Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1902-11-28


banging that instrument and talk 10
me!
She (turning her head roundl-aalk To
you? What ON earth about? | saw You
at breakfast.
He--ls fellow only TO speak To his
was meant for eompanonship aud sym
pathy.
She tcrosslyl---You think wives were
created just to fulfil the passing en-
price of the moment bur | don't choose
to pander to your whims, I've some
thing better to do. (Eaces the music
and goes ON praetleingl
He-Most women give up all that
strumming when they get married and
take to more useful occupation.
She tplaying softly)-More fools
they. Changing hard aud putting down
loud pedal
He Talsing his yoice)-If you go on
any longer with that noise I'll smash
every note on that old kettledrum
She Qifting her hands from the keys
Then I'll burn all your golf sticks.
(Gets off music stool and confronts
him)' BY the by, did you ever intend
giving up golf when you proposed 10
me?
! He-Oh, that's quite a different mat
terH An open-air pastime is absolutely
necessary for health. It's mans duty
J to his family to join golf club.
She-And leave his wife to her own
devices, then grumble ut her because
she solaces her loneliness with music.
He-But you carry 1t TO such an eX-
cess. You're forever gaddlng about TO
concerts, operas, musical matinees, and
what not. You are never in.
She-Why should | be, when you are
always out? l suppose you'd have me
waiting in the hall all day to help you
on and off with your coat, and to run
for YOUR SLIPPERS, like some, deluded do
rn-7stis u s,ls.c. For rnnrs Walter -
been trying to uproot your medieval
ideas of n1atrimony, but they stick as
tight as ever. 7s
He-You should have mentioned your
disapproyal when / impaired them TO
you before our marriage, then-then---
She-Then there would have been no
marrage-you'd have cried off?
He (deliberately)I certainly should.
She-0urs is a good illustration of the
old adage, Marry In haste, repent at
leisure" can only assure you | re-
gret our preeipltaney as much as you do.
He-But don't regret anything. 1t
is only weak minds that indulge in idle
regrets.
She-Own up, our marriage is mis-
take, and be honest.
He-I deny It, Nothing Of the sort.
She drritated} Gall it what you will,
an error of judgment, regrettable incl
dent-there have been, SO many disas-
ters the past year so named. But m
homely parlance, we ought not to have
got married; we are not suited to each
other, and our marriage Is failure :.
He calmly You are quite wrong
The real error only lies In your Hight
treatment of the VOWS you made at the
altar, and. in your neglect Of wifely
duties. ss 8
She-The fact is, you've got tired of
me. In the early days of our life to-
gether everything was fresh and new;
you were kept amused, but now 1.-The,
novelty has Worn off, 1 have no longer
the power to attract and entertain you.
He (angrily)-Upon my word. Mabel,
you take the cake for peryersion of
truth! 1t was you who got tired of me;
you were always begging to move to
London, and complained SO of being
dull and bored in the country As was
your sole and constant companion, IT
was bit rough on me, and | felt it.
You Were always grumbling at me.
She-The fact is that man without
any profession or business becomes
hlpped, dissatisfied and morose. You
don't do half enough with your life.
He--And you do too much. The con
stant excitement you indulge in makes
you irritable, restless and tlighty.
She--I despise man who makes golf
his whole life work, and has no definite
aim.
He-I scorn woman who has a score
of silly fancies and misnames them
"isms.'
She thotly)--You would bind me
down to the narrow tedlum of domes-
tlcity, and stifie all higher aspirations.
He-Rot, bosh! fiddlestieks How
you go off in tangent, Mabel! But
~ 1,;., ,p hot M
on much longer.
She (quickly)-No, indeed There's
only one thing TO be done il two part
ners in concern can't pull together.
He-And that is?
She-Dissolye partnership. Take up
the contract. Sever the bond
+ He horrifed)-Mabel! You surely
don't meath what you say, that--that
We
She-Yes, do I've often thought Of
IL / guess you have, too, but you