Show GOOD REASON FOR IT 11 Why the the Gazette Ga Gao zette Issued Only a Half allaH Sheet the O Other Week I In a a. recent issue the editor of ot the Hastings Gazette announced a sad piece of news in ii these words It has bas been known in tl this s village for several years yearn ears past that we did not live in har harmony with our wife Some have ave taken taleen sides with ith her and nod some with us ur and there has bas been much macli gos gus sip We have lived in hopes that out ow wife would see fit ft to change her ways and thus bring peace to our ur distracted household but she is an obstinate det determined de tie- t man and would have he her U Last rast Friday as we were printing printing print ing auction bills for George Green Henry Davis Davi Fuller the popular saw saw- J 7 s1 s 1 YOU MUST BEAR IT LIKE A MAN mill mILD man Centered red the office and said to us John you yu must bear it like a man mon We felt a n chill go over oYer us as ase we e asked him what had 1 happened Your our our wire wife has run away was Vas his announcement It cant can't be But she has bas We Wc hurried hurrie home borne to find that it was true Our wife ife had lied fled in a one hone wagon with ith her brother Dan leaving a a. letter behind in which she said that shed she'd die lie rather than return It is needless needles to say that we were terribly upset For the tibe last five fire days w we ha e thought of nothing but suicide and nod ande h nine have e been unable to work For Por this reason we issue only a n sheet half this week Time will lighten the blow and next week if we can cnn get our sister sis sli- ter tea Rebecca to keep house for us we hope to resume our editorial labors You who have never Dever hail had your ur wife re rerun run mm away from Ou oit dont don't know what whet n is void it leaves heaves and how a man may be e suddenly precipitated to the depths of ot black despair ansi and we ask asic your indulgence indulgence in in- until our OUI appetite returns |