The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-18
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"Bill's got quite an eye on him
this mornin'," 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 hos.
He don't act like fightin' man."
said the hodcarrier. I'D took him
for a Teller at wouldn't git into no
trouble he could keep out Of"
He amt fightiH man." said the
man with the hoe. Hes married
man. She done 1t. \ She's a terror.
all right If l wasl Bill I'd do one
o. two things;'d take 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 he
no way to do Takin' pick handle
to a woman aan't no way to reform
her, anif You quit her you'd have
trouble"
"You don'ttknow the kind o wo-
man Bills Co.," said the man with
the hoe. Tive lived neighbors with
'em for nigh on to 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 worktag'in. I've seen
him come out O. the house manys
the time with half o. the kitchen
dishes streakin' after him. She
don't think noting o. THROWN a
stove lid at him. Some o these
days she'll aim straight an then
there'll be an Inquest"
He don't handle her right" said
the man with the hod, positively
That's what IAna tellin' you, He
ought to pickhandle her"
II don't mean THAT. mean ne
don't use no Judgment. / don't
have no trouble with my woman, an
/ never took a picld handle to her
either When l git home there's
my supper w4itin' for me on the
table good an hot. tan never cross
| word atwixt u.s. What's the rea-
son? know how to manage her
A woman Amt hand to manage II
| you go about 1t right.
Sure" agreed thse man with the
hoe sarcastically. tits as easy as
making $40 day. You git wo-
man like Billy's got the next time
you get one an them come around
an let me know how 1T goes"
II don't know what kind Of a
woman Billys got, retorted the
man with the hod, but know ]
could handle her all right. II Billy
has trouble with herA he's got hlm-
self to blame for 1t, If Billy's wo'
man has got any worse tongue than
what my woman's sgot If she 2its
stirred up. I'd like to stand on
somewheres an hear It, Jest out o
curiousity. That S, what. II she cal
think of meaner things to say an
say 'em louder ia like to hear her
an if she can keep at it longer Ie
like to time her an give her tins
worlds champeen, medal when sht
gits through. An'Awhen 1t comes tc
backin'up what she says--say. wha'
does Billy's wife weight"
About q hursdred'n' thirty. IL
Judge" replied 1.-THE man with the
hoe,
/ MY womansweighs a hundred an
/ seventy-eight., AN she's as quick al
cat" said the man with the hod
Y IF she LANDS ,on you you'll know 1t
all right, i've seen her pick up ou'
cook stove and carry It out into tht
J summer kitchen as easy az II II wa
basket o. cloes. All the same
you don't see me comm to wori
with a black eye or lodging stow
7 lids"
:. Maybe your wife amt got tina
ugly disposition" hazarded the maj
f with the hoe.
t "sRs's got her days when she ain
y feeling right good, jest the same a
r any Of EN-" said the man with tn
/. hH. But them's the days ! ste
p ground extry soft an keerful.
could git trouble II wanted 1t al
n git 1t easy an plenty, but DOM
There's Jest one way to do with
!, woman like that. Handle her righ
If she wants to do anythin' let he
do 1t an don't make no bones aoou
1t an II she wants you to do en-!
thin do it, and DO 1t prompt al
cheerfuy, an she won't be hard
al you. When, we was first marie
} we had our little difficulties, same
most people, but I soon see VIII
was fthe right way to handle her
IS That's all right II you want
woman to boss YOU" said the ms
with the hoe. b.
"Boss nothin';" said the man WI
the bod, Indignantly. She don
n never try to boss me, II | give
re to her IT'S because l want to
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