The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1915-12-24
THE WIDOWS
BEAR STORY
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1915. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.

t1cuI muu, duu tucIc WcIe q uuluHcu
people who knew it.
The time came when James Hoke
saw, admired and loved little Jessie
Gould. She knew Of his impotence
and had several samples of it before
he had asked her to be his wife.
When she asked her mothers advice
the reply a
"Bless you, child; a little impotence in
a husband only keeps the wife smar"
Miss Jessie said "Yes," and the mar
riage took place accordingly.
For about a month the young hus-
band maintained a check on his impa-
thence, and then he began to break out
again.
Mrs. Hoke was a patient little wife.
When he was overheard raising the
old Harry and she was spoken to about
it she always had the same reply:
Eyes, James is rather impatient and
is easily put out, but he is quickly
over it, and, on the whole, he is the
best husband in the state"
During his childhood the measles
had passed young Hoke by, as is the
cas- with about one child out of ten.
He had been married about two years
and was as strong as an OK. when the
ailment suddenly grabbed him. He
laughed at 1t, fought it. swore at it.
but the doctors sent him to bed. and
there he lay for q week.
At the end Of that time the patient
announced that he wasn't going to put
up with such a farce any longer. 1t
should be killed or cured. Despite. the
protests of his wife, he clothed him
self and took a little walk. As If ma
ture had been waiting for him. a sud-
den shower of rain was let loose to
wet him to the skin. Three days later
Mr.. Hoke was a dead man.
After two years Of widowhood peo-
pie began to wonder If Mrs. Hoke
would marry again.
One day old Mrs. Barnes came avis
tting, and as they had long been &C.
quainted she felt privileged to remark:
"Jessie, you must know that it is COM
mon talk that you will marry again."
"Well. l think I could marry If I
wanted to-"
If you should marry again l hope
1t will be to q man who hasn't the fail.
ing Of Impotence"
But how Is one to know? When a
nan Is counting he conceals as many
Of his faults as possible. doesn't heT"
Thereupon, in a laughing way, the
question was answered. as will be seen
later IN.
Among those who came to "buy
cows" of the widow was Hiram John
son, an old bach and a farmer who
lived about three miles away. One
evening. Gs he came early. she thought
to put old Mrs. Barnes experiment to
the test. So, after they were seated,
with a pan Of apples between them,
she began:
"Mr. Johnson. I want to tell you q
story. 1t is about a bear and a girl
Would you care to hear it,"
II have always been mighty fond OF
bear Stories" he replied as he threw his
apple core away and prepared to listen
well when l was Il girl ten years
old l went to the woods one day tc
gather chestnuts. and all at once q
big black bear stood within two rods
of me-"
"Gosh! exclaimed Mr.. Johnson. as
he brought his fist down on his leg.
"What was l to do" asked the wild
ow. 81 was but a small girl. 1t was
the first bear l eve saw. l knew from
the looks of this one that he was bott
hungry and savage"
by thunder!". exclaimed Mr.. John
son, as he pounded his leg again.
Just as | vas about to faint away
from fright twelve large woodchuck'
dashed out of the bushes with horribl,
growls and snarls and attacked bruir
with the utmost ferocity, and a battl'
was on. Here was my opportunity II
escape. and l took advantage Of it.
Il got home all safe, but ] could new
er make father nor any other man be
lieve about the twelve woOdchucks."
The story was ended. but that WASH
the last of it. The next evening tina
Mr.. johnson called the widow didn'
wait five minutes before she began:
II want to tell you a story about
bear and a girl"
1t was so on the third night, tn,
fourth, fifth and sixth. The widow
had set out to test his patience. Whel
she had retold that story thirty time
and had seen no signs of Impotence ii
her caller she met old Mrs. Barne
again and told her of it.
Mrs. Barnes and the widow decides
that he was a patient man. and on
evening, when he jumped in with
proposal Of marriage before the stor.
could he begun. the widow received |
favorably. Mrs. Barnes came to cor
graduate her and advised:
Don't drop it too sudden. Keep o.
telling it for at least six months afte
marriage"
But there Is a limit to everything
One day when the wife had been Wis
itinG Il neighbor for the afternoon sh
returned home to find a note ON tn
table which read: