The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, December 05, 1911, Image 7

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jgpl OMAHA,
"e
I've been hero In Clilcnro on a vtelt fer
a while:
Most everywhere I'vo went they've hail
, , Bme muiilc In somo style: 1
wevo tuk In shown whero people suns,
on' et In swell caffaya
hero all th'- time a feller cats a bunch
o" fiddlers plays-"
But there's one soiik that eecina to mo
sounds better 'In th rest.
Its: 'Train fer Clinton. O-ma-lmw. an'
Denver on' lit wcstl"
I heard one Ions-haired fiddler play-I
never knowed that strings
ZouIU ever give out sounds that mad
you fee like you saw things!
"eerd planner pounders claw their wayi
nlong th' keys
An' mako you think o' shoolln' scrapes.
on orchard blooms nn' bees;
Nout ther's a pieco o' music that I'd Jest,
... 1.l.k.0 "Kffst:
"All n-bonrd fer Clinton, an' fer
Dcn-vcr, an' th west!" .
I sot a ear fer music, I would have you
understand;
I pat my foot right smart to Alexander's
Ragtlmo Band;
t holler, too. fer Dixie: an' I've sune
somo In my days
Jest sort o ofttiand alnfiln'. but I cot,
- through, anyways.
But when you size It up. ther's ono that
sounds about th' best; '
It's: "Train fer Clinton, Oma huw. an',
Denver an' th' westl"
I've been down to th 'dec-po very dny,
'most, hero o' late
If I don't mako a raise right oon. I'Jl
have to go by freight.
But there's a sort o' comfort, when that
feller opens out
An' makes th' whole blame' dee-po echo
back his drawed-out shout.
I feel heaps like npplaudin' when he Bits
It off his chest
That: 'Tra-n-aln fer Clln-lon, 0-my-
haw, an' Denver, an' th weitV
WE THE PEOPLE.
We aro the smartest people on
earth.
We givo tips to hat boys.
Wo give tlpa to bellboys.
We give tips to porters and door
men.
We buy theater tickets of scalpers.
We buy. baseball tlcketB of scalpers.
. .Wehang to. straps In strcot cars..
We 'cringe beforo hotel clerks. "
Wo tiro snubbed by ticket sellers.
We are bossed by our servants.
We wear unbecoming things be
:ause some one says tbe stylo has
changed.
Wo listen to bores at banquets.
Wo allow politicians to say for
ft'horn wo shall vote.
We aro tbe smartest pcoplo on
sarth.
SAY THAT AGAIN, AND SAY IT
BLOWLY.
A Diplomatic Statesman.
"Mr. Blgbug," soys tho biographer,
"I And this unidentified statement of
yours among somo of your notes: 'The
matter Is one which deserves the
thoughtful consideration of every pub.
Ilo-Bpiritcd citizen, and which cannot
be specifically decided without tho
prayerful contemplation which char
notorized tbe deliberations or tbe
fathers of tho country.' Will you tell
me what tho question was, so that I
may insert the quotation In its proper
place?"
"Ob, that?" smiles the eminent mnti.
"That was just a nice little speech I
wrote out and (earned by heart so I
could repeat It whenever 1 was asked
for my opinion on the lnltlatlvo and
referendum or tho recall, or any other
public question. It sounded good, and
read Just as well, and If I were inter-
riini un in n aiinnnii u rnniv iiirn rnnr
would convince tho audience that I
whs mighty conscientious."
Insistent Debtors.
The folk who barrow trouble
No good Intentions luck:
They wait till It grows double
Then try to pay It back.
Vague Suspicion.
, "Jouadab," says bis wife, "1 nm be
ginning to havo doubts of your sin
cerity." -You arel"
"Yes. 1 have observed that when'
ever I find it necessary to speak to
you In on admonitory way, you very
soon thereafter bump Into a choir oi
a door and mutter under your breath
I am growing to believe that you
bump Into things Just as an excuse foi
swearing about what I eay to you."
REQUISITES FOR NEATAND
RAPID WORK AT KILLING TIME
frfethod of Farmer Wfco Thoroujgkly UmltrsHsuwt tk &tt
tMM It Is Necessary to Have Good Scraptr, Stick
ing Knife, Hog Hook and Coaveaiwtt
Place to Labor In.
(By W. HANSON, Illinois.)
In order to do neat and rapid work
tt kog-kllling tlmo, it Is necessary to
havo R good scraper, sticking knife, a
hog hook and a place that is conven
ient for working.
For scalding, a. barrel Is commonly
used, and It Is all that Is needed un
less the hogs are Very large. If very
iargo hogs are killed, a scalding tub
will answer the purpose, for scalding
aiuch better than a barrol.
1 have one which Is made of twe
inch planks for tho sides and ends,
Jnd shoot Jron for tho bottom. It Is
ilx feet long opd thrco mid ono-half
feet wldo, wjth n depth of two and
pne-hnlf feet.
Two hooks aro fastened near the
lop on ono side, with n pnlr of tract?
chains to run under tho hog, to facll
Itate the turning and withdrawing
from the tub.
It Is placed over a furnace, which
Is made by digging n trench In tho
ground, and when In ubo 1 place pieces
of wood across tho bottom, In order
to keep tho hog from coming In con
tact with tho Iron bottom and gottlng
loo hot.
I find that tho proper temperature
for good scalding is from 180 to 100
degrees, and If a barrel is to bo used,
the water Bhould bo boiling when
dipped out of tho kettle, as tho barrel
will cool It some.
If a scalding tub Is used, tho water
should be cooled by adding a bucket
of cold water, before tho hog Is put In.
To Insuro a correct heat of tho wa
ter, uso a thermomoter. Small quan
tities of lye, ashes or lime will hnve
no effect In removing tho hair, but
will cause tho scurf to come looso
more readily.
A hog hook is almost Indispensable,
and If ono Is to be made it should bo
made In the form of a hay or bale
hook. In fact, I find that a hay hook
answers tho purposo very well.
In handling tho hog, stick tho hook
In tho flesh of the lower jaw, just be
hind tho fork of the Jaw bone. How
ever, tho hook, may be stuck under tho
tendons of the hind legs. -
Keep the hog In constant motion
whllo being scalded, and draw it out'
to air occasionally. When tho hair
and scurf Blip easily from the body
tho scalding Is completed.
In scraping and cleaning the hog,
I clean tho feet and head first, then
tho legs, and last but not least, the
body.
I hang the hog with a rope and
pulley, as It Is more easily hung in
this way than any other. , Hut It may
bo hung with tho ordinary gambrel, a
stick which Is sharpened at each end
and inserted under the tendon strings
of tbe hind legs.
A short singlctrco will bo found io
answer for a gambrel-stlck. If thoro
Is sufficient help at hand, tho hog may
CISTERN THAT
CLEANS ITSELF
Method In Shown in Illustration
-That Carries) Oil. Refuse
Settling at the
Bottom.
Cisterns are usually mado of brick
and cement mortar In the form of a
Jug. Tho watoY In let In at tho top by
conductors from tho ovo troughs of
the roof of tho liouso or barn. The
soot, dust, leaves and other forolgn
matter on tho roof and in tho trough
are washed Into tho cistern, writes
Dr. J. A. Klrkland In the Wallace'B
Farmer. This settles to the bottom,
making a heavy deposit of slhno 'and
filth, and tho water, which is always
drawn from tho bottom by the pump,
comes up dirty and foul smolllng. If
tho' cistern Is built as tho Illustration
represents. It will bo automatic In
cleaning, as It will overflow from tho
bottom, thus carrying out the atalo
Self-Cleaning Cistern,
water and sediment that have accumu
lated below.
The cistern should be built in the
ordinary way and cemented fully to
tho top. Tho conductor pipes should
enter through tho cover, a drain pipe
leave the cistern just beneath the
neck, or about three feet below the
surface. Into this Is cemented a gal
vanized gas pipe which extends down
ward to within about two and a half
Inches of a depression In thebottom
of tho cistern.
i win readily be seen that as soon
1 - -z
be hung on a polo put tip for the pur
pose.
After the hog is hung up, rinse It
down with scalding water, remove the
entrails by running a sharp knife
lightly down, marking the Ml)
straight, cutting to Ike bone between
the thighs and In front of the rib,
which bonea I split with an ax, feeing-'
careful not to cut beyond them.
Open the abdomen, and after k
little use of the knife one will seldom
cut tho entrails In removing them.
However, I hav a row short strings
nt hand to uso In case any of the en
trails aro cut.
After removing tho entrails, liver
and heart, spread tho carcass apart
HoQ-8ca!dlng Tank.
with a stick and rlnso It down with
cold water. When cooled sufficiently,
removo tho loaf fnt and kidneys and
cut It up.
I usually salt down on a bench or
In' a box as soon as It 1ms cooled
enough to' trim, but I never put any
salt on the ribs nnd backbones It the
weather Is cool.
Tho amount of salt I iifco Is ten
pounds to every oca hundred pounds
of meat. In addition to tho salt, I
also ubo two pounds of granulated
sugar und two ounces of saltpetre
mixed.
Rub tho meat once every thrco days
with ono-ihird of tho mixture. Whllo
It is curing pack It, In n box In a cool
room, whero It will neither becomo
warm, nor freeze.
Two barrels may bo used, changing
tho moat from ouo to tho other each
time It is rubbedi After tho Inst rub
bing let tho meat He In. a box for a
week or ten dnyB, then tako It out to
smoke. When taken otit of the box
dip each piece iu a kettle of boiling
water and lot It remain halt a minute,
after which sprlnkto a ltttlo powdered
borax on tho meat side, and hang.
Smolrn It four nr flvn ilnvn wllh
hickory chips or corn cobs, then dip!
and spiinklo It with borax ngnln, nnd
put It down In clean hay.
Tho hot water destroys any fly eggs
that may havo boon deposited, and tho
borax prevents files from depositing
fresh ones,
Meat treated in this manner may bo
loft hanging nil summer and will re
main In the best condition.
ns the water rises above tho drain, It
will begin by forco of gravity to flow
from the bottom up through tho gal
vanized tube and loavo tho cistern
from tho bottom, thus sucking, out the
foul wator and scdimont from below
and leaving the clean, fresh -water nt
the top. I Invonted this devico and
have had one of these cistern In op
eration for seventeen years. The wa
ter has always remained pure and
sweet, nnd without any attention what
ever to olonnlng. Thero Is no patent
and tho additional cost of this simplo
and sanilnry device Is about two and
n"nnlf to three dollars.
GUARD AGAINST
WASTE IN FEED
Farmer Must Systematize" Feed
ing So That Good Roughage
la Not Refused by
Cuttle,
Feed has grown to bo bo high priced
thnt wasting. It soemM like squandering
gold; yet the careless fcoder wastes on
enormous amount of feed ovcry winter
when a little watchfulness and sound
Judgment would savo It
When stock aro fed a tempting
grain feed beforo or at tho same tlmo
thoy aro given their roughage ration
they Invariably becomo somewhat,
dainty as to what thoy eat, picking'
out but tho very best of tho roughngo
and rejecting all the rest.
When this habit Is onco formed
stock will often go hungry rather than
cat what has boon picked over nnd
.which really Is very good feed. There
fore, one must systematize his feed
ing In such manner as to guard
against the habit being formod.
This Bhould In no wise bo construct
ed as meaning the feeding of foul or
musty roughago, but at the same tlmo
we do advise one to feed so ns to de
rive tho greatest posslblo profltB, con
sistent with tho good, health of tho
herd, For this reason wo should feed
tho roughage before tho grain or at a
lime whon, we know tho stock to be
hungry enough to cat all tho rough
age containing a certain amount of
nourishment and wo consider that the
system saves us n great quantity of
food supplies every season.
Best Draught Horse,
An experiment station says that the
closer a draught horse Is to Iho
ground the better both for service and
endurance.
SOME MISTAKES IN POULTRY
Too Many tlnners Start en Ten
Large Scale Meet Common Er
ror Is "Learning Tee Fast."
It Is welt (or the beginner to adopt
the advice or men who are veterans
In tho sorvlec, In order that they may
avoid many of the stumbling blocks,
says tho Poultry Journal.
Toe many novices ,start oft too
large a. scale. They aro not content
to begin at the bottom round of the
ladder and gradually climb to the
top. That tc too slow for them. It
blessed with sufficient capital they ore
pretty sure to start on a largo scale.
Without experience, Is It any wonder
Ihnt they do not suiccod?"
Hut this Is not tho only cause of
falluro with, tho beginner. Tho oth
ers might brief! bo stated as haw
lug too much land: buildings too scat
tered, entailing too much unnecessary
Inbor: tho breed or breeds selected
not being suitable Tor tho purposo
intended; house not built upon
tho sanitary plan; too much chang
ing of tho bill of fnrci unralmirul ol
small details; harboring too much un
profitable stock; carelessness lit car
ing for ailing birds; relying too
much on hired help, nnd learning too
fast.
tt Is a waste of money to buy too
much land. From C to 10 acres Is suf
ficient ror tho largest kind of plant.
A gcnoral mlstako is tho continual
changing of tho bill of fare. There
should bo ono system of feeding and
that regularly followed. Tho bill of
faro should contain tho greatest va
ilcty possible, but tho system should
not bo changed. Now articles of food
should not be given to tho exclusion
or others until the fowls have had a
chancT to become acquainted with
them. All additions or changes
should bo gradually made. If the
fowls are doing well on what they
arc getting, no chango should bo
mode at nil.
Probably tho moat common error Is
'learning too faBt." It is n note
worthy rnct thnt, as a rule, by the
close of tho first yoar tho beginner
forms tho opinion that ho knows tt
alt. Thirty years spent In tho poul-'
try yard has taUght tho writer thit
ho ban much yet to learn. There Is
always something new turning up.
The wiso mnn reads, studies, prac
tices and Investigates, thus dally add
ing to his storo of knowledge.
SUCCESS IN TURKEY RAISING
jf,
Inadvisable for One to Attempt to
Rear Large Fowls Unless Abund
ance of Space Available.
It Is Inadvlsnblo for any ono to at
tempt turkey rearing unless they havo
abundance of Bpnce, ror these birds,
Gobbler and Hen.
more perhaps than any other deni
zens of tho poultry yard, aro unnble
to bear confinement. Sundry attempts
have been mndo to rear them in llm
Ited runs, but-as yet tho effort has
not met with success. Those who are
favored with spaco will flnd turkey
rearing profitable, provided that they
can 'secure 'attention being given to
the birds.
COMBATING LICE IN CHICKS
Small Quantity of Olive Oil Rubbed
on Fowl's Head Will Prove Quite
Effectual.
If fowls uro healthy, the premises
kept clean, nnd a dust bath or ashes
provided, Hco rarely get the upper
hand. It being through tho brood
hens, transmitting them to the chick
ens, that most harm ensues. A hen
with many or few llco on her when
sitting transmits them to tho chick
ens Immediately they are hatched.
They aro to bo found stationary on
tho chicken's head, nbovo tho beak
and eyes, nnd In n few days when they
get more plentiful, are to bo round
behind nnd on top of head and throat.
A simple nnd effcctlvo treatment
adopted by tho government station In
New South WalcB Is to plnco a small
quantity of ollvo oil In a saucer, nnd
the day after hatching dip tho linger
in tho oil and thoroughly rub It Into
the fluff of tbe chicken's head and un
der tho throat. This will kill the llco
ir present and If repeated tbe second
nr third day thero will bo llttlo rear of
any escaping. WJion a week or ten
dnys old the chlckcna should bo ex
amined again nnd if any of the vormlu
are found ut this ege a llttlo kerosene
can be ndded to the olive oil. It Is
best to nnnolnt all chickens with tbe
oil Immediately after they aro
hatched, such being a sure preventive
of he scourge.
Care of poultry Rune.
Plowing and liming the poultry runs
purifies (he foil
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His Double House
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By VIKGIMA BLAIR
Mrs. Brlnkley catna over with a
batch of breed for Stephen 8treaK.
"I HRould think you'd got married,"
she said, daringly.
Stephen smiled nt her. "Hew many
time have yeu Mhl that to me. Mrs.
Brlnkleyr
"I seell eay it until you give mo
an answer."
"AH that Is over for me," bitterly,
Mrs. tlrlnkley turned and faced
him, "Vou'vo never forgotten Mary
Dean7"
Nobody had spoken to Stephen of
Mary Dean since, ton years ago, sho
had Jilted him.
His head went up, but ho smiled
radly, ns Mrs. Urlnkloy laid her
wrinkled hand over his big brown
one. "I want to sea you happy," she
raid softly.
! "Oh, I am happy, and I'm getting
to be a very good houBokcoper."
( Ho carried tlu situation oft so
lightly that sho had nothing elsa to
say, but when sho reached tho door
ho turned and asked sharply, "It
Mary should come bank, what then?"
Stephen stared at her. Ho had
never thought of that. He had
planned his future with rcforence
only to bis bachelor needs.
He walked to the gate with Mrs.
nrlnkley, and when he came back the
loneliness of his big double house
struck htm with a chill. Stephen's
mother had been with him until her
death, and she and her son had lived
in the newer part. Tho older wing,
fitrnished quaintly In. the style ot
early Victorian days, was open only
once a year whon Mrs. Urlnkley
supervised the cleaning and airing.
It was Mrs. Drlnkley's nelghborll
uess which had made It possible tor
Stephen to live alone. He loved her
not only for herself, but because she
had always been a friend of Mary
Dean.
Yet oho had never dared speak to
him as sho had spoken today. He
went about his tasks furiously, try
ing to put out of his head the thought
of his humiliation and consequent suf
fering Outside, It was a night of wind
and of Ltorm, Within, a fire burned
on tho hearth, and a cat purred In
the warmth and glow, Step'hon made
a cup ot coffee for himself and gave
the cat somo moat and a dish of milk.
In youngci manhood Stephen had uot
cared tot cats, but now there was
something of comfort In the presence
of this gentlr, white creature.
He sat long over the fire that night
dreaming, The door was shut be
tween his portion ot tho house and
the empty rooms. Suddenly he sat
up startled. It seemed to htm that
somewhere, faintly, ho heard, the
rustic of a woman's drees.
He rubbed his hands across his
eyos. Ho must have fallen asleep,
and tbe swish ot the rain on tho win
dows had caused the illusion.
Ho rose, lighted a lamp and went
to bed. He left the cat on a cushion
on tho hearth, He thought ho hoard
the click ot a latch, '"It Is. thejvlnd."
he said to himself, and fell asleep.
In (he morning when 'he went
down the cat was still on the cushion
on tho hearth rug, but thero was
something olto on tho rug a little
flno square of whlto linen.
Stephen picked up tho handker
chief and stared at It; then he looked
at the cat. If only sho could speak
what would sho tell?
It was while ho was still standing
there that Mrs. Drlnkley came run
ning over. "Were you In the other
part of your house lust night?" she
demanded breathlessly,
. "No" lustlnctlvcly Stephen hid
the llttlo handkerchief In his big
bands
"There was n faint flickering
light," Mrs. Urlnkley said. "In ono ot
the upper rooms."
"You must hnve been droamlng."
"I couldn't havo been." Mrs. lirink-
ley Inslstod, "tor 1 called Mr. Urlnkloy
up to look at It"
"Dear Mrs. nrlnkley," Stephen
asked, "who would como Into that
tmheated place on such a night?"
"Well," Mrs. nrlnkley nld, de
cidedly, "If I believed In ghost I
should say that It was a ghost, and,
anyhow, It gave me an awful fright."
Stophen switched her from the sub
ject by Inquiring tactfully about a
certain chocolate cake which she had
promised to bake for htm, nnd pres
ently she flew homowurd to beat up
and bake.
When sho bad gone Stephen stood
still In tbe middle of the floor
"Wfl've got to look Into this, pussy
tat,' ho said, to tho llttlo rat.
Ho wont to a drawer and took out
a big key and Inserted It softly In
the lock of the dividing door. A
blast ot chill, damp air struck him
He shivered and went on, It was u
ghostly place, with the gray wJntor
light sifting through closed blinds
In the parlor there was no sign ot
any living presence, so Stephen as
cended the carpeted stairway and
came to tbe landing without having
made a sound. . And It was there he
stopped, listening, Somewhere on
that upper floor someono was cough
ing! He made his way to the end
rooiii. As he approached tbe open
door be saw a little figure swathed
In blankets sitting In a big chair by
tbe window,
He spoke softly "Mary."
She gave a llttlo cry and stood up
The heavy covering fell at her feet
and showed hre In a street suit A
coat, r.lilverlng and shaking, her
cheeka hushed, her eyes bright,
"Oh. Stephen," she said, "what will
you think or me?"
He went up te her and took her
ttnnd "1 think this," he said kindly
"that yoH are very cold and that yen
must come uwn and sit by myiflre."
"t sat there lest night," she mid
eager'?, "it was to hitter up here
that when 1 heard yen go to bed t
crept In and shared the warmth wltk
tho puar.y cat."
The tears came In her oyes as she
said It, and ho saw how weak she
waa.
"You must como right down," he
said with authority "Yon'll freeie
here, Mary."
She broke down and sobbed. "Oh.
nobody has taken care or me ror
years." she said. "When my hue
baud dlod I tried to gel work, hhA
then 1 was ID, and at last 1 came
back In the storm, end whon I peseea
hero 1 saw the light shining out, and
1 wanted to stop and ask year
mother to take mo In; but 1 watched
and saw she wasn't here, and so f
crept Into the other pert of the houee..
I remembered the way we Used to
get In when we were children. Ste
phen." "And It was yetir handkerchief I
found on the hearth," he said. "Seme
how I felt that it was yours, Mary."
He helped her down the stairway
and put her Into hie own big chair.
Then he went for Mrs. Brlnkley.
"Mary Dean has come back. She's
s4ck with a cold nnd she needs Im
mediate attention," he stated. "You'll
como, won't you?"
Mrs, Urlnkley'a chocolate cake
burned to a crisp while she went on.
her errand of mercy, but she did net
care.
She sent Stephen for the doctor.
Then she kissed Mary and cried ever
her and lectured her, and ended by
saying, "Stephen Is the very best man
In the whole wide world."
"Oh, don't I know It?" Mary asked.
"It seemed to me. Mrs. Brlnkley,
that If I could only get back here and.
see Stephen once more I wouldn't
care If I died."
"But you are not going to die," said
Mrs. Brlnkley briskly. "You're nth
Ing to get well and marry Stephen."
"Oh, no!" Mary's face flamed.
"He'll never forgive mo, Mrs, Brink
ley." ,
"You get well." said Mrs. Brlnkley,
"nud see bow quickly, he'll forgive
you. Stophen needs you. He's a
lonoly man lonely because of his love
for you."
In the days that followed Stephen
and .Mrs, Brlnkley and the doctor
rouijlit ro? Mary'a life. One morning
Stephen brought her out and put her,
Into the big chair on the hearth,
"You'll be perrectly well In a row
days," he said, heartily,
Mary looked at him listlessly. "And
then," she said, "1 must go away."
"You are going to marry me," he
said, quietly, - ,l4
She would net, she " pr'oteeted. not
after thejvay she; had-treated him.
He lii-Red "and argued until at last he,
brought Mrs. Brlnkley In to convince
her.
"Toll her how I need her," he Bald.
"Mary Donn," said Mrs Brlnkley.
pevorely, "are you going to condemn
Stophen Stronp to keep bouse with,
n pussy cnt ror the rest or his dayB?"
And then Mary gave In, and Mrs.
Brlnkley baked the chocolate cake
ror their wedding reast. i
That Awful Change.
Connie Mack, manager of the Ath
letics, wan' discussing. In Philadelphia,
a pitcher who had Rous back,
"You'd neVer believe he was the
same man," ho said. "It's like the
losMKCtnory case.
"'Ain't It Btrango?' said a Consho
hocken woman to her husband, as alio
looked up from tho Bulletin. 'Here't
n gent who, after n fltjQf Illness, can't
remember his wife, and refuses to be
lieve she's the woman he married.
"The Coushohucken man gruunted.
'"Well, he nin't the first man,' he
aid, 'that can't realize his wife in the
same woman ho once went crazy
over.' '
Truly Master of the Parish.
As a Inmo country schoolmaster
was hobbling ouo day to his Bchool
room, he was met by a certain noble
man, who asked him h.ls .namuand
vocutlon. Having declared hln name
ho said, "And I am master or thin
parish," v
" .Muster or this parish!" observed
the peer; "how can that bo?"
"I am master o( tho children or the
parish," said tho wui "the children
aro masters of their mothers, thn
mothers aro tho rulers or tho fathers,
and consequently I anfinuatei- of the
pnrlflh,"
The Quiet Way.
He met bin fellow-workmun rushing
down thr street at express speed.
"Hullo. John," bo said, "what's
wrong?"
"Wrong," said John, "111 Just, tell
you. When 1 went home the night I
caught my wife sitting on anjtlier
man's knee."
"An' did ye bust him, John?"
"Nn, nn, man; I J 1 fit tumml on my
heel, an' cam awn' oot again, but (
dldnu forget to bang tbe door tae let
them see I wfsua at all pleated "