MADE SURE OF IT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11397, 14 April 1899, Page 8

MADE SURE OF IT.

"It,is the first.time that I,have over paid a bet that I won," said the man whom they all called ".Jim," "and it will be the last time. ' ' • ' ' ■ ' ■ •-■■

"My wife and I agree on everything but politics. I ariv a'staunch supporter of my party,..and_ my. wife, is always ready to uphold hers. Wo invariably have warm arguments beforo an election, and I dread to see one draw nigh,' as, it-iff, sure to cause bad feelings, and end in my being called a heartless brute, because I stand up for. my own party., _ . v . . ' ' ;

." Shortly before the last bye-election at X •. wo were in the midst of| one of our arguments, when my wife dared me to make a wagor 'on the, outcome. I was iiot anxious to bet, but she badgered me so much that finally I told her what I would do. I knew that her party didn't stand tho ghost of.a chance, so I told'her if her party was successful I would buy her the finest dress to be had in: the town. That seemed to. satisfy her, and we agreed to drop politics and talk of something else. • ■ • " Wall, the election went just as I expected it would; and I got a certain amount of satisfaction from watching the look of indignation on my wife's face as she read the re> turns. .: '.:';.■ . ■ ■■ ';•

•"^waited three' days before I thought it safe to laugh over my promise, and when I did my wife calmly reached over to her workbasket and handed me a bill. ■ "It was a bill for the dress that I had,promised her in case'her party was successful. She had.felt so, sure,that.her party was going to win that she had ordered and obtained the gown.beforehand 1,.".