Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-06-12

week that house was the heaven OF con-
fusion Matte trotted around town under
an arch little hat, finding congenial spirits.
She forgot I'LL her housewife ways We
luuched and had "pioees in our hands" ."
For little ti,no l never saw two persons
50 utterly delighted with each others
shittlessness. Blacking, and powder, boots
and bonnets, found u place in the sitting
room. The parl0rs boasted Of more re.
fined articles such as collars, cuffs, slippers
and laces.
John began to he erather lily supplied in
the way Of shirts. Calling for one Of
those clean articles as necessary part OF
u reception toilst, Mattio iaughingly said
"Now isn't it too funnyi / really for.
got you needed q clean shirt. Six are
rough dry in the closet three / forgot to
put in tho wash, and the others haven't a
button ON: But you will not mind waiting,
darling, and cousin Sebrina will sew some
on"
"We are late already!" replied John
savagely.
As might be expected We had late
breakfast next morning. Matte presided
at tho table, collarless, hair in disorder,
and slippers down at tho heel. Johns
disposition being slightly ruffled, he was
inclined to carry it further and be dis.
pleased. He blundered over his coffee,
and bade Us good morning.
Wo were to lunch at dinner. BY some
oversight John came home. He was
evidently hungry, and everybody knows
what an abominable creature q hungry
man il. have long looked for popular
indignation to do away with 'emotional
insanity in case of murder; and l am
quito satisfied, Influenced by hunger will
be the next plea.
"Mattie," said he, in a towering rage,
when l married you, you were neat,
orderly, and endeavored to please mo.
Should a husband come home to such q
dinner Us this? Really, madam, If had
need Of the gridiron, l should as soon
look in your dressing.room az in the
kitchen for it.
And 80 he went on full quarter of an
hour, bubbling over and fairly livid with
rage. expected q great scene. But
Matte sat very still and placid until he
had paused because he was too angry to
90 on. Then she arose, and going over to
him said:
"My dear John you astonish me! l
most earnestly desire to please you. /
am merely following your example.
When married you, you regarded my
slightest wish. Now you forget to pro-
vide for me, or to give me money to keep
me- from star wing. IF I desired your boots
I should find one pair under the sitting
room sofa, and another under the kitchen
table. 1t follows that my tea kettle might
with propriety be found ON the best bed,
When was married, my father said l
must pull the same way my husband did.
I tried to be dutitul daughter, I shall
try to be dutiful wife. I shall take the
path you mark out for me-"
She smiled as she ceased, but John saw
how firm, she was in the set, red lips. He
looked over to me just as l nodded ap-
provingly. ~She's right" he gaspsd, IL
will run to the market for mutton
chop" We had q jolly dinner after all,
and John was reformed mao.
The relatives all wonder what course
Johns wife took with him. Far be it
from me to lisp what know. For of
all abominable things, the most aboa,.
inable, is to take advantage of being
All inmate Of one,s family, te blason=about
its secret ways. But never see a patient
wife enduring q husbands neglect and
forever rightibg what he has wronged,
but I feel like sitting down and telling
thcm about Johns wife.-E0ie Webster, in
Chicago Magdzi,.e.