The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-06-02

! nc IdluIhuN uhSuhuh 'O"'" '"n' "
joke. especially when II was on me.
and ut breakfast we became very good
friends. lie invited me to his club.
aud we aud the legal limb-spent ths
afternoon there His face grew big
ger and iollier each hour, and finally
he became very confidential Refer
ring to his owe ppcCadlloes, he made
the statement that he had the best
uatured wife in the world ! had no
reason to contrOvert this, but he seem
ed to think that | doubted 1t and went
on to accumulate testimony.
We've never had quarrel yet.
though we've been married sixteen
years" he declared. "I'll bet that no
matter what might do when l 70
home she'd smile through II all
Thi. didn't interest inc. but my legal
guardian seemed curious. He even
went 90 far as to doubt our friend.
1t wasn't long before they had patch
ed ND some sort of wager between
them. The husband was to go home to
supper, appear intoxicated raise a row,
break dishes and otherwise generally
I, make an ass Of himself. II his wife
kept her temper II was on the sheriff.
aud vice versa.
Bill-his name was William Jenks-
. started off ahead. We were TO follow
, nj A distance and observe results from
. the yard Rill began to totter and sway
. as he npured the house, and presently
Mrs. !. ran out Of the front gate to
meet him She picked up bis hat from
the ground. brushed ii and put 1t OH
and thon kissed him; then she guided
, his uncertain legs into the house. When
we reached the window which looked
into the pnror we saw Rill sitting on
the floor, howlng lncohcrcncics ut his
; wife. who was trying TO help him pull
of his shoes. When they were or, he
commanded. PUT 'cm on the mantcl.
piece" And she did it. Then he got
. up and staggered across the room and
fell lust before he reached Il sofa.
what did yer pull sofa way for?"
he howlcd.
ooh, William. forgive me. | didn't
know. I'm so awkward. Did You hurt
yourself:' And she tried 10 help him
{ up. But he wouldn't get up and con.
tinued to abuse her like pickpocket.
+ Finally she induced him TO 90 into the
!, dining room and sit down at the sup.
per table. As prelude he SHE'D a
: teacup past her head and against the
{ wall Then he pulled away the table.
: cloth, and with it the dishes, and sat
) down on the floor amid the ruins.
. what did that wonder of a woman
do but plump down on the floor in front
{ of him and say, with smile as OF graf
: flied pleasure: "Why, william, isn't
Z this nice? We haven't eaten on the
. floor since we were married. So like
!. the old picnic days." Then she tried
!. TO rearrange the broken crockery and
\ rescue the supper. 1t was too much for
{ me, and | guess Bill thought lie had
gone far enough, for he began to smile
MARY, my dear" he said, II brought
home couple Of friends TO supper.
They're outside and
Brought home friends to SUPPER
cried his wife, jumping to her feet.
> Brought them home to supper, did
you, without notice TO me, when you
; knew it was SaIly's afternoon out. I'll
> teach YOU And she set both hands
. in his hair and shook him. "Ivc stood
z your fn'akS for sixteen years and been
patient aud loving. but this is more
than human nature is capable of
Friends. M warning, What would
q they think Of me-
u our entrance relieved the tragedy
d but jerks was terror stricken The
f surprise was too much for him. Fol
v the first time he realized that even the
!. most docile of women have reserva
tiOnS and that every worm has somt
turning point He finally explained
y the Joke, and it was received with his
>, wife's smiles. lie was desperately
! anxious to square himself, and ther
q and there presented her with $40, tC
!, which the, sheriff added the ten dollar
j. bill which he insisted he had lost or
:, the wager. | saw jerks the following
O evening You'll never guess" he said
what that woman did with the thir
ty."
!. | acknowledged my incapacity t.
!, cope with the subject.
" Bought me smoking jacket, {
meerschaum pipe and three boxes o.
d Havanas. And, my boy" he added
d "Ive quit drinking She's so good tina
I'm going TO see all I can of her in m,
lifetime, for We'll keep house separate
n ly In the next world"
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