The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-04-15
SMITH And JONES.

whom had designs upon the legislature.
Jones had bad wife and was In love
with another pretty woman. lie wished
10 be divorced from the bad wife SO that
he could marry the pretty woman, who.
by the way, was widow with sparkling
black eyes and raven tresses Smith had
a good wife, plump as a robin, good as
an angel and the mother of ten children.
Smith sought to get charter for a turn.
pike from Pigs Run to Terrapin Hol.
low. Both gave wine suppers to the leg.
islators, and both got tlrir bills through.
"My love-" said Smith when he wa.
once more comfortably cnsconced before
his own domestic hearthstone aud speak
Ing to his wife, who was mlnistering TO
the necessities of the youngest offspring,
II am one Of the directors of the Pigs
Run and Terrapin Hollow turnpike AMI
will be- president, my dear. Ii will quite
set US up in life. We will send our chill.
dren TO boarding school and live In style
off the tolls. Here's the charter, ducky."
''I.et me see it, pet" said the wife, who
was the best of wives. with plumpnesi
and good nature beaming all over her
face. She nestled on Smiths shoulder
and threw her arm lovingly about his
neck as she helped him examine the
parchment
Suddenly Smiths yisage grew long.
His wifc's looked blank. Smith was not
generally profane, but now he ripped out
n fearful oath.
BLAST it, wife, he shouted furiously,
''those internal scoundrcls at Trenton
have divorced u.s."
1t was too true. The parchment he
held was bill of divorce, in which tho
names Of Smith aud his wife appeared in
frighfully big letters. Mrs. Smith wiped
her eyes with the corner of her apron as
she exclaimed:
ooh, dear, here's n turnpike. Mr..
Smith, with the whole ten of our chill.
dr"n staring NE in the face, amt your
wife,"
Here the voice of the poor woman be.
came chokcd with sobs, and her utter.
ances were too indistinct TO he recorded
As for Smith, he cursed away at such n
rate as would have convinced any spec
tator of the propriety of sending him n
missionary. Although the night was
dark and the denizens of the village had
retired to their beds. Smith babe his wife
mt m bnr houpat nnI arm in arm thnr
nroccndel 70 III. honsn NJ thn clerrvnon
Of their church o.
"Goodnccs hloss mew cvc,,imad the
mild rooa mon as he sow tLen, entrr
smith Iookiny ike tho I,st Juno sind
AMI SmIth,s wifc's focc nil s,re,t.d Win
trnrs ..Whot ~ tho mot,cr."
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