Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-27
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| response of Mrs FIFTEEN
MY third husband was all sentiment, and
called me pet names that would have de-
light.d Fannie Osgood, the poet took
them all patiently"
sFatiently,n cried her nearer. 1T must
have been delightful"
Yes. When he called me pet, had an
excuse for being girlish; il birdie, might
trill my notes; queeny might be cold and
proud, SO he had it all his own way But
your sentimental man wants good deal of
sentiment in return; must be INDUCED and
coidled, and sees everything in sweet
Arcadian light; wants his wife to dress in
| out of tbe-way styles.
1T seems to me that your second husband
understood you letter than the others re-
marked the dressmaker.
| How SO, no matter; but you must see
that am right in thinking that you do
not know how to manage your husband,
| Mrs Fittem'
you have not yet told me your secret"
"Doyou not guess it.'
1T seems to me that you let them have
| their own way
ITO be sure did 1t is fatal to man or
to woman always to have their own way.
a little contention is the passport Of love
Nothing is more fatal than indifference"
"And you married three men and indifer-
emit to all.'
The widow redeemed
Perhaps l am naturally of that kind.
while you. Mrs FIFTEEN, oppose, fret and
scold and are not happy yourself, nor do
you make him any the better man Men
ere not easily turned about"
What would you do in case like mine,
where a man drinks"
Il would manage Just the same
"But how, ma am how"
~Well, well, nuttered the widow half to
herself, Il can't find opinions and make an
notations ON them"
do tell your secret now, / can not for
my life guess what it is +"
Dear Mrs FIFTEEN, you are an admirable
dressinaker; my silk, to use your own Illus
tration, sits like ducks foot in the mud
hut you dom know how to manage hus-
band. You must come the morning am
to be married, and see that am all right
Mrs. Blank is fastidious Ny hat is a per-
feet love of a hat, and makes me look
charming. but let me advise you, laying at
the same time nicely gauntleted hand on
Mrs Fittem's shoulder, let your husband
have his own way" and she whirled her
Timber little shape out of the door, with a
musical little laugh that did not crinkle her
cheeks nor quicker her eyes
Mrs FIFTEEN gave the moon upon the lake
dress somewhat vigorous kick, and ex-
claimed:
"She's devil, that's what she is, and that
is the way she has made herself three times
q widow
so are all women" hiccoughed a maud
lin voice, Just coming in over the rear
threshold. who are you contemplating,
lovey. Who is i;.n
The dressmaker eyed him moment
scornfully, but the calling her "lovey' did
the business for him; with mingled tears
and smiles she patted his dusty shoulder,
and replied:
Dear, dear ducSey, the nice little widow
has been telling me how-how might be a
widow"
'She has! She understands the business. |
/ should think" The idea had the effect to |
sober him What did she want you to do,
loveyF
WELT was dreadful"
Well, wei, what was it. I'll have a war
rant out and arrest her."
a never will do it, duckey, never"
Il am sure of it, can trust you. You
are not fit to lie poor, lone widow You |
need the protecting arm Of some husband"
Mr.. FIFTEEN drew herself up bit at this;
there was rebellion in her look
"Tes, she told me her secret" she said.
What was it, lovely. l am sure you
would no: hurt a hair of the head of your
poor, devoted"
Here he broke down from some cause or
other, and staggered to one side.
Il told her about your drinking so, James,
and how you spent my earnings and how
/ get out OF all patience and sometimes well
nigh hate you" This was said with grave
solemnity, and then she added briskly:
What do you think she told me to do:'
Couldn't guess; but I'm very sure you
won't do it"
"Never-you would not live a month"
do tell-do tell what it was"
"She told me to let you have your own
way-think of that
Tho mans eyes twinkled with wicked
mirth
That wasn't so bad, lovey."
Not so bad why you would drink your
self to death in a month or less, if l let you
have your own way
oh, no; | would be cautious for your
dear sake, SO unfit TO be widow Let me
have my own way, lovey; I'll take the
risk
And she did-she followed the widows
advice. Under the circumstances, the reader
can easily divine why Mrs FIFTEEN became
. widow.-Boston Budget