COLD FEET.

NZ Truth, Issue 56, 14 July 1906, Page 7

COLD FEET.

(A yeiifig Chicago lady has obtained b. divorce o n the ground that her husb^ud was ih the habit of ematJking her,, aud otherwise UHfefttlflg hef,>, beeaus* she occttsldnaily had cbla feet.) "iidok at that,! now," Frederica said to Hermia, her friend, Aftef reading that' Chicago lady's case. "I don't wonder she resolved her mairied misery to. end, .Wheii she'd BUfch a man as that about the place. Only fancy being smacked and cuffed and buffeted about, Ndt because df any flirting or deceit/ Nor because of any; goings-on engendering & ddubt r BUt because at times, poor girl, she'd frosty feet Ii "YeS, it isn't matey, 'i coincid&d Hefmlaj "ih 1 fact, It's distinctly inconsiderate and snide; What I Say is, and I'm speaking m the. language of a tract, If the heart's good, Chilly; feet Should be defied !" Then' iA plaintive accents through the air a short sad sentence rang Fftftn fair Frederica* timid little elf: "Oh, I hope niy Hugo think* that Way, because, excuse the slang, Sa I have somewhat parkey plates 6f meat myself I" "*hfet'il M all Wght," laughed aermia ; "ydU Surely ddn't expect He'll start hitting' Out at you, and showing fight ?" But poor Frederica shook' hen head, and answered, m effect, That it seemed a bit unlikely, but he might. . i'tfot at all,'' said Hermi^ ; "he'il »ot break out like that, ydti bet, lien would call him inconsistent i! 'twere known ; For it might leak' out that Hugo, a4 you're well aware, my pet, Has extremely frigid trotters of hid own I'-i i'HoW do JroU know ?" Frederica cried, her azure eyed aflame, And a jealous frown upon her snowy brow. Had She been deceived m Hermia; wad friendship but b- name To disguise a trait'f diis Wanton, Unmasked ndw ? ' i'l demand an explanation, since you've not disdained to hint At a scandal, which I dare you to re^ peat," Frederica cried, and added, m her eyes a threatening glint, '•Whftt do you know, pray> : about my Hugo's feet ?"• ...■". t'Oh, it's net What ydU suspect," her friend sarcastically said ; ■ ''fie's not false to you, as far as I^m aWare ; BUt you ddh't ftppeat- td know that ere tb Hugo you were wed He'd tried married life beforff^-ah, you may stare 1 , It Was I who Was his first till 1 applied for the decree 'Which untied the knot, and made him yoUrs, my sweet ; -'TWas With Cruelty I charged him, and the jury ■ found fof me When thoy heard that I'd a spdUse With arctic feet I" DOSS OHIDIDHDOSdj