La Junta tribune., 1898-06-11

Ahh rooLAsh.
men were cute enough to count the
corns in bag O. wheat wi only smell
ing at it. They can sec through barn
door. they can. Perhaps that's the rea-
son they can see 20 little O. this side
on t."
Martin Poyser shook with delighted
laughter and winked ut Adam as much
as to say the schoolmaster was in for 1t
now.
"Ah," said Bartle sneeringly. "the
women are quick enough-they re quick
enough. They know the rights Of q
story before they hear it and can tell a
man what his thoughts are before he
knows 'em himself. ="
Like enough" said Mrs. Poyser,
"for the men are mostly so slow their
thoughts overrun 'em. an they can only
catch 'em by the tail l can count q
stocking top while . mans getting Z
tongue ready. an when he out wi his
speech at last there's little broth to be
made ON t. It's your dead chicks take
the longest hatchin. Howiver, I'm not
denyin the women are foolish. God Al
mighty made 'em to match the men,"
"Matchr' said Bartle. "Aye. AZ vine-
gar matches ones teeth. II man says
word his wife'n match it with con-
tradiction; il he's a mind for hot meat,
his wife'n match it with cold bacon; if
he laughs, she'll match him with whim-
pering. She's such match as the horse
fly is to tn horse. She's got the right
venom to sting him with-the right
venom to sting him with.
oaiI Mro Doxycor GpoSy
what the men like-a poor soft, as nd
simper at 'em like the pictur' o. the
sun. whether they did right or wrong,
an say thank you for kick. an pretend
abe didna know which end she stood
uppermost till her husband told her.
That's what man wants in wife
mostly-he wants to make sure O. one
fool as'll tell him he's wise But there's
some men can do wi'out that-they
think SO much o. themselves Already
an that's how 1t il there's old bache-
lors"
Come, Craig" said Mr.. Poyser jo-
cosely. lyon mum get married pretty
quick. else you'll be set down for an old
bachelor, an you see what the women
'ull think on you -
'.Well,'' said Mr.. Craig, willing to
conciliate Mrs. Poyser. and setting q
high value on his own compliments.
II like cleverish woman-a woman o.
spirits managing woman.
You're ont there. Craig" said Bar
tie dryly; "you'r re out there. You judge
o. your garden stuff on a better plan
than that You pick the things for what
they can excel in, for what they can ex-
Gel In. You don't value your peas for
their roots or your carrots for their flow
era Now. that's the way You should
choose women; their cleverness'l II never
come to much. never come to much, but
they make excellent simpletons. ripe
and strong favored. .
"What dost say to that?' said Mr..
Poyser, throwing himself back and look
ing merrily 1t his wife.
"Say." answered MrA Poyser, with
dangerous fro kindling In her eye.
why, I ny - some folks tongues are
like the clocks as run ON strikin not 70
tell you the time o. the day, but be-
cause there's summat wrong l. their
own inaida George Eliot
Ths Alllgasoe.
Tho alligator IL an original kritter, .
chip Of the old block, and az ugly to
kontemplats ~ . Kongo darky. They
are reaidents ov Florida, and gro ~ feee
and . inches. and then halt Their teeth
are all tushes, and their mouth IL ~
full ov them - buszsaw IL Their eyD
arc cot mp and down in their he'd like .
ohinamans, and they hav an appetighe