The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-17
MINAGING L MIN.

Nellie Davis was the prettiest, sweetest
BEST and dearest little girl in Hillsburg and
when Tom Carter fell head-over heels in love
with her, nobody blamed him in the least
And when the parson gave his blessing, and
they went to commence house keeping in a
cosy little house on the south side of the town
everybody prophesed all sorts of happiness
for the pretty bride. And truth to tell, Mel.
lie Carter was very happy. 1t is pleasant
hing to go to house keeping for the first time,
with everything new and shiny and if you
have somebody you love very much fora COM
panion, it is still peasanter Now Nellie did
love that great big laundering Tom Carter
with all her might and MAN, and there was
only one thing to disturb her perfect peace
She was the very pink of tidiness, aud Tom
was the most careless fellow alive. lie kept
his person neat and nice--but his personal be-
longings anything else. Tom would persist
in tossing his slippers under the parlor sofa,
to have them handy. In vain did she gently
suggest that the rack in the hall was the pluce
for his hat and overcoat. Tom would fling
his overcoat damp or dry, on her pretty,
smoothly made bed, and drop his hat any
where. In vain did tidy Nellie make place
for everything. for Tom invariably tossed ev-
erything in some other place. Now Nellie
was only human, and Toms slovenly ways
annoyed her exceedingly. She was resolved
not to spoil the peace of her cosy home by
scolding, but how to cure him she could not
tell. She bore with the patience of an angel
until one morning after he had gone to his Of
flee, she went into the parlor, and there lay
Toms heavy shawl right &C oss the table,
ruthlessly crushing beneath it the pretty trif
les which lay upon the marble table,
Now | can't stand this and wont !! +" said
Nellie, as she carefully raised the shawl from
the delicate treasures and discovered the ruins
of n favorite Bohemian vase.
81 don't know what to do, but this | won't
wifely snap which every good wife must have
if she expects to get on at all with that occa-
sonally unreasonable animal--a man.
Some way must be discovered to cure
Tom Of such performances as this F" went on
Mrs. Nellie as she removed the ruins of her
house with scarlet lips closely compressed and
a little flash in her brown eyes, which argued
well for Master Toms domestic subsection.
And when determined little woman says
"must " and shall, masculine insuborlin
alton might as well surrender at once.
Before Mrs. Nellie closed her bright eyes
that night she had arranged her plans for the
campaign against her liege lord, who slept
the sleep of the innocent at her side
But she meant to give him one more
chance.
So, after breakfast, when Tom drew on his
under the sofa, she gently said, Tom, dear,
hadn't you better put your slippers in the
passage Oh the bedroom? )"
No, let 'em alone they'll be handy to-
night" said Tom.
" But Tom dear, they look SO untidy."
Why no they don't. thing looks as
well in one place as another. What's the use
of a man having a home if he can't keep
things where he wants top" said rebelious
Tom.
What's the use of keeping wife and a
servant on their feet all day to pick mp after
you ?" asked Nellie without the least show
of temper.
Don't pick EN- up at all. Just let EN-
alone aud then | can find 'em when want
EN-" declared Master Tom, as he gave her a
kiss aud took himself off
And the moment the door closed on him
Nellie's red lips compressed again and her
brown eyes wore the same look they had worn
yesterday.
WAR it is then! +" she said to herself
" Now Master Tom, we shall see who wins
the field"
She set quietly about the usual mornings
work of a mistress of house where only one
servant is kept, and when Tom came to lunch
every thing was in its usual good order.
1t remained so, and Nellie busted herself
with her neede-work until nearly time for
Tom to return to dinner
Then she rose to put away herself, to open
the campaign.
First she put Toms slippers where he al
ways left them, under the sofa.