West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-08-18
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|CURTAIN Lectures
MRS. RASHER GOES IN BATH.
ING FOR THE FIRST TIME.
The Undercurrent Took Her Out TO Sea
and Rasher Pays Large Sum TO
Have Her Rescued.
NUMBER TWENTY. SIX

a purpose before we come away 4.
I've heard so much of the ocean
turf l think il must be splendid. /
would not like to get drowned, and
you know am little cowardly;
but If you say its safe, / will ven
ture to go along with you. / could
hardly keep from Screaming yester-
day as we sat in our carriage and
saw the turf break over their heads
in the way it did. The girls
thought it delightful, and they are
engaged to go today with a party.
You are good swimmer, and I'd
rather go with you the first time.
Used to be perfect duck when
you was boy ? Well, you are a
duck now, my dear, when you are
good, and don't bother me, and
don't wink or talk in company, and
let me have all the money l ask for.
There, there ! please don't muss my
my morning dress; it's the pref
test of them all. That's another
trick wish you would give up
hugging and kissing your own wife.
I've told you frequently twas out
of date. If you was going to stay
in Newport, | should make you pro-
mise that you wouldn't hug me be-
fore people, that you wouldn't wink,
that you wouldn't say "Marier,"
nor carry silk pocket handker-
chief nor eat your fish with knife,
nor refer to swine while you was
here; but as you leave tomorrow,
its not worth while to try and worry
you into it.
thought | should sink through
the floor last evening when you told
Mrs. Douglass, when she asked how
long we were going to stay, that
you supposed I'd want to go the
whole hog. You thought I'd sink
through when was dancing with
young Spangler ? Well, l guess
am about as light a dancer as
most women of my weight. You
can't bear to see me enjoy myself
because you don't dance yourself.
Better leave it to my daughters /?
There's another of your notions.
People nowadays consider the mother
has the best right to the attentions
OF the young men, and that it's the
daughters place to keep in the
background. Not but that young
ladies are forward enough; they
know as much at ten as they ought
to at twenty, and they are as pert
as pepper, every one of them. |
heard Della Krout telling Spangler
that he looked as if he was Waiting
with big pumpkin, because am
rather plump, and had on my yell
low satin--the envious thing want
ed him all TO herself and he Wits
pered TO her that it was the fairy
pumpkin that could be turned into
a carriage and horses VIII .never he
wished, and they both Uttered |
sha'n't invite Spangler to ride with
us again while we are here, you
may bet. Needn't stew about, it,.
1t the young men do call me a
pumpkin Now, that's just like
you Rasher; instead OF having the
spunk to get mad when your own
wife is made fun of, you turn in and
ridicule her, too You are willing
to pull Spangler's nose il l wish Il
to prove that / amt a pumpkin ?
OF course ] don't wish it; have the
whole hotel laughing at us. But
you needn't 60 to making puns
when my feelings are injured. Time
to go to the beach ? ri be ready
in a minute.
What isit? Why, IFS my life.
preserving jacket, that bought be
fore ] left the city Please blow
me up, my dear, before we 90 in.
with pleasuie-time you returned
the compliment" What you mean?
81 have been blowing you up for
twenty years, and your willing to
return the favor for once. You
seem 90 stand it pretty we'll O
dear how curious / look don't
think the custom IS as becoming TO
me as 90 those slender young ladies
over there. And this jacket pufed
out under my arms wish ] had
the courage 20 go in without d.. but
! have not; / am almost mind To-
back out now. am so heavy. 7
shouldn't stand a good chance in
ease Of an accident "Get on
swimmingly." All, but thars the
very way don't want to get on.
Ugh Z how delightful the water feels
so COOL SO delicious-ugh it makes
me shiyer Wait a minute, uH 7
get used 90 IT, am sure ! shall
ike it very much after I've learned
now. "Why are We like picked
pork ~ We amt, am sure and