The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-25
MRS. PEPPERS WIFE.

"Mrs. Pepper l labor under The
impression that il is high time YOU
were getting breakfast. AS my
former housekeeper understood all
my wishes III regard to these thlngs,
| found il necessary TO give any
orders respecting them; but with
You il is different. AS you have
never got IA meal in this house, OF
course you know nothing Of The
regulations OF the household.
"ln he first place, you will make
fire in the kitchen, put on he ket-
tie. then You will make a fire in
here. That done, you Will cool;
the breakfast and bring il in here
as | have always been accustomed
to taking mlne in bed, and do not
considerlt necessary 10 depart from
that custom on your account (; but
should you prefer it, you can cal
yours III the kitchen, as il is per-
iec,lv immaterial to me-"
This occurred The morning after
Mrs. Pepper went 10 housekeeping.
Mrs. Pepper was a sensible wo-
man-she made no reply 10 Mr..
Peppers commands, but as soon as
her toilet was finished, she left the
room. and sitting down in the
kitchen she thus runinNted:
"Make the kitchen fire Yes.
I'll do that. Then make "A fire in
The bedroom! I'll see to that, too.
Then take The breakfast 10 his bed.
side! Just see if | dol" And
then Mrs. Pepper sat and
thought deeply Tor a few minutes
when. apparently having arrived
al satisfactory conclusion, she
proceeded TO business.
Having got nice fire kindled in
The kitchen she carried some coal
into Mr.. P.'s apartment and filed
up his stove, having first ascertain
I'd that here was not a spark of
fire in il. That duty performed,
she next prepared The breakfast ,
Of which she parloOk with a great
relish; and after matters and
things were all set to rights in The
kitchen she went down town on a
shopping excursion.
Meanwhile MIR. Pepper began to
grew impatient. lie "labOred un-
der The impression" that The al
m0splIere of his room did not grow
warm very fast, aud he began 10
feel unpleasanily hungry. Peep
ing out from behind the bed cur
tains, he saw how affairs we're with
regard 10 The stove. Something
like a suspicion of The real state of
affairs began TO dawn on his mind
lie listened for q few minutes, but
all was still about The house.
Hastily dressing himself he pro-
ceeded To investigate The affair.
lie soon comprehended the whole
oft, and was very wrathful al first ;
but be cOmforted himself with the
reflection that he had the power 10
punish Mrs. p, and he felt bound
10 dn il. too. Alter some search
he found the remains OF The break
last. Of which he partook with a
guslo, and then he sat down to wait
for Mrs. Z. She WAS a long time
coming and he had ample time 10
nurse his wrath. While sitting
there he thus soliloquized:
THAT ever /, Pmlander Pepper.
should be so treated, and by a wo-
man, too, is nui 10 be believed. |
can't believe IL no, nor | wont,
either, But she shan'i escape, that's
certain; il she Should my repuia-
lion iu dignity would be forever
gone; for haven't ! told solomon
SimpletOn al along how | was 60
ing 10 make my wife stand around,
and how | was going 10 make her
get Up and make The FIRE every
morning and let me lie abec, and
how | WAS gning 10 shut her up and
feed her on bread and waller IL she
dared 10 say she wouldn't do it,
"a cosy nile arrangement. hr.
Pepper" said q son voice behind