Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-12-25


try iown. she dfe2gy H5heniiu WI
sugar and spiee she hung hsb seine
ga the wallis OF her rooms aud bought
sakish lookiue sIdeheasd and Learned
10 plny size banjo Twice or thrice
aeek they lined % French o. ltaliai
tables dhote "a cloud Of smoke anC
bmg ana unshoru hAir jess learned e
f drink cocktail 10 order 70 get tn,
cherry ~ home she suukPd ciat
feite after dlnacr She learned TO pro
aoHuee Chantl ana leaYc her olive
stones for the waiter 10 pick up. once
she cssayed 10 say ia- iasya, in crowd
Dut got only as Car as tGF' second one
They Met our or two couples while
/ dining ont aud became friendly with
them The sldeboard was stocked with
/ Scotch ana rye ana q liqueur They
had their new friends IN 10 dinner
and all were laughing at nothing by
a. N. Some clustering fell IN the room
below them. for which Bob had 10 pay
$3.50 Thus they footed 1t merrily on
the ragged frontiers Of the country
that has no boundary lines or govern
ment
And soon Bob fell IN with his cronies
and learned 10 keep his foot on the lit
he rail six inches above the floor for
an hour or so every afternoon before
he wcnt home. Drink always rubbed
BIN The right way ana he would reach
bis rooms as Jolly rs a sandboy. Jessie
would meet him at the door. and gener-
ally they would dance some insane
kind Of rigadoon about the floor by
way Of greeting once when BOb'a
Get became confused ami ne tumbled
headions over a foOtstool Jessie laugh
cd 30 heartily and long that he had to
throw all the couch pillows at her to
make her hush
lu such wise life was speeding for
them on The day when Bob Rabbit
first felt the power that the giftie gi'ed
him.
But let us get back to our lamb and
mint sauce.
When Bob got home that evening he
found Jessie IN a long apron cutting
up a lobster for the newburg Usually
when Bob came IN mellow from his
mum 1T tue Oul tliN NtitViHt was nlitAl
Gus. though somewhat tinctured with
Scotch smoke.
BY screams and snatches Of song
and certain audible testimonials to do
nestle felicity was his advent pro
claimed. When she heard his foot on
the stairs the old maid in the hall
room always stuffed cotton into her
ears AZ first Jessie had shrunk from
the rudeness and flavor of these spir- /
Itual greetings. but as the fog OF the /
false Bohemia gradually encompassed t
her she came TO accept them as loves I
rue aud proper greeting.
Bob came in without word, smiled.
Kissed her neatly. but noiselessly. took
Ip paper and sat down. Ia the hall
-oom the old maid held her two plugs
u cotton poised filed with anxiety
Jessie dropped lobster and knife aud
an TO him with frightened eyes.
Whats the matter, Bob? Are you
~"
"Not at all. dear"
"Thcn what's the matter with your"
Nothing"
Ilearken, brethren When She who
intcrrogates you con
erning change she finds in your
mood answer her thus: Tell her that
on IN a sudden rage have murdered
our grandmother: tell her that you
ave robbed orphans and that rcmorse
as stricken you: tell her your fortune
J swept away. that you are bcSet by
nemles. by bunions. by any Kind of
ialevolent fate. but DO not. If peace
nd happiness are worth as much rs
rain OF mustard seed 20 you-do not I,
uswcr her Nothing"
Jessie went back 70 the lobster in
lence. She east looks OF darkest sus
cion at Bob He had never acted
nat way before
when dinner was on the table she ]
& out the bottle of Scotch aud the l
asses. Bob declined
'reil you the truth. Jess" he said .,
we cut ont the drink. Help your =
IL. of course &c you don't mind IN Z
3 some OF the settler straight"
You've stopped drlnkingT She said n
oking at him steadily and unsmiling .
what rorg
III wasn't doing me any good" said h
3D. Don't you approve Of the idea3" n
Jessie raised her eyebrows and one r.
oulder slightly
Entirely she said, with a sculp :,
red smile IT could not couscien- .
lusly advise any one to drink or :,
Joke or whistle on sunday" m
rhe meal was finished almost In 81 M
ice. Bob tried to make talk. but his
orts lacked the stimulus of previous
anlngs. He felt miserable. aud once "a
twice his eve wandered toward the O.
tile. hut each tisls the scathing Il,
rds OF his bibulous friend sounded d,
his ear and his mouth set with de
%
essie felt the change deeply. The -.
ence OF their lives seemed 70 have
,arted suddenly The restless fever. TX
false gayety. the unnatural excite w
nt OF the shoddy Bohemia IN which
y had lived had dropped away in
space OF the popping Of cork ~
, stole curious aud forlorn giances
the detected Bob. who bore the
lfy look OF al least Il Wife beater -