The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-29

mortgagcd the house To help buy ii.
II meant a large mortgage on tn"
house and l wanted 10 make sure he
wouldn't do as he did before. wanted
10 make sure that he wanted the store
and would keep il.
lie didn't try TO buy without your con-
sent:
He couldn', for We mad to mortgage
the house rn,get the money.
What was wrong before. when he
had the store!
He would go to town and stay as long
as Two DAYS Once he came home at
noon and said he wanted TO SO to Texas
that same afternoon. didn't want him
,, to run the store like tha,.
He could make more money at MS
trade than in the store:
Sometimes he would say that.
!! The store wouldn't make him living
would it?
YES sir. it would make nice living
Mr.. John E. Clator said il paid s. TO
SO a day. Is that right"
When 7 ran the store my bills Tor
goods at wholesale were as high as $3.50
! month.
How much profit did you make per
month?
never kept figures so that 1 could
He could make IS or so day at his
, trade:
No. he made IS or Sc day.
Did the store pay that? =.
Yes, believe it brought moro. 1t
was steady. VIC had our living at
; cost ana got along we'll with the store.
He could employ some one to run the
I store and make profit couldn't he:
Yes.
! How long has il been since John stay
| ed in town two or three days at time?
Since the saloons quit. But he has
stayed out Until 6 or 7 in the morning.
Can you call to mind any time when
! you were 10 blame for quarrcls-.
We only quarrclcd when he was
drinking. Hc never found fault with
anything unless he was drunk. A lot OF
! things were blamed on me.
! Can you tell any good things John
, ever did"
He had his good traits, TOO.
Can you name any Of them?
No answer. -,
Can you tell one single thing he did
| that was commCndablc?
| He was affcctionatc. He never LOOK
| me any place or gave me much money.
| Didn't he used 10 take you skating:
! VIC went on Sundays
| Often we went III 4 crowd to the
creek to skate. Hc went alone to skate
couldn't 70 and didn't need TO go out:
went with the crowd and he had called
I'D a. girl and took her out. didn't get
: to go out much
! Didn't you go with him often?
l never went with him. 1 went in a
| crowd.
| You never went with him at nll?
| went with q crowd. When he. took
the girl l gave her my skates and went
| home.
When We first married he had horse
and buggy and We went out. When inc
| baby came got him TO 60 walking with
us and take me to picture show. he
never made q practice OF going to shows
! or anything.
Anything else he did that was COM
, mcndablc? Did you tell anyone you
| had lots of money for Christmas
never spent any except on tho chill
drcn. his sisters and n few little articles
! Helen gave 10 her little friends.
Did you say you had money.
+ Yes, l did.
Did you say John was going to get
you Fictrnla"
Yes. l told him We ought to nave
| little amusement.
Nothing for Red Cross.
! 7 asked him to let me donate 10 tho
Ped Cross and he said it was dead
money. heard him tell Martha, tn"
! girl in the stnre. hc had shellcd out tn
| her often enough. but he wouldn't allow
me TO give 81 10 tho Rcd Cross.
He told me he had sent for Eictrola
and would pay IS a month-but never
got il.
Just about this time a letter came
| that they were out Of EictrolaS.
| You told people how nice John was
| 10 you when you were sick. didn't YOU:
No. I didn't. never was sick except
when the babies came.
Did y,u have the Influenza the past
winter?
No. sir was not TOO sick to wait
on myself. At times he brought my
meals TO me-when l was confined, but
he Quarreled and was intoxicated.
! Drove Nurse Away.
We had q quarrel when the first baby
came. He fought with the nurse AND
she left, when ne had words with her
He tried 10 tell the nurse just what &c
| do.
Was he kind to you at all when tho
first child was borno
He was like a husband would be?
He was pleased"
| When the second child was born did
he treat you all rigih?
He abused me. He pushed me awful
~ hard a short time before Helen was
born.
He did lots Of things. I haven't told
| I am doing the best ! can TO tell all.
He tried to beat the bed room dool
down when the nurse closed it.
| He was active and always wanted tc
be doing things?
| There We're lots Of things to be done
but he didn't do them. He left a 10t
gallon cistern uncovered with the babic:
around. We had bad stairs he could
have fixed. Our house was never fin
ished.
He was man who did things thai