The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-07-22
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this mornin'." remarked the man
with the hod, pausing at the mortar
box to wipe the honest dew OF toll
frcm his brow.
II noticed that myself" said the
man with the hoe.
He don't act like a flghtin man, p"
Faid the hodcarrier. I'D took him
for feller at wouldn't git into no
trouble he could keep out Of,
He amt a flghtin' man." said the
man with the hoe. Hes a married
man. She done It. She's a terror,
all right II was Bill I'd do one
o. two things;Td take a pick handle
some time to her or else I'd quit
her"
No you wouldn't" said the man
with the hod. THAT wouldn't be
no way to do. Takin' pick handle
to a woman amt no way to reform
her, anif you quit her you'd have
trouble"
You don't know the kind O. wo-
man Bill's got" said the man with
the hoe. "I've lived neighbors with
EN- for nigh on to a year, an do.
Jest as soon as he gets home she
starts to chewin' the rag an she
don't give him no peace from that
till he goes to work ag'in. I've seen
him come out o. the house many's
the time with half o. the kitchen
dishes streakin after him. She
don't think nothin' o. THROWN a
stove lid at him. Some o. these
days she'll aim straight an then
therell be an inquest"
HE don't handle her right" said
the man with the hod, positively.
That's what I'm tellin' you. He
ought to pickhandle her."
IL don't mean that. | mean he
don't use no Judgment. | don't
have no trouble with my woman, an
never took pick handle to her
either. When l git home there's
my supper waitin' for me on the
table good an hot, an never a cross
word atwixt us. What's the rea-
son? | know how to manage her.
A woman amt hard TO manage II
you go about 1t right"
Sure" agreed the man with the
hoe sarcastically. TITS as easy as
making $40 a day. You git wo-
man like Billy's got the next time
you get one an then come around
an let me know how 1t goes"
II don't know what kind of
woman Billy's got retorted the
man with the hod, but l know l
could handle her all right. If Billy
has trouble with her he's got him.
self to blame for 1t. If Billy's wo-
man has got any worse tongue than
what my woman's got If she gifts
stirred up, I'd like to stand on
somewheres an hear It, jest out o
curiousity. That's what. II she can
think of meaner things to say an
say 'em louder I'd like to hear her,
an If she can keep at 1t longer I'd
Ike TO time her an give her the
worlds champeen medal when she
g;s through. An when 1t comes to
backin'up what she says-say, what
does Billy's wife weight"
About a hundred'n' thirty, I'd
Judge" replied the man with the
hoe.
My woman weighs a hundred an
seventy-eight, an she's as quick as
a cat" said the man with the hod.
IF she lands on you you'll know 1t,
all right, I've seen her pick up our
cook stove and carry 1t out into the
summer kitchen as easy as II it was
a basket O. clo'es. All the same,
you don't see me comm TO work
with a black eye or lodging stove
lids"
Maybe your wife amt got that
ugly disposition" hazarded the man
with the hoe.
She's got her days when she amt
feelin' right good, jest the same as
any VI SLl, Sdlu INC man Win lhO
hod. But them's the days l step
around extry soft an keerful.
could git trouble if l wanted it an
git 1t easy an plenty, but l. don't.
There's Jest one way to do with
woman like that. Handle her right.
II she wants to do anythin' let her
do II an don't make no bones about
It an II she wants you to do eny-
thin do 1t, and do it prompt an
cheerful, an she won't be hard on
you. When we was first married
we had our little difficulties, same's
most people, but I soon see what
was the right way to handle her"
That's all right If you want
woman to boss YOU" said the man
with the hoe.
Boss nothin';" said the man with
the hod, Indignantly. She don't
never try to boss me. If | give in
to her it's because l want to-"
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