The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-24
THE MAN WHO SW0RE
~ NJ. QUAD.

Press.l
When 1t became known In the VII
iage that George White and Edith
Smith were engaged to be married al
most everybody said that II was d
good match. George was what they
termed q model young man. who had
Just started in the grocery business,
and Edith was schoolteacher and
liked by all. The pair were congrat-
ulated on all sides, and there was but
one doubling Thomas. That was
Edith's Uncle John. who was at the
home on visit. When she asked him
for his opinion be waited q moment
before putting the query:
"Does this young man OF yours
swear!'
mo. Of course not! He never ut
tered an oath in his life!' was the
somewhat indignant reply.
"When he gets mad does he kick
thingsT
"But he doesn't get mad"
III he woke up some morning to
find the gate open and . hog In tho
garden would he scramble for Q club
and Try to kill that hogT'
II don't think 90. think be would
drive the animal out without making
any fuss about It."
Then don't marry him"
why. Uncle John. how you TALK
"Don't marry him. My dear. am
sixty-nve years old. have been OBJ
serving human nature for the last ffty
years. There are heaps Of good men
In this world. but they are men not
made Of putty. Things vex 'em. 9th
er things make 'em mad. They swear.
They kick. They break things. Some
times they light" ..
"And such men drive their wives
from home" commented the niece.
"Such men don't do anything Of the
sort. IT'S the other kind. They don't
swear at their wives, but at the wealth
er. at hogs and oxen, at tho az flying
OF the handle, at barrel OF cider roll
ing over EN- as they are getting It
down cellar. It's the smooth. placid
man who does the harm. Find him
and youth find q nagger. Find him
and you'll find sneercr, husband
that Gun cut and humiliatD and smile
at the same time"
'Uncle John, you've gotsit all wrong.
You are one Of the best men In the
world. and I never heard,you swear"
Neither did your Aunt,Mary. Least
wise, never swore ut hcr. And yet
swore. Lord, gal. there have been
times when made the shingles In the
barn fairly smoke. I've been 80 mad
that wanted to do murder. but swear
ing saved me from It. Ten minutes Of
ripping things up the back quieted me
down. One time hid 500 In cash in
the pocket Of an old coat. Along came
q tramp. and your aunt gave him the
garment. didn't know It for q week.
Did chop her up with the ax7 No. !
went out behind the barn and Jumped
up and down and swore; ! pounded
the barn: ] dug up the sile; ! broke
Limbs OF . pear tree. In half IN hour
was back insthe house kissing Mays
tsass away;~an6 falling her not 10
mind. bs1rS : ~; ~. 80 s:ss ~:
Tho 'iusassiass Sook pescs, end. Oh
months lGteRthe1s wasso. separation.
The husband could and did gbe and
sneef aud hnd fault and do It o. plac-
idlyr MS atgOoSe pond. He never lost
his temper. ;and his face wore SMILE
but he made home q sort of hell. The
young wife went to the village where
Uncle John lived. while the husband
remained ut home. People said It was
her fault-altybut the uncle. He said
Il told you SO. It's only separation
thus far. and there's hopes you may
get together agnin. Let me run things
this time" - III
Edith secured place In the telephone
office, and almost the first voice she
heard over the wire after being IL
charge was that Of her husband. Ht
also recognized hers. but they treated
each other as strangers.
i One day the "Hello. centralw wa:
followed by the announcement:
"say, Edith, people here are saying
that we ought to make up"
"Yes7"
"They say it's too bad that VI
couldn't get .sloug better"
"Yesr ~.
"They say I ought to be tho iirst on
to make advancesf and 60 I'm going d
tell you that I Wish you'd Come back
"Who - this speakingr
"Why. George. of course."
"And you want me 10 come baekr
yea" - -
4 sHave yoasaeafned to swear yeeSee
s>"What . question: No. Of eouTs'