The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-10-02
APPLIED SCIENCE.
A Young Lawyers Admirable and
Successful Scheme.

Mr.. Sutton was in his study preparing q
paper on Social Ethics TO be read before his
club. He had style rather profound, he
hattered himself, and was just about wind
ing up with fine peroration, when he heard
slight rap ut his door, and Mrs. Sutton ap.
peared.
Mr.. Sutton was tired, but as he made II q
point never to show temper he merely laid
down his pen with an audible, patiently
patient sigh, and said: "Well, my dearl"
To which Mrs. Sutton made hardly ap-
posite reply, for, holding up pair Of very
pretty walking boots, evidently her own,
between her finger and thumb, she said :
"Where doyou suppose these came FRONT"
"From Frayers, presume"
"No," said Mrs. Sutton.
swell, my dear, II you have gone TO some
other firm you had good reason, no doubt"
As she made no reply, Mr.. Sutton vent
ured guess: ~ really don't know why
you should insist on my guessing, my dear,
but Whatcly, perhaps. A very good maker
and becoming quite the fashion among the
ladies, l believe"
"They came from no such place." said
Mrs Sutton, with q certain amount OF as
perity in her tone; 81 will tell you where,
however. They came from the alleym
''The alley my dear" said Mr.. Sutton,
hardly knowing what TO think, but sure he
had something to do with II; "the alley
Why, what a scamp Nun must be-"
''You are wrong,n Mrs. Sutton rejoined,
with great quiclness and severity. "Muhf
has far too much consideration for his mis-
tress'to destroy her property. You are the
person, Mr.. Suttonl There's limit to
every thing--I can not and viii not bear
this longer. II was only last week that my
cut glass smelling bottle, the one poor
cousin George gave me on my wedding, was
broken--N ~ .t a
Il Ireplaced it my DEAR" meelEly reioined
Mr. Sutton.
'It could not be replaced. 1t was gift
that meant something"
Mr.. Sutton WINGED. he never could bear
cousin George, and was glad he was now
dead
"But," said Mrs. Sutton, changing her
tone, which had verged on the fearful, back
10 severity again, ~ say nothing more on
that point, but To rasume. It's merely
chance that Lave not lost my boots. Mr..
Sutton, some other way must be devised
for getting rid OF those catsl can not
sacrifice all my wardrobe. say nothing of
my disturbed rest.n
"Mrs. Suttonp demonstrated her hus-
band, ~ grant that have been reckless In
throwing any thing that comes TO hand
without paying Sufficient attention TO what
IL might be, but my dear when you speak
Of disturbed rest, pray recall TO your mind
tho fact that IL is in an effort TO give you
undisturbed rest by dispensing those cats
from the premises that have imperiled
your shoes"
''Cats, II let alone, would not keep me
awake" said Mrs. Sutton, majestically.
"1t's your foolishly impulsive attacks on
them that complain of, and these must
cease. can not and will not endure itln
"But, Mrs. Sutton; can not sleep with
that caterwauling."
81 only say,n said Mrs. Sutton, very
severely, "that some other method than
\throwing all our valuables over the fence
pust be thought Of" and with these
lords Mrs. Sutton took herself and her
Ipts away, leaving her wretched husband
ckted between the horns Of dilemma.
heir house, a. "recherche mansion,
StiItable for the residence OF one Of our
merchant princes" as the advertisement
that first drew Mrs. Sutton's attention TO
the place styled IL, was no longer the source
Of pride that IL had been, for the whole
place, especially the alley fence, was In
tested by cats; the very lowest, most ruff
iianly Of cats In logions. The coarse, gut
ter tones Of their voices, upraised every
night as they were, In strains Of love or wild
vendetta, were too much for the sensitive
nerves OF Mr.. Sutton-he who loved retire
ment, and whose chiefest pleasure was what
he fondly styled "wooing the muse" late at
night. Instead he was obliged 10 listen TO
the voices Of these horrible beasts, and in
fact, all OF the hours that he should have
been sleeping were rendered hideous by
these creatures u.9 fl}
Mrs. Sutton had borne with the trouble
in enforced patience until her frantic hus-
band had laid bis hands on all things.
When Il came 10 bric-a-brac and articles
OF personal property, Mrs Sutton felt II
must bestopped, and had said 50. Aud her
husband know that when she adopted GER
tain tone and air, IL must indeed.
That very afternoon be met his nephew,
II. Deming Hazard, young lawyer waiting
Nor practice, and begged Of him TO devise
y plan 70 rid HIM Of the pest Of his life. and
Fas promised relief. The following morn.
ing Is he took his way down town he met
the nephew who heartlessly accos.ed him
with; my dear uncle, yon loc|g seeoy thit
1morping. Had q ha1 pigots rest la
sfhats q matt 4 q toarso. Iaye YOU
Thought Of q remcI.F NN ttil E9 n
I. llIV<Il ~. II .&I-L n I.Ia.Nan. ha ~ q
ure thing" ANl M n VI y "