West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-04-07
! Mrs. RASHER'S {
|CURTAIN LECTURES /
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TIE OLD LADY GOES our SKA riNG
AND GktS A BADFAIL
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She relieves Her Mind by Giving
isasher a Piece Of n.
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You've rot 10 say "a home to-day.
Rasher. aud help me pass away The time
Shsn', be Rble to sir on this sofa ,o.dav
and perhaps not. to.morrow, aud here IL is
right IA the midst oi tle holidays; it's only
four da,s To- Nrw Year ;. III shouldnt be
able TO receive calls on New Years. I
should be awfulv put out. Ohd~ar, With
hadn't gone SKATING You ioid m.. ihei..
were weighr r-s>ons Ia, uy ,,,.t ,,,,,.s a.
skating Well su.,pos,ue, .u didf itver,.
boA, s'cs. .'ud vnsU even, body do.s Ne
mnsr do. ii ~, want to keep our footin,
What's thar ~ Id kept my footing II,
would 81 have been ~.l enough3 O dcari
wonder II you'rr koiug to ridicule aud
make fim ot ne All day. II you are.
might A. we'll let you go shouldn't care
about your staying II was in condition
to receive calls OF coincidence gracefully:
but one doesn't like 10 be condoled with
for slipping down on the ice. was so glad
young Flummery was in another part of the
pond; he'd have been sure to have made
one OF his sharp remarks Spaugler is so
goodnatured he didn't even laugh. but
helped me into my carriage, and he and
FitE came home with me, and after seeing
me safe into the house. they begged the
carriage TO go back again aud finish the
days sport. So Heat Il 10 them. OF course.
and they kept IL out until eight in the even
Ing and Patrick had 20 drive the horses
round. and round and round the Park TO
keep them from freezing, he told me. Mrs.
Cerulean says it's "froten poetry TO skate
by moonlight; but don't think shall try
Il again, by moonlight or any other light.
don't like anything frozen but ice cream.
o dear It's dreadful to be laid up un.
able to stir without pain. aud the dress
maker expecting me- and Mrs, CorDeils
party coming of tonight can hardly
| realize there is another such an unfortunate
person Ia the world. Who's that Patrick
is speaking up so to in the hall7 DO go and
see
Who was ,' "He was turning away
poor woman. whose child got dreadfuIIy
burned yesterday while she was out wash.
ing and whose husband Is down with the
fever, and no money or food In the house, 4"
Did you give her anything' dollar
| Hump You always would make a fool Of
yourself in that way. husband believing
every idle story that's told you by these
miserable. lazy creatures. II her child is
| burned so badly. why isn't IL sent to the
l hospital ugh there was such a twlnge
went through me then, when tried to stir
it'll be better of there. OF course
There's one thing curions about this Irish
| help that works in good families-it's hard.
er on beggars than we are. No need TO tell
| Patrick to turn EN- OF without botherng
me. What's thatS He showed this woman
out bruiaIlyp Well. she needn't have
forced herself In then suppose. u she d
| been a housebreaker Rasher you'd have
| given her half dozen silver spoons and
told her how 10 melt en- up. It's a weak.
ness OF yours being charitable is but I
s'pose you can't help it no more than you
can your other weaknesses. n yo,fve got
a dollar to give TO every beggar that asks.
you must have purse full. which makes
me free to ask you for something I'm very
much in need of-in fact J can't 60 10 the
| opera again till have a. wan, a set Of
furs drcadfully; all our sets getting EN-.
You thought had a new and expensive set
this very winter? SO did. for street wear.
Of course set Of sable but what 7 want
now Is a white set. for evenings They re
50 sweet for full dress Ny Magenta vel
vet with diamonds and a white cape jus,
slipping off my shoulders will be very be.
coming at the Academy. What are you
lingering that statute so for7 You'll dis.
color a. 10 wish you'd be quiet What
are you walking 20 and fro like Gagged
auimai lots Can't ,ou spend single
morning in the bosom Of sour family with.
out getting as uneasy as a FISH ont % water
You'll throw me in fever if you ain'i more
consideraie
Thinkingp Is shat any reason why you
should look as blue as lndigo2 You ought
to try and be cheerful to have good cf.
feet on me people should always bc cheer.
FOL when they're tending the sick % iiere
really IS anything upon your mind. DO iry
aud get it on Tor ms sake Come and SET
down side of me and tell me what you're
thinking Of. ! did ui know as Jou ever
thunk can listen to you to-day. fof I've
nothing better 20 DO Voc were wishing
would be nule more pnudent2 Good
gracious. husband doBou mean TO insino
ate that I've been imprudent--your owl
MariorY About money sou mcans Yoc
are afraid you made the purchase Of ihi,
house and 30 on in bad timer Business
especially pork packing Is almost at q
stand stni2 Then why don't fou 60 into
some other business? irs the wish Of mj
heart that you would. hate porkpacking
add if it-"isn't ss fat job as it used d
be- there therei You'll die wish pun 80
your moutb-has come 20 stop. !. tor one
am glad oft Quit lt and invest 10 some
other stock-f don't mean live stock. bu
something they have lu Wall srcet-bulh
and bears or something. ! never just uu
dcrstood what only know its highly re
spectacle. ! should feel great deal mor'
respect Tor you Rashcr 20 YOU we're
banker or broker u sou sho9ld break
would iou be- broker2 Well. really
can't say You'd better answer that ques
ton yourself Bot seriously. 10 your busi
ness is SO poor. why don you sell out an
invest IN something better instead Of ask
INK your wife to deny herself the necessi
ties Of lfcY How are you 20 scu out
business that isn't worth anything Oh
resllY ! don't pretend 70 know how yo