And 1 just wanted to see, anyhow"
"Tickled to death to see you, Toots,'
said Jack. Make yourself at home.
Take off your things. Might as we'll
stay awhile. Oh, l say, Tots, there's
some fellows back in the dining room
Jim and Bill and Tom. Just happened
in in a bunch to see me. Thought L
J might be lonesome, I guess. Come
on back and see EN-"
"Of course 1 will, the dear, good-na-
tured things to come and see you when
you're lonesome" and then the young
married man and his wife sailed aft
to the dining room. All vestige of the
euchre game had disappeared. So had
the bottles of ginger pop.
And all three of the boys paid their
| devoirs to Jacks wife, who knew about
| eleven times more than any Of them
thought she did. She sat down and lis
tened to the talk of the four men-very
| heavy business talk 1t was-for cou-
| pie of minutes, and then she went up.
stairs and dug out few packs oi
cards.
81 should think you boys would like
to play cards to pass away the time,
said she, tripping back into the room
Would be a good scheme, wouldn'
1t, fellows2" said Jack.
"And I've always been just crazy tc
learn how to play poker, too" said the
pretty young matron. 'rWhy not teacf
me now?"
Bully good idea," chorused thu
three pals of the young married man.
This is how the game happened tt
be resumed.
Jack" said Mrs. Jack, after thu
game had gone on, with herself as {
comfortable winner-this always hap
pens-for awhile, did old Nam SUI
put anything cold to eat and drink il
the refrigerator before she went ava.
this afternoon?"
Believe there is something or pthe
on ice," said Jack, and his three pal
didn't crack a grin, when they al
caught his eye at once"
"Say," one Of them remarked afte
leaving the house, Jacks wife's tn
real thing isn't she? If l could ge
, hold of one like that that 'ud MARI,
me I'd get spliced tomorrow mornin
! before breakfast, wouldn't you, fel
7 lows2' =
I'm a minute" said the other two
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