The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-02-08
A PROPOSAL.
The Cook and the Groceryman Have
Convention.

Convention.
"Willie's goin to git married, Eve
lima" said the groceryman. to the
pretty cook after he had unloaded
his basket.
is that 500" asked the cook, with
an appearance of great interest.
who's he goin' to marry?"
Some girl" replied the grocery
| man.
''Smarty." said the cook, Il s'pose
| he couldn't marry a widow, could
| hep
"Easieast thing in the world. I
b'lieve l could marry a widow my.
self if l gave my mind to it. l could
marry two or three for the matter
of that
Think you'd have enough mind to
60 around? l don't"
you're prejerdiced, Evelina," said
| the groceryman. Jest because | let
| You do about what you want with
me you've got poor opinion O my
interleck. That's jest the way with
Tou wimmen. AS a general thing
you can't git any married woman to
b'lieve her husban's got any sense.
If he had,' she thinks, he wouldn't
let me boss him the way | do. He'd
Wet take club an wear it out on
me when l git to actin up. He
wouldn't try to argue with me an
: make me hear reason But amt i,
funny about Willie?"
II don't see anything funny abou.
It," said the cook.
CHATS right, all right, come to
think of it, said the groceryman.
TITS sad. A Teller oughtn't to laugh.
Why do they do it, Evelina?'
because they want to, l guess,
haza;ded the cook.
I've often studied about it, said
tho groceryman thoughtfully. 81
guess they do want to. Sometimes
they do, anyway"
why do they do it other times?"
3t.cause the wimmen want to-"
sa1d the groceryman. "You take it
when there's woman that's a good
locker, an who's got money saved
up ST. cooks a good meal O. vittles
an quits up bluff at havin' sweet
ana loving disposition-take a wo.
imam like that an let her git to hint
in around that she's kinder stuck on
you an thinks you ought to have
nome of your own, an it's hard to
he'd out if you think anythin' of
hsr. A man may be chump to do
II. but he often does it for no better
reasons than them"
'ls you wait till you've got as good
reasons yotill wait long time"
said the cook. when does the we'd
dir come OFF, /
1t amt comm off; it's sorter COM
IT. on sahl the groceryman: "Willie's
Got to the point where he is lookin'
ia at the Windows of the furniture
stores. That's cone O. the synaptoms, |
amt it? But it's foolish of rim, to
my notion. If it was a girl like YOU
I wouldn't blame him so much"
thought you didn't know her."
! didn't say so, but I don't, lust
tho same. But l know she amt like /,
yon'
WHY isn't she?"
Evellna,' said the groceryman,
There amt no girl like you. There
couldn't be. You've got 'em all beat
TO standstilI You show mo the
sls! that S got your looks an that's
as smart as you are an earns the
yo9f wages you do, an I don't know
but Id take few chances myself"
Think she'd take any chances?"
asked the COOKE"
"Sne wouldn't be takin' any if she
ot'k me- said the grocervman.
shed have a TELLER. that couldn't do
slaltgh for her"
shed have Teller that. wouldn't"
You can't tell about that till YOU
r.. said the groceryman.
i? l was ever fool enough 70 do
- be ashamed to tell about it."
eh3ited the cook. "Shut the gate
tt1' you as you go out. Chicago
lew,