The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-10
Managing A MAN.

keeping In o cosy little house ON the south
side OF the town, everybody rrophesied all
sorts of happiness for the pretty bride.
And, truth to tell, Nellie Carter was very
happy 1t is n pleasant thing to go to
housekeeping for the first time, with every
Z thing new aud shiny and IL you have
somebody you love very much for q compan-
ion. il Is rfil picnsanter. Now Nellie did
love that great big laundering Tom Carter
with all her might and main. and there
was only one thing TO disturb her perfect
peace. She was the very pink OF tidincss,
and Tom was the most careless fellow alive.
He kept his person neat and nice-but his
personal belongings anything disc. Tom
would persist n tossing his slippers under
Tie rarior sofa. TO lave them handy. In
Win did she gsuiy suggest that the rack
IN the hall was the place for his hat and
overcoat Tom would ling his ovcrcoat.
dausp or dry. on her pratiy. smoothly -mndc
= he'd. and crci, his nj anywhere. In vain
did tidy Neil.e make n place for every
rL.ig. fos Ton invariably ,ossed Every
tairg in some other place. Vow little Airs
Nellie was oniy human. nrd Toms ~sln.rnly
ways annoyed her exceedingly. She was
resolved not % ~pol the resae % her coy
home by scoiding. Int how Ia cure him she
couldrnot tell She bore wi.h the patience
L. an angel. unlii onc morning after he had
conc 10 his office. she went into the parlor.
and there lay Toms heavy shawl right
across the table. rnthiessly crushing be-
meath IL the pretty trifies which lay upon
the marble table.
Now 1 can't stand this and l won't I. y
said Nellie. ~ the carefully raised the
shawl from the delicate treasures and dis
covered the ruins Of q ~fayorite Bohemian
vase.
II don't know what TO do. but this /
won't have = she continued. with tho little
bit Of wifely SNAP which every good wife
must have In she expects TO get on at all
with that occasionally unreasonable animal
Ia man.
"Some way must be discovered to cure
Tom OF such performances MS this ~ went
ON Mrs. Nellie as she removed the ruins OF
her vase, and all the morning she went
asout the house with scarlet lips closely
compressed and n little flash in her brown
eyes, which argued well for Master Toms
domestic subjection-
And when n determined little woman
snys "must" and .sshall," masculine in
subordinntion might as well surrender at
once. l11fr a1f fH ah .r
Before Mrs. Nellie closed her bright eyes
that night she Ind arranged her plans for
the campaign against her fiegc lord. who
slept the sleep Of the innocent at her side.
But she meant 10 give him one moro
chance.
So, after breakfast. when Tom drew on
his boots and gave his slippers their usual
toss under the sofn, she gently said, "sTom,
dear, hadn't you better put your slippers
in the passage ON the bedroom ?"
mo, let 'em alone; they'll be handy to-
night" said Tom.
But Tom dear, they look so untidy."
Why no they don't. A thing looks as
well in one place rs another. What's the
non nf n mana hartpu N howe 10 L.. 1917
keep things where he wants to y said re-
bellious Tom. n
What's the use of keeping n wife and
q servant on their feet all day to pick up
things after you :" asked Nellie without
the least show OF temper
" Don't pick EN- up Mt all. Just let 'em
alone. and then ! can find en- when | want
EN-" declared Master Tom. as he gave her
q kiss and took himself of.
And thu moment the door closed on him
Neilie'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.
the field.p
She set quietly about tho usual mornings
work Of a mistress OF n 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 hustled herself
with her necdie-work until nearly time for
Tom to return to dinner.
Then she rose to put away herself. to
open the campaign"
FIRST abe put Toms slippers where he
"iways ieit them, under the sofa.
Ihen she tossed her shawl upon the
piano, n his best hat on the table.
Then she brought some of her dresses
ano hung them across the chairs and on
the SOFA
her inrs reposed in Toms W especial
armchair, and her best bonnet kept Toms
enpPes company under the sofa, while her
own slippers lay upon the chiffonicr. And
tnen, thinking that female ingenuity could
MAKE no greater sacnfce than her Sunday
oonnet, she took a piece of crochet work,
ana sat down us 7
PRESENTLY the door opened, and in walked
Eel TOM
ne gave a low whistle of surprise as he
sNsn n y AZ the unwonted disorder, and Mt
.raaS sitting calmly in the midst with her
room work, and then came into the
..H.xa,.. -.
r.u.a,w peen putting things to rights,
az ne asr e
in sweet uneonsciousness, up
II thought may be you had been that
q ~ remaIked Tom dryly, US he looked for
place to sit down..
Pre sss auie TSm pursued aaIS her work.
evening
lsw Not YET, answered Nellie.
Tom gave a half sigh
-neihe, met Granger just now, and he
sa,a ne would eau round this evening"