Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-09
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the roost.
'Thsrs was folks In this vfllaea esn-
tlemen, who said that I'd grisvs my
self to death over my loss, and there
were others who said I'd be snoopang
around after No. 2 within 4 year. Al
for me, felt that I was wasting
away and was powerfully surprised
one day to find myself eating heartily
Of boiled dinner. From fhat TINS I
began to pick up. but for months aftse.
ward had NO more thoughts Of mar
rying ag'in than Lemuel Goodheart has
Of putting bis foot ag'in hot stove.
1t seemed to me that the man who lest
such an angel Of Q wife q I had d..
served to b shot for thinking Of mar
ry.ng ag'in.
''Jest when the idea hit me that IA
better look around Z little for another
woman can't say. think it was after
I'D cooked my own meals, made my
own bed. sewed on my own buttons
and washed my own shirts for seven
or eight months. Then the feeling
stole over me that there was room in
the house for another. Il sorter skeer-
ed me at first, but I'm saying that IT'S
q feeling you can get used to In day
or two. As soon ~ / began TO won
der II I really ought to marry ag'in
found myself advancing dosen rea-
sons why should.
"well, It hain't no secret that / look
ed around and found the Wilder Glenn.
She might have been looking around
at the same time, but I'm not going to
say that such Ii the case. At hrst 1t
was a question with me whether a
widower could love for tho second
time. Within . week after I had hit
the widder's trail that question was
settled In the Affirmative. found my
self heap more in love than on the
first occasion. All Of you was kind
enough to say that made Z burned
fool of myself, and, though couldn't
see It then, I'm admitting most Of It
now.
Gentlemen. l was two long months
hesitating over asking the wilder to
be mine, and yet the rest Of you was
saying that she'd Jump at the chance.
Mebbe you was right. / know that
when finally managed to get up the
courage hadn't hardly got my mouth
open before she says yes.
And now comes the real pint. I'd
been boss Of the house, same 40 all Of
you are boss of yours. Wasn't It nat.
eral for me to keep right on bossing!
Had the thought Of surrendering the
reins of government occurred to me!
| Is q man and q husband to b treated
like u child or a slave7 At the drst
| go-on her bossing was q novelty. and
/ rather liked It and encouraged It.
was still in love, you see. After about
a month the novelty wore on, and
began to assert myself. took thu
bossing business into my own hands
What follered7 Why, that wife col
right up on her hind legs and made
the air blue for forty rods around. She
got out ten words to my one. When
took her by the ear to sit her down
and hush her up she lit into my hail
and pulled It out BY handfuls.
Gentlemen. who bosses the roost'
Mrs. Shorts!
"Who handles the cash? Mrs. Shorh
"Who tells me when I can 80 and
when shall come? Mrs. Shorts!
"Who gives me liberty to draw my
breath? Mrs. Shorts!
"I'm only telling you what you o.
know ana what Is the gossip OF the
town. She made up her mind whsr
she became No. 2 that she'd b TN
boss. and shes carried II out. Thatl
the way with all No. 2's. No. ! knuck
les down ana let's You do the bossinl
and thinks It's all right, but No. 2 Il
mo such chicken. She intended to 90
the whip hand when she married you
and shes going to keep It or raise sucl
| 4 row that you'll wish you was Il
your grave
Understand. gentlemen, that In
saying nothing agin Mrs Shorts
She's aner'n silk. O Lord. but sucl
picked peaches % she doss put up
And apple sass-it makes you gril
j from your neck to your heels! Jus
one Of the nicsst women In the coun
try, and hope that she'll outiivs N
| BY twenty years. but have had 70 ~
her % an Illustration. She nazrie'
! me to b. boss. and ahs = boso, sa1s
| q Ill the Other No. ~. ! hain't q
| actly saying that The man wAo -
/ No. / skOul6n't look for No. 3, bu
. I'm saying that II he does b oueh
to know WAISTS coming - Nm n
what hen be sure to get I've at ash
, Il and at and at. but it's no 60. ID
night sho sends me down heeo a1tse
, | Gallon Of 10 and says ean cav jus
, forty minutes. Them forty u .
mighty NTH up that I've got = st /
hump "a ne and RIM al ~ ~,
} home. ana even thsn lfrs. soutts "a
b standing thsre with . club 10 y
! me- when ! jump thsoush the oass'*