Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1868-11-26

washbowl. Both were forthcom
ling as also the expected result
The rest of the day till dark, tn,
blinds were opened and shut; tn,
bottle of hot water ON and off duty
and Mrs. Smith staid by to see hin
be sick. About seven in the evenin:
he despairingly signifed his wish t,
retire, adding:
81 suppose, of course, you don
feel sleepy at sllf''
"N-o," said Mary, looking from
the window at the lovely moon jus
rising, 'sn-o, not very"
""Well." said Smith, "den't com,
if you don't want TO. but can no
sit up any longer, and 1 have an ide:
l shall get to sleep"
So Mary went to bed with hel
bearded baby.
A week had elapsed. Smith was
in good health and spirits. He coult
smoke. The world wasn't charnel
house after all. Mary was fiat or
her back with nervous headache.
''Sick?" asked Smith.
shocking pain in my temples, y
said Mary.
"What pity" answered Smith,
pairing his nails at the window, with
out turning round. sits going to
be such a lovely day--quite like
spring. Have you the least idea
where my gray pants are2
''No," said Mary family from the
pillows. II think in the closetI'
"So-strange," said Smith, ''about
those gray pants, 1 don't think they
have worn very well, do you? And
do you know, Mary, about the milk
bill, whether it is right or not? And
by the way, did my shoes come home
last night2 and has that man been to
fix the front door?''
"My head aches so bad" said
Mary, shat l can't remember any
thing. Bfady will tell you"
"Well, I'm sorry for you," said
Smith, tying his cravat at the glass.
"The very best thing for you is to
keep quiet and I'll take myself out
of the way. Sleep is the thing for
you"
So Smith put on his heaviest pair
of boots, and went all over the house,
and let the doors bang, and whistled
the "Stars and Stripes" and ate his
breakfast, and then came up to her
to discuss the respective claims of
pork and beef and chicken for that
days dinner, closing with another re-
commendation to keep quiet, and
not bether herself about anything.
mo better?" asked Smith, re-
proachfully, at six o'clock that even
ing; mo better. I thought you'd be
well, certainly, by this time, after a
days quiet" Quiet2 She had had
the whole kitchen retlnue after her
all day, asking more questions than
there are in the Assembly's catchism
and the front door bell ringing as if
by order of the fire department; but
she said nothing at all about that; if
she had, Smith would have replied
with that lordly wave of his hand
with which men dispose of such
things. "You shouldn't allow such
trifes to trouble you"
"No better then?" Smith inquired,
as if in gratitude to him he really
deserved a modification of her for
mer reply--'no better? Well, sleep,
aftera IL, is the best thing; and as l
can't do anything for you l
think as it is such lovely night that
will stroll out awhile. There,
there,,' said he, patting the end of
the blanket, 'go to sleep now" And
close upon his heels she heard the
laundering bang of the front door.
After diverse and many compari-
sons between male and female head
achs, and seeming incongruity on
Ihe male mind of the same course of
for both, Mrs. Smith fell
asleep to be walked about twelve by
Smith, who thumped up stairs in his
boots, and advised her again as to
he efficiency of sleep in case of fe-
male headache. Then Smith went
% bed and slept the sleep of the just,
With not a glimmerlng of an idea
hat he was not the most unselfsh |
md loving of husbands. Indeed,
lad his wife questioned it, he would
lave pointed her to that column in
he daily papers where accounts are
.iven of husbands who make it
practice to crack their wives sculls
'nce week; and placing his arms
Ikimbo, with stern look, would
lave asked her with his nose close
o her face:
"Whst if she had such husband
70 that?"