Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-11-10

But her husband dissuaded her.
Why? You cannot change her condi-
ton. We are quite as well of out
here" Nobody insisted
Mrs. Cunine watched the two insep-
arabic green birds. She praised their
fidelity and blamed men for not follow
ing the example set by the beasts.
Cunine laughed, looked at his wife and
hUmmed "Tra-la-la. Trarla-la,'' as If to
say that he understood her fidelity to
him, Cunine. Colombel was taken
with a collie, rapping the stone floor
with his cane. The other cat came
in with its tail in the air.
At l O'Clock they lunched. When
he had tasted the wine. Cunine, whom
the doctor had advised to drink only
the choicest Bordeaux, called the little
maid. Tell me, girl, is this the best
there is in the CELLAR"
mo, sir; there is the fine wine that
is served whenever you come on a
visit
We'll! Go and get three bottles of
it They tasted this wine, which
seemed excellent, not that it came
from famous firm, but it had been Is
years in the cellar. Cunine declared,
ut is truly wine to renew life"
Colombel. seized with a sudden de,
sire to possess this Bordeaux, ques
toned the maid: "How much of this
wine is there in the cellar?'
"Oh, nearly all of it, sir. Mam'zelle
never drinks it. 1t is at the bottom
of the stack.
Turning to his brother-in-law: If
agree, Cunine, will take this wine in
stead of other things; it agrees re-
markedly with my stomach"
The brood hen in turn came in with
all her little ones; the two women
amused themselves by throwing them
| crumbs of bread. Joseph and the dog
who had eaten enough, were sent into
the garden.
When they had all finished their cof-
fee they vert in to see how the dy-
iC woman was. She seemed calmer.
They went out into the garden to
digest the luncheon.
All of sudden the dog began to
run around the chairs with the great
est rapidity, carrying something in his
mouth. Joseph ran wildly behind
him and both of them disappeared in
the house. Cunine slept in the sun
light.
The dying woman began to talk
very loud. All at once she cried out.
| The two women and Colombel hurried
in to see what was the matter. Cmine
woke up, but did not trouble himself
! to stir
She was sitting Up; her eyes were
wild.
| Her dog, to escape from Joseph,
| had jumped up on the bed and in
trenched himself behind her pillow.
looking at his little playfelow with
shining eyes, ready to jump again and
begin the frolic. He held in his mis-.
tress's slipper. torn to bits after his
hours play witt it The child
frightened by the sick woman, stood
still opposite the he'd. The chicken
came in and, startled by the noise
jumped on chair and called hopeless
~ her little ones, who piped in a
frightened way about the four legs OF
the chair.
Queen Hortense. with a heartrend
ing voice called out: mo, no. do
not want to. Who will bring up my
children? Who will take care of them ?
Who will love them? No, | do not
want to! No, l do"
She sank backward.
1t was the end.
The dog ran to the window and
| howled.
Colombel called his brother-in-law
Come quick Come quick! l believe
that she has passed away" Then
Cunine got up and entered the room,
muttering, at has not been as long
as l expected"