The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1885-08-06
TIT FOR TAT.
(By Alex Il. swcet.)

night again are you, Hcnry?'
'Yes, my dear.
'And where are you going, If !
may ask?'
80, lam only going to spend
the evening with a few friends. ]
will take the front door key along
so you will not need to gct up on
my account
Mrs Schmclzcr sighed.
This is the fifth night you
have been away from home and
left me hero alone said Mrs.
Schmelzer, bitterly. Il don't
sec why people get married at all
if that's the way they do. If |
was only an old maid | could at
least 60 to bed and 60 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! !
Emma you surprise me, re-
piled the young husband, with
great dignity.
1T is about your own conduct
that you should be surprised.
How would you like to be troubled
in such Il hcarticss manner night
after night?' said Mrs. Schmcl-
ZCr.
If was Il married woman,
rctortcd Mr. Schneider, 81 should
think it very natural that my hus-
band should 90 where it plcascs
hlm best, and if | was displeascd
ut anything he did, would speak
to him in quite u different tone
for you are not adopting the
means to make home pleasant for
your husband
Is there really any way by
which home can be made pleas
ant to u husband?'
Il 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.'
Il would't stay away from
home for anything in the world.
o, Harry you can't have any
idea of how tedious it is when you
are away
why don't you read? If you
don't want to real you can sew
shirts. That's what my mother
used to do when my father stayed
ont at night; hut l must go.
Good night, DEAR and off he
went.
From that time on, Henry
heard no more rcproaches about
his staying out so late. He went
out almost every evening. Ono
day he was brought home in u
carriage. He had sprsincd his
ankle. The injury was severe.
The doctor said he would be con-
fined to his house ut least two
weeks. At first he suffered Sc
we're pains, and his wife did all
in her power to relieve his suffer-
ings. She put cold applications
to his swollen limb, and allcvia-
ted his agony by reading to him.
He Immediately began to i'm
prove. While he no longer suf-
fercd 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. Schmolzer to carry out
u little plun she had natured.
Ono evening she appeared in
the room of her husband dressed
to 90 out. She had u rose in her
hair, and had otherwise made
herself rs attractive as possible.
Il am going out, dear Henry,
to attend u little social gathering
mt NV SISTERS. You need not
get up for me. You can 60 to
bed. I'll take the door key along
and let myself in
All right responded Henry,
cheertully. gritting his teeth as
she closed the door. That's u
very nice arrangement, for II
woman to leave hcr husband at
home and 60 cavorting all over
tho nelghb0rhood. What shall |
do to amuse myself?'
Fortunately a fresh magazine
had arrived that afternoon, so
the evening ileeted withou' his
noting the flight of time.
I. Mrs. Schneider did not get
home until very late, but her hus-
band did not roproach her. lie