The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-04-19
MIR. AND MRS. JOBSON.


furniture vans backed up 70 the curb Of the
new house on the left that had only recent.
| " been completed.
$50 observe said Mrs. Johson. Then
Mr.. Johson went on downtown about his
| business
When be came home that afternoon be
he'd 1t all made up for Min Jobson.
Having q made up for Mrs. JobSoa WIS
not ia the leas, unusual In fact It was 90
common TIA; had he no, begun to harp
"a some subject 40 soon a. be reached home
his good wife would have thought him ss-
riously IN.
"Mei The new neishbors. Of eourss. by
this timc.' aid he 10 Mrs Jobson almost
as soon a. be had hung his hat aud coat on
the rack
wei, I haycu't been in"
"Not met then yeti" exclaimed Mr.. Job
con ia wcilamu'ated tones Of surprise
why, that's funny! ! expected to find
them here for dinner when | got home
Not losing your uc.gbbar,y grip on any
thing, are you, Mrs. Jobson'"
Nov, you know that"
"Wa:,, -=e,i, weill' said Mr.. Johs5r. "a
whole eight hours have passed since ttp
vans 81 the new neighbora' truck hove 70
on the horizon. and you haven't got real
chummy and thick wish en- yet! | hope
you're not aiiiug, Mrs Johsons"
Please don. be NJ rid"
Anyhow. If didn't fud them al here
ct dinner, surely thought you'd b. in there
on terms Of unhgrdahIc friendship with the
female boss Of the house when | got home.
Why, aren't y1u wasting valuable Gmeg
HtfEsa a. 4 IL
house tomorrow morning, say, and move
away. and there you'll be-you won't have
known them. and had en- running IN here
IN sets Of four when wanted 70 rad ms
paper, and"
"ltyou1l only let me"
Pa; Mr, Jois0n wasn't doing any letting
He had tho whole thing al thought out and
rehcarcd, and he didn't want to overlook
any chances
Thought I'll find the Young ladies Of the
new iamily--Hre there any young Adics9-
in here. anyhow" he broke To-. telling YOU
how they were going 30 hsve their new
spring fgu'ar8s made. o. asking your I'D.
vice about their piu.hcsdef bcaus Can's
he possible that you haven't ALREADY sue.
cccdt1 IN inspiring them with confidence.
and learned TIE whole history ~ their
lives t-1m thrir own lips a dozen times
over, can ~ Has The lads az the head Of
the new plant mex, door touched you up for
q little snip al tea. until the u pounds she
has ordered from the grcer's Gomez YETI
Not leaned over the back fence and asked
~ f. the loan NJ YOUR fa'irons, sou say.
y",' Why, you really can't Ike your new
nfshhors, Mn Iahs0n''
You know perfectly vel that I'm not in
the hsl--"
Did I understand you TO parndorirally
say that their dining room furniture was a
''gH' aud not ~ 20 be seem" inquired Mr..
Ioasou, enjoying himself right smart. "Oh.
vel, sou can gradually snd up 20 the point,
you know, where YOU can caio'c the lady
cAici ~ the outfit into buld0sng her hus
band irfr buying new dining rvom iurni.
turf, you Eu0w Thaiil he easy. Die say .
that che taught you O new kind Of tattiug
this morning MOI On ! thought By 4
The way. II we've simply go, 20 81 in there |
10 q cgrHrr party touizh; you msy o. well f.
har" The -.d press my evening coat--it's 4
vrIuLCi There's one thing thoueh-a" I
the rest ~ our nrFhlors for four blocks /
around "a al d.rrctiouaI' be Jealous. won't I
.l'y. II you p1y this now bunch pm much o.. .
eutI0n from the g1.oH' Did understand /
.ou 20 tav 'ha' orc ~ the Young sons . .
he family ,e an idiot and that the mother
wears f7.s" 'rnr'' Mo- Wei. I
thought
GLOW ford vou IRE becoming u the sound
Y your own
Did the lady who runs the new plant
oil you that a great sorrow rests on her
tic by reason 81 the fact that her husband
: % lacking In regard for The higher and
l0bler that he eats lemon merngue PIC
y.th tablespoon and falls 70 sleep after
Inner ana sunrrs' She didn't ten you
hat yet. chF Oh. bus abe will though
live her time. S'p0sc sou told her hat
our man didn't care much about Nrvans
nd Delsarte aud rriHcsrration and the in
usnee of environment anil t,diiedyufrts,
itbcr. eh That's great sorrow ou YOUR
fr, eco, isn't ~ 'sp0sc you told them
ow 60 hang The picture up, eh, And tod
IN all about the rest ~ the people IN the
.ock-wh0m 10 cultivate and whom 70
nock' Did you say ANYTHING while YOU
ere in there about that perfectly lovely
,mily that moved in three doors 10 the
gh,. that Won got on term, II irt-ssa'ublc
hicknrss with 20 minutes after the last
D.
lre on and decided wouldn't do inside Of !
'ree or four days. Didn't mention any,
ling about that crowd. ch? Did you tel !
m about tia, other delightful couple who
owed into the r,ghbarhood last il'l, tho
minnie unit of which YOU told me the fir, (
" after you met her was the most abused
ID lovablc thing that ever BIT ~ O. con,
etc pavement--ihe one that came in here
'ery evening and told us how n G her
isband was-e man that I've since found
1t was a mighty good fellow Didn't
UGH upon that neEhbor. en- Didn't"
When you are through I will
And I'll be bound Won didn't mention the
q btldame across the street who's got
n once pretty daughter worn 10 o ftazg'e
th her icndish temper and her Infamous
UgueG No? Well, what's the use Of hav-
: neighborr, Mrs Jobson, If you're never 9
Ing 10 get acquainted with them, III Ike
know Anyhow need 10 have a whole y
more fussy and rarrulous women neigh
m running in here understanding the
Z when I'm trying to find out what's the !
VS. Of the day in the paper and shifting {
over my tobacco smoke, and .
,king at mc a. II they wished was IN
the roof or down in the cellar or some.
lcrc. and"
Mr.. Jobson." said Mrs. ,Iahson. 81 ,
ven't - yet, a. told you, called on The ,
W neighl,ors next door, but I have M \
dht they will. ne you said ask ne in TO :
} them tonight or run IN Themselves" i
They will, heyf" sah Mr.. .lohson. his
' dropping well, knew you wsrr &
lex in this neiglstor business, Mrs. job. q
!, which Is what I've been trying 10 ert &
bot this ia The record. This is the 4
Yes" interrupted Mrs .Iobson, Il gucss 4
II see them tonight withou. doubt It's
ar sister and your sisters husband and y
nily that have moved in next door, YOU y
nw. They got tired Of the Iiill, ana they k
ided last week 70 take the new house I
4 20 rs and surprise you 40 that you 4,
e really wasted lot If good. lifegiviug X
ath, haven't you. my dear" Il
Well. maybe have been doing mono. z
Ne stun, without exact data to base Il /,
" admitted Mr.. JobSon, shespishly.--
shlnrton Star. G,
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