Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-07-13
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Jane, Is dinner ready?"
Mr.. Wilson came into the room In
a very bad humor The farm-boy-
whom he had Just hired. and was con.
sequently green at the business
whom he had set to work. hoelng pota.
toes. had hacked several hills OF fine
plants all to- pieces. thereby greatly
exasperatlng the farmer. who had Civ
en- him sounding crack on the head.
and had recommended him to proceed
with all possible alacrIty 20 a place.
the name OF which we shall not men.
tlon here. but which. FOR the edlhca-
ton Of the unsoihlsiicated. We will
state Is supposed 10 be situated IN
rather warm locality-and then.
with his wrath rather on the increase
than otherwise, Mr. Wilson had
marched into the house. with a very
cross.
Jane, Is dinner ready?"
Mrs. Wilson looked quietly up from
her sewing.
Not quite. my dear" she replied
In an unruaed voice. THE fire has
bothered me a good deal this morning,
and haven't been able to get 10 ready
as soon as expected. II will be done
In a few minutes now. though"
That's always the way" growled
Mr.. Wilson. sayagely. nothing Is
ever ready. or gets done al an. In this
house! Everything is at skies and
sevens, and as wreiched and miserable
as u can be, Never saw such absurd
management IN an my life, What's
the matter with your FIRE. should like
to know" and going toward the stove
he flung open the door and gave the
FIRE a wrathful shake.
III you go on that rate. my dear.
you'll soon have stove. dinner and
everything else over on the floor"
remarked Mrs. Wilson. quietly.
Mr.. Wilson turned furiously around,
and seeing an amused smile on his
wife's face. bounded to his feet.
"You-you make fun OF me, do
your" he sputtered. excltedly; you
laugh al and ridlcule what / do /
declare, there Is no use In my trying
TO live any longer There. that con-
founded boy has done me about fifty
dollars worth Of damage and then |
come In here only to find everything
going TO ruinl There's no use trying
10 stand Il any longer, I'll 10 right
down stairs and shoot myself. de-
clare | will"
Now Il happened that Mrs. Wilson
had heard this threat a number OF
times before. and knew just how much
It was worth: and a scarcely perceptl.
bic smile fitted over her lips. while
a rogulsh twinkle lurked in the cornei
Of her eye. as she asked.
do you really mean Il. my dear?'
yes, / DO" growled her dear
provoked az her coolness. unless
youll have the dinner on the table Ia
less than iive minutes
Il should be happy 70 obllge you
n 10 was possible. my dear" return.
ed Mrs. Wilson. composodly. but. un
fortunately. II Is impossible just now.
"Then IN do it'-by love. VIM
exclaimed her irate lord. as he strodu
over to corner Of The room, and tool
up small muskei that stood ~
against the wall u don't mean .,
stand this kind OF thing any longer!'
We'll, good-by, my dear" and Mrs
Wilson stretched out one pretty whit
hand. but without noticing q. other
wise than by growl the highly-abus
ed Mr.. Wilson stamped wrathfull.
down cellar.
Hell be In In about Eve minutes,
said Mrs. Wilson TO herself. knowin
that whatever might be the presen
policy OF her lord and master. h
wouldn't be In such a hurry 10 put al
end 10 his earthly career by the tim
he reached the bottom OF the celia
steps, and, therefore. feeling no anN
ieiy on his account n guess III i'm
prove the time by settling the tabl,
and that will put him In a somewha
better humor. ! hope"
She put away her sewing. and "a
about the work very composedly. an
had goi the table about half set wher
from the cellar she heard The repoi
Of a gun. For momen, she starte
neryously, and laid her hand on Oh
door Of the cellar; then an amurIn
smile came TO her face. and she pre-
3 ceeded with her occupation, as
, nothing had happened
Meanwhile let ms follow NJ. wllso
FOR a few moments, ard see how d
: succeeded in his heroic enterprise
= lie pitched angrlly down cellar, q
we have said. with his gun In hi
hand. hesltating on each step. and e,
: peetlng every moment 10 hear h
+. wifes voice calling him back. II
I plan did not work. however. as we
az he had expected. and as no sue
sound reached his ears. he becan