Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-09-11


We'll. from all my long experience.
Molly" she said as she seated herself
and began to hem dish towel with
long. steady StHbS. Husbands are Just
stick candy in different jars They
may look little different, but they MI
taste alike and You soon get tired OF
them In two months you won't know
the difference in being married to Al
Bennett and Mr. Carter and youll have
t. 20 on living With him mayh" fifty
wears Luck doesn't strike twice in
the same place and yon can't count on
losing two husbands. AIS father was
Mr. JohnSonS first cousin and mad
more crochets and worse He had 81
lent spells that lasted week and
family prayers three times day.
though he got drunk twice Il year tor Il
month ut time Al looks very Huch
like him
Mrs Johnson | said after min
ute'S silence. while had drcided
whether or not | had better tell her
alI about it dt woman'> IN love
with her husband YOU can't trust her
to keep Il secret, but | decided to try
Mrs Johnson Il really am not en-
gagged exactly to Alfred Bennett,
though suppose he thinks 50 by now
if he has got the answer to that telc
gram Rut-hut something has made
mc-made me think about Judge Wade
TINT is. he what do You think "t
him. Mrs Johnson" | concluded in
the most pitifnlly perpleXrd tone Of
voice
"Ah alike. Molly; all as much alike
as peas in pod: all except John
Moore. who's the only exception IN all
the male tribe ever met. His marry
ing once WAS just accidental and must
be forgiven him She fell in love with
him while he was treating her for ty.
phoid. when his back WaS turned. as 1t
were. and il WAS Gods own kindness
in him that made him marry her when
he found ont how it was With the poor
thing. There's not Il woman in TINS
town who could marry, that wouldn't
marry him ut the drop ct his nat but.
thank goodness that hat will never
drop and IN have one sensible man to
comfort and doctor me down into my
old age Now. Just look ut that, Mr.
.IohnSon's come home here in the mid.
die of the morning and III have to get
that old paper hunted ont OF his desk
for him hast night | wcnder now he
came to forget ii - It's funny how
Mrs. Johnson always knows what Mr..
Johnson wants before ne KNOWS him
self and gets il before he asks for it.
AS she went oul the gate the post
man came in, and ut the sight of an
other letter my heart again skunk off
into my slippers and my brain seemed
about to back up in a corner and re-
fuse to work. In Il fash it came to me
that men 0ughtn't to write letters to
women very much--they really don't
pillow deep enough: they just irrtate
the top soil took this missive from
Alfred, cou<ted all the fifteen pages,
put it out of sight under book. looked
out the window and saw the ginger
barber coming dejectedly around to
the side gate from the kitchen-l knew
the scene he had had with Judy about
the bottle encounters Of the night be
fore-saw Mr. Johnson shoUed off
down the street by Mrs. Johnson; saw
the doctors car go chucking hurriedly
in the garage. and then my spirit turn.
ed itself to the wall and refused to be
comforted. tried my best, but failed
to respond to my own remonStranceS
with myself. and tears We're slowly
gathering in a cloud of gloom when IA
blue Bingham. rompers clad sunbeam
burst into the room.
Cit your nightguwn and your tooth.
breSh quick. Molly, if you want to
pack EN- in my trunk he exclaimed.
with his eyes dancing and a curl stand
ing straight up on the top of his head.
as it has Il habit of doing when he is
most excited You can't take nothing
but them cause I'm going to put in
rope to tie the whale with when |
ketch him. and it'll take up all the rest
of the room Get 'em quick"
YES. lover. I'll get them for you.
But tell Molly where it Is You are going
to sail off with her in that trunk of
yours" asked, dropping into the game
as have always done with him, no
matter what game of my own pressed
when he called.
"On the ocean where the boats go
cross and run right over a whale
Don't you remember you showed me
them pictures Of spout whales in
book. Molly? Doc says they comes
right up by the ship and you can hear
'em shoot water And maybe iceberg.
too Which do you want to ketch
most. Molly. iceberg or "A whale?'
His eager eyes demanded instant de
cision on my part of the nature of cap
ture ! preferred My mind quickly re
verted to those two pOndcrouS and in
tense epistes | had got within the
hour. and ! lay back in my chair aad
laughed until | felt almost merry.
THE iceberg Billy. every time
said at last II just can't manage
whales. especially if they are ardent.
which word means hot | like ice
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