Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-05

being done especiaiiy io'
taste. =, - <ri.rda mr.
- hsvs tbeatre-tickets. or some one -
n,,,anr An This We know beforHhani, az
= r,,,s Tor my wife does not enconrsse
s.s,,rnr,se parties." IL II II an OH hish'
- haye a little good music for an nour
, s,aoke a cool cigar and c0niine my
.nrr 20 one room IN the house. ana then:
.,blls NV wife takes UP her work. reso
aloud.
ALWAYS READY.
find her willing 10 go anywhere WIN
- o. 10 ANYTHING. delighted TO go for
drive a couple-of-days' fishing mp
vacbiIng trio In the vacation. ready TO
don her rubber skirt, coat, ana sou w'ster
and plunge into the dying spray That Is
the breath OF life 20 me III II IL driye
into the country. ootamzihg rainV'e
into the woods, visit 10 some old MS
toric spot she Is interested, ready 10
grasp all the pleasure In II. | sometimes
wonder II IL Is possible for her tastes TO
have come round to mine. or mine TO hers
during our cOmpanionship; for II seems
TO me impossible that any two human
beings should have been formed with 80
many IDEAS and thoughts IN common. ana
more impossible Sill that these two per-
sons should meet.
From the first she has known my IN
come and all its fluctuations, and j nave
never known her TO ask me for money
Whatever was the figure mutually set TOT
our household expenses, etc, has never
been exceeded ! know that there are no
bills and | bother my head little about
house matters for by the comfort ana
all receive | we'll know that the most II,
and always has been, made OF everything,
and that my interests and hers are identi-
cal.
During the day n I chance to come
home | find Der deVoting herself 10 the
children. taking walks, paying visits ana
generally giving them her attention IN
preference TO anything else There are
romps and fun; but in babyhood the
loving training began-that when ! came
home the play must be quiet. and there
must be no athletics" unless | joined
in. which up to date Is no uncommon
thing for half an hour. They are we'll
hammered fairly good. and not an iota
of trouble from one years end 10 another
NEVER TOUCHED.
Bcing a literary man ! have a den In
which is kept my typewriter. papers, clip
pings, and all the litter which perta ns
tO the craft. These are never touched.
II | leave piece Of paper on the tanie
to-day II will be there a month from 20
dav. moved and busted Of course but the
table will not be "tidied up" As an IN
stance. my wife thought box cunninely
partitioned inside would help me, and so
with some strips OF cardboard and some
strong thread she made one, just what l
had been wanting for years and did not
know IL: but she did not put the papers
In II.
Since my youth | have been accustomed
to take "A cold bath every morning. the
water lust the temperature IL runs from
the faucet: winter mornings II was. Of
course. rather cold dressing. The first
thing that happened was a curiously-
warm dressing robe. OF material / ne@er
saw eaualcd for clingiug, warmth. and
comfort. and which superseded the Ordi-
nary bath-towel ma terial robe as effective
ly as the electric light has gas in public
buildings. Then after a space came a
pair of homC-knittcd wool slippers and
| thought my gamut of luxurious bath
room comfort was touched 10 the highest
rote OF it's register. ! was wrong. for
the succeeding winter saw a plumber
carry a pipe from the gas-iet and az
tach II 10 a neat gas-stoVe, and one morn
ing. when | went into the room I found
n pleasant temperature Of g. to 20 instead
of the old p TO 30. and for the thousandth
time since | married realized that | must
be of precious material 10 be so wen taken
care Of
GLAD IT'S OVER
II must not be inferred that / never -
out. or that my wife ever makes an OH
lection The only understood point y
that | always let her know "a soon as 4
can OF my intention but when ! return
her pleasure at seeing me tells me that
il has been A not too pleasant evening Or
day, even though sha has been out some
where herself. and that she is glad II f.
over.
As to my friends | find when they
come that the one great difficulty IS a.
get them to let me take them out They
want my wife along. or they are perfectly
willing 10 stay at home, and this l. not
always desirable for a mans friend Is "a
mans friend, and Is not always accent
able 10 woman, AMI for this no reason
can be given, so, unless my wife Is
known to have a decided liking FOR any
man Of my acquaintance ! make IL nv
aim to infict his society upon her as little
as possible. My mere business friends
never take 10 the house.
My income is not d large one. but IL
is enough. 1t might possibly be- larger n
devoted more hours 70 work. bur %
this my wife objects. To any reasonable
amount she Will agree. but she urges the
unan sWerable argument that IL my time
IS worth one cent an hour 10 work u ~
worth 10 her, after It reasonable income
is secured, exactly ten times as much
and--well. what man in his senses would
cavil at the specie in which such over
time is paid.
so my case stands! Such are few OF
the straws which tend 70 snow how the
housekeeping wind blows with me Such
are some OF the forces which have kept
me from forming the absent habit"
\. LIVINGSTONE.
A MONEY SIEVE