West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-24
{ MRS. RAsHER'5
curtain LECTURES
THE OLD LADY GIVES RAsEsR APIECE
OF HER MIND.
he Goes Over to an Old Tine Neigh
boris TO Have Quiet Evening.
NUMBrR SEVEN.

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Fiiz Simmons J.. so sorry didn't get my
carriage earlier IN the season as she and
could have splendid time showing Il on
~ the Central Park. She's nearly craky TO
set 70 drive out there with new carriage,
aud new hyeries aud coat.of-srms. and
all Were going out tomorrow Il its 6ne
1hcre'll be dozens and dozens OF our
friends there snd she saysitll be glosious
TO show en- we can go as we'll as they.
You know you won't be back from your
warehouse IN time to SO; and she's
promised to accompany me every time
You had thought OF trying to Get home TO
morrow TO drive out with me. as you'd like
to sec the improvomcntsl Couldn't YOU
pat Il OF I'll some other day, my dearS I'd
jus, sa soon you'd 30 along as uot--almcyt:
but FitE hadn't, | know. There you
needn't look mad don't wonder she don
take to you. particularly when you talk OF
treating her as II she were--a don't firt
your chair back In that manner. II YOU
please l declare. IL you alnt fitting IL
against the wall, and putting yonr icet on
the rungsi We always scoidcd YOU about
that ever since the FIRST nice set OF chairs
we got after we'd been eight months to
housekeeping mahogany ones. with
black haircloth cushions. I took more
comfort with those chairs than do with all
the lot we've got in our parIor now. because
they were the 6rst nice ones I'd ever had
Il used 70 worry me so when yoo'd tip back
10 'cm and put your lee, on the rungs when
you was telling your stories OF evenings
and I'd say. Remember Ny deatl' and
you langh and say "A man that had work
ed hard ali day oogh, TO take some comfort
Ia the evening with a nice home and nice
wife la a. but you d take your feet down.
for all. believe you was better tempered
then ,han you ase now. You s0ess it's
that was better tempered7 There's Thomas
back again, and let's go In The library,
where we can have some peace talking.
without low fellow eavesdropping every
word. My ] guess I've eaten TOO much
dinner. by the lump feel Ia my stomach
but shopping always makes me dreadfuily
hungry is abou, as hard work as care
70 90 picked out set OF pearls to-day
for Cerinlha, for a Christmas present when
she's home from school: and diamond
brooch and earrings for myself. Mrs Fiiz
Simmons advised me TO take them She
said II was getting 10 be such hard tines
that every such Thing was cheaper than
usual. and Il was splendid time TO buy
You guess you ~ have to put a STOP 70 al
such extras for the proscnt7 why so2 ifs
hard times for you as we'll as other loiks9
/ Nonsense. Rasherl you're not going TO
/ frighten me into being economical. Folks
/ have got TO eat. II Il is hard times: and as
long as there's people 20 eat pork viii sell.
You see know something about busineas.
4 u am woman. I'm going for the things
] toworrow, and you may expect theyIl be
seat home tomorrow night The bin will
come With them. and you'll have Il to pay
You'd advise me not TO order tbcm9 seems
TO me that you're taking on uacommon airs
to.nlght You're not taking on airs. but
you do not choose TO be regarded as a
convenient household machine out Of which
money can be pumped whenever wanted.
and the rest Of ihe time 10 be kept out Of
/ the way as much as possibls7 Oh you're
referring to the ride, arc your There's
/ plenty Of women ride around without their
husbands al their side every Instant.
women that have got stylish husbands. TOO.
Of whom they might be proud The season
I why suspected Fitz wouldn't care about
your company 70 morrow Is thal she has
invited friend Of hers to 20 along yery
/ fine Young man that YOU could have no
objection to There's room IN the carriage
| for foorf Perhaps there is II you Insist
upon eoine along Wen py and make
room for you. II you wait 20 60. You don't
/ -.
making al this fuss about Men are 50
unreasonable think they were made TO
provoke and iormen, tie female sex We'd
got along better u every one Of them was
banished 10 some world Of their ownl Only
I don't know who'd settle The bills and
keep out houscbreakers. and bring US our
coal and kindilng- wood. and keep the boys
in hammers and hobby though 20
be sure the children then would ali be
little girls. and wouldn't want anything but
7 dolls. Which we could make Tor them
what's ihaf5 I've forgotten those delighted
clerks How could get along without thcm2
/ ifs very true Il would be rather melancholy
work shopping and giving parties. and az
I that but we wouldn't have TO Dc bothered
4 with husbands which would be q privilege
there's the Scholastic and Lsnciers we'd
have 20 dispense with those sweet dances.
which would be great disappointment TO
the girls just as they arc ready 70 come
ont "a be willing there should be q few
men in The world u they we're all what
/ they ought % be why am worse than
nv own vish3 Dear me ; can't guess. and
! don't wsnt TO- Bul why am my love
/ Because lhat was a rash wish. but I an
Rssherf Oh I'm not going 70 be coaxed into
good humor BY a vulgar conundrnm You
think yourself SO very witty just iot me-
return the Compliment What would TIE
women do 70 the men we're go banisbed Co
another spheref Try 10 80 after thom' so.
ihsrs not il What IS it ihcof Wen &
don't know myself bot thougiu I'D pas
you back in your own coin. you re- always
20 dfeadfuny funny
What are you ieaniug your bead down
on The piano cover fo4i u aches and you
were wishing Felicia was az home 10 play Tor
fon' She's SPLENDID pcrfoss0f ,heY say.
beftes ihan Cetiaiha im elad She f0t
someshiok 10 set hes Of and help hcr make
sood match. Tor she's not near 50 pretty