Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-02-13
W0MAN'S WORLD.
q MAN WHO KEPT HOUSE WHILE
HIS WIFE WORKED OUT.

Tho English Drawing Roam Costume.
Honnets At Small Cost-Poariy Cared
sor china--Portraits OF the Queen.
Dressing in n sleeping Gar.
The household of William Hergenroe-
ther, "A German optician, living at 90 Attor-
ney street, has long been an unhappy one.
William has n young and comely wife,
who is as thrifty as her husband is lack
ing in industry. For two years she has
supported herself her 6-year-old daugh-
ter and her husband and taken care of
things at home. Mrs. Hargenroether de-
cures that the sole contribution of WILL
lam toward the maintenance of the
family during this time amounted 10 q.
He simply would not work.
One day Mrs. Hergenroether proposed
that both she and her husband go out to
find work. If shs. was successful In her
search William should become house
keeper, while she would provide for the
family, II, ON the contrary. William
found job first he should accept 1t and
work. while his wife cared for the house.
In keeping with other men, William fan
cied housework very easy indeed, and
supposed he could dispatch the duties of
housekeeping in half the time his wife
took. Seeing "A life of ease before him
he readily agreed TO the proposition He
called it snap
Mrs. Hergenroether Is "a tailoress. and
In few hours she returned with the
news that she had secured steady em-
ployment. William was home. OF
course he had been unable to find Job,
30 he took charge of the kitchen The
novelty had n surprising effect ON the
man. He became wonderfully indus
trious His cooking was really excellent
after few days Of practice. Steak was
never more nicely fried Better coffee
Mrs. Hergenroether never tasted. As
for the pancakes they were always
Drowned precisely right William dis
played great cleanliness in his house
keeping. His little girl was always tidy.
the window plnes shone like some Of
Williams p .nble glasses in the bygonc
days when he worked at his trade
as optical goods maker. and Mrs.
Hergenroether always found good
meal awaiting her ON her return from
work
All this was toJ good to- last. It con-
tinued two or thee weeks. at the expi-
ration OF which William showed signs of
fatigue. The quality Of his cooking fell
off; the coffee was cold and bad. and
sometimes there was no supper on the
table when the wife came home.
Mrs. Hergenroether got mad She had
performed her part of the contract faith
fully and did not mean to submit to any
imposition, and she soon had William in
the hands of the law When arr4igned
at Essex market on charge of non sup
port he said he would resume his labors
ut home IL the court would release him.
As he could not furnish bail to pay his
wife 81 week he was locked mp. His
wife left hm to his own reflections and
q prison cell for several days. William
did not relish confinement. and bestirred
himself to effect his release Through a
friend he secured job in an opticians
establishment. Justice Taintor approved
of this move aud released him so that he
might go to work. Williams brother,
an Attorney street barber. says that this
is the first time that William has been
able to find work.-New York Press.