The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-03-28
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-old asrsen orsham,s pess I
Packer, Chlesae, Writes %
HE son eserrspes,
never do business with a
woman that | don't think ~
lttla Incident which happened I
when was frat married 50 your
Ma. W. set up housekeeping
in one OF those cottages that
yuu read about la the story
books but that yau want ia I
aht away from when ttn pas
up 20 you 10 i've la one afnhrm. I
u wAa lust the place TO So for a !
picnic, but its been my uApsr
lenee that a fellow does most OF
hts plgnickinE before he's mar
fird
Your Ma aid the cooking, and I
| hustled tut things to cook,
though would take shy at
u myself once in while nnd I
get W. my muscle tossing flap
Jacks !, was pretty rough Hails
tng, you bet bat uns way aud
another We managed 10 got a
good deal of satisfaction out OF
u. because We had made up our
minds % take our fun a. We
went along. With most people
happiness - aonsthinm that u
always iust day Oft. hut |
have made Il a rule never to
pat off being happy tiii tomor-
row.
was eiesking In a general
store al that time. but I had a
l little weakness for livestock.
even thea. and while I couldn't
afford 10 plunge In u exactly.
] managed 10 buy a likely little
shoAt that reckensd on carry
tnH Through the summer On
AMI presenting with a bill for
beard IN the fail lie was hast
plain plH when he cams 20 ~.
and we kept him in n little nty,
but we weren't long In finding
out that he wasn't any ordinary
Ftzpt-snd araHt pig. The first !
q knew your Ma wAn calling hfnl
Tohy. and had Turned hin
ieosa Answered 10 his name
like dog. Never saw such a
spciahtc ptk. Wanted 60 ait on
the porch With us TRIED Go
! eatne into the haase evenings.
Used To run daua the Fuad
s4ucaiinE faf Joy when he naw
me cantnx. horne from safh
Well. n got on towards No
xernhsf and Tahy had been
making the most az his appof-
tanities. 1 never asw a pig thai
turned corn into fat 81 fast.
aud the ateatsF he sot the bet
ter his disposition grew II
reckon I was attached 20 hin
myself In y sort Of sneakfns
way. but I vas mighty fond ~
hag meat, too. and We needed I
Toby IN the hltchen 10 / sent 1
around and had him hntcherrsi. I
When I got hafpa 60 dinner
uskt day. I notscsd that yoar
Ma looked mighty salsmn a.
she set the f1aAt a pork down 1
IN ffUslf Of me. bat I stra red
off. thinking Of something eiza.
a. I carved. and my wits Mcss
on weoi gathering snro enough
Nhen I said
VIII yea have q nlscs u
Toby. my dsaEf"
Well afr. she lust iaekat a.
me for a tnonsnt. and then she
burst cat errlng and tnn away
rom tho tAhtr Hut whsn /
Weut after her ard asked her
shat Nea the matter. shr step
Ped crying aud Vas mad Ia q
minute all the way through
Called the a heafsleas. cruel
ranniiiai That seemed 20 re-
hass her ~ that she x8t over
her mad and brsan 20 cry
again. begged me 10 take Tehy
out Of pickle and 20 bury him
N the garden. I feas0ast with
her. aud In the end usais her
500 that any ohssauies fur
Toby. with pork ~ eight cants
: pound. weuif Be a pretty ex-
rerHixe funeral fer uh hut frat
and last she mad managed 20
tHks fsr APOSTLE Asay - that
didnf ~ant anf rezst park
FIR dinner or cuii pork fur sup. Z
per.
That nixhs 7 taak What wss
left % Toby % a .torss~~per 4
At the Crossing who I hreM
would - able 10 sasr on hts
hams without bursting tHfo
sssrr. and <gt a pretty fair 4
prize fer him
simply mention Toby In
passing. a. ar rxarrrt~ 81 whY
/ beits*s ~afusn weren't cut oaf
for hariness-as least for the
park packing business. I've hal :
dealings With 4 good many af
them first and last. and ne
been my ssperfenee that when 4
they've got a weak dass they \
AID their sex In u and sin. and r
that when they've got = strong {
easr they subfraef THAR So 4
from u ana deal with ycu 4
harsfsf ftsn q man They're /
simply bound 10 Wtn sifhsr
way. and I don't Ike TO play a \
game where 7 haven't a show. q
When = clerk makes a FOOL 3
break. daa't wanf 10 beg HE d
pardon for calling his attention 4
20 ". and I don't want him fa {
hush and trrsuhi~ ard Leak =
little brine into a fancy pocsss Z
handkerchief 4
A little change Il a mighty \
soothing thing. and I like = \
wofnan's ways too much at \
home 70 care very much for
them at the office. Instead OF =
hiring women. I try 10 hire \
their husbands. and then I
usually have them both wofk- D
ing for me. There's nothing d
ike \ woman NJ home 10 epur q
on = man At the office n
From Letters from a aalf. q
Made Merchant 10 ffis so0. :. by 4
George Horace f-oFtmer. Small. q
Maynard a Co. Boston.