The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-09


wife almost Kissed.
a there's a mouse In
49, this housed"
~ oh" said WIKI
~ relievedly, is that
an?" and returned
TO his paper
"Alll" echoed Mrs WIKI, explosive.
~ MY goodness! guess it's
enough! You may like to have
mice drowned in the cream jug, but
as for me-"
Throw away the cream and get
some more, interrupted her husband,
absentmindedly turning the column.
That's easy"
1T may be easy, but It is not the
point" insisted Mrs. WIKI. tempest
uously.
We'll, If he's drowned that's an end
to him, isn't it?"
Sometimes, Antony" said his wife,
with deadly sweetness. q wonder
how You ever escape being run over
daily by the street cars, such is your
childish faith There are probably a
dozen more that will come to his fU-
neral You've got to do something
about IT, l hate traps, because the
mice are almost always alive when
You find them, and ! cant drown
themi
Wen" said WIKI. firmly. IF you
have It in mind that I'm going to sit
up nights in the dark and catch them
by their cute little tails as they go by
and apply chloroform to their dear
little noses, | would beg to point out
that you are cherishing hopes destined
never to be fulfilled, Never darling"
Il almost hate you at times, An
tony" said his wife, in a converse.
tlonal tonS You have no sympathy
whatever only ! thought you might
know Of something. -
"Of coWae,' said WIKI, meditatively,
having devoted the greater portion OF
my life TO working out schemes for
the determination of household mice.
interrupted occasionally by the annoy
ing interference Of law cases to be
tried, I'm chock full of ideas In that
line. Why not reason with them?
Or take the creatures out for an auto
mobile ride and smash the machine
into a telegraph pole2 can think
Of dozen schemes, though It does
Sc m lot OF effort to put forth over
a few tiny frolicsome micet"
Mrs WIKI shifted disdainfully. It's
all right for you" she said You
aren't afraid Of them. but | am Why
since the cook told me about this one
| don't even walk across the floor
comfortably. | expect one of the
creatures to climb my skirt and perch
on my shoulder, and it's no fun to
have to shake out every single gar
ment you put on just hope one will
be in your shirt sleeve tomorrow
morning | do And they climb
walls, and for all We know will drop
down on us from the ceiling when We
are asleep If get traps you've
got to take out the mice"
I'D rather shoot them with the gun
| use when | go bear.hunting said
WIKI, positively. Far rather! We
need few more fur rugs anyhow
and I'll brave the dangeri"
OH cried Mrs. WIKI. in impo |
ten fury Just because you are big
and weigh 200 pounds you think it be |
meath you TO worry over angling SO
little! | don't think it's fail And
you're just as scared of them as |
ann"
"Nonsensel" said WIKI.
Well, you are" insisted bis wife
I'm going to see II the people next |
door have any traps they'll let me
takel"
Mrs. wiki scrutinized all corners Of
the bedroom that night with lighted
candle. She jumped at shadows and
shrieked when she accidentally kicked
the fallen whisk broom.
THE dickens!' WIKI said at that. !
You'll be giving me the nerves next!
Why, it's silly to be so scared at
mere mousse
In the middle of the night WIKI.
drowsily turning over, dropped his
hand on a small, silky, furry object
in the bed and awoke at express
speed, his very ears crinkling in hor
ror. With a strangled shout he beat
madly in the direction of the thing
and called wildly for a light Before
his startled wife could obey the sum.
mons Wilk's hand again had touched
the repelent object, and punching the
bed clothes over It he held It down
with all his weight
Il guess I've choked IT," he
gasped at last.
Carefully, tremblngly, Mrs. WIKI
on chair and looking on,
he pulled back the quilts-and dis
closed the little brown toy dog belong
ing to the baby which that small in.
vestigator had stuffed between the pill
lows during the day The dog had
lost one ear in the struggle. Other.
wise it was quite placid and calm.
you cant expect a person to col.
lect his wits and be himself when
awakened ont Of sound sleep that
way" said WIKI. with dignity. tie
next morning at breakfast. 1T was
all your fault, because you were so
foolishly nervous that II affected
me"-Chicago Daily News.