The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-06

but Jack said he guessed he wouldn't
taste the cursed truck altho his mouth
wortered for nip of it being as he
was afeard his wife Hester would de-
teckt it on his breth. But the others
egged him on until Jack tilted up the
jug and KEEP gulpin down until Bill
says he must of swallerd a pit and a
half ennyhew.
Constubble Dewberry said he wassent
what you'd call a drinkin man and
never drunk while he was on duty, but
after looEin at his watch Seth said it
was Clio P NJ and being as he allus
knocked off work at P. NJ. he would
refresh hisself with jest a swaller
which he done Bill then tux long
pull at the jug after which he con-
cea1d it agin.
Bill got to speakin about Hester
bossin poor Zack around and told lack
he'd like to see his wife boss him
around like that and wonderd how in
time lack stood it. By this time Jack
squared hisself and shut his fists and
throwd out his chest and said he was
sent afeard of Hester or ennybody
elses wife, or in faekt he wassent
afeard of emmy women who ever wore
skirts for that matter. Lem askt Jack
if he felt that way about it why ded-
dent he tell Hester that & stand UP for
his rights.
lack said he wassent afeard to tell
her right to her face and if they be-
lieved he would jest to foller him
home and they'd mighty quick see who
was boss in his own home They all
agreed to foller him perviding he'd go.
so Zack told Bill if he would give him
Jest a few more drops of that cider
he'd face a roarin lion in her den and
bung her eyes shut for her if nee
essary.
Jack TUX another pull at the jug then
he started acrest the road in bee line
for his house with Lem and Seth and
Bill sneakin along behint him to see
what would happen. Seth said after
ward he never seen a drawer man than
lack was as he trampt up the trent
piazzer steps. The others lookt through
the winder. There set Hester inside,
knittin beside lamp on the table
lack throwd open the door and walkt
right into the front parler brave as a
lion. Hester looked up turrib1e sur
prised. lack stood there with his fists
shut tremblin with rage and boilers at
her through clenched teeth, Woman
from this ninnit henceforth line gein
to be boss in my own home I've been
a blamed fool to let you lead me round
by the nose & its got to stopl If you
don't obay everything ] say, you'll haft
to take the consequences. Put away that
nittin & git me a drink of waiter p
Hester looked at Zack fer minnit as
if she was parrylized by surprise Then
with sigh OF resignashion she laid her
nittin on the table, TUX off her speck-
tackels and got up from her chair
What follered from this pint was so
Unexpected by Zack and them as was
lookin at the door that it almost beg
gers deseripshion With one bound
Hester pounced on poor Zack and afore
he could say Jack Robbyson she had
him by the scruf of the neck with one
hand and by the hair with tother. Then
she siluk Zack until Seth said he could
hear his teeth rattle in his head
Then while he was hollern Help I"
& sMurderp Hester marched him
outen the house and quick as scat
swung him around with a sweep that
knocked Bill and Seth and Lem all
heels over head often the PLAYER After
that Hester heaved poor lack into a
rose bush in the front yard, after
which she went back into the house