Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1886 — An Example of Woman’s Devotion. [ARTICLE]

An Example of Woman’s Devotion.

“No, John, dear,” she said, “I cannot go to the theater with you this evening. Pm real sorry to disappoint you after you have secured seats and engaged a carriage, -But I must really stay_ Athome.” “Are you ill?” he anxiously asked. “No. Pm not ill, but poor Fitlo is. The housekeeper, who has had considerable experience with sickness, says she thinks he has either measles or mumps. Dogs do get measles and mumps, don’t they, dear ? I’m really •sorry to disappoint you, dear John, but it would really seem sacrilegious for me to be enjoying myself at the theater while perhaps poor Fido might be dying.”