A Hateful Man.

Otago Witness, Issue 1874, 21 October 1887, Page 35

A Hateful Man.

Wife (to husband, who has just returned home) : " What's the news down town ? " Husband: "Nothing." Wife ; "Of oourse not." Husband : " Why of oourse not? " Wife ; " Oh, well, there is never any news for a women unless she finds it out for herself." Husband (after a long silence) : "It does seem to me that people ought to be more careful." Wife: "What about?" Husband : " I was thinking of something that occurred down town to-night. Major Buxter and his family sat out on the front steps until quite late. When the major got up andwentintohiaroomhehadnot noticed that his prankish little son had slipped away. Just as the major stepped into his room he heard i something under the bed— in faot, saw | something— and thinking that a jobber had secreted himself there, he seized a pistol and fired under the bed and " Wife: "Merciful heavens, and shot his little son 1 " Husband : " Who said he shot his son ? " Wife : " You said that his son went under the bed." Husband; "I didn't." Wife : " What did you say ? " Husband : v I said that the major did not notice his son when he slipped away from the front steps." Wife (still excited) : " And was the boy under the bed ? " Husband: "No, a cat was under the bed." Wife : " You are the most hateful man I ever saw." Husband : " Why so ? Just because the boy did not go under the bed and get shot ? I had nothing to do with it."— New York Times.