The Cairo bulletin., 1910-06-11
HER LAST
WORD


liam Cozzens continued to eat his din
ner. though in guilty manner and
as one who knows that he is in wrong
again
Il say, what are you doing now"
repeated Mrs Cozzens,
Cant you see what I'm doing?"
demanded william Cant you see
that I'm eating?"
"Oh, you're eating, are yog?" In
CURED Mrs, Cozzens. with terrible sar-
casm.
Yes, I'm eating, am II"
oh"
YES, OH"
And what did you move your plate
for?" asked Mrs Cozzens.
Never mind" cried William
But do mind!" cried Mrs Coz.
zens; II do mind! And that's the
third time this week you've done It.,
too"
Well" grumbled William. "you
shouldn't put SO much gravy on my
plate. and then it couldn't get over
on the cloth. That's all sayl"
20, that's all you say, is ito"
Yes" said William, with dignity,
that's all say"
And you thought | wouldn't see It
II Won moved your plate over it. did
YOU"
Never mind" cried William again
But ! do mind" cried Mrs Coz
zens. why can't You be more care
full? You are always doing it,"
20. forget IT," said William.
but | won't forget it," cried Mrs.
Cozzens. 'And here's another thing:
You've got to stop dropping your CT
gar ashes all over the honse,"
who does?" cried William.
"You do" cried Mrs. Cozzens.
Il know | DON'T" cried William.
20. don't your
mo. l don't! And you know right
we'll don't,
MINI" said Mrs. Cozzens, more
sarcastic than ever, 81 suppose It's the
bird, then! Yes That's it. It's
little Dick! He gets up in the night
and opens his cage and gets at your
cigars and smokes them, And as he
flies around, smoking, he drops the
ashes Yes, Flips them off with his
little wing! Yes That must be it,
Don't be a fool" urged William.
impatiently.
MOI" cried Mrs Cozzens. Its yon
that's the fool!" And having disposed
of that constantly troubled point she
returned to her bill of charges. And
here's another thing, tool" she cried
When you're through with the news
paper at night, you just fold 1t up and
put IT away! Pm not going 10 run
around putting things up after you
any more!"
"No?" said William. We'll, WELL"
moi" said Mrs Cozzens, I'm not ,
And the next time you leave your
slippers lying around they'll stay
therel"
"o!" said William. Anything
else?"
And the next time you tie Bit OF
lettuce above Dicks cage just where
the little pet can't reach IT you'll hear
from met.
co. I'll hear from you, will ~
said William. and drawing a great
sigh he finished his rice pudding and
said, 20. well! Perhaps l won't be
here longl"
Trust you for that" cried Mrs
Cozzens. I'm the one that won't BIZ
here long,"
NO" said William sadly, I'm the
one"
And he fell into a reverie as one
who pictures the future, and when ht
spoke next it was in a very mournfu
tone.
You'll look over at my place, then,
he sighed, and there won't he any
spots OH the cloth Aud you'll walk
around and won't find any cigar
| ashes"
MOI" asked Mrs. CozZens.
mo newspapers to pick up-----'
continued William, sadly.
Well Welt"
"No slippers"
oh"
"No bits of lettuce hanging ovel
Dicks cage-no William--no moth
ing" And drawing another larg,
sigh, he looked over at Mrs. Cozzeni
with gloomy satisfaction, as though
he said, Now, what do you say?
And as for Mrs. Cozzens she gaze,
back at our William with a look tina
said This Is what ! say" and jus
before William went down and out 70
the full count she cried In a brisl
voice:
William, is your insurance paiC
up7"
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Opposing the Dalai Lama.