St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-08-13

cheating him to stand in with the PEG
pie she dealt with, and made himsel
generally an idiot. She took 1t q
quite meek, but l surmise," Twizz:,
continued, cautiously, that she dit
talk back some. But it was the ag
gravating kind, and didn't only max,
matters worse, but when she dit
| finally sit up and take notice Mudgl
got lesson he never will forget He't
have learned that stint sooner if Mrs
Nudge had been bigger. She neve,
rightly attracted his attention, dom
you know? She is SO small. But wheI
she did get her old mans eye, let ms
tell you he come up with a round
turn" Twizzle was quite overcome
with his recollections and barket
loudly to the SUM- There was time
in Seattle" he resumed, presently
when l saw just how the thing was
If Nudge had taken my advice then
he'd ha' spared himself being made a
curious show of and embarrassing re.
marks 'longshore afterward. l was
up at a market laying in some stores
and there was Mrs Nudge after some
stuff for customers of the Swan. II
was nigh sailing time, and she was
rushing the marketman around and
telling him he'd have to get those
goods right down to the wharf, and
I noticed he did exactly what she told
him to. In comes Nudge, drunk, and
white about the mouth. I'm going
to pull out from the dock in five min
utes,' he croaks. Hurry down, Mrs.
NJ, and get aboard with your truck
you'll just have to wait ten min
utes more for these goods explains
Mrs. Nudge.
"'Not minute, not one second,
says he. If you think the Swan is 60
ing to loaf and lose time just because
you haven't gumption enough to get
through your work in time, you're mis-
taken, Mrs. M
II thought" said Twizzle, medita
lively, that she would cry. She
didn't. She swelled up all of sudden
till she looked about ten feet high,
and she says to Nudge, You wait. ;
Sort of caught his eye, don't you
know? They tell me it was the first
back talk she ever made stick. Nudge
said All right sort of astonished,
and took him one side. Look here
l remarks, I amt drunk and amt
up in woman's ways, but think I'd
lush a little less and talk pleasant
little more II I wanted to keep ahead
of Mrs. Nudge Yes, that's what I
said to him, and he was very mild.
Il thought later l had made bad
reckoning. But Mrs. Nudge was ter
rible strong-minded after all. One day
we were toOling down the sound in the
afternoon opposite to Vashon island.
There was q goodish haze on the wa
ter, and was keeping my eyes wide
OPEN About two o'clock, recollect,
a man for'ad sings out, Something to
sir.' peered out, and just
where could make it out in the haze
was black, queer something floating
on the water. Looked like an umbrella
opened up on the water, with other
articles on top. was curious, and
slowed down, stopped the engines and
put the wheel over to take in the
show. Do you know what that was?"
Twizzle contemplated me with an air
Of scientific interest, while I protested
that my imagination was incompe-
tent to picture the answer. He sighed
with satisfaction and filled his pipe.
When it was going he waved it in the
air to emphasize his statements.
That thing was Mrs. Nudge, very
CAM" he said. She recunnized me,
and says, as the Tornado slops up to
within potatoes throw of her, says
she, When do you think the Swan
will be along?'
"'God Almighty says I, is that
you, Mrs. Mudge?' And she answers,
quite bashful, IT is. I'm waiting for
Nudge to come back
Come back!' remarks loud from
he pilothouse, why he ought "a
passed this point two hours ago.
He did, says she. I fell over
board In passin@ l guess Nudge Isl
where am
Being mostly fustered / had forgot
% think about getting her out of the
water, but now l yells for boat to go
,ut and pick her up. Don't bother
about boat she says, quiet, I'll just
wait for Nudge
But you'll drown l urges her.
Your clothes 'ull get waterlogged and
hen down you co.
II L amt drowned. now she re-
marks, squirting up sat me Thought
ul, it isn't the fault of Nudge, who
lever heard me calling because he was
70 drunk
cts Gods mercy we found you,' |
avs, and calls some more for the mate
o get away a boat. But she was ter
ible strong-minded, and says, I won't |
,et into any boat. I'll stay right here
n this ridiculous position till Nudge
ONES back and apologies on his |
,ended knees
Ibid he throw you over?' in
|uires, polite. She was very indig- |
lant and cam, though she wiggled her