Evening star., 1921-04-03
CIari6ed Classics.
THE TAMISG OF THE sHREw.
Rf ANNE !oknAN'

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and Katharine. Blanca was
blessed with a gentle disposish, two
suitors. Grumio and Hortensio. and
plenty of tears to shed when prod
ded by Katharine.
Katharine owned foghorn voice,
hands skilled in hair pulling. an en-
viable uppercut and a redheaded
temper
Grumio and Hortensio were in de-
spair. Old Baptista had told them
! not to tap at his door to WOO the fair
Blanca until they brought a swain
for the eldest girl. the shrewish Kato.
At this juncture two rambling nobl..
men blew into Padua, namely. Lut.
centio. who fell in love with Blanca
at first sight. and Petruchio. who
didn't care what happened to him ..
he got wife rich enough.
Hortensio had a happy thought
! "Petruchio." he ventured. II know
swell dame with a eomely face: but
a professional volcano expert would
quail before her tongue. Yet she'll
be rich"'
Volcano? Bah. Lead me at her.
I'll enter the ring with The widest
skirt, be she o Borneo. Let her have
kaIe ana HI take her. should / dress
her in straight jackets ins.ead of laces"
HohfENSiO lost no time in rush
ing Petruchio to Baptista's house
and disguised himself as a music
teacher that he might WOO Blanca
while Baptista watched Petruchio
court Kate. Lucentio also had a
happy hunch-he disguised himself as
a man of letters and offered to teach
Baptista's daughters anything from
table manners to theology.
Baptista sent the music master and
the professor to greet their pupils
and turned to business with Petruchio.
You have daughter fair of speech
and face-sweet Kate be she caIIedr
began Petruchio.
Alas. my dear sir" bemoaned Bap-
tista. Some one spoofeth thee. My
Kate's r. shrew-"
a shrewd. good girl. 'Tis so I've
heard. ! wish to wed her an her
dowry's big enough"
Just at this juncture Hortensio hur-
ried back nursing a man-size hickey
on his head
Sire. as a musician your daughter
kate's good soldier" he reported
ruefully. Iron might held her. never
Iutes. tried to break her to the Lutte
and she broke the lutte to me-
here she is. Greetings. gentle one.
l hear thy names Kate" -
Drink some ear oil. Freshie,- Ny
petruehio grinned grimlS
scarce can wait to chat this lusty
wench. Trot her forth. fond father.
and clear the decks for the fray. All.
names Katherine" -
You lie. Your names plain Kate.
I'm moved to make thee for my wife"
Let that that moved thee hence
remove thee hither.v and Kate, wal
loped him or the occipitaI bone,ys
I'll cuH yeu if YOU dc that again"
shouted Fetruchio. and Baptista came
naek inauirins what progress he had
Father would wed me to a rufian
la haf-mad lunatic.'' cried Kate,
but her plans were all made for her.
The week passed. with the mnsic
'How else with maid SO sentleland nd
calm: asked Petruchio. We've se-
lected next Sunday for the weddi ng
day" Srs
master and the professor quarr.Enr
most. .sr
| - f$
CCNDAY dawned. and no Petruchio.
Even Kate wept. as the day Wore
on. because she was Tilted Thea a
servant rushed in to tell them that
Petruchio was coming attired in
pants thrice turned, a new hat. an
old jerkin, old baets. riding a horse
gnawn with the bots. swayed in ths
back. shoulder -shotten and behinped
stark spoiled with the stasser$rb be-
with moldy saddle. And whentthe
priest asked Petruchio il he'd have
fiercely that the poor sky pilot drop
ped his book -,
The ceremony over. Petrucho
Kate fer worse and more of it. he
swere. "Ay, by gogs wounds" SO
placed Kate on horse that matched
his own. and they set out for Verona.
lPetruchio's home. Kate fell in a bog,
and Petruchio let her lie there while
he beat the servant for letting her
horse fall
| Home at last. Kate begged for food.
but Petruchio found fault with every
| thing and sent her to bed hungry.
| While Kate was undergoing her
| treatment for chronic sofehead Bian-
ca. back in Padua. had PUN away and
married Lucentio. Hortensio had
| healed his heart by hooking a rich
widow. At last Petruchio decided
Kate was tame enough to 20 to visit
her father.
"oh. look at the moon" he e1claim-
| ed, en- route.
| Moon, you bat-eyed heotch hound!
amt the moon. hack. back home we
CO."
"All right, moon." sighed Kate.
That's the sun" flashed Kate.
'Moon", heyled Petruchio. TT it
| Lovely moon"
SUM-" roarsd Petruchie. sWho
1 said moon? Sun, you liari"
Sun. moon, star or candle. So
You call II. 1t shall be-" moaned Kate.
and his rich widow. all making merry
At dinner. When. the ladies' retired
the men began to josh poor henpeck-
In Padua the tempestuous couple
found Blanca and Lucentio. HortenNo
ed Pete. He retortsd with a bet Of
a hundred crowns that his wife was
most obedient.
Lucentlo sent verd to Blanca to
| come to him. The servant returned
| saying she was busy. Hortensio
| word for him to como to her. Pc
truchio sent fer Kats-and Kate
came.
you do to treat 'em rough. You re-
member them noble lines Of Dante:
IA dog, Q woman and hickory tree:
How'd you do Il, boy
"Tsasy," Winkod Petruchio. .Allj
The roughsr ycu treat 'em. the betel
tar thnW hAsn