Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-04
DIsPOsING OF HIM.

DIsPosING OF HIM.
4 Hint for Wives Who Seek Green Fieldi
and Babbling Brooks In Summer.
From the New York World
my greatest anxiety in going away for the
summer" sighed Emma-Emma in an excellen,
name for the species-''is what to do with
him."
Thus delicately doth the average middle class
woman make clear to her audience the fact that
to her there 10 but one lord in creation. Him.
Inc rest Of mankind are merely Psalms-or
Toms, Dicks and Harrys, perhaps-an inferior
grade Of creatures.
drown him, DEAR" laughed the Butterfly.
temporarily, Of course!'
In that case''-with a surprised air-''who
would pay the hotel bills?'
True. had forgotten the meanest thing
mas use, interrupting herself to pull Made
ialne and Reginald from the depths Of q trunk.
Haven't you nearly finished packing? I've
rescued your children from death by suffoca-
ton three times"
Three, four, five! I've got one trunk
more, with little things we may wainwright
lamp, OIL stove, medicines and some of his
clothes in case be should be up during the
without incumbrances-smiled.
Mnere do you mean him to stay when he
doesn't come up?''
That's the troublew With tired pucker
between her eyebrows, Emma sat down on the
OIL stove to mediate.
Its really more economical to let Bridget
go on for the summer. If she stayed here pre-
tending to work she'd run up grocery bills and
give parties. have to take Ann with me on
account of the children. He can sleep in the
mouse ..is ana get his meals out suppose"
Butterfly forgot to laugh, and looked straight
into her friends eyes. do you believe he
always comes home after dinner?'
Il don't know. How can l tell? can have
a woman come to sweep and make beds and
take away washing!'
.'Pshaw! That doesn't make the house agree
able"
'Well, he can shut up the house and board
some where-at mother's-but he won't"
Don't blame him.
-, HE could go to hotel. but that's expensive
We could ali board out of town and near
enough to the city for him to come in every
day. And he won't do that. Says it's nuisance
to catch trainsr'
1T is. Oh, it is"
There are lots Of men left at homer' ag-
grieved by the Butterfy's persistent sympathy
with the wrong party. Hes no worse of than
any one else
Then why do you give it q second thought?''
reason.
The truth is that, like every conscientious
woman, when it comes to the point you can't
help feeling it's mean thing to 60 off and en-
JOY yourself and leave the party OF the second
part to dismally shrouded house and lone IL
ness while he stays in it. You would be indig-
nant If yon thought he went amusing himself
ELSEWHERE; You want him to stay in the house
and feel lonely. Yet you are secretly con-
scious that it is making severe strain on
human nature to expect it,"
m sure don't know what else to do with
him :" (hopelessly) He says he won't mind
He'll get along somehow. He'll be satisfied
enough in the house till we get backr'
Yes, believe they do say those things"
81 don, know what they say with dig
nity). I'm telling you what he says That 8
quite different It's common enough case
There are six families away on this block and
all the men are living just that way!''
six did you say? Friends?"
''Oh, yes, acquaintapces People who have
lived here some time. Why
"Twouldn't be bad idea." quoth the But
terfy. with a twinkle in the corner Of her eye,
for them to keep house together
six men together! In one house. Horrors !!
1 wouldn like 1t to be mine-when got back
In the fall"
But think how well off the dear fellows
could be. They could club together keep a
decent cook and other servants ana have good
meals and their rooms kept i'm some kind Of
womanly order. They could have their clothes
casionally brushed off the sofa pillows and the
top Of the clock. They could enioy each
others conversation and social habita. And.
gracious. think how Smith could sympathize
with Browns wife when he came to know the
man .he had been putting up with SO angeli-
caI1y!"
"But consider the state Of the house when
one got back" ~. - -
''Of course-that's another st-I won't say
It! Don't throw that thing You'll ruin my
hat!' But the woman who sacrificed herself
for the general good would be recompensed
Even in this world she would find her reward
Think Of the admiration of her neighbors'
husbands, the satisfaction Of making her own
him happy and comfortable when his home
was left unto him desolater'
There" with decision. "After all you've
hit it squarely in the center. Don't you know
that not a woman on earth would look with
favor on such Quixotic plans for that very
reason?"
.Whatr'
Fact" said this demure, good. amiabie,
thoughtful, conscientious, dear. little domestic
wife. Emma. who wants them to be happy and
comfortable while their wives are away! Who
is willing for them to imagine such q thing
possible! Am l, do you think?'
Great heavens. woman ~ cried the Butter
ny, strong light breaking over her frivolous
spirit That's SO! They might be made too
happy They might be 80 complacently set
tied that they wouldn care a-hairpin whether
you all come back or notr'
Il don't know anything about them but
do know him."