Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-07-21
THOSE MEN.
Two Clipper Women Agree That They
Arc Hard to Please.

Two Clipper Women Agree That They
Are Hard to Please.
"Men are awfully hard to please" sighed
the woman with the pansies in her bonnet
as she seated herself at the restaurant table.
"lE.eed they are" responded the woman
with the blue serge gown. II met Clara
awhile ago, and she says her husband says
the meancst things about her new full
sleeves. He threatened to get divorce
just because she wore dress without any
ut TALL last winter. Why, call that il
logical"
am so eXtravagant, so l just determined
to prove to him that am not Well, yes
terday saw some gloves advertised at Is
cents pair, SD l decided to get some. l
didn't exactly need them, you know, but it
was a good chance to show my husband
that was willing to save money. came
down town on purpose to get them, and
would you believe it'll forgot all about
them. You see, had been looking in vain
! for black lace cape like Emily's, and that
day just CHANGED on one."
How awfully fortunate"
Yes, wasn't it? Well, when l was al
| most home suddenly remembered the
| gloves. The truth was that had paid more
than ought for the cape, so wanted the
cheap gloves to put my husband in good
hulnor before showed it to him. Well,
was actually too tired to walk another step,
so after lunch got a cab and went back
after the gloves. And, don't you think,
after all my trouble Frank was disagree
| able enough to say that it would have been
cheaper to buy the more expensive ones at
first. Oh, tell you men are awfully hard
to pleasc!'
Indeed they are," sighed the woman
with the blue serge gown. Nov, lost
my peck etbook week or so ago. It was
an awfully pretty one, though, to be sure,
had had it a good WHILE and it was a lit
tie worn at the edges. I knew Horace
would always fling my losing it in my face
until my dying day, so before went home
I advertised it in two papers,"
And did you find it?''
"Oh, yes; got it back after had paid q
reward of S. Then told Horace all about
it, and what do you think was the first
question he askeG?"
Il don't know, but Pm sure it was some
thing horrid."
"I1c asked. How much money was il
tip"
"Eefore he even praised you for being 81
businesslike-what Il shame! But how
much was in it,"
only 20 cents. but the principle was tn,
| same"
"Of course it was. Now. there was Alice
She lost her umbrella the other day anc
, would not buy another-just to punish her
self, she said And, don't you think, tn,
very first time she wore her $25 bonnet i
rained, and as she had no umbrella it wa
ruined. Her husband was too mean TO
anything about it-said it would have beer
more economical to buy cheaper bonne
and an umbrella too."
1.-THE idea! And there is Nora. You know
how economical Nora is"
Indeed do. Why, she made herself il
by walking all over town shopping on
, hot day last summer without any lunch
You see she wanted to save the money t,
buy silver stickpin. Her husband woul,
have given her the money, but she wante,
/ to surprise him by her economy"
"Well?"
"Oh, it made her violently i'll, and sh
was in bed two weeks, with the doctor com
, ing every day and sending in an awful bill
, AS for her husband, he didn't appreciat
i her self denial at all''
"Of course not. Well, she had an awfu
experience the other day. She sold some o
her husbands old clothes to peddler an,
bought some lovely flowers with the mon
ey"
well, I'm sure'-
But, you see, she forgot t. look in tn
pockets, and in one of them there happene'
to be the receipt for big bill. The bill
was sent in the next day, and as the receip
was missing her husband had to pay
over But it wasn't her fault if the shop
! keeper was dishonest
"Of course not Well, must go HON
now. My housekeeping book is not mad
up for the week and"-
why, how do you manage to keep one
tried, but mine would never balance PROF
: erly."
mine didn't use to, but have becom
, quite business woman now. Why, 20
? see, have my weekly allowance, and if
forget what I've spent the money for jus
put down sundries,' because, you know,
+ must have got something with it. If
haven't enough money, just tell my hus
+ band that it must have gone for fruit-yo
know he is perfectly devoted to fruit"
"Isee. Well, wish had your head fo
, business. I think my husband would b
less disagreeable if had. "-Chicago Tril
une.
Deep.