THE OBEDIENT HUSBANDS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1221, 3 November 1882, Page 2

THE OBEDIENT HUSBANDS.

, There were five of them together, and it was late. They bad been, as they Bupposed, enjoying themselves. Finally one of ihem looked fet the click and said " What will our wives say when we get homel" "Let them say what they want to. Mine will tell me to go to the mis* chief," responded No 2. "I tell you what we will do, Let us meet here again in the morning and tell our experiences, Let the one who has refused to do what hit wife told him to when he got home pay for this evening's entertainment." " That's a good idea. We will agree to that." . So the party broke np and went to their respective homes. The next morning they met at the appointed place and began to tell their experiences. Said No 1: " When I opened the door my wife was awake. She said,' A pretty titne of night to be coming home.' Jou had better go out and Bleep in the piyan. for that's what you will come later.' Bather than pay drank last night, I did what That let's me but'' No ? throat and said-!' Wfan I gof stumbled on a chair, Then my wife oalled: 'There you are again you old drunken brute I You had better sake op the children and stagger, about the room for a while,'so/they can see'what a : drunken brute of a father they are afflicted with.' I thought tho best thing I could do under 'the eircumatancos Was to obey; oo I woke up the children and staggered around until my wife hinted to m» to stop. She mid a chair in convey* ing the bint. That lata me out" Next! No, 2 spoko up and said: " I happened to stumble over the pad of dotteh. and I my wife said ' Drank again I Hadn't you bettereit down in thaij dough 1' Sulaat 'down in it; and that lets ihe"out,":Next I; No. 4said: f'l was humming a tune, and •.> rav wife called out' There you are'again I Hadn't;you better jive us a concert ?" I said ' Certainly/ and.begw to bing as loud; ,> ;! as I could; but ahe toldi mestoiatopj-ijt r-*■' she would throw eouething at me; so l

•lopped. That lota ma out, Next I "No? , et7 - -Ho aaicl J"? 0 " 111 ' 1 l a . ve « toldjne .wao iomothiM .aomi-.-if.y ou had beei\in ly' ipldcb." 'mat was it?" wnujjht you would pome home at lasV jj • ' yon bfltt " i'° the well*' and drink Moujjle .uf,-,buckets, of vratev just to ftatoaish'your stoittach ?vTMra More than I had bargained for—bo it's Mark La^|ip^, f 4'

V _ During it heavy thunderstorm in the Shetland Islands on July 25, 'which lasted . Bflyeral hour?j • a hill; three, vwil&s from " Lerwick was,struck ::by ; >lighiniq'e,' and ittlgfl masse? of rooks and debris, -cstinia' ted to weigh 400-tons,; wore'thrown down. on J° ItfcWfl'lic road immediately below. # The oUoner for Berks recently lieldan inquest bn ttffiliodyC of; Mrs Lejge, '.vrife of a firm Witt, near Winta»e, who had died from tbe'effeets if'the Jtiug of a bee ■ upon her forehead. Shfe died • in-about M bow frota the -time 'she tyaa' stunij, md before* a" medical' man couid be called, "