The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-19

II Friends OF a. the SCommander-in,- inlet /
who Within the last fortnight have taken
occasion to ask about the condition q
her health have been inexpre ss1bys shock
cd at first to hear her say that her l' con- on
,dition3 was never worse. sSs
And VI then, when y they have bcsouEht
her to tell what the "a Il tl ~
Information given IN reply has sounded
them even more for she has exp planned a 4
that her mi sery Is duo to 1.-THE fact that
her lord $nnd master Is sick. { III FAX #
yes a snorts out the good woman, A.
would rather lios abed In the most horrril-
bile agony than be on the premises with
one sick man Don't talk to me about
aellr. When i was a girl, they used to
quote an Old saw which ran like this: g{
".5'When the devil was sick, the devil a.
III monk would be;i $s3 4. 81 h u sagg ,$
When the devil fgot5well, the devil q monk
was he. ISL III So 4 4, ii s38
the minlsterlag angel, q that Is far from
the truth slthat IL
Old Nick and mighty like him IN almost
every respect It, and most especially when
they, arc under the weather Ri 35
hHSnSnSS et ne gs5s
my peace and happines s unit l,,l have.
snoothed him downSand rubbed him oyer
and consoled him land condoled with MN
and ptled him and ttrot1ed1 ~, n tbot
blessed state elf-confldence when jus
tIfes my shooting him out Of the house
and sending him back down to a, where ft
ne ., ion!t AL. - mo aboltiti IfRIye got
TO be If, Il sick room let my pa tien nave
Asiatic cholera, smallpox, lie prosy, scar aa,
let fever anything you plea ,eT, 2, i fst
excuse me from@an ill#nan. and. a9 ,e,,e
ali men, from that intractable creature 9
who is my husband. ~, s, !, Ia, 4
mo. Stree. don't argue with me q BOY 4
the superior sex and manly. courage Y q! e
Henceforth, send me into the.den@ !, o Jan
wounded lion or the idyspeptic 4 Eye e,ili
but keep mo out Of the5reach q q slc y
spouse" II hi. g l55s| 555 lit-5 }ty
| These caustic remarks from ]. me re-
doubtable critic of manKlnaS htI b,ch FOR
two DAYS removed this chronicler from the
sphere OF business and detained MN 81 81
a prisoner at home among me a'es; o o,r
children, the pestlferous melnpe @ ouI
Immediate sewing circle, and Sthe s%ar.l'
Of dusky visitors who FREQUENT tne n ron n
ises In order to add cheer to the existence le
Of our cook. e Us yt38ss i3 p, 6
Now, it is a notorious fact at.m, y oili l,
that when the Old Man loosens ms gi w
s sna he.srea his his bound e
be monstrous sick, for II "a Kes y st t'p
to make him knock under. ssi AZ I, I
Ana 40, chen he shows up un expec tedlYI
~ home. he wants tho decks cleared ana
expects the Commnnder-in-Ch iet to. !, s w,
lively, No foolisnness fer nm 2, t NJ
take, and things can't move aSqulckly4
enough for him. If It's IA mustard plaster
that's needed no expects m Tely. ~ n'e!l-
ton thet ana spot were
1t Is needed. 8$
So, a too N It's hot water tlla ts Il re 9.
nulred, he wants the fluid before even e. I, q
blast furnace could take thsoch nv on ~ M
and swears no won't take, it--sWears
that the doctor3is an Internal old aua aS,
a aymptoms 9deascrbed ana theh seoass
orders the. nastiest stun to be found,
| Great Is the awe OF tho ildren when
at an ! unusual hour, and Wildly waving
his hand, signals for nd from the Queer!
heo. They wouldn't dare 70 ask what VIM, y y
matter foT afaha rs Mhe
original lightning express when his liver
| Is awry, or, rather he seXpects everybody
else to be the lightning express. while
got to have the best and fhnYeslt quick
erin you can say Jack Robinson.
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IT is these ,synrpteems which irrIIn II
tho Comnlander-in-Ch OF, rather,
which furnish the basis for, her biting
remarks concernng disabled husbands pan T.
lacking infdeity on such occasions,
| quite the contrary; she As tle Very m
1 cam,ntlon Of overzeal, The trouble ~, she
wants @ 40 things her Way, and un nl1,s
suit a man when he 81 or his gnzi,RIpe, <,
of her Sex In one particul az, IN taxes
her long, long time to- make up her
m pihs sh sysn go i huy And she
cannot DO brought TO appreciate the
! necessity for hurry. Y N,
/ When the Old Man, fun Of bile md
completely pesgeal o4t se vsrs she h mm
4 though he may be- In the 3 q comics 81
A nausea at the moment. she first wants g
4 Know ali about # before she lends any