Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-05-20
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"She looked at me as If she thought
I hadn't good sense" said the girl
with the lop-sided pompadour. "'What
do you want to get married forT she
says.
"'What do you want to get married
for?' says.
'That was a hot one,'' commented
the girl with the genuine coral neck
lace what did she have to say to
thatf"
"She looked kind Of down her nose,"
replied the girl with the lop-sided POM
padour. al don't want to- she says.
4 wouldn't have the best man on
EARTH she says.
"'Oh, excuse me- 1 says. I didn't
know"
81 sh'd say not" said the girl with
the genuine coral necklace. 81 bet she
does somethin' desp'rit afore leap
years over She wouldn't want to,
maybe, but she'd hate to turn down a
real good offer"
"She told me I'd be sorry for 1t"
said the girl with the lop-sided pompa-
dour. "'I never seen the woman what
didn't she says Amt you got good
jobY she says.
"There's worse, an then again
there's BETTER told her.
"'You won't find cookin' a mans
meals an raisin' his children any bet
ter she says I want to tell you that's
about the meanest job a girl can take
"T'll take chances on gettin' what's
comm to me- 1 says. TIL get all the
traffic will bear, you bet on that
know which Of us two is goin' to open
the envelope on Saturday afternoon
$50 do L. she says. I've heard 9th
ers talk the same way you're talkin'.
You can do as you like now, but 1t won't
be long afore you're dom the way he
likes
"'Sure,' 1 says. I'm DOM that now
an 1 expect to keep right on DOM 1t.
I'd just as soon as long as it didn't put
me out. 1t won't hurt me to see him
satisfied
az heard you kiclxin' once because
we had to work from till half-past g.
she says. 'Them's easy hours to what
you'll get when you're married. You'll
have from the time you get up In the
morning till the time you go to bed and
you'll get up early and stay up late
He'll sit and smoke his pipe and read
the paper
"'He'll be welcome to- says L
won't make no objections. AS long as
there amt nothing 1 want him to do
I'd Just as soon let him rest as not
"GThe calling down you've got from
the floorwalker won't be nothing to
what you'll get from hubby If things
amt goin' to suit him. she says. The
fioorwalker dassent go but about so far
"Tll take chances on Bill as long as
he's willing to take chances on me- I
says. I'm generally able to take care
of myself if anybody gets gay with me.
I'm afraid you're worryin' a little too
much about me. / wouldn't want to
have you lose sleep over night an If
want to 1 can always come to you an
asst for your advice
"'You don't need to get mad about
It, she says. 1t amt nothin' to me
whether you get married or not AS
long as you're satisfied 1 guess 1 can
stand It,
"FThat's exactly what 1 was a-think-
In, says.
"T was only wonderin' what girl
that had a good job with set hours an
extra pay for overtime and the right
to quit whenever she wanted to would
want to get married for
az guess it does seem sort of funny
to you,' I says. I'd like to explain 1t
to you, but 1 guess wouldn't be able.
There's a lot Of reasons that you don't
know nothin' about 1t an the principal
one is that somebody amt asst you to
marry him."
"I guess that held her for a while,
didn't it?'' asked the girl with the gen
uine coral necklace.
you bet it did," replied the girl with
the lop-sided pompadour. "She didn't
come back for any more. l guess some
body handed her a lemon once and she
amt got 1t out Of her system yet. But
want to tell you she can't make me
pucller my mouth"
at takes Bill to do that" insinuated
the girl with the genuine coral necklace.
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