Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-01-25
&fa5hln9ton Standard
THE AMATEUR REFORMER

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,,.,l,l r,,n 81 husband and vile.
I.,.vond = J.rlt.
The scene ri the impromp,u domes-
tic drama thcv were onactiug was
thn,r la,k uorch.
STAGE furniture. two chair and an
icehov
Heroine. the wife.
Heavy villain. presumably the hus-
hand
No hero.
Continuous Observation-Disclosures
Sims. no cncorr,.
saddcnlv a head was thrust out OF a
window in the next dwelling, almost
facing the porch.
The head pertaincd to tail, loose
iointcd citizen and was beginning to
manifest a shvness as to hair.
The face pertaining to the head
wore a thoughtful, scholarly aspect,
and a pair OF closely cropped ghiskers
which extended short distance down
ward in front of the ears.
alt may interest you to know" he
said, "that you are filling me up with
information to which have no right"
"Been listening, have you?" spoke
the husband.
DWELL, couldn't help hearing"
"Yon couldn't have put down your
window, of course?" suggested the
wife.
al could. but | nut it I'D for the
same reason that YOU came out on
your porch to talk over family mat
tiers. It's warm day."
"You didn't have to listen, did
you9"
eyes, sir, had to listen or Interrupt
the flow of soul. and 7 concluded at
last to iuterrupt the flow. This hap.
mems to he nv library. and I came in
here to read. might have stopped
nv ears with nv fingers. but I can't
handle a book with nv feet. If you'll
reflect a moment Won will sea what 8
ridiculous figure a man would cut
with his fingers in his ears and a book
in front of him. irving to turn ovel
the leavas with his toes
al don't think you're acting in 6
very gentlemanlv way. ANYHOW"
Pardon me- ma'am. hut would il
have beep moro gentlemanlv for me
tn keen still and listen9 was here
first moved into the house more
than a wear ago. and YOU came the
first of the month. was sitting here
in nv chair when vour voices broke
in upon me and Knocked me out o.
rannort with nv hook. heard vol
tell your husband he was a brnte who
ALWAYS wanted everything his OWL
wav. and if he wanted to keep chick
ems in the back ward YOU supposed
he'd do Il but he'd have TO feed 'en
himself If he did,"
"And SO he willw
"You are quite right, madam.
am with Won on the chicken question
7 heard. Mr..
"Leichliter."
"Glad to know YOU, Mr.. Lickladder
NV name is Civilians. 1 heard 70,
tell her that her old father used t.
have fits and that"
"You know none of that was mean
for YOU to hear"
"Why. confound it, sir,-excus,
me ma'am-that's why | stuck m,
head out here and broke in. / coulC
have coughed, perhaps, but it would
have been a feeble mockery of a cough
hollow, trumped up, counterfeit
cough, a base imitation of cough
81 don't think a stranger has an.
right to interfere in IA little famil,
talk"
"Neither has a little family tall
any right to interfere between me and
my book. Now, put it to you, MI
Iickladder, how can a man get tn
sense of what he is reading when h
hears his next door neighbor tell hi
wife she takes after her brother, whC
used to make living by training bull
dogs to fght-isn't there some mis-
take about that? Bulldogs don't nee,
to be trained to fight, do they?-an,
hasn't the innocent byAtander an,
rights in a case of this kind? Has h