The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-08-14
WRECKED BY A DOG
COUPLES HAPPINESS a THING
or THE PAST.
Junior Clerks Wedding Present
Turned Out a Thing Of Dire Dis
asteF-Now Dear Mother-in-
law Is with Him.

- ~fN
Because Tm-m-m Blarrieddd-dd
Now-w-w," the Office boy was near
singing, and the noise caused the
junior clerk to turn uneasily on his
high stool
Regular Italian. always harpin ON
something" he muttered; wonder
YOU cant let up on something oeee IN
a while The Office boy changed the
tune and began to whistle, but the
junior clerks temper became no bet
ter
We'll" the office boy said, loosen
up an get It out Of your system
There's somethin' comm Might as
well tell it-it'll worry you If You
don't"
"Kiddin' me about it?'
Nav, gwan'
We've busted up housekeepin for
the present the junior clerk said
An right after we'd started, too. You
know Emaline an I got one O these
foolish hats-one OF that kind that you
gotta 90 into sideways an then slide
out again to turn around one OF that
kind where you can sneeze in the
kitchen an rufie tn curtains In the
parlor at tn same time. Well as
was sayin', we moved in an then Ema
line started lookin' over her weddin'
presents. Honest, never saw so much
cut glass an all that kind Of junk
musta been a carload. Well, Emallne
gets it all out an piles It on the dinin
room table an just about that time J
remembered | hadn't bought her any
present.
BE back in a minute. | says as !
jams on my hat an starts out Got
down tn street q little way an some
body stops me
Wanta buy dog?' he asks, point
In to the worst lookin bulldog ever
saw
Just what Emaline wants. I
thought I'm get it Gentleg asks
Gettle as a flock OF lambs, tn
guy said lessen YOU grab m BY tn
shoulders an point i'm whore you
want him 10 bite Hen get Il an
right
4 forked over sS.92 an started home
with the insect
"Emaline was stil a-fissiu with tn
cut glass an the handpainted china
when | blew in with Xenophon
Who's Xenophon?T the Office boy
inquired.
THE dog-think 1t was box car?
Yessir, Emaline was Just dippy about
th' thing. Looked at him for minute
an then asks if he'll bite
VIII he blte?' I asks all you gotta
do is grab him like this an
'Y-a-a-a-h-h-h, Emaline yells an
starts for the parlor an the dog right
after her He thought I'd sliced him
an he certainly was goin' the limit
tried to hold on to the chain, but lhat
brute sure was strong. Jerked me on
my feet an dragged me along just as
II | wasn't anything az an Emaline
lodged 'rcund the table an the dog
went right after her, chewin' air at
every jump. Got me tangled DO III the
table an the next thing I knew ! was
trying TO swim out Of two wagon loads
OF broken glass an china Emaline
rushed into the bathroom an shut the
door But that didn't stop Zenophon.
Re butted the door like q goat an
pulled me through after him.
Hold him I shouts think I'm a
derrick Why don't you get out the
way2 Bout that time Emaline sees a
shotgun an grabs ID Then she trips
an falls Gun went off an blew q
hole through the floor Of the fat above.
Things were getiin serious
'nout that time one OF Emailne's
shoes came Oh an Xenophon grabbed
it He swallowed It whole am that's
just vat saved as. Thing got stuck
in his throat an choked him to death.
Blgamistl Emaline yeils when it's
an over Tired Of me already Wanta
Kin me an marry again
An suppose Sizes gone home to
moiher?' the Office boy interrupted.
"Worse'n that worseu that, The
junior clerk murmured sadly She's
goin' to bring her mother to live with
us. s."-Kansas City Star