Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1885-08-06
TIT FOR TAT.
by ALEX e. SW EET.

You are not going ont tonight a.
gain, are you, Henry p
Yes, my dear
And where are you going, if may
ask p
oh, / am only going-to spend the
evening with a few friends. will take
the front door key along, so you will
not need to get up on my account.
Mrs. Schneider sighed. II s e.
This is the fifth night you haye been
away from home and left me here a
lone,' SAID Mrs. Schneider, bitterly.
Il don't see why people get married at
all if that's the way they do. 1t | was
only an old maid | could at least 90 to
bed to sleep. / would not be obliged
to lay awake half the night waiting to
hear you come tumbling up the stairs.
It's really too bad Henry, too bad y
Emma, you surprise me, replied the
young husband, with great dignity.
1T is about ) our own conduct that
you should be surprised. How would
you like to be troubled ia such heart
less manner night after night p said
Mrs. Schneider.
If was a married woman retorted
Mr.. Schmelzer, Il should think it very
natural that my husband should go
where it pleases him best, and if was
displeased at anything he did, l would
speak to him in quite 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 he made pleasant to a hus-
band p
4 suppose there is, but I don't think
I have ever prevented you from going
out whenever you felt like it,
THAT is SC. but never stay out until
three o'clock in the morning.
You can stay out as long as you
please if you have any good reason for
doing so.'
Il wouldn't stay away from home for
anything in the world. 0, Henry, 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 read you.can sew shirts. That's
what my mother used to do when my
father stayed out at night; but | must
go. Good night, DEAR and off he went.
From that time on. Henry heard no
more reproaches about his staying 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 be confined
to. the house at least two weeks. At
first he suffered severe pains, and his
wife did all in her power to relieve his
sufferings. She put cold applications
to his swollen limb, and al'evlated his
agony by reading to him. He immedi-
ately 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 nur-
tured.
One evening she appeared in the
room of her husband dressed to go out.
She had rose i'm her hair, and had 9TH
erwise made herself as attractive as.pos-
sible.
Il am going out, dear Henry, to at
tend little social gathering at my sis
ters. You need not get up for me.
You can 60 to bed. III take the door
key along and let myself in.'
'All right responded Henry, cheer
fully, griting his teeth as she closed the
door. That's very nice arrangent, for
woman to leave.her husband at home
and go cavorting all over the neigh
borhood. What shall do to amuse N.Y.
self p
Fortunately fresh magazine had a
rived that afternoon so the evening
f1eeted without his noting the flight of
time.
Mrs. Schneider did not get home un-
til very late, but her husband did not
reproach her. He was too proud for
that.
Next night she was off again, and SO
for several consecutive evenings
Schneider had to sit up, and he found
it very tedious. AT last she went to a
ball. She wass accompanid by her
brother. She arrived at home stimuli
taneously with the milkman. On open
ing the door she saw her husband white
with rage.
'Madame,' he said. sternly, you haye
been absent all night
YES, responded Mrs. Schneider, cool
ly;; the ball did not break up until 'the
sma' hours anent the twa.'
Mr.Schmelzer was already very much
exasperated, but springing that old gag
upon him aroused him to a perfect
frenzy. 80
DO you know he said in hoarse
voice, smashing the water pitcher to
smithereens, that you have been out
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