South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-08

Look at you, an decent and anr.ot-
Gus. and only TT t6 sit on 5urIes and
mend the woOd-hOuse door. You
was man once. 1 have hostility
FOR all such acts. Why don't YOU
go ia the house and count the It'd
les or set the clock, and not stand
out here in the atmospheric A
iack-rabbit might come, along and
bite YOU.
Now. Buck says Perry. speak
ing mild. and some sO.rOwful. YOU
don't understand. a married man
has got TO be different. He feels
different from q tough old cloud
burst like you. is sinful 10 waste
time pulling up towns just 10 look
az their roots. and playing faro and
looking upon red liquor. and such
restless policies as them
There was a time I says. and
t expect sighed when men
toned IT, when a certain domesti-
Gated little Marys lamb / could
name was some instructed himself
in the line Of perriciOus sprightli-
ness. / never expected. Perry. TO
see YOU reduced down from "a full
grown pestilence 20 such a frivolous
fraction Of a man Why says J.
you've got a necktie on; and YOU
speak senseless kind Of indoor
drivel that reminds me OF a store
keeper or lady. You look TO me
like YOU might tote an umbrella
and wear suspenders. and go home
of nights
The little woman. says Perry.
has made some improvements,
believe. You can't understand.
Buck. haven't been away from
the house at night since we was
married.
we talked on a little while. mo
and Perry, and. rs sure as I live.
that man Interrupted me in the
middle Of my talk 10 tell me about
six tomato plants he had growing
in his garden. Showed his agricul-
tural degradation right up under
my nose while I was telling him
about the fun we had tarring and
feathering that faro dealer at Cali
fornia Pete's layout, But by and
by Perry shows a flicker OF sense.
Buck says he. I'll have 70 ad-
NIT that IL is a little dull at times.
Not that I'm not perfectly happy
with the little woman. but a man
seems TO require some excitement
now and then Now III tell you.
Mariana's gone visiting this after
noon. and she won't be home till
seven o'clock. Neither OF us ever
STAYS out a minute after that time
unless we are together. Now. I'm
glad YOU came along, Buck says
Perry. for I'm feeling just like
having one more rip-rOaring raZOo
with you for the sake Of old times
What you say 70 us putting in the
afternoon having fund like IL
fine says Perry.
az slapped that old captive range
rider half across = little garden.
Get your hat. You old dried-up
alligator 7 shouts. you amt dead
vet. You're part human. anyhow. if
Won did get all boCged mp in matri-
mony Wen take this town 70
pieces and see what makes il tick.
Wen. make all kinds of prodiEate
demands upon the science of cork
pulling You'll grow horns vet. old
mulev cow says 7. punching Perry
i'm the ribs. IF vOu trot around on
the trail Of vice with your Uncle
Buck
" I'll have 70 be homo by seven.
You know SAYS Perry again.
q" ooh. yes says T. winking to my
self. for T knew the kind OF seven
o'cloclls Perry Rountree got back
by after he once got TO passing
rcpartee with the bartenders.
eve goes down 70 the GRAY Mule
saloon-that old 'dobe building by
the depot.
Give 10 n name saws I. as soon
as we got one hoof on the foot-rest-
'Sarsapari1la,' says Perry.
"You could have knocked me
down with lemon peeling.
insult me as much rs YOU want
to- I SAYS 10 Perry. hut don't startle
the bartender. He may have heart
disease. Come on. now, your
tongue got twisted The tall classes
T orders. and the bottle i'm the left
hand corner Of the ice-chest.'
'Sarsanarillo' repeats Perry.
and thon his eyes get animated. and
T SOC he's cot some great scheme
i'm his mind he wants 10 emit.
'PucE. he saws all interested.
TIL tell Won what, want 10 make
this q red-letter dav. I've been
keeping close NJ home. and want
70 turn myself a-Ioose. Wen have
fNe highest old time YOU ever saw.
Wen go In the back room here and