The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-07-10
NOT A PLEASANT EXISTENCE
A Husband Who Had to Be Careful
Nyhoro DE Sat nnUn


When Tom came home at night. wearied
from a long days worriment and v~exatiou
In the office, he received a loving welcome
from his wife.
That is. be would hare received a lovinz
welcome if they had owned no furniture
1t was the furniture that played the mis-
chief with Toms domestic bliss.
He would enter his front door, tired an
exhausted. and his wife would meet hic-
and says
Why, Tom. it's very strange ,hae 5o-
can never come into the front door without
winding the entry mat up tn a Toll Yo1
lave nearly spoiled It nov It's 60 Csc to'
u 10 Try 20 nave anything YoQ arr sar
20 spoil it by your careless habits
I'm sorry, ny dear," bega1 !oc
"but"--
oh. Tom" broke 10 els wife ~don''
stand there with thu coor wide opea All
tbedust blowing Ia upor my furniture L
Will all be ruined completely Oh. dear.
nan Is such a careless animali ! some
times think BE should never be allowed Il
enter a house, BAT should be confined
somewhere in the yard in a strong Gag:
with no carpets. 10 furniture. 40 draptcie:
Tor anything"
IF you will by ue a cage" said Tom
Il will live in it." and be threw himself
YEARLY into a chair
Mercy on usr' screamed his wife Tom.
get cat OF that chair at once Haven't
told you a thousand times that that chan
was never meant to sit imp
Il always thought thai vas the p1rpos:
tor which a chair was made" said Tom.
That's just as stupid as some men are u
said his wife
Il hope my cage will De ready omo
row" said TOui as be threw open the from
blinds TO gas out upon the sunset
1t IS strange. Tom" said his wife, that
you can never go near those windows with
out tangling yourself all up in the lace cur
tains. You are just like a child. You think
you must look out of every window you see
Here you came into the house and then i'm
nediately go to looking out of doors II
you wanted to see the scenery outside. why
didn't you stay out?"
Tom closed the blinds and threw himself
into another chair without a word, Much
married life had made him taciturn.
There, Tom, you have worn that tidy of
the back Of that chair, just the way you al.
ways do Here ! worked for weeks and
weeks on that tidy and shaved myself to
death in trying to make our home look pref,
ty and beautiful It's discouraging wish
! was dead! There"
May | be allowed to stand on one foot il
the middle of the room, my dear?" meekly
suggested Tom
Yes, and on that elegant Turkish rug
that cost us 50 much money, with your dirty
shoes on"
II have had several stubborn misappre
tensions of mine corrected today" said
Tom My ignorance was so dense that !
was actually stupid enough to think that
nIo;- ,ror, 1onlo = - no n ,,rc1 %hot r,,~-
were made to walk over and that windows
were made to look out of. But now, to my
clarified vision, l see what monstrous delu
sions | nave been cherishing."
Here Tom took his hat and started away.
why, Tom," said his wife, you have
just come home. Where are you going?"
II am going out" said Tom, ITO commit
some crime to see if ! can't be sent to the
penitentiary, SO that | can have a place OF
residence where ] can sit down and enjoy
myself New York World.