Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-09-05
SELECTIONS.
TIT FOR TAT.
BY ALEX E. SWEET.

ID ALBA Es . w NEIL
You are not going out tonight
again, are you, Henry I"
Yes, my DEAR"
+" And where are you going, if
may ask ~
20, ! am only going to spend the
evening with a few friends. l will
take the front door key along, so you
will not need to get up on my ac
count"
Mrs. Schneider sighed.
"This is the fifth night you have
been away from home and left me
here alone" said Mrs. Schneider, bit.
terly. " | don't see why people get
married at all if that's the way they
do. If l was only an old maid
could at least 60 to bed and go to
sleep. | would not be obliged to lay
awake half the night waiting to hear
you come stumbling up the stairs.
It's really too bad, Henry, too bad y
+" Emma, you surprise me-" re-
piled the young husband, with great
dignity.
+" 1t is about your own conduct
that you should he surprised. How
would you like to be troubled in such
a heartless manner night after
night 7" said Mrs. SCHNEIDER.
" If | was married woman" re-
torted Mr.. Schneider, II should
think it very natural that my hus-
band should go where it pleases him
best, and if | was displeased at any
thing he did, would speak to him
in quite a different tone, for you are
not adopting the means to make
home pleasant for your husband"
e Is there really any way BY " hich
home can be made pleasant to hus.
band I"
" | suppose there is, but / don't
think have ever prevented you
from going out whenever you felt
like it,"
" THAT is SO, but l never stay out
until three o'clock in the morning.
You can stay out as late as you
please If you have any good reason
for doing So"
| wouldn't stay away from home
for anything in the world. o, Harry,
you can't have any idea of how tedi-
GUS it is when you are away"
Why don't you read 7 If you
don't want to read you can sew
shirts. That's what my mother used
to do when my father stayed out at
night but | mus: go. Good night,
DEAR" and off he went.
From that time on, Henry heard
no more reproaches about his stay
ing out so late. He went out almost
every evening. One day he was
brought home in carriage. He had
sprained his ankle. The injury was
very severe. The doctor said he
would he confined to his house at
least two weeks. At first he suffer
ed severe pains, and his wife did all
in her power to relieve his suffer
ings. She put cold applications to
his swollen limb, and alleviated his
agony by reading to him. He i'm.
mediately began to improve. While
he no longer suffered physical pains,
he was obliged to remain in his
room, as the ankle was too weak to
bear his weight. Now was the time
for Mrs. Schneider to carry out a
little plan she had matured.
One evening she appeared in the
room of her husband dressed to 60
out. She bad rose in her hair, and
had otherwise made herself as attrac-
tive as possible.
: " | am going out, dear Henry, to
attend little social gathering at
my sisters. You need not get up
for me. You can go to bed. I'll
take the door key along and let N.Y.
self in"
" All right" responded Henry,
cheerfully, gritting his teeth as she
closed the door. " That's a very
nice arrangement, for woman to
leave her husband at home and 90
cavorting all the over neighborood.
What shall l do to amuse myself %
Fortunately q fresh magazine had
arrived that afternoon, so the even
ing 6eeted without bis noting the
flight Of time.