Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13

he reached the bottom Of the stairs,
having. as Mrs. Wilson shrewdiy sup
posed, got out Of all notion Of ter
minating bis own earthly existence.
he blazed away wrathfully into the
hrst thing which presented itself, and
which happened to be the pork bar
rel.
"That'iI fetch her down, guess,"
be chuckled. triumphantly. and he
got ready 10 throw himself down and
appear very seriously injured when
she should come to see what the mat
ter was; but, to his unparalleled aston
ishment. no attention seemed 10 be
taken Of the ominous sound.
He sat for about Ave minutes, i'm.
patiently kicking az the barrel and
waiting for Jane TO come down and
see what was the matter with him.
when a Savory odor fioated from above
10 bis olfactories. A moment longer
he sat, and then. as his temper return.
ed. duly REINFORCED by this shame
ful neglect" be started TO his feet.
exelalming;
Il believe In my heart that instead
OF plning over my loss. as any ordin-
airy woman would do. she's eating all
the dinner Mp. and them vegetables
all OF my own raising. tool Il smells
mighty good up there. any how. and
III be rummed II / amt most eternal-
ly hungry I'll 60 right up and put
stop TO such heartless proceedings.
quick meter; although declare be-
glr to feel kinder foollshl"
During this Interval. Mrs Wilson
lad finished setting the table. and.
the dinner being done. was all dlshed
up and smoking upon II. and as veal
ny ten minutes had elapsed. and her
husband had not yet made his az.
pearance. she began 20 feel a little
. uneasy about him.
She was ius, debating as 10 whether
she should go down az once and see
whether anything happened or wait
! few minutes longer. when a step up
on the stairs set an her fears at rest.
, and made a rouilsh smile dimpio her
cheek. and the next moment the cell
lar door was kicked energetIcaily open
, aud an irate yisage presented Itself.
while a stentorlan voice demanded.
I what kind OF feelings have you
! women folks got I should just like to
. know. Why on earth didn't you come
, down and see whether | was alive or
. not: Amt you got any curiosity
about you?"
4 why. my dear. Is tina, you7" ex-
3 claimed Mrs Wilson. giving a little
5 start and scream. and putting on a
4 look Of surprise, Il was just congratu-
e latIng myself that you had shown 80
d much resolution for once. and thinking
3 how much the housekeeping expenses
o would be diminished, You DO eat
q s1ch a dreadful amount. you know
e well. nevor!" exclaimed the as
founded Mr. Wilson. stopping RICH,
?. short In the middle Of the floor. with
a such . comioal mixture OF wonder,
" amusement and incredulIty expressed
upon bis countenance. that Il was en-
4 tirely too much for his wlfe's gravity
4 and throwing herself into a chair. she
laughed until the tears ran down her
10 cheeks
IA Here. wait a moment" she inter.
posed as her husband. after staring at
IL her In specifies astonishment for a
b. few moments was about 10 take hlI
~ seat at the table. that set forth such
/ tempting invitation; tell me FIRST
x what you have destroyed down eel
lg lar. don't know that | can afford
M 20 let you have any dinner"
e. Il only knocked a hole into that
COMPOUNDED pork barrel'' growlet
IN Mr.. Wilson: then. a. the ludlcrousnesl
., OF his action suddenly struck him. h
N threw himself back and INDUCED In
4. hearty guffaw.
Ia Here. Jane" he exclaimed az last
q, "I'll own up that I've made a precioul
fool Of myself. and am glad tina
." you're a woman OF too much sense {,
D" mind my threats. SO. now, let m'
AZ have some OF these nice things tina
IN you've been getting ready Tor me. an'
well say no more about &C.
NJ mo. sir you shant touch a mouth
n. ful until I've given you a bit Of
m. lecture" replied his wife, imprison
!" Ing his hands in her own, 'youv
." got an awful bad temper and ] meal
de to try and cure &C.. n you don't hay
,k everything ready the moment yo
pp want IL, you fly on into tangent, an
IA say ala manner OF awful things. ius
80 TO Brighten me- Now you've got q
"a promise that you'll behave a grea
.ts deal better In the future. or else q
-. back TO the field without a morsel O
a. dinnerl which will you do7"
I'M "Ill PROMISE" said Mr.. Wilson
obedently.
4" And be kept bis word like a mani
rs Evolution Of the Corset.
mt Mighty things from small begin
ne nings grow" said Dryden. and 80
an has been with the corset The Greek
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