The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-08-28
cupid With Jimmy
BY Helen Folie.t

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X@ HEN John Trumbull fell
\N in love with vivacious and
v v sprightly Gertrude Moore
no one would ever have
suspected that he was scholar. Il
thinker and settled man of forty.
His general actions were those of n
youth of eighteen undergoing his first
case of love. The upshot of il was
that when these two became engaged
Miss Moore pulled Mr. Trumbull
around by his philosophical nose and
made him dance to her fiddling as
suited her capricious and changing
moods. Matrlmony found the same
condition OF affairs. Every domestic
questlc' vas decided 10y Mrs. Trum-
bull. natter whether it was the
choio Parlment or the selection
ILL., Kim in II state of binding
&c Al admiration for the little
n twenty. W HON he had weed and
"op, let her have her way. with the
result that he was being hCupeC ked TO
the queens taste
But as the years went by. US the
years nave way of doing. Mr.. Trum-
bull gradually awakened TO tho one
slued state of affairs. Mrs. .Trumbull.
being selfish and possessing u thistle
down intellect. fancied that if would
moi do TO let Mr.. Trmubull know that
she was at All fond of him. Some ole
lady had told her once that when y
man knows woman loves him his af.
feetion becomes chilled like whipped
cream iii an ice chest. So she stuck
up her nose-it stuck up of its own
accord by the way-and went her us
ual pace Of bullyragging and worrying
him. She would do this. she would
do that-what John thought didn't
matter.
But. as said before. Il change finally
came over Johns heart He still con
sidered that dainty wife of his quite
the smarteSt. Clevcrest woman i'm the
world. but. strange to say. he was
becoming aware of her peculiar pow
ers of debating and laying down the
law. John was quiet and inuffcnsIvc
and Just the kind of man that offers
splendid opportunities for the woman
with will of her own. For long
time Mrs. John did not observe that
her husbands substantial admiration
was growing thin. almost to n shadow.
But when she did realize it. the blow
was something fearful 1t had been
her opinion that even though she were
10 sell his best clothes TO the rag man
or burn the house up or turn his hair
white with her everlasting criticisms
John would ever remain the same
faithful. adoring. enduring.
One morning John didn't kiss lis
wife when he went downtown TO
business. She moped and wcpt AMI
scoided tn" baby and the kitchen maid.
and Their decided she didn't care From
that time on things went from bad To
worse and from worse to even worse
than that. Once i'm great while
when Johns old time vision Of love
Tor his wife came UP he would take
Ter IN his arms and tell her that She
was the prctticst thing i'm the world
Following her Cld-timc tactics. Mrs
John would i'm return comment ON his
pad choice Of ncCktie or let loose the
pleasant information that his collar
was sOiled or the edge. Johns hoart
wodi@ ink ma ne would tramp off TO
work feeling like an ornban asvlum
in a derby hat and creased trousers
As II was not Johns nature to war
against any one, he simply kept him.
self ont Of Mrs. Johns way. SUNDAY
afternoons nc went out for n walk
sometimes hC went Over. to thc North
Siie TO sc an old college chum OF his
'hese trips were his only designations
'n sunday afternoon when lo aui
h.s OLD friend were discussing some
particular exciting college srriIuiua.-o
Vhai had taken place fifteen yrare
hark the telephone boil raua ana .,
woman. s voice hcegcd go peak to Mr.
lrumhuil IIc went Do tho uhuuc.
Us that YOU. Gcrt.udo:"
YES. Johu And ,ou'i Won ,oi,.
hom" please JET sadie taEr huI,y
over TO your moihcrs. and ryoryr,dy
~ The building is ON and I'm hu,ip,.
inc NUGGETS don't know what af.,
scared about. but I'm iusJ NERVOUS
All right. dear -1id John. and
homo hc wcot MOI stopping Ion,
enough TO finish 900 .lr rccoricctione
n The college fghi
81 home Doc found h.s WHO SITTING
'uri'd rp on Y liI'In ert,r Ioal.u.
very much na Size bad looked ,vhru
h'o years before hc bad begged and
'nir'aicd and Kissed her into saying
Yes She was visiting her hand
kfrchicf into iituc wads and ropes.
and hc knew by hat that she was
Distracted about somcthlng.
know you think fm silly 10 feel
60 - ben it's ms oven twilight
w Positively that some
tchon windows Willie
md iusl couldn't