The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-05
NO use LYING
TO WIDOWS

Tho man led the way through INC
crowded cafe to special table
let's sit here he said. II was al
tbis fable last night There is very
good waiter a,,taa
the dashing little widow as she sheu
her wraps. .,,,..,.oa
"AIy father ana mother answered.
the man: yes. and my little sister.
ogou almost forgot your little sister,
admit you?" said the little widow
Il did almost forget her, yes an
swered the man. white wine 10 the
towering waiter. I'm tired OF tha'
mink ink they serve here.
The little widow munched on an OF
i've There is one thing expect o. A"
man who makes love TO me SAID she'
and that is this He mustn't take one
oirl ont to dine one evening, then lel
me sit in her place the mkt eNeI'no'
II is a matter Of pride with me. DC
sides. it is not at all necessary, he'e
arr. too many cafes in New YORK
oyou mean, replied the man, IN an
offended tone. that was mere ia''
night with another girl
something like it. answered the
little widow g
Won ought to be ashamed to be SC
susnicious said the man DO yo'
realize that you practically are az
cusing me of telling an untruth
"You forget | have been maFrie'
twice the little widow reminde ed MN
If | had your disposition I'd d
but he didn't finish the sentence.
You talk like a husband, SAID 'h'
little widow, munching a stalk OF cen
cry. AZ,
threatened the man.
NO What?
I'm going to make you good an
ashamed OF yourself. I'm gong y
proye that | was here last night VIII
INV father and mother
/ And your little sister the widow
reminded him
And my little sister, Here val
err"
The waitetr Neered around
waiter" said the man, DO yo
remember seeing me here last nishl
mont YOU remember waiting on me
The waiter knitted his brows "oi
! yes yes. sir" he concluded present..
And you remember who wa
with" pursued the man; IAN eIderI
gentleman with a white beard, youH
lady and an oldish lady? 81,
The waiter thought another "hiI
ooh yes. yes, sir" he said then
Now. triumphed the man, tur
ing to his companion. Aren't y'
ashamed Of YOURSELF
Il would be, except for one thins
said the little widow
Il see, cried the man you are n
convinced yet Come here to Z
VI omnibus. to whom he put the sai
questions. receiving practically I
same answers.
Nov. said he, Il hope you are CO
vinced
.e Il would be. if it weren't Tor o
thing" reiterated the widow
And what is that. for the love
IS heaven" demanded the man.
n "This." began the little widow
n used to come to this cafe with my Il
O. husband Before we married he
n, been interested in a delicate bloI
is who declared we wouldn't live
sether for six months. We lived
q. eether for II. One evening he an
IN came down here TO dinner. He sa
le Come. sit here at this table a'
n from the draueht
m 1T was the first time he mad o.
he solicitous in regard TO my health
struck me as peculiar ! said at on
.s .You have been here lately with
m. delicate blonde.
"a lie swore by all that was
nj that it was not true. He used eNa
the same language that you emplo'
NO., Then he called the waiter and the
a.. minus TO prove t. They behaved
,n they did when they proved 1t
YOU
4 never saw your equal IN
life" the man declared.
THAT reminds me Of him. said
little widow. laughinely.
They finished the dinner.
waiter hurried up. lie held
.h. wraps and received generous
.