Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1917 — Had Too Many Pets. [ARTICLE]

Had Too Many Pets.

The exact reason why a man refused to live with or support his lawful wife, was set forth in the domestic relations court in New York. “I will never return home,” explained the recreant husband, “as long as my wife keeps pets. She’s got a turtle, two parrots, a canary» two cats and a fox terrier, and it ain’t no place to live.” “He needn’t come If he don’t want to; no one cares and no one asked him to,” said the helpmate. “What I want is three dollars a week from him and no conversation. I gave away all the pets but Cuckoo, the pup, and Td keep him If my husband talked forever. He’s better company than some people I know anyway—swears less, eats less, and only barks when there’s something to bark about.”