The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-21
TANNING A
SHREW
1t Was Tried at Sea and
Was Not Successful
By EVAN D. BALDWIN
Copyright by American Press Asso-
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sNf.i MA 'fHt Ju' IA WIS Il itilt. HlttiliA
young NliiA and whenever he cam,
home |Foa3 "a voyage all the girls ni;;d.
a dead Se for him. Emily was the
onlE girl Ia the village VIII" paid 10
attention To him Perhaps he wa,
pfued on that account Emily was
fairly good looking, though she had .
square Jaw and the corners Of her lips
we're drawn down denoting a strong
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On one of his homecomings Jack
sided up to Emily either from pique
or curiosity or 1t little of both, and
they were seen walking together on
the beach or sitting on the dunes.
Their friends observed that Emily
usually had scowl on her face and
Jack seemed to be trying to get her
into good humor.
'What do you want with that girl,
| jack enc Of his meSsmates who was
ashore with him said to him one day
''She seems to be continually quarrel
| ing with you You're the best natured
| man in our ship, SO | know it's nc
| fault of yours. If you marry her
! you'll get wasp, take my word for
that"
! Il know you're right, Billy, but
| somehow there's fascination in being
treated as II she didn't care a rap for
me and being hammered by her. The
nearest | ever came before to an in
| fatuation was by a little Mexican girl
at Vera Cruz who tried TO stab me
Singular, isn't it, how we men find a
zest in that kind of womenF'
Il can understand that so long as
you're not married to one of en- But
| you Just put your neck in batter and
| give Emily Gunter the loose end and
| she'll make it hot for you all your
married life.
There was Petruchio, who tanned =
| shrew"
"Petruchio be hanged, All imaginary
| No man ever tanned a shrew. You can
| kind of woman"
| But Jack Stoughton was too intent
| upon tampering with gunpowder TO
| heed his friends advice Shortly be
! fore they sailed he told Billy he had
| married Emily, that she seemed very
arniable and that she was so averse t.
parting with him that she was bent OF
taking the voyage with him
The Albatross. In which they wer
to go to Japan and return, was con
manded by Captain Larkins. Bin
Anderson was first mate and JAG
was second mate. Emily went to ca
tain Larkins and induced him to Il
her go on the voyage With them II
/ had never seen her before and though
| n woman on board would have n rein
ing influence on the crew. He hat
| given his consent before Anderson
told him what kind OF woman Mrs
| Stoughton was; but, having given II
| he would not Withdraw 1t.
The lady was very pleasant till the
ship was well on her way-indeed, toe
| far out to warrant a return-then she
] began to belabor her husband In nc
| uncertain tones. What the trouble
was no one knew. but Mrs Stoughton's
! voice could he heard in her stateroom
even In stormy weather above the
| whlsting of the wind In the rigging
|
| 1t was not hong before poor Jack
was an OBJECT OF ply on 'ne pdit "
| the crew ana NOT man pul 'oH
| demned ms WIRE ne cap,ain nnais
| went TO Mrs Stoueh'oh anu pe'"u@ w
hef 10 let up on 'ach' Vu' gu 9'C" :"
| befating hliiiseii 'iat he was s''u =
beat retreat.
II IS surprising that Nap'aiii i'"i y ne
VINO hao souie twenty men ""u'i
| not one OF WHOM uaieu ~ e',' ~
| least pack taih' shouiu h"Ne "'ei VI
en- from the aiter CABIN "nu w. vi -
the poop deck ny woman ne 0"9
TINS occurred anu 1t h"u o'0" u'''
cred fhat MIS-. otousi''on was II 'u"''' :,
| III coiiiuahd oi .he 7i,'P 80 -
the crew went ABOUT ms uu'ie' "'
something thoiheiitVuS VA" ""Pp
Ihey had mos, Oh tnehi oeen az ~
ror years tneS lau eieouN'e'' "''I
calies' soiie ,,'u had
raft without 1000 OF water Soiie n'u