The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-27
Pa WAKES LOVING.

SAthtI 4uS darkness. she looks down.
cast AMI melancholy She doesn't act
b. Ike her own dear self. She
/ doesn't"
What is the matter. Mr.. Jones ."
nterpcsed ma. in a surprised tone
" hat makes you 50 soliei,ous as 70
my welfare all OF a sudden? What
makes you so nice? What makes you
50 sweet? Have you just discovered
what brute you have been? Have
/ you al last found cut how dreadfully
you have treated me? Have you--"
Mary. dear" roioined pa. in
voice that was almost sobful. You
don't understand me You don't look
al me in the right light You don't
fully appreciate the good that under
lies my motives. may seem soar
and grouehy al times. but you should
not always judge the interior of a
house BY the rusty paint on the facade
II ! could only speak to my little girl
as my heart constantly dictates,
would be songfully singing all the day.
Il | could only express what my soul
feels, the music would make a JOY
bell sound like the buzz of a June
bug"
Wen Henry" said the Modified
ma. with a honeyed smile, as she
nestled closer to the old man. Il win
admit that there are worse husbands
han you, but it is awfully hard to lie
patient sometimes when you get 10
reaflng around Ike an automobile
tyins 10 climb a tree"
4 know it, sweetheart. | know it."
returned pa; but you are a patient
little darling, just the same Only to
think that you have been down here
nearly two weeks. and in all that time
you lave not had pound Of choco-
lates or a plate of ice cream. Yet YOU
have never mumured. You have never
kicked You are the incest little wum-
an on earth"
oh. Henry" exclaimed ma. yum
yumfully nov that you have spoken
Of 1t, how W. i'd like to have a we
little BIT &. tee cream and a few choco-
lates.
THAT'S what ! thought! That's what
| thought reioined pa. II know tha
ny little Mary was yearning for thos
sweetful deliaacias. and consequent
! have decided to run up to town to
norrow and
What's that. Henry? What's that"
cried ma, slsplc ioasly. NO. you"
It's all for you. deayia It's all Tor |
you. cried pa, hastily Il won't go |
If YOU don't want me TO. l would rath-
er stay here where it is so cool and /
comfortable, but hate to see my little |
girl suffering for the Injuries that sho |
is accustomed to-"
Il was only joking. pa" replied ma
You know was only joking, ANA viii |
you really and truly bring me down
some ohocolates?"
Eyes dear" answered pa
"Ard some ice cream, too?"
Yes sweetheart replied pa. "a
Whole can"
Couldn't you also bring me a fash I
ion book =" qaeried ma with a pleased !
look and won't You please stop At
tho stoFe and bring me a few dress
goods samples?"
OF course little woman" assured /
pa. anything you want
Iou viii be sure to come back early \
ia the EVENING" asked the cautious
ma
"0h, YES, was the reassuring re-
loinaer OF pa, II viii be back Just ali \
soon as | can set locomotive to haul
me down
You won't mind going up to town.
viii you, Henry?" said the consider
ate ma.
"0h, no. not at all! Not at all. dear
est" replied pa you don't know
the pleasure that it will give me-"
Purity nice weather we're heyin ter
night. remarked Cousin Hez. as he
stepped out on the porch, but yer
know Tiers an old sayln' thet theirs
alters kan afore Their storm"
Pa Jones retired that night joyous
ly a1ticipant OF his trip to the city
but alas! When he went down to
breakfast the next morning he found
ma waiting for him with stern face
and blazing eyes.
you contemplate sinnerl You in
suiferable scoundrel." she exclaimed.
How dare you
why dea1ie," interrupted pa what
In the world IL the matter with your"
Don't YOU dearie me. you sweet
thief! shouted the irate ma. "You
Thought you were smart, didn't YOU?
You thought you could bunco me with
your little lovey-dovey game, but n
want to ten you right here"
Mary" interposcd pa, "I--"
Shut up, you oil hypocelte." cried \
ma. shaking menaeing fist at the old
man you are vile snake, You are
. mean convict! Under the pretext Of
getting me ice cream and chocolates
you were going up to the city 10 attend
a stas dinner at the club. weren't you,
you least? And when you Foi up there
you didn't intend to cone back untll Il
the next day, did you, you dear old
frand3"
Mary" broke in the blushng pa
there is some mis.akel +"