The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-24
The TlTKINSES AND THE MOUSE.
Why Nj. Ilklns Prefers the Latter 10 Some Other
Things.

Mr.. Titkins' hitherto dreamless sleer
was broken into by what to his sub
conscious self seemed 10 be a rattle of
musketry.
Il am la the Philippines" Dire aneu
Mr. Titkins. "and the insurgents are
firing on us"
Then came boom of artillery which
so startled Mr.. Titkins that ne ducked
and awoke with start.
Mrs. Titkins was sitting bolt upright
in bed.
"What Is II. Martha?" inquired Mr.
Titkins drowsily making an effort to
recover the snapped thread of sleep
upon realizing that he had only been
dreaming OF the guns and things.
Sh!" said Mrs. Titkins i'm a stage
whisper. "A mouse. I've been ran
! ping on the head OF the bed and rye
| Just thrown shoe at it,"
Humph, thought Mr.. Titkins
there's my insurgents and the artil-
lery." Then he said aloud with sc5rn:
You needn't say hush 90 me after
making all that noise"
II wanted to frighten Il away." ex-
planned Mrs. Titnlns.
We'll. did you do it?' demanded Mr..
Titkins rousing up.
No, there it is now. Don't you hear
n nfbbling?"
Il do. my dear and what's moro
itI keep on nibbhng even though you
may thump the bed and throw shoes at
II the balance OF the night. Now do go
TO sleep"
But what can do?" pleaded Mrs.
Titkins earnestly.
"Do2' said Mr.. Titkins. "po moth
ing, OF course. Let 1t nibhle. When IL
mas chewed througf the wall and got
INTO the room " will be time enough
TO act. Now go 10 sleep"
Henry Tipkins, do you mean to saw
that YOU can sleep with that mouse
nibbhng and scratching there? Who
knows but IL viii be in the room anv
mOment?"
can 80 10 sleep with that mouse
nibbling great deal better than I can
with You rapping on the head OF tho
bed and throwing SHOES at It," declared
Mr. Titkins with force.
We'll. ! can't" returned Mrs. Titkins
And I'm not going 10
until | know what that mouse Is do
ing"
Now. Martha expostulated Mr.
Tttkins. You Just let the mouse arone
~ won't harm anybody and n doesn't
pegin 10 make the noise YOU do
-houid fhink you would see that YOUR !
sen. We've been married roing ON II |
ears anu / venture To say that on an /
lNeraSe or once week for all that time I
YOU We walked me up and walked every
Dolly else IN the house thtimpinr tho
neau OF the bed and making no end az
uss IN an effort 20 make some rnouso
ss..op \ htue gentle. harmless nibhltng
Wv NV the use ~ rOusing the U.holo |
y, riehporhoodF Tho mouse i'oosp't /
-, ~ peclaily when YOU don't 10 any eood |
,,..., il'Vuse doesn't quit. ] have never
e,,O"n ,.,,, " 10. You know 70 doesn't or
~" ougnt to know IL by this time.
IN l al these years / never know -
~ .ouse u.s. 20 STOP nibbiing Just because vou
jumped the bed and tnrew sb.os all
Vutlu IN room For my parf I nro
~ tne noise thc mouse makes q, tbo
YOU make. 7 Should thini, von
Z, '"lu . give % up as "a bad lob aftor ali
~. tAperlence we've had
Mrs. Tltking iid nof nrsu... ~,
=, ,ri,. nasal murmur d1ld tbat
~ ltAihs tli gone back 10 fho pm
,ph of fomewhcre. a. ritti,'.
'v-rd her eyc' too. but NJ, A., 49,,
oI over in the corner. neal =, ,,.,,.'.'.i
lDe iay, came Che rru.i,-a -,
we teeth cheWing WooI and ,i... ' d
ana Mrs. iitkins. disarned a. a. ].
nceless. was alone In nor tro,,bi-
.ush .u all the world beside law m -