Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-04


tel,hela and Mrs Ives needle glancing
n and ont o. her work like small
ray al lightning The children were
AT tucked snugly up IN bed, for Mr.,
,Juliu. ly,s liked TO be quiet when he
came home from business, and Mrs.
IL, Nae the most devoted and obcdi-
ent 81 eonjuaal partners. Il was an
exqu.,ite.y neat room-a room where
tl.F sweet aoms.element preslominated
in every nook and corner-a room %
which ,ng tired business man might
l.ok forward. AL day, as a haven Of
rest aHa psaer.
qlar aoek struck eight; pussy
stretched herself drowsily before the
ill., and Nr lyes laid down tile pa.
prs Mth 4 preparatory. "Ahem'"
"And uea Melissa, hesaid author.
uatncy sou may bring me the
tradt-a4n bills
poor Mr, ives started ia hcr chair
a. & lAnn0n,ball had Numbered
oui.nugs1y into the silence u the cosy
lrilr .ttArtmcut. How much she
dreaded tine weekly recurrence u this
domestic ulMse. was onlg knUwu 10
herself II WAS the SHELTON ia her
elusel yhu one cinhiftrring element of
heg MAruy homelifc -- tho haunting
giios; Thar no diplomacy had set en-.
ablrd heg 10 exercise Yet. like a meli.
tratnr8 rltr as che was, shr brought
tie tiny packet u bills, and sat down
n4gvkiy Il her husband side
sl1o vas q pretty woman. tall and
graceful nith straight. rrgulur feat.
ure, rosy checks. and soft wisiiul
eyr- tn4t looked ltkr brown velvet. a
woman whose hands always were
pA,gr anB dr.iratv aud whose dresses
alaAys rtefuci - iit hy mngir
Nor was Mr. Julius lsvs ,lisacrec
aulr -jss.tusn ug mankind 10 look
ufaH lie MAS large. mud finely form
s8 nttH dark hair. strongly disposed
a. Cus At tile ends, aud bright black
Cyr VA, exer,hrlcss, there WAS q
uTiHiu Curve ,n Mr. Ives upper ip
that .avoug~l somewhat Of The i'm
pnrttfr Wnud
Butter again that's tiyc pounds
we've ugod Within week moaucl
items Of .AF grorrr bin with the liz tia
gold l-na. thns hung Ht HIS watch
chain My drAr, does Bridget grease
The Kitchen pans with butter
Mr. lsrs checks glowcd
"NnN iHius what i shcuee ~ talk.
ms " That sarcastic sort IT Way Nnu
don't -"n 50 reflect that family
Ike nur- cannot mbsist on nir--Hnd
yuu Ike - have the cooking very ricl
ypu know
Rich should think so. Ham cod
hsn III The why. Melissa. Jones sayi
they only buy meat three times .
week -hayn II cold every other day
.Iouu. wife knows how to economic
lsuppose you haven't the least idea
what b~rumcs Of the joints after thcl
leave TIE table
hHyc no doubt 81 Bridgci's per
teri honesty, julius"
"Oh. Ho-oi course not. But | dc
think Melissa. IL il a witc's duty q
pay some sort othttentiun 20 her hus
band pocket
Our hilIs are not disproportionatc
y large Julius
They must be. my dear--thuy mus
bc. Positively Il "a enough to brighter
one, Just 10 run over these items II
the housekeeping accounts, Sugar
iai-ins--oil--oystcrsi Melissa, do
Keep q restaurant II not. where d,
oil these things gof'
Mrs Ives was silent.
Observation-Disclosures tons o
coal, Upon my wurd?"
stili Mrs, Ives maintained complete
taciturnitv.
Melissa" said her husband. plaC
ing the bills rather emphatically OF
,he table, eve must turn over a ne,
leai-wo must, positively. Can't yol
rutrcnchp"
How"
In n thousand ways, my dear
why my mother never spent half th
money you contrive 90 spend, an,
there were twelve of us
Your mother lived on a farm
Jnilus, The milk, butter, cheese, AM
Vegetables were from her farm an
uqiry-the ment and poultry wer
within her own barn.yard aud pa,
lure. do not think Il fair to inst
tute q comparison between her eS
penses and mine"
Oh, that's the way you women q
talk" said MIR. Ives, impatientlS
All | know il that there must be
screw loose somewhere. You mas
economical
But, julius"
:. MY love, don't you see I'm jus
lighting my cigarg never can smok
when my mind Is manyway disturbed
suppose wedismiss the subject. ! nj
quite sure that thave stated my wisl
Is on the subject with sufficient di
tinctnessl
Mrs. Ives bit her coral lip and SOW
90 away vigorously at her work Bu
! her thoughts could have descende
N ashower bath ofwords on Mr. Julit
ives devoted head, how they woul
nave startled him from the calm con
plaeeney Of his mood.
N,fes, I'll economize," thought Mr.
tntlelissa, vindietively dragging Il