Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-01-26

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she took }hotibf fsry o,1.A bufg gar
.Poppa !Gonteef rosebus6 .-:Yaan. gef tat
seam done, Mis- Medca'f2" u
= Mrs. Medeaif held dp the seam to slsow
that it -facketfrseveraf.in inches of being
finished. ~ ~: ]. s. -. III "a
"Oh. you'll hopn have e. done. Itss:a
pity she amt got any children. Hxil
Be SO tmnh more lonesome, a comm )
home at night an not findin' anvbesay
here. ~
Then 81 sudden tie Other Ell u; Woman a,.
spoke: he won ttibeany loni 8.
semer'A she's been all these years!
"a setttiin hers alone, nfgl1t litter night,
til, II O'clock" -.
khslts ess5ss asm IL i,s lslckening
pain through q. heart than those word 5
sent ttthns4 the Iehzt OF ths man Who
lay there in the dark and heard. =;
s, std infs: Greg s.;
y expect it did get kind of lonesome
for her. He-he-that is, I guessyAie
did have to stay deMsGftkbst hi do sx,6f The
tins: But be didn't have any bad hab-
its-didn't drink, OF gam ble> or look t
other ", women :. Hewas perfectly mod
FL husband" :. Il:
There was no rep.s "a sb / y Il r. ana pres
en- t1y Mrs. ,Gregg continued: "Inever'd
thought she'd UP and utter word;.of
complaint agen such a husband" IS
"She never did," said Mrs. Medcd1f.
'':Never'n hex life. SO ,far's.I lniooW She
SHIPPED THE land hesWalk edun You
Scehld see that with ia f an1sye. But
shesledfa mighty onesome life model
husband or no model husband. He
didn't have any" bads la 81 BITS: know
that. He just simply want domestic.
He'd rather set down town an play
some fool game or. other. than. set at
home an read or play cards with his
wife. It amt no sin, an l amt sa YIN it
is; an when woman has that kind of
a husband the whole hborhood's
ready to scream out: 'My-O! What
does gettin' lonesome amount too? She
amt got any Call fer complaint rs I
can see. She'd best be jthankin' her
stars she: ain'tgo ashusbapd that comes
home drunk an buses .hek, Or gam bles
everything he earns away in some old
saloon or other!' An amt the one to
be claimin' they amt right, an she
want the, one to complain about any
thing. Bit what 7 see with my own
eyestlsguess I know, One night she
gone over to our house for somethin' ;,
an when she comes in-well, if I do
say it myself, our little settin'-roem
did look bright an cheerful, even if
wee gin t got much in it.. He always
builds up a Big ire'n the fireplace in
winter, an pops big pan O. corn an
gets up some apples from the cellar, IAN :
then sets down an reads an talks while
I sew. An we was settin' there that
night when she comes in with a blue
dress on an a black lace Scarf over her
head, an cries out: oh, how coy you
are! why, is your husband at home
evenings? An she had the wishfullest
eyes lever looked into.
Yes, ]. says real quick, for l didn't
want to hurt her feelin's, he works so
hard all day he don't feel much like go
in out nights
- - why, he isn't home every night, is
hep she cries out. L
Yes, be- says he, before could
speak. WY, amt your husband?' =
No. she says, an she walked over
an stood lookin' down into the fire; an
then she says, very slow: I'D be the
happiest woman on earth if he was.'
WELL says he, lookin' at her close,
he's home sometimes in the evenin',
amt hep
Don't you like popcorn?' cries I,
Jumpin' up quick, for, knew he never
was; an sure enough, her face was as
red as fire-an' if there want tears in
her eyes I don't know tears when 1
see 'em!" <1.
i. '.He was my idee Of perfectly model
husband" said Mrs. Gregg, sternly. ..I
don't see how any body, can find it in
their heart to utter a word agen him."
Il amt a-utterin' word agen him,
Mis- Gregg. unjust tellin' you that
she was a turable lonesome woman.
even if he did give her everything heart
could ask. That time after her baby
died he stayed home wifi b er every
evenin'-he didn't go downtown a-once,
not a-once-" Eg 4
~ You got that sea m most fnished p"
q demanded EN- ltld Mrs. Gregg, in a tone Of ex-
IRENE J. irritation. After you getsit all
finished We'll go out int he breakfast
room nsgst somethin' to eat. There's
q nice lunch all laid out on. the table.
Well make some tea on the gas stove.''
""But itdidn'ttlast long," went on Mrs.
Medcalf, unmoved. In less'n q two
weeks he,had to run downtown just for
a min ute-" S&3s y
"You like tea or coffee best, Mis- Med
cat? We can boil one as easy's the
other >.$.5y,.s &