The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14

Washington Star: Here followeth
sundry and divers excerpts from the
history of a man whose wife went
south early in April for a months visit
With her folks:
April lonesome as a pup poodle
in a shed on h Fourth of July. Mar
garet statred this a. m. Lump in my
throat he size Of a gourd. Wonder
how I'm going to scramble through the
month she'll be gone. House seems
like a morgus this evening. Can't get
1T our of my head that Margaret's only
in the next room, embroidering a shirt
waist or monkeying with her side
combs, or something. It's only 8
o'clock, but 1 guess there's nothing else
to do but to turn in. Wish Margaret's
relatives lived on Pitcairn island or
any other place where she couldn't
reach EN-. Wrote her a long letter,
special delivery.
April 9-Lonesome breakfast this
morning. Liza, the ole black cook,
spread herself, too, on the biscuits and
the rest Of the truck, but I could hard
ly eat a mouthful. Idiotic, 1 suppose,
wife, but can't be helped. Wrote her
two long letters, special delivery, and
sent her a telegram telling her she was
strictly all right. etc. Gloomy dinner,
all by my lonesome, this evening, de-
spite black 'Liza's efforts to be cheerful
oiAA SodAdll I 6ldIld lSlIId
ness of house after dinner, and so went
out and played few games of billiards
with Jim Warmpace, whose wife is
also away visiting her folks. Jim's a
shad, that's what he is-didn't appear
to be bothered at all over his wife's
variety show with him. but I passed 1T
up-don't feel in the mood for variety
shows. Think I'll write to Margaret
tomorrow asking her to curtail her
visit to her folks to two weeks instead
of a month.
April 1o-couple letters from Mar
garet today saying she's enjoying her
visit enormously. Good thing. She
doesn't get away very often. Didn't
ask her to shorten her visit after all.
l figured that that would have been
selfish on my part. Met Jimmy Warm
pace again after dinner this evening,
played couple games OF billiards, and
show; not a bad looking bunch of
girls, at that, for a variety show out
fit. Well, it's after midnight and time
to turn in-hope Maragaretrs getting
plenty Of rest. 1t 'ud be brutal on my
part to ummon her back here, and
folks as long as she wants to.
April %12-Got home too late last
night-this morning. I mean-to slap
down my doin's in this old hewgag Of
a book. Had just started a letter to
Margaret after dime last evening
when Jimmy Warmpace slammed in.
Jimmy had a four-seated d~evil-wagon
out in front, and wanted me to take
seat No. 4 for a little sprint out in the
country in the cool OF the evening,
Chopped off letter to Margaret rather
suddenly and went along in Jimmy's
outfit. Then Jimmy and I dug up a
little poker game hat Jimmy knew
about, and we sat in. I COPIED out a
hundred INC a quarter easy as rolling
off a log. and I guess I'll order a
couple OF suits of toys with that velvet
tomorrow morning. Didn't get home
till 4 o'clock this a. M, and had just a
teenchy bit Of a head when l woke
up. Hope I didn't bite Off that letter
to Margaret too suddenly. Must write
her again now, for I've got an idea
Jimmy'll be dropping round again
some time this evening.
April 14-Here I've let two days get
away from me without putting down
the minutes in this book. Been pref
ty busy, though. Knocked on at the
Office at noon today SOS to get a
chance to scribble q few lines to Mar
garet. Felt pretty bum. anyhow, and
needed q few winks OF sur-ehough