The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-02-03


them. We had time. The turkeys
were in an acre lot. They didn't
want to be tied. My wife's tongue
was not tied. She would make .
dart for the last turkey and dart
for me. / went under the crib, the
man on top of the crib, the old tur-
key said, ''put, put" and my wife
fairly roared. iii bet that man
says eight cents pound to the next
woman and to ell other women.
1t was necessary for me then TO
seek rest, peace and consolation in
a stroll. went to Central and call
ed for Houston pay here / got
Dan Gordon, my old chum. We
began to talk of old times. We
talked and talked. The sweet voice
said: Five minutes" and we talk
ed on. She said: "Ten minutes"
and | said Alright" and we
glibly talked on, when she shouted:
Fifteen minutes" and / retorted:
Let us alone, can't man of my
standing talk without being bother
ed every five minutes?n We talked
awhile longer and / came ott and
threw down quarter. | wish you
could have seen the look of scorn,
contempt and condensation on her
face as she said "Two-bits, indeed
talk half day and then throw down
twenty-five cents, just like / was
fool enough to know that you are
a fool. Your bill, sir, is $14, 95. -
just felt myself going through that
floor. If she had been a man |
would have cussed out of the church
right then and there. II had had
the money would have paid the bill.
felt like had been drumming for a
moon shine still and had drunk up
all my samples. Oh, bat 1t stagger-
ed me. 1t makes me stagger yet
Just to think of it. They sent for
the manager. | sent for the doctor.
The manager sent for the sheriff
think the grand jury will turn me
loose on sheer ignorance. Lear
reader, If ever you wish or get a
chance to talk over "iong distance"
take down the receiver gently, bat
very rapidly and say: "Hello-is
that-y on -dear-J ohn-thIs-is me-I-wi!l
you-come. goodbye and hang up
that thing with a bang and come out
of that cage like bat ont of hsdes.
| tell you 1t is taking chances.
At the last term Of court / pro
cured a divorce for the prettiest
widow | ever saw Ia the division
of tile property a fine buggy horse
fell to her share. She raffied him
Off. She came to my barn where 1
was milking. Oh, but she was win
ming, and could charminEly talk the
fine points Of that horse. Her mode
of deciding the rattle was by sealed
tickets running from one cent to
three dollars. Yon had to pay for
a chance the amount you drew |
drew -. 1 went To the house, went
through my trunk and ali my peck
cts and could find only six-bits. l
asked my wife TO loan me five cents.
She made me tell what | wanted
with it, all the while keeping her
eye skinned out the window at thst
pretty widow
Wish you could have seen tue re-
ligion, wifely authority, and petty
depotism besming in Der beautiful
blue eyes as she took that six-bits
away from me | could not help
but admire her AS she gave that
widow her opinion of women gam
blers. But | am glad you did not
see me apOlogizing TO that pretty
woman for not taking chance. |
told her that l rad forgotten that !
had religion; had forgotten that
to the church; had forgot
ten that / had wife, but now (
was forcibly impressed with ali |
these good thugs. She got mad +
oouted little, then excused me, /
went home and gave up the rattle +
/ am not here 20 teach whether il /
IS right or wrong To buck the futures,
1lay poker or TO take chances at a
-affle. While | am philosopher,
/ Is Of the physical and not Of the
moral. IL must be from whose stee-
Nc you view these fine points.
ose, gamble. You win, you speca-
ate. My preacher tells me it is
wrong t. gamble because II is get
ing something for nothing Be
ause IL Is losing something for
.othing. The gambler produces alb
nothing. The Bible says
Thou shalt not steal bat IL does
Ot say: Thou shalt not gamble.
suppose this Is shy SO many
nuroh members buy fataFes, play
okeF aud take chances feel II Ii
little inconsistent to pray, speeu-
ate, pokerize and take chances, but
hen those of yon who have lost can
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