Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1913 — HER HUSBAND A CHATTERBOX [ARTICLE]

HER HUSBAND A CHATTERBOX

To Cure Speuse of Spending To* Much Time in Sermonizing Woman Feeds Him Much Fish.

A Missouri-lady is trying an expert--ment. Her husband is a brilliant man, but loquacious. Realizing his shortcomings, the wife is feeding him on fish. Three or four times a week sho prepares fish in some delectable way. He Is 'showing some uneasiness andi has a marked predilection for water, but being innocent of his wife’s motive, continued to eat the dishes set before him. To her pastor the wife recently confided: ' “You see,” soberly, “John is a very remarkable man, but he wastes too mu,ch time sermonizing when he should be thinking. He talks altogether too much. To counteract this I am feeding him fish. During the last two months I have served him with 17 different varieties of fish cooked in 47 different ways.” “Why fish?” asked the pastor, greatly interested. “Because," replied the wife, “fish is good for thought.” "I see,” said the reverend gentleman, "but have you noticed any marked change?” The wife’s face grew sad. “Do you know, Mr. Jones, that husband of mine is such a chatterbox that I do believe he could eat the whale that swallowed Jonah and never lose a syllable!”—Woman’s World.