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Show . Unreasonable Hubby. ' In tho olden times a woman In the north of Scotland went to visit her husband, who was condemned to bo hanged on the following day. The doomed man began to glvo his Instructions Instruc-tions to his wife preparatory to bidding bid-ding her farowell, when sho broke In upon tho conversation and ex-claimed: ex-claimed: "By tho by, John, whaur will I plant the tattles this year?" The unfortunate man, Indignant at - tho Indifference of his wife, ox- claimed, angrily: "What need I caro whaur yo plant them? I'm not likely to need nny o' them." "Hech," replied tho woman, turning to the wnrdon with n wag of her hend, "oour John's huffed because ho's gaunt to be hanged tho morn," nnd marched out of tho cell. |