The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-12-16

indeed 20 detect the evanescent person.
| allty OF Mrs. Dax's husband Leander
was his name, but II Is safe 10 say that
he swan no Tablespoons for the mas.
terful wife of his bosom. Otherwise he
was slender, wlllowy, bald IL he ever
stood straight enough to get the habltu
ally apologize crooks out OF his knees
he would he tall, but so IA the habit
was he OF depressing himself In the
marital presence that Leander passed
Tor middle height He waited on the
table nj breakfast with the dumb sub
m'sslveuess Of trained dog that has
been taught TO give pathetic limitations
or human scrvility.
hut no sooner had his lady left the
room than Leander began quite bra.
zenly TO call attention to himself os
man and an Individual. coughing.
rafting his dishes and clearing his
thront Mary and the fat lady out
or pity responded to these crude sig
nails with overtures equally frank. and
Leander ventured finally to inquire II
they aimed to spend the night nj his
brothers ranch. II being the next mess
box between here and nowhere. rhey
admitted that his brothers ranch was
their next stopping place. and Lean
der went through perfect contortions
of apology and self placement be.
fore he could bring himself To ask them
to do him favor.
Tell him | send my compliments"
XNhiannpaI
:urtlvely, he repeated the blood cur.
ding request.
rs that allf" asked the fat lady, ut
no pains TO conceal her dlsappoint.
ment.
ITS enough, IL II was known, To
raise II war whoop and stampede this
we're family" His glance at the door
through which his wife had dsap.
peared was pregnant with meaning.
Family troublesy" asked the fat
lady, as n gourmet might say ''trutilcs."
Looks like It," said Leander dismal.
ly ME and Johnnie don't ask for
nothin' better than to bask Ia each
others company, but our wives insists
on keepln up the maneuvers OF a war
dance the whole endoorn' time"
so" said the fat lady. ms II gourmet
might tell of favorite way OF pre-
pairing trufiies, ITS n case Of wivesT
Yes, marin, an teeth AN nails an
husbands thrown In. when they get
sight Of each others petticoats."
I've known sisters in law not 10
agree" helped on the fat lady, by way
OF an encouraging parallel
While deplores usln such II com
parlson TO the refnin' and softenln' in.
hooence Of wimmen, the meetln' OF
the OAK ladies' by chanst anywheres
has all the elements of danger and ex-
element that accompanies an Injun
uprlsin.
The travellers looked all manner OF
encouragement.
You see, my wife's u great house
keeper: her talent lIes"-and here
Leander winkcd knowingly-"in man
agin' the help"
Lands sake" interrupted the fat
lady. why don't you kickf"
Leander sighed softly. II tried to
once. As an experiment II partook
or the trustfulness Of mule kickn'
against the stony walls of Badger can
yon. But TO resoOm about the Difficult
ties that split the OAK family. Before
Johnnie got mislaid In that matr.
monial landslide o his. he herds with
us. Me and him does the work of this |
yerc shack and my wife lust roomI. !
mates and gives her accomplishments |
as manager full play. She never put
her hand In dirty water any more than |
Mrs. Cleveland sittin up In the White
House parlor. Johnnie done the fancy /
cookin'; he could make pie like any
ones nav, and while you was lost to
the world In the delights OF mastlcatln'
1t he'd have all his greasy dishes
washed up and put away
mo wonder she hated TO lose man
like that" interrupted the fat lady
feelingly
But he took TO plnin' and pro-
claimin' that he shore was "A lone NAV.
erick, and he Just stampeded round
lookin' for trouble and bleatln' a song
that went:
mo one to love,
None to caress
We'll, the lady that answers his sin.
nal of distress don't bear none of the
brands of this we're range She lives
back east, and him and her took up
their claims In each others affections
through matrimonial paper known
as the Heart aud Hand. When he sent
her the money 10 come out here and get
she come rs straight as lf she
md been mailed with postage
stamp"
"rhc brazen thlngr said the fat
ady
From the start" continued Lean
Ter, the two Mrs. Daxes just banker.
I'd TO get at each other, and while az
slave TO the fair seX"-here he bowed
o the fat lady and TO Miss Carmichael
TO use such langwidge IN
heir presence, the atttood Of them !
wo female wimmln shorely reminds .
ne of couple of unfricndly dawgS '