The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-05
Bills
Mistake

tnls mornfn', remarked the man
with the hod, pausing at the mortar
box to wipe the honest dew of toll
from his brow.
II noticed that myself" said the
man with the hoe.
He don't act like fightin' man."
said the hodcarrier. "I'd took him
for feller at wouldn't git into no
trouble he could keep out Of"
'He amt fghtin' man." said the
man with the hoe. Hes married
man. She done 1t. She's a terror,
all right. II I was Bill I'd do one
o. two things;I'd take a pick handle
some time to her or else I'd quit
her."
mo you wouldn't" said the man
with the hod. THAT wouldn't be
no way to do. Takin' a pick handle
to q 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 nelghbors 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 nothln' 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."
II don't mean that l mean he
don't use no judgment. ! don't
have no trouble with my woman, an
| never took a pick handle to her
my supper waltln' for me on the
table good an hot, an never cross
word atwixt us. What's the rea-
son? l know how to manage her.
A woman amt hard to manage II
you go about it right"
Sure" agreed the man with the
hoe sarcastlcally. ITS as easy as
making $40 a day. You git a wo-
man like Billy's got the next time
you get one an then come around
an let me know how 1t goes"
"I don't know what kind of q
woman Billy's got, retorted the
man with the hod. but know
could handle her all right. II Billy
has trouble with her he's got him
self to blame for It. II Billy's wo
man has got any worse tongue thar
what my woman's got IL she gifts
stirred up, I'd like to stand of
somewheres an hear 1t, jest out o
curlousity. That's what. If she car
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
| like to time her an give her the
worlds champeen medal when she
| gifts through. An when 1t comes tC
backin'up what she says-say, what
does Billy's wife weight"
about a hundred'n' thirty, Tt
Judge" replied the man with the
| hoe.
| MY woman weighs a hundred an
seventy-eight, an she's as quick al
/ cat" said the man with the hod
"If she lands on you you'll know It
| all right, I've seen her pick up oul
cook stove and carry 1t out into th'
summer kitchen as easy as IL 1t wal
| basket o. clo'es. All the same
YOU don't see me. comm to worI
with a black eye or lodging stove
lids"
| Maybe your wife ain't got tina
ugly disposition" hazarded the maj
with the hoe.
She's got her days when she ain
feelin' right good, jest the same az
any Of 'em," said the man with tn,
hod. But thems the days | stel
around extry soft an keerful,
could git trouble If / wanted It an
git it easy an plenty, but | don't
There's jest one way to do with
woman like that. Handle her right
II she wants to do anythln' let he
do It an don't make no bones abou
II an II she wants you to do eny
thin do It, and do 1t prompt an
cheerful, an she won't be hard o
you. When we was first marie
we had our little difficulties, same
most people, but l soon see wha
was the right way to handle her.
That's all right II you want
woman to boss YOU" said the ma
with the hoe.
BOSS nothln';" said the man wit
the hod, Indignantly. "She don
never try to boss me. If | give 1