Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-12
) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
! POODLE AND PREsEEsTIAEsT.


clusion that women are queer erea-
tures-"kittle cattle so to speak.
Both my last two mislresses have
been full of feminine weaknesses, and
the former parted not only my hair
out with me, and simply because she
became engaged to a man VINO ana
not like dogs
Men who do not like oogs should
never be encouraged; they are much
worse than men who do not like
music.
l am not particularly partial to
music myself.
NV present mistress bought me from
an equally senseless motve-because
she wanted black dog to match her
mourning. What reason. Thank
goodness she has taken to colors again
now, and | wear a blue ribbon during
the week and a scarlet one on sun
days, not that | consider scarlet at all
an appropriate color to wear on the
Sabbath.
NV mistress is engaged to be mar
ried-re-engaged, may say, for she
is a widow and young and pretty
one too.
"He" is rather nice, bit OF prlg,
nerhans. and ignorant about poodles,
hut faarfnllv clever about scientific
tbings He can read the palms of peo-
nla,s hands and he casts their-what
is ito-ves boroscopes, that's it, |
rnaw II was. Won see noodles know
most tbinus "He" has presentiments,
and he foretold the death of my mis-
tress, elder brother But this kind Of
Lnow,edoe isn't all the kind of clever
ness she annreciates. She admires q
van who knows how TO enjoy the
nresent without bothering his head
ahont tbe future and his continual
nresentim.nts are what human beings
poll n .hone Of contention" between
thom-but n amt the sort of bone I
should care about
Tpoodles beinuf fashionable. always
,ss tho word "ain,tY
I think from what | have noticed
.ho+ INV m;stress and her lover are
fond Of one another only she is what
;s called a modern woman. and she
thinks # had form to be too Affection
a+e Tbe dav before Yesterday he
came in inst after we had finished
hraakfast. he seemed rather in a
hrrrv She was hnsv writing letters,
hut when she caught sight of his face
sha snr,ng to her feet and said anx-
;onsly. aWbatever is the matter,
Lionel. dear? How dreadfully wor.
r;ed Won look,"
How women iump to conclusions.
feel SIRE she thought he had lost
his monev-hut he hadn't He went
~ ~ bor and taking hold Of her
ha p said. 20 INV darling. | have
,,aa sroh a +errihle dream" The is al
49,. droor,;nr about something or
o.haa sand I want Won TO promise
U,a +ho+ von will, mt % 10 the theater
ton;ght y
cbo Storea hard at him and then
,ourhed rather rndelv. 7 thought.
EVIL on oortb notY" she asked.
ro;s;nn bor evehrows "Another pre-
sentiment q Lionel, dea. how silly
Won are,. and she laughed again.
d.. l., onlr I,oLod so,emn and
said mite sternly. Don't laugh,
Nil darlino. dreamt last night that
.ha nnohass Tbe,ter had been burned
- al tbore had heen n most
abostlv manic q II was awful Nell:
and 7 hoo Won will not 90 there to-
a,nht ana HE face Grew mite male
snol,o
Che nonted "Uow can Won he so
s,nnid Tionelpn she said. But he be-
aan ~ Lies ber and imnlore her not
% no md be knelt beside her. and.
,voil vou know how men 90 ont
turnei awav and pretended to 90 TO
s,oen an tbe mat After n LOT of coax
;nn rbe nromised to stav At home: but
ahs ,yosn,t overnleased and evident
w. thought his dreams great rubbish,
because she told him they bored her.
W. sront = dull evening and she
s,ornod mo twice because she was
o or at having to stay in alone-yet
sha bod refused IN allow him TO come
90 a;nnor
rha nov. mornipo we were inst 90.
,.n ~. Gov Jriye when her sister
na,na n ~ coo ne She had n news
manor in her hand and she seemed
a p"p sxoited
80 NV denr Nello she cried. 81 am
an olod 70 see vo,, are safe; what a
,~arov Won ware mt at the Duchess
theotsr last NIGHT, There was a ter.
Zinc fro and sucb manic. and the
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