The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-15
to the wool in this case-close to the

to the wool in this case-close to the
wool"
tinued Mrs; Perkins. with tremble in
her voice, and | said nothing. 1 could
not escape my lips. l was giving you rope,
4 Mr. Perkins On the first of May you
/ thought of having Mr.. Thompson to dine
with you, but when almost too late you
suddenly remember the burned old car
pet. You called it names; you kicked it
in various spots; you made the dust fly.
You had to be suddenly taken with a
chill. and send word to Mr.. Thompson not
new carpet would be bought. made and
laid before you were a week older, or
you would swallow the family ak. Your
memory may not be quite clear. Allow
me. therefore. to say that started to fall
q few days. Do make myself clear, Mr..
Wonderfully and amazingly clear, my
dear, and am thinking what star wit
murder case. Yes. it was on the FIRST of
ak, and the new carpet"
Has not yet been bought. If you have
swallowed the family ak have not miss
ed it What have you been pleased to re-
fer to as burned old carpet-the horse
looks like the hot place, still covers the
parlor floor as well the various holes
promise anew this evening-to VOW that a
new one shall spread itself over the floor
family cook stove, but I shall not fall up
on your shoulder nor indulge in athletics
MIR Perkins, and while 1 shall not turn
from anything you may say In Pa an
m. must still warn you that shall be skep-
My dear, beloved Mrs. Perkins," said
Mr. Perkins. as ne stood up for a mo- mo,
of his knees, and then sat down again
with a new feeling Of confidence; II de-
and disrespectful names, and at divers
and various times / promised to replace
manded why those promises have not
been carried out. L reply. categorically.
talked strongly of buying the house. in
which event a new carpet would be mon
Secondly, our cook has developed a
carelessness which leads me to hope and
believe that she will bring about a con- |
ing insured for its full value, had rather |
an old carpet would burn than a new
Thirdly, it has been demonstrated be-
yond doubt by a German savant of note, |
Where from s. to to 81 per 1e Yard Contain the
germs of no less than seven different dis
halted at the risk involved.
'Fourthly. have been told by the best
all of which enter into carpet, are GER
tain to become cheaper, and from bust
ness point of view have been right TO
Filthy and lastly, if we had a tele-
phone in the house and that telephone
the slightest doubt in my mind that
would at once communicate with"
Il don't believe iti'' brusquely inter-
rupted Mrs. Perkins.
MY dear woman"
Il say l don't believe it. How can
but certainly should"
Mr.. Perkins. DO you mean to tell me.
and do you mean to believe. in view of
what has gone before, that if we had a
telephone in the house that you would at
once communicate with the carpet store?
No, my dear, did not say the carpet
ssVVbo +hen p,
with the undertaken. should inform
yards of new parlor carpet, laden with
germs of seven different kinds of nalig-
nant disease. and ask him the price or
Also for his mournful services for con-
Quoting a certain sad event. Also, for the
price per carriage for six carriages for
been settled to our satisfaction, should
switch off to the marble cutter and OBJ
with an angel on top. Then I would
warn our family doctor that his services
would be required, and should hang up
ing done my full duty. Naturally, at my
age. / should take second VIE, Dut
assure you. my dear-I assure you In the
strongest terms, that
You need assure me nothing, Mr.. Per
But should like you. to pass away
But there will be no new carpet, Mr.
Perkins, and shall not pass away. Inc
burned old horse blanket can do duty an
Other hundred years!
Il see II
And another thing. Mr.. Perkins, she
ad as she fS1 rose up RaT J no fallen Gpo
your shoulders this evening
And I'll be hanged if WILL
And she fell upstairs instead.-(Copy-
light. 1904, by T. c. McClure)
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