Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-14
MEN ARE SO
QUEER

When I was downtown today saw
man beating a poor old horse" said
the young married woman to her par
ticular young woman friend. Il
called a policeman and had him ar
rested hate to interfere In such
things and make myself conspicuous,
but declare my blood just boiled. I
wish had been a mani"
What would you have done. dear.
IL you had been a mang'
"Oh, | suppose in that case | should
have been arrested for fighting AL
bert says, though. that II we're a
man should not get so indignant as
do at mans treatment Of dumb anil
mails. At least. he says | should not
after had had my nose punched once
or twice."
Possibly he is right" remarked the
other young married woman. you
see, a woman can interfere in such
cases without fear OF personal vio-
lence. but when a man interferes he
makes an enemy who Just naturally
has to fight him. think all men are
bloodthirsty at times"
Except Albert. Why, Albert
wouldn't hurt a mouse. He never
knew a bloodthirsty moment in his
whole life. will wager that your
husband never did, either"
Harry Don't be too sure OF that"
"Mr. Fleetwood? would wager
anything he never did, He Is the
sweetest. most considerable man
ever saw, except my husband"
"Of course, except Albert. But what
would you say If | we're to tell you
that | had seen Harry creeping down
the street at midnight gnashing his
teeth and thirsting for blood?"
why. | shouldn't believe I'll But
tell me about 1t, please dol"
We'll, you remember that Harry
had pneumonia last winter? You know
Just what a struggle he had, and the
anxious hours put in nursing him
when we did not think he could re-
cover. and how pitif2lly thin and worn
he was when the crisis at last was
used to lie on the davenport in the
front room and follow me about with
his preternaturally large eyes. You
know he was a nervous wreck; every
little thing upset him and he was as
querulous as child. poor fellow"
Yes. I remember that you had a
dreadful time"
ut was very happy time. never
theless, watching him climb back to
health and strength. He finally got
we'll enough to go to the Office and
work part of the day. Then just at
that time dog which nobody seemed
to own took up its position of nights
over there on that corner right be-
meath that electric light. ! don't know
whether the dog was merely training
its voice or II its heart was broken,
but anyhow 1t used to make the nights
hideous. Poor Harry pitched and
tossed on the bed night after night,
but he just could not sleep, for that
dog howled and howled and howled."
Didn't you do something about it?"
There seemed to be nothing we
could do about 1t. But one night about
midnight Harry got up and went out
to the kitchen. He was gone so long
that l became nervous and went out
to look for him. peered into the
kitchen and there he sat with the
steel sharpening the butcher knife. In
the dim light Of the bedroom lamp his
face looked perfectly fiendish.
81 was frightened for a moment;
arm across his shoulders and asked
him what the matter was. | thought
he had had a relapse and gone clean
out of his head. But he looked up and
declared that he was going to go out
and carve that dog from Genesis to
Revelation Those we're his very
words. l was Mortified and tried with
all my might to dissuade him. but his
mind was made up. Soon he started
downstairs in his pajamas. clutching
that dreadful knife"
Mercy"
That's what l said Well, heard
the front door softly open and close
Then | rushed into the parlor and
peeped through the curtains. For
quite a while | did not see anything
of Harry. but the dog was there, howl
ing louder than ever. At last saw
Harry creeping toward the dog out OF
the darkness. clutching that dreadful
knife"
"Graciousl Please don't tell me
any more. Why. just to look at him"
wait. let me finish. Nearer and
nearer crept Harry and louder and
louder howled the dog"
"oh-hl How dreadful Please don't
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