The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-12-02
HUBBY's HARANGUE.

pie uEtu I'm boafse. and I'll - thst
yoa esa scar sosa clothes ana live IN
Q comfortable home I hsvent taksa
yoa cot for sssen vesks snd yoa'fs
sies a sltIIaE sfoaad aolas the mead
ins and .ishins yoa ueFs desd'
~ hoksy. that's . somsn' That's
Appreciation foF . msn sho slaves all
aay Iust fof . somsa's szks. aud
shsa hes - .orn cot thai he cant
move. and his ANKLES sehs. ana hls
stomach aiht 10 Eeod SHAPE. ana the
baFbsF cut hls CHA lhFes times. rhleh
may bFlnE on blood polsonihs-lh fart.
u iesls very queer fIshs no~-thsn
yoa harp ana harp on tAs subject Of
my Dot taking yoa oai.
80. Maria. dant ~ant anything
pat IA ny cuts Leave my face alone.
I hate anyons sisFaaily plesIhg 81 me
= really do Ana quit that snafalnE
The least little ihing which happens
means you tafn On the water works,
indsed. This IL The nrst nisht I've
stayed home. ana fof all ! care you
could So without pleasure all your
life. See here. Maria ! am cot al
niEhi. aud shys Because ! am work
Ing. woman That's The fsason' Talk
ina Insurance 10 msn ! cant nod dur
ms the day. Yes. I 50 10 ciahs aud
hotels. 1 have 10. In my business.
10 1 didn't gassls - much booze !
~oulint need 20 make - much mon
sy' Maria. youf language 10 sieksn'
Ing. tooss 10 no vofd for lady 10 uss
and u cuts q man 20 hear bis vlfe.
whom he guards every way. get on
any q that stua I said u When !
came In With . bun on. and told you
ia had soms Of the besi IN tovn' a
woman sho artfully worms things out
Of . pepon When he 10 90 tired Asd
~eak from overvofk that he 10 haif
crazy ought 10 BE- ashamed.
Was not drunki A. the corner here
I took one glass Of beer. 10 revive my
self. and that 10 all smsit like ! had
taken . bath In ~ Say. Maria. hate
yulgariiy. The re0on I came In quiet
~ vas In order no, 10 disturb you. and
the thanks get arc that you cit up In
bed and bawi me out, did leave my
shoes outside In the hall. I admit. and
I put my light oyerooat In the icebor
because I don't know where you kecp
things anyway. and ., seemed a good
place. Keep right on laughing. ma
dam,
What, Perhaps I don't know that !
left only one shoe and a bottle Of gin
In the hall and put the other shoe
away in the umbrella stand. where !
always hide bottiesi BAH ] wont
discuss a. I'll take one Of those
nickel torches I have 10 smoke 10 that
you can wallow In luxury and alt over
here and read. No. I'm no, going TO
read the dope. ! don't even know
what you mean. Did ! get these cigars
for a nickel7 Yes. ! did. tBy Jove.
that clint a regular lie. A fellow mus,
tell a fb sometimes. She'd ny clear
up and hit the sky " told the truth
about 'em.) Why do you turn up your
nose. Maria7 You know IL don't make
a freckled pug nose any handsomer.
Your father laughed and laughed
when you told him about my self.de-
NAL and my nickel cigars? He said
they we're 25 cents each and ] must
have a pull II I get EN- cheaper? Your
father Is a COMPOUNDED meddling OLD
IDIOT, Said the gang In that new club
I'm in would trim me good. did he!
And I ought to have some one teach
me 20 play pool and poker!
Lemme tell you. Maria. amt been
stuck for a game since I've been In IT,
and. counting out drinks and smokes
a fellows got TO buy II he's winner
| quit all TO the good every night TINS
week. and-well. I'm going out!
Is that so? You were only kidding?
Your father hasn't been here at ALL
Nv love, Give me the innocent. cling
ing wife Of my mothers time. A man
could live in peace oh. yes. or course
Won think you've got ii on me now
Maria. Just because ! said what l dio
lust for fun. But a woman can never
Il
see joke, Of course.
NV mother never made nasty cracks
| and snooped around in an UNDERMINE
manner. trying to catch a man IN
lie. What? You and she had goot
laugh? She's the one who put yot
next about the cigars and said In
nv father over again, all right? Hum
Talk about a monograph! A woman'
got EN- beat Jabber. jabber foreve
about nothing Rats! ! sit here VIII
a high fever from the cold 90
standing in drafts, tending to business
and aching all over, and when &c
on my feet every step is agony, AM
YOU don't care! You don't even-Hoi.
Moses! Is this Wednesday? Grea
Scott! You'll have me OF my nu
completely soon! Here the big Tam
many parade's coming off and I've 90
to walk in it and carry a flag on
cane! I've got to go clear down y
Battery Dams district to meet IN
boys and march to Tammany nal
Where'll they think am. and me on
Of the marshals?
The party could go to ruin for a
you'd care, l s'pose, Where's my ma
and coat? Who took my gloves! An
gimme that so cents l gave you for tn
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