Evening journal., 1910-01-29
ROSEBUD'S
ROMANCE

whose KNOCK Mrn. murray nad opened
the back door. Tn the lady what
Mis johnson sent"
Mrs Johnson?" oueried Mrs. Muir
rag vaguely. Il don't think know her"
"oh. yas'm, you do" asserted the
ebony-hued one kindly. but firmly.
"She's the lady what washes for you.
She Jest materially couldn't come this
week. because why she's sick abed on
her back with the miz'ry in her left
year. It's fierce"
Mrs. Murray eyed the substitute
lRundress rather dubiously. We'll"
she said finally. you may 60 down to
the laundry and sort the clothes and
by that time ! can give you your
breakfast What is your name?"
The substitute shufhed inside tho
door and began to remove a hat about
the size Of barrel.
"Yas'm my names Mis- White. Miz
Isabella Arabeila Rosebud White.
Yas'm I'm Mig White. My husbands
daid, so I'm a widow lady"
Indeed" ejaculated Mrs. Murray.
"Yas'nn." continued Miz White.
That's a true fac. He's daid now.
It's only been a recent occasion that
he died on. Yas'm, only quite re-
cent occasion"
indeed" said Mrs. Murray again,
rather feebIy. I'm sorry TO hear &C."
Law" responded Mrs. White cheer
fully. 'T wuznt sorry. wus power
ful glad. II was a shore nun release.
wuz mighty glad to git shet of him.
You see, done been a grass widow
for some considerable time and II ever
a pusson was glad to be a real shore
nun widow, wuz t."
80 you were divorced, then7" in
quirod Mrs. Murray.
"Yas'm, was divorced some time
previously TO Mr.. Whites bein' re-
moved. You see, I wasn't able to git
no divorce right Immediately preced-
In after me and Mr. White was sep
arated, on account OF me not havin'
no money to pay for It. 80 I just had
to wait until a gentleman friend Of
mine he says he'd hep me and he got
me one real cheap.
'I was mighty glad to be single
again. That husband of mine he shore
was the limit He couldn't stand Il
for me TO have no money no more'n
nothin Ev'y time come home with
maybe a dollar or two dollars or fifty
cents or two bits, that'd set him tryin'
TO get Il out Of me. He wasn't nothin'
but no count. anyway. Never did have
no raisin'. Such performances like
those wasn't reasonable and I Jest
materially got sick and tired OF It, so
packed up one night and lef him"
Il think II served him right" said
Mrs Murray, sympAthetically.
"Yas'm, ! was tired Of supportin' an
indignant husband, so just up and
quit"
But what made him indignant II
you supported him." queried Mrs.
Murray.
That was lest whut made him in-
dignant, yas,m. p. explained Rosebud.
kindly. "You see. once I heard lady
talkin' about women that supported
indignant husbands and asked her
what she meant. had raisin', but
never had no education not to speak
Of, so I didn't mind askin'. and she
says, that lady she tole me, It was
husbands that was too lazy to work
and didn't support their families. The
minute she spoke the word knowed
that was what I was doin'.
$50 when I got home that night
Just tOle Mr.. White he had to get out
and do sumpln'. And he done II,
yas'm. He was right mad. but he
wasn't indignant for quite spell
after that. He got Job janitin' in a
once and / never had TO give him a
cent for two weeks. Then he quit.
Nom, he never worked no more after
that. He was too delicate, he said. so
Jest packed up one night and went
away and never went back no more"
She paused at the top Of the base
ment stairs with her hand on the door
knob
III It's just as convenient to you, ia
like mighty we'll to git away at four
o'clock this afternoon" she said. you
see. I got to git home in time to dress
for the weddin'."
'If you want to go to q wedding I
think we can manage f." said Mrs.
Murray. Are some OF your friends
70 be married."
''Tas'rn, I reckon so. Me and tho
gentleman friend what got me the d.
vorce is Eoin' to git married. We been
waitin' until Mr.. White was diseased.
was scared to marry nobody else
when he was livin'. Seems like I
might git mixed up. hsvin' two hus-
bands"
Il should think you would hesitate
about marrying again since your first
experience was so unfortunate. May
be you won't DO any better another
time" said Mrs. Murray, psssimisti.
cally.
A dazzling smile spread over the
features Of the substitute laundress.
Nom" she said, as she began to
Chamber down the stairs. Il amt cal
oulatin' to do what you might call
much better. But couldn't DO no
worse"
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