davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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that, l feel like telling 'enh that they be-
long in vaudeville-that they're too good
at the comedy stuff to waste 1t In pri-
vate life.
Just look 1t over for half a second.
please, and tell me what 1 get out OF
life. Something to eat and place to
bunk-that's all. And ! could have that
If I was earning only ten bones a week
and alone And what do you care? Not
a cents worth, You're only half listen
ing to me, righ, now.
whats that? It's only quarter to
six, and you're still sleepy? Oh. OF course
you're sleepy. You always are when / am
trying to have any kind Of a conversa-
ton with you. That's the way 1t goes.
A married woman doesn't care any more
about responding to her husbands ideas
than she does for last years hat. She's
got him, and he's shelved and stuffed
away, and that's the end of 1T. You might
show at least a half decent regard for
what I'm saying, instead of lying there
blinking at me like tabby before a CRATE
fire.
Huh? Oh. you've heard it all before.
have you, and it doesn't lead anywhere.
anyhow. and you just can't keep your
eyes open?
We'll. that's more of the old stuff-as
much as to intimate that I'm harping on
the same old theme all the time. You
are the most peevish person in the morn
ing that I ever saw in my life.
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said 10 him
No. and there's never going to be no
NEXT time he said, mopping the heavy
dew from his brow.
But that ships as safe as a church,
/ said TO him just to draw him out.
She is. hey?' said the elephant man.
starting to walk of the pier. Well, I'm
not taking no chances on neither. but IL
1t ever comes to a show down me for the
gospel tent and away he went.
This mans fear of the sea-and the
same applies to lot OF other people-was
d thing he was marked with, as the
saying goes. His mother in coming tn
this country from Ireland. a few months
before he was born, had been frightened
almost to death by a terrific storm
through which the steamer had passed,
and the elephant trainer had been timio.
even about trusting himself on q ferry
boat, all of his life"
CLARENCE L. CULLEN.
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Il know where l stand all o. X I'm
just one of the dished and dumped ones,
one of the shelved propositions. that's
what | am. and l guess / might just as
we'll make UP my mind to 1t now as any
other time. When a fellow is pinhead
enough to get his neck in the matri-
monial moose. why. then it's up to him
to stand the gaff and eat his little medi-
cine. and l guess maybe I'm not doing
that same.
Here I am kicking around in dinky
fiat. hotter'n Tophet, and never getting
anywhere without having to drag the
whole works along-oh. I knew a heap
when I rigged things up this way for
myself, didn't L? And If / take you
along in an attempt to get away from
this awful heat, what recreation would
there be in that for me? A man likes
to have sort of change. and I know
everything that you're going to say be-
fore you SO much open your mouth.
Now, see here, stop that, will you? l
haven't said that you were stupid or
thickheaded, or anything of the sort.
only said that we're together-strapped
together--So blamed much that I know all
of your ideas and forms of expression by
heart, and what a man needs is a little
bunch of somebody else's ideas once in
while, doesn't he? I tell you what,
the people who say that married folks
ought to get away from each other for
a certain portion of each year-they know
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'Look-a-here, can't we have breakfast
earlier around here during the hot
weather? What time does that Internal
maid get here mornings, anyhow?
''How's that? oh. you're wide awake
now. are you, and you'll fix some break
fast yourself this morning, seeing that
the maid isn't within miles of the fiat
yet?
"oh. never mind Never mind that
comedy. Because if you got breakfast
for me just once. why, I'd never hear
the last of 1t. You'd pitch and toss 1t
up to me to the last day of my life that
j made you work in the kitchen like a
slave. and probably you'd ramp around
and tell everybody we know that l want
ed you to take in washing for a living
"How's that? You'd rather get a
hundred breakfasts than to hear me COM
plain SO much?
Now, see here, that's stab that
shall not tolerate. Who's complaining? :?
Who's uttered word of complaint?
only said that
"Oh, you're blubbering now, are you ?
Oh. well, go right ahead and blubber
il 1t does you any good. Just because.
being unable to sleep, I endeavored to
engage you in little before brea kfast
conversation, why. you fall to shifting
and all that. I tell you what, most
women would appreciate having their
husbands stalking them to little per-
sifage and badinage upon awakening in
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minutes he returned to them and invited
them to take lunch with him at an up
:uWn restS urant
''Of course. they kidded him unmerci-
fully. but lie wouldn't SO much as reply
to their eibes. He wasn't going aboard
that Loaf, and that was all there WAS
TO 1t.
"And his friends were surprised to see
that this animal trainer was actually
pale and trembling. So they let up on
him. HIS baggage went over on the
steamer and had to be brought back.
ION the second occasion he got aboard
the steamer. He had deliberately ac-
quired u decided Jag before making for
the pier, to work up his nerve.
When the All ashore! word went he
was standing up for'ard, bit unsteady
on his pins, surrounded by his associates
of TIE circus to which he was attached,
including one of the owners of the show.
When he heard the word he took sud
den brace. his face became pallid, and the
persI:raticn began to gather on his fore
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IT, and all Of the expostulations and
pleadings of his relatives and friends
couldn't induce him to go up the gang
plank OF the steamer
Well, there wasn't anything unusual
about that. for fear of the sea is just
about as common as the whooping cough.
VI course the Jockeys case was rather
unusual. considering that he had been
taking his life In his hands by riding
race horses almost since his infancy
But I've seen some mighty reckless
chaps. fellows who'd been In imminent
peril of their lives any number Of times
get into blue funk over the prospect of
a ride across the big pond and then
chuck the idea at the last minute.
"One of the most noted of all American
elephant trainers has never seen Europe
on account Of his adherence Of the sea-
This man has had plenty of chances to
phant herds accompanying American cir
cuses that have successfully invaded .4u-
rope; but he never could fetch himself
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pass il right up on the pier when the
steamers were ready to shove off.
"On the first occasion he never got
aboard the steamer at all. He poked
around the pier with Come friends who'd
come down to see him of, and he was
rubbing his chin and scratching bis head
a whole lot. and not doing any OF the
talking.
.His friends knew all about his
dread Of the sea, and they were try
ing to make him forget 1t. They didn't
say q word about the voyage he was
about to undertake, but talked Of other
matters until the All ashore" word was
passed on the vessel. and then they gave
him the nudge.
"'wel,. s'long. old PAL they said to
him, holding out their hands. Time you
were setting aboard
But Jim didn't accept their proffered
hands. Without a word he walked out
to the end of the pier and took a good
long look at the water. leaving his friends
standing nonplused. In q couple OF
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only irritate the ulcer. In couple of
days. perhaps, you can have a little piece
of ice to roll around in your mouth.
Moreover. you must be starved for at
least four days. At the end of four
days. If you're improving. maybe I'll let
you have a little milk and lime water
II guess that wasn't being bullied!
The doctor gave me a powder to ease my
pain, aud then he kited off. saying that
he'd have the nurse with me inside of
an hour. She was with me In less time
than an hour, Juggling one of those big
rattan suit cases that made 1t look as
if she'd been told by the doctor that
mine was a case that she'd have to
anchor with for long time She was
a small, black-eyed, self-reliant, exces-
sively competent and busy person. I
she showed up.
'"Just hand me a glass of water.
please / said to her. in that you-do-this
tone.
No water she raped right back
pleasant. you know, but rappy all the
same. The doctor is not allowing you
water
well. my throat's parched and I've
got to have something for it, l said to
her, sort of bullyingly.
Doctor says not she rebated. as she
moved busily around the room, and that
settled it. Instead OF my getting her
goat from the start she got rhine imme-
diatelv. I tried the plan of sulking on her,
but 1t was no good. You can't sulk on a
trained nurse and get anything by 1t.
They're used to all that stuff. They're
used 20 .co blamed much, IN my opinion.
80 I lay there for a couple of days
without water or anything else, in pain a
good deal of the time and mad as hops.
On the third day the nurse staked me to
an occasional measly little mouthful of
cracked ice. IT went great and always
tasted like a lot more. but I'd have to
wait three or four hours for another little
mouthful of ice.
'tOn the fourth day. I reckon you can
have a little bit OF nourishment now,
said the doctor. I had visions OF cou-
pie of poa.hed eggs and some buttered
toast and maybe pot of tea and all like
that-I was Internally hungry in spite OF
the recurring pain.
yep the doctor went on. you can
have a little nourishment today. Nurse.
you may give him a tablespoonful OF
1 milk and lime water every four hours
! "How was that for Jolt? Tablespoon
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to the point Of stepping over the gang
way of an ocean-going steamer.
Naturally, ne was laughed at ana
derided by his associates and by his en-
ployers for his timidity In this respect,
but his dread of the deep water ap-
peared to be too thoroughly embedded IN
his nature to be uprooted. And yet. IN
the course Of thirty years OF handing
the huge pachyderms. this man has been
risking his life almost constantly
Hes been slammed and banged around
by the big brutes In his keeping. tramp
led on by some Of the bad ones and
picked up in their trunks and hurled
against buildings. fences, tent poles and
wagons. and everybody In the animal
handling business knows him for per-
fectly fearless. not to say reckless, man.
who had never let out a whimper when
suddenly caught in pinches so tight that
death looked to be only around the cor
ner waiting for him.
"All the same, when 1t came to going
to sea he bucked. Twice I've seen him
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head in big drc ps
"'Wei this about concludes my por-
ton of the entertainment he announced.
hoarseIy. I'm DANCED If I'll go.' And he
made q break for the gangway.
Hold him. you fellows shouted the
part owner Of the circus, and the elephant
trainers associates closed on him and
essayed to grab him.
STAND clear, you ducks, or I'll beat
your heads off!' yelled the elephant man,
and by this time his eyes were popping
from his head.
He was man of gigantic strength.
and he tossed them all aside like so many
dead cornstalks When they saw how it
stood with him they took to cover. They
didn't want any of his game. He strode
to the gangway and hustled down to the
pier just In time. His face was CHASTITY
and l never saw big man and a game
one so near the point of collapse. / was
standing at the gangway when he came
down.
Nothing doing this time. either?' 1
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curl the scornful lip bat the restfve left
eye and snort with scorn? Do you know
think tits because the news centers of
Washington work on the old village
principies-and everybody knows just
what that is. If there's anybody that
doesn't, why here's sample:
T'other day as I was stroliing down
the street ! met a friend coming in the
other direction. He was the last word.
the legal limit, as a picture of melan-
chory. the ne plus ultra of detection. His
hands were in his pockets. his hat on the
back of his. head. his mouth dropped at
the corners and he was chewing feverish-
ly on frayed and frazzied cigar.
'Smatter" / asked after looking him
over for a minute, and in the muttered
and munbled reply that came from
around the abused cigar l caught refer
ence to wife.
''Ill?' ] asked.
No" he replied ''only mad. Gone to
her mothers for week or so OF weeps
and divorce preliminaries. I'm for New
York till the weather clears" And then
he went off into a long and ferocious de-
nunciation of Washington.
"Ahr-r-r," growled he, give me a
Evening star., 1909-06-26

fore Mr.. Grump squirmed and wriggled
and coughed until Mrs. Grump just natu-
rally had to wake up. Then Mr.. Grump
regaled her with some seasonable OBJ
servations in essence as follows:
"Oh. you're awake, are you? Well
how in blazes you can sleep the way
YOU do gets my time I'll bet you could
sleep on an unpainted tin roof at high
noon during the dog days without turn
ing over once.
Pretty soft, this sleep thing, for folks
that haven't got anything on their minds.
I've had a punkerino night, tossing
Evening star., 1909-06-26

r. s 0 F 7 E.
MARQUE looked
puzzled and per-
turbed.
Il WONDER" he
inquired, thought
fully, 'if it is to
become the uni
versal custom for
gentlemen not to
carry any money
about with them?
Now 7 seem to re-
Evening star., 1909-06-26

wife," said the
man with the
jutting ia W. says
that my name
ought to be Mis-
ter Pighead. /
guess she's right.
In fact, I'm sure
she's right. But
/ don't care
what she calls
me so long as /
get results. Lately
Evening star., 1909-06-26

Z. GRUMP slept
somewhat fitfully
the other night
and awoke early.
Being awake him.
self. Mr.. Grump
considered II some
what selfish and
inconsiderate for
Mrs. Grump to re-
main asleep, even
though the dial
was still at the
dawn hour. There
Evening star., 1909-06-26

~ WEN JUSTICE. who used to be
very we'll known Washington
~ correspondent. but who for some
years has been an official OF one
of the great transatlantic steam
ship companies. was talking the other
day about the Unborn fear of the sea
which is possessed by many people.
"A little while ago. he said. "a certain
American jockey. daredevil little chap
who had taken his life In his hands
Thousand times In race riding. was offer
ed $4,000 a year to ride for a wealthy
owner OF thoroughbre6s in France. The
youngster accepted the proposition. but
he baked at the last minute and can
ceIed the arrangement. He couldn't
stand for the idea of making the sea
trip. He frankly owned up to 1t tnat
the ocean had his goat as he expressed
Evening star., 1909-06-26

full sail for the divorce court"
And l gave my friend all the sympathy
could spare and sent him on his way.
IRVING c. NORWOOD.
Evening star., 1909-06-26

HY do folks call
Washington a viii
1age and a hamlet
and all that sort
of thing? Why do
they admit its
beauty and enthuse
about it's future
and yet-and yet
when you try to
class it as a real
city from all an
giles. why do they
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-30
Prominent fiugres in Stein
he'll Trial.

Marguerite Ste.Bheu. besutifuI
prisoner and dercnds In murder
trial to oben az Paris. Nov. 3. which
by he disclosures o5 mis- coaduct
in tle ofic al diNomauc ana So
siety life OF the French capital. is
agitat'rg the entire Republic az
France. Not only Is Nine Stc.nhen
accu ed c. the murder or her hus
obni md her mother-iu-law. NINE.
Japy the latter of whom is shown
In picture mt lolt. but suspicious cir
cumstouces surrounding he sul len
death Of the late President OF
FraAoe. NJ Fouro n her Paris
apartments. pointing q third alleged
victim OF the most famous woman
n Europe. The rorthcommg trial
promises 20 exceed in vouI wide
interest the sensation Of Tie Dreyfus
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-30
Living With Daughter o
Prominent Roanoke Citi-
zen as Man and
Wife.
PROCURED PASS
FROM THE N. & WI
Description May Lead II
Prosecution BY Federal
Authorities.

Sensational charges we're prefer
rcd against Walter Llpscomb. rol
mer telegraph operator FOR the Non
folk and Western at the diyisio;
Office I'm Blucncld in police coIr
this morning From evidence sub
mittod at the city hall idpscom'
made an engagement with III
daughter OF a prominent Roanok
man, and met her here last MOI.
day. They Registered at "A loc;s
hotel as man and wife. and the I'D
lice were put nexl that they wer
not married. A warrant was issue|
charging the couple w tn a crimind
oifensc, and tho police went to th|
hotel last night and arrested then
This morning the man was fine|
$50, the maximum fine for such al
offense. and in default was sent d
jail for thirty days. The woma|
was turned loose without a fine AMI
left for her home this afternoon.
It was learned that Lipscomb hal
gotten a pass from the railroad com
pany fer the woman under the rus
that she was his W fe. and Il
Thought that the interstate com
nerce commission viii prosecut
him on this charge. which is a mos
serious one. II is a violation OF TIL
federal laws with which the Ioca
authorities have nothing to do.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-30
CHARITY WORKERS HEAR.

The people Of Blucheld gave
thousand dollars in gifts to the poo
through the Associated Charities las
winter None OF this was falsel
spent. All persons or societies desiI
ing to help this cause will pleas
inform treasurer Bruce, presiden
H9ncock, vice president Marks, O
any OF the pastors OF the city w
have very many calls Cor help. Tn
people have given cheerfulIy. Le
us have your give aow please
G. II w KEGLEY.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-30
CIgIN o. nays

William N1rc, colorcd. employ,
'n Iloits 'a fc shop was tried M
attcttoar q, ere Squire Godbey. Z
q ch'rso Preferred against him /
ha wife. fcr non-support He w
found ruil' ara sentenced to tive
't-iivo d"s m tho Princeton iau
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-30

Richmond, va. October 30. The
crisis IN the matter of charges o.,
Capt Kent against some onciar'
I'm the state auditors Office and
counter charges which has hinted at
by congressman Glass against Capt
Kent the Republican nominee for
governor. has about come TO head.
The Richmond Journal carries the
following story % today's issue.
"Thc statement as unders God 10
have been furnished by informed
persons is that certain lands fin
Kentucky. in which relatives of Can
tain Kent were Interested wer. fin
dispute, and they employed VIII an
= Kent to go 10 Kentucky and clear
up tho matter They alloro that ho
represented that ho could secure
about $1,000 for their interests "a.
was authorized 10 sell and made re-
turns of about $1,000 10 is ALLEGED
further that his clients later learn.
ed That the property sold for about
$500. and that Captain Ken, kent
back $500 of the whole amount ir
addition to his foe and cxarneo
Subsequently. however. he restored
the excess sum OF wb ch he at first
it is alleged made mo- accounting.
Nr Gias SAYS that me- carries
with MIN the proof o' the CHARGES
aud s. gr..rr...
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-30
I'LL C0NTRIYED
FABRICATI0N.'' -
SAYS MIR. GLASS

supplied him in a confidential WAY
ana that he not at liberty to maxi
public use OF it except to show it L,
Captain Kent or llr. Slemp. noul,
either care TO inspect it,
Mr. Glass said in reference I,
Kent's attack on the Democratic ad
ministration:
capita a Kent says there has beer
stealing by the Democrats. and thar
II he is elected governor somebody
VIII wear the garb OF a convict. Can
tain Keat ought to speak gingerl,
and with much charity. / assum,
ell responsibility as cit zen and q
congressman while here declare
that l know that Kent is not ht TO b,
governor OF Virginia and that he
has no moral right to aspire 10 that
honorable position
II nave procla med this fact wher.
ever ! have spoken. II Kent value.
his reputation and desire5 to vi.Ii.
cate h'e honor. he has but to speak
the word and hear He is moi
worthy TO be governor and his elec
iio' wo-ii q. a DEGRADATION 90 m,
STATE. would never have made tai
a. ertion bat tha. ! never feel il M ,
solemn duty 10 90 so. do no, sls
Ia IN the Last days Of the camnlis.
but J said IL a month ago. and n
every speech ! have made, and Tn,
Republican candidate knows IT, or
hi remot I VIII tell ana prove tai
charge tonight or tomorrow or n.
any time"
GAIT. KENT'S VERSION.
Roanoke, Va. October 8O-Las,
night Capt w p Kent. Republican
rom nee for governor broke the sill.
oaco for the first time regarding
the eaarges of con gessman Garter
Glass that he CCapt. lent) was un.
III 20 lie governor OF virginia.
The osscace OF Capt Kente YER.
slcn OF the transaction from which
The charges were brought is in
part viz:
in the year 1888 resided in
Kentucky. and was pract cling m,
profession as young ATTORNEY a,
the bar During that year. if my
memory Is correct. a lady by IN,
name Of Mrs Pauline OlcGavock
residing I'm Pulaski county. va. en-
tered into negotiations i'm regard tC
the locat ON and sale of some lane
in the county Of McCrackon. as I re-
call in Kentucky. Investigation
disclosed 10 me that certain OF he.
children or other relatives. oitber
Jointly with her or I'm their own r.ca
really held the title to this land
These proper title holders ioined n
/ executing TO me the power of at
| torney TO sell the land and foun,
q purchaser who agreed to buy n
The land was Of poor quality sub
| 5crt to overflow ANA Of unascerta n
/ e7 boundary w recollection :,
\ that the price agreed uDos was 81
/ coo Whc The time came for fh
coasDmmaton or tao sglc the r1,
cr~or. made oat,cirn 20 the tin
AMI tuo ale wa about TO faf
nroush db ,ot oow IoarIy recall
the point of objection TO tbe trl
but my recollection ir that ft n,
lated TO the matter of tbe statYt
OF limitations running against any 9
Ian of certain infant title hoI a-
through some collateral question
was reluctant to lose mv fec or CON
mission and 7 cast about to fin
some means TO satisfy the objection
| Of the proposed purcha. or Ther
was no disagreement abor ra-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-30
Thus Denounces Kents Ex-
plnation-In Kents State
men His Memory Was
Bad.
CANCELS ALL
ENGAGEMENTS
Candidate is Charged With
Irregularities Land Deal
Involving $4,000.

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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-29

the card party to be given for the benz
eft of the indoor baseball team next
Wednesday evening in the Rouleau
hail.
The steamer Paisley arrived yester-
day at the dock Of the Portage Coal
and Dock company in Ripley with a
cargo of coal.
Two ornamental electric lights OF
high candle power were installed yes
terday in the show window of the Metz
clothing store on Quincy street They
are Tungsten lights and give an illum-
ination not excelled by any similar
lights in the city.
Contractor McGlynn has erected the
framework for the second retaining
wall for the fill in the Front street ra-
vine, and the work of laying the con-
crete will now be pushed rapidly.
DIR. Gallen this morning added about
thirty new White Leghorn chickens to
his poultry yard at his residence in
East Hancock. The consignment ar
rived this morning and consists of q
fine lot of birds. DIR. Gallen is an en-
thusiastic poultry fancier, and his
flock includes a number of high bred
chickens, of several well known varie-
ties.