The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
FROG CALLEDTHEM CHUMPS
SAD ENDING OF THE ROMANCE or
TWO IOWA WIDOWERS.
the Same Advertisement In . MHtrt-
monial Paper and Fought at the Fair Ones
Gate-Iaughed Al for Their Palms Then
the Frog Croaked. "Chumps. Chumps."

n &AnA HI ~ MnIvu
moolsl psn.r ana p.,.h Al the Fair One,
~Gate-Iaurhed Al for Their PAINS Theu
the Frog Croaked, "Chumps. Chumps.'
WEST rx,ox T., Inn. ~ -Icmuel Bickct,,
vas a w,dowor ." a,.o u,as Emanue, Croster
II xas hnt nat,ra, dot ,hore should exist be.
tween m, two . r.I,ou s,e,,ng
Tho vito ~ T.n,u., bod arisen one dav In d
m nj m ,o,,nor i,s,,a.d nerbans 40 far n.
,s,,n.r 4, o,.r i,s,,e.d- and renoIrad IN n
lowver's ono. uhara sho .,otad bcr comnlaint
Lemuel had nor ,reo,ed her with due consider.
aron ia hod .rnac,ed TOO much of her us
WAS old ono,,h 10 ba her father. No woman
sho .oIa 80 nr.nars from nothing tbrse
meals a aav and stil, retain her self-respect
Tho louyor od,,,,,.d tho truth NJ the statement
He innu,red whether or not Iemuel had ever
trea,ad b.r ri,h nbvsico, cruel,y. Yes. he
had modo b.r snlit tho wood. Very GOOD A,
the next ,.rm ~ ,ha district cour, she was do.
olored ,rao Of N. honds which had hound ber
% Isnn.,
Hut tho case of tho wife OF Emanuel WAS n
sadder one She was Of a lonr-s,,ferinr sort
and the ,hought of divorce had never entered
into bor h,,n,.d mind Sbe d,d rho hes, aha
could for Emanuel. When nothing to eat was
fortbco,,inc Tho ho,lad dandslIon ureens and
endured the harsh criticisms of Emanuel in s-
lenoe In IN. end she stretched herself upon
m. hoddi,, rbiob had constituted ber dowrv
AVID nooc.rrIy repoired IN another world /,
was a s.yero shock IN Em,nucl
When the runero, had been over for several
hour and tho two children had bsen fod upon
mill rrrrished nv n kind nsichbor Emanuel
s,rol,od o,.r N condols with Iemue, and N he
condo,ed with pe roupd Jemre, string dis
consolato,v unon tho 'front.' s,ep Of bis residence.
IN. ,,o o,d,r obiIdrs, wors hosid. him uis
,,iro had Tho, rho habv
GOOD eyenin," said Emanuel in n tone Of
sorrow
"somo IN vo, " said Jemue, ue arose IN
tbs rul ,;mi, NJ his oukward upyainlv a feet 4
,nohas and ox,andod bis hand -ho nod hut ono
,h. o,hor hov;,g he.r reno,od ui,h rho arm, nj
-. 50 III, I..o,,u.,ia, "nIas :. 90.
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so,a woman
II does that. said Emanuel. "Whatre you
goin' 10 do?"
"Duppo wbatr. vou,"
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Dunno"
Nothing more was said for a time. Then
- " -,s. -
Lemue' cast OH ,he ABSTRACTION "hlch was
upon him and spoke.
Il reckon some,hin's got to be did for the
49,. -,
Kids; they've got to have somebody to look
after EN-"
You're right" agreed Emanuel; the-the
kids must b." took care Of.
Temucl.
aw' -
~Noth'n' but a woman. repeated Emanuel
Then"
"ycahp"
"Ihe thing 10 DOS 10 get a woman
Il reckon"
.yora, IL rlor,r oro,oh 10 ~ ror,d uo.a
"oine..T p'en'y e'ousn III u Wor.u' wee
have no trouble, you and me, gettin' on" II
we was prettier. I'm lopsided, and you've
gov hpeainen, III your ea'' ... .,
lhs was very near the rum Emanuel
by som prank of nature. had been gifted with
,hs rness nrodmcinr . n agoo, a, nhioh soms
'he knees PRODUCING an ehec' az which some
Emanuel and he Jared M a Bit At Inmuel.s
I'D
you're q H." no began, but Iernuel
held M hi great. over developed hand.
Don't get excited. Man. " he said. Don't
fSS oS Sv ,h aan .sN, res Gn aSt 9 'e Re ae %am a ll,tle wS1ls;
! s'Losc." he added, Letlectively. shes bout as
dead rs she ever Will be"
rose, SlgiHd finanuel,
Then lemuel sent the children into the shanty
| and approached Emanuel. glancing about
him cautiously as he did SO.
Man said he IN a whisper, I've got the
the dangdest best thing you ever seen"
"Whnt isit?" asked Emanuel suspiciously.
Lemuel drew a dirty, wrinkled paper from his
pocket and unfOlded II.
Look at that h. said triumphantly. holding
up the sheet; "Cupids Dart. More'n a hun
dred beautiful. wealthy ladies' wants husbands
dyln for en-, Man, dyln for EN-" 49,.
Emanuel gasped. DIDO they mean III"
ne aSked in,credulonsly.
much rs any, woman ever means anything.
road Yesterday. Dropped out O. some wagon
J. spose. ! never .knowed before that such
things was printed. It's like-likc manners
from heaven, aint it?"
kind o, Are you goin' TO write to one
OIL eniy u,,
Am IL We'll, you bet your life I'm goin' to
write TO one Of en-. I've got her picked out"
how to write?"
Iemuel smiled shrewdly. No. amt goin' to
learn how to write. but I've got 1t figured out
clear enough. You know young Spriggs--
him that | pulled ont o the crick last spring,
Just. when he was goin' down tho last time?"
Yeah,
He's the sutton Of IT,. He can write like a
house aiire that boy and can spell like q al
for pay in part o what he's OWN me. He |
What do yop say, old %feller?"
I@muel SLAPPED the mourning Emanuel on
the back, and chuckled. Something suspici- |
ously like a chuckle came from Emanuel in
return;