The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-01-11
HOW HE WAS CURED.
BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

Mrs. Ayles or 'it, with tears shining like
blue jev els in her eyes, If only h,
wasn't a little irclined to fault finding.
7 Chats wife all overt said Aunt
Jemima, scornrully. "A hUic mclined /!
Why don't you say at once that he
grows and grumbles so you can hardly
live with him ? That would be little
nearer the truth
But, Aunt ,Jemima, what can I do /?
almost SOIL g the pretty little wife
whose shining hair, rosy cheeks al
pearl fair skin made one think of IA
mountain, daisy, newly gathered
DO" snortcd Aunt Jemima. I'D
fix him, ii he was my. husband
All this was v~ry woll for Aunt
Jcmima, who stood five feet eight IN her
stocking feet, and sported consider
able beard but ior Annie Aylrseroft il
scored sheer hcresy
There he CONES now, she said, fush-
ing up, and glancing uueasily arorvd
he room. Dear Aunt Jcmiina, would
you mind having the window closed :?
George dislises drarght. And ii you
would kindly stop ,rocking-it makes
George nervous to hear the chair creak
ing
As she spoke the door was thrown
open, aud Mr. Aylcscroft, fuc-l3oking,
middle aged man, cane in.
'Chimneys all smoking again to-day,
he said, irrltably. 1T does seem Aunie,
as il you took pains to make things as
uncomfortable rs possible in this house
But, George. how can help ity'
You .ceald see about having the tlues
fixed, L supposed, when you know per.
fcelly well have no time TO attend to
such things. Diuuer isn't ready p
1T will be ready very soon, dear said
Anniss With q scared leyk aryapd tslhs
clock. sgs-T
Mr.. Aylesc:oft gave short disagree
able laugh.
punctuality is no part of our house
keeping, you see, Miss Jen,ima. Annie
are those children necer still I IfI
hear such noise as that again, shall
30 up myself and inquire into it
Mrs. .iJ lescroit arose and hurried up
into the nursery. Aunt Jemina sat
grim arnl .sil.nt .r
Il wonder il Annie has mcnded my
vest = at las, broke out the hu.b,nd.
Il do not know, / um sure Miss
Jemima answered, brusquely.
Mr.. Aylescroft opened one of the
bureau drawers, and glanced moodily at
it's contents. .Er
NO; | might have known she had
not. That button has been of just one
week
When did you ask her to mend it ?
asked Aunt j Je,nima.
ASK her | didn't ask her at all, Mr.
Aylescroft answered.
Then, may l ask, why should she
mend it ut all 2
Because Mr.. Aylescroft answered
with dignity, sit is wie's duty to look
over her husbands wardrobe, with
special reference to all such-such
wants and necessities
'Hunph" said Aunt Jomima 'it
strikes me that your wife has several
other things to dov
Here comes the dinner said Mr.
Ayloscroft, wisely cvading the issue
'and Aunie not here, of course And
she knows perfectly well that, if there is
anything dislike
At this moment Mrs. Aylcscroft hur.
ried in, flushed anl nervous, and took
her scat at the table
'Ihc fowls burned 10 crisp! groaned
Mr.. Aylcscrott and no celery dc
think, Annie, that, ilyou took the least
interest in my likes unt dislikes-'
But, DEAR faltered the wife, no,
daring to meet Auut Jemima's eye
there was no celery in market. i go,
some very nice currantj jely.'
1 'Currant jelly Psliaap said Mr.
Aylcscroft. 'S!ops and sugar candy
My dinner is spoiled
/ There is cresard for dessert,
hcsitated his wife,
Throw it to ths pigs ? gruublcd tn,
cxacting husband
| Sarah can cook you little beefsteaL
in few minutes, pleaded Mrs. Ayles
cfoit. =.