The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-18
ONE MODEL HUSBAND.
4 MAN WHO GIVES HIS WAGES TO HIS
WIFE EVERY WEEK.

good women who lose their temper because
they cannot help 1t. i am one Of the lat
ter" said Mrs. Cooper as she busted of
chair with her apron and motioned for me
to be seated II know i am not bad
woman, yet sometimes when / get tired
and weary and half sick lose my temper
that is, get angry and do foolish things.
have been married over 10 years, and the
only real trouble have ever had was sick
aess. Yet fly all to pieces sometimes and
wish had never married and q lot OF silly
stuff that would not have come true for
the world.
"Why, you know, my husband Is called
the best husband in Brooklyn. and he is
too. He earns s16 week and always gives
me sl5 of it every Saturday night. Now, l
feel sure there are few men as good as that
to their wives. Still, get mad and fly
about In q manner not at all becoming.
But one does not always feel like express
ing sympathy with a mans worries, his
pleasures, his fatigues and even his temper.
He gets angry at me once in great while. J"
Mrs. Cooper blushed rosy red and looked
anything but a woman with bad temper
as she had described herself She has a
round face without wrinkle in 1t, though
she is 30 years old. mild, blue eyes and q
plump form.
"Come, look mt my house and just see II
you can find any cause for my not being
the happiest woman in Brooklyn, but first
won't you have glass of iced milk"
Mrs. Cooper's face fairly beamed with
happiness, and one could not imagine a
cross word ever passing the red lips that
entered with such vim into the praise OF
her home and surroundings.
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by that the table and every expense ex-
cepting the rent. The remaining Is goes
for rent and small bank account. My
boy is IA, and have girl who goes to
school regularly. Then comes my little
one, who is old enough to run the streets
and keep me after him much of the time" I"
The fat had four rooms, all light and
airy. Every floor was carpeted and neat
ness prevailed. The kitchen was covered
with bright colored oilcloth, and to add
still more brilliancy to the room turkey
red cotton was made into curtains that
were draped about the iron sink, the cup
board windows. the closet doors, and wound
up with small sash curtains that threw q
soft red light over the whole room.
Pictures adorned the walls. and the four
mantelpieces were heavily laden with vases,
clocks aud images. Every room had q rock
ing chair. the largest being In the kitchen.
which had every appearance Of being the
living room. White lace curtains, tied back
with red ribbons, hung at every window
and red plush footstools were plentiful, red
evidently being the favorite color.
A wife's carelessness of her personal ap-
pearance has frequently proved the mar
ring of what might otherwise have turned
out happy marriage. but Mrs Cooper
runs not that risk. for she il tasteful and
neat.
'I carry my husbands hot dinner to him
every day IL the boy is not home. 1t is said
that when poverty comes in at the door
love flies out at the window, but that is not
always true, because we are very happy
here, and il sickness will keep away we are
all right. That has been my only cause for
worry. Had we all been we'll we might
have had a pleasanter home than this to
live in now, for my husband is good work.
man. and as said before gives everything
he earns to his family.
II wish you would wait and see my hus-
band. He is fine looking. He will be home
at 9. Will you have some pears to eat be-
fore you goi IL you want to write up any
more happy homes, / will take you over to
friend of mine who has such q pretty
place. Goodby. / am sorry you will not
Wait to see my husband"
left with feeling of envy in my heart
81 would rather be very poor and be as
happy as that woman" thought, than
be the richest lady in the world and miser-
able" Who would not rather see child
happy In the sunlight than a wise man
pining in darkened jails
"Officer." said, hailing policeman who
was crossing the street, will you please
direct me to my carr / have just come
from Mrs. Cooper's and am turned around
and really don't know which way to CO."
"Been in Mrs. Cooper's, have your Is he
backs'
"Is who back'"
"Why, Mr.. Cooper. He left his wife o
few weeks ago. They had big misunder-
standing and went to court about it,"
"Yes, he's back. Tell me about it,"I
cried. Was my happy home to be pulled
to the ground SO soonP
"Well, there is no better man I'm Brook
lyn than Mr. Cooper. He gives his wife ev-
erything. BY Joe, he only keeps out 81 for
himself every week. He goes homo as reg
ularly as the clsck strikes and stays
there till he In out at work again. The 9TH
er night he wanted to 20 of with the boys,
and she did not want him to. Great Scotti
fellow ought to be allowed some amuse-
mcnt besides working for his family He
said he would 60, and she said she would
see that he did not. He got all ready and
looked for his hat. He found IL cut into
little bits. His wife had done IL In at of
temper. OF course he could not 20 without
hat, and she had won, for he did not go.
He got laundering mad and said he did
not care to live any longer with woman
who would not let him out once in Is years.
II believe the judge said he had never
had such an odd case to handle and sent
them home TO try to make up. am glad
TO hear he has gone back to her, for he has
three bright children, and his wife is very
pleasant and good housekeeper. The only
trouble with her IL that she hasn't the least
idea what trouble Is. Ye goasi toSut UP az
fellows hat because he wants 70 90 to
Coney Island once In Is years 1t seems that
unhappiness is necessary evil, for no
tice in my rounds through life that II there
Is no cause for misery, by joel they grow
thin over their blessings. This Is your car,
madam v--kate kensinpton I'm Nav York