The herald., 1895-08-28
THIS WISE WlFE'S PLAN

Chicago Cronicle: There were three
women and one man sitting on the gal
lery in the dusk.
Really" said the woman in the shirt
waist, ''if one wasn't going away there
would be nothing to talk about. Con-
yersaton would be deomnetized.
Yes" agreed the man, "the ratio is
16 to in favor of the free coinage of
passes to the summer resorts.''
"The queer part" observed the woman
in white duck, lis that we all say we
would rather stay at home and we are
only going for the benefit OF the child
rem. By the way, did you ever think
what an admirable excuse children are
for everything? All that you do or leave
undone you can lay on tnem.'
''For my part" said the woman in the
blue dimity, Il always smake it rule to
travel every now and then for my hus-
band 8 health.'
''Eh, how is that?" inquired the man.
who does not always find it easy to keen
up with the subtleties of feminine logic.
well" responded the blue dimity.
you know he can get away from his
business but very seldom. After | have
been at home for good while l find We
are boring each other dreadfully. We are
bota polite and we suppress our feelings
as well as we can. but the fact remains
that We know Just the same things. |
have heard all his stories. He is gen.
tleman to the death, but l can detect by
the artificial ring in his laugh that he
doesn't think my jokes as funny as he
did the second or ihird time he heard
them. Then | know it is time for me to
take a trip som ewhere.'
Dear me" murmured the woman in
white, and the man absently lit himself
another cigarette.
when | come back | have a new lot of
stories and fresh Jokes, and we are so
glad to see each other we positively en-
CO our honeymoon
How very odd !" gasped the woman
in the shirt waist.
Not bit" good .naturedly replied
the blue dimity. Did you never" she
asked curiously, suspect that your
husband got tired OF you and the children
and the whole domestic paraphernalia?"
Good gracious, non' was the res ponse.
"Why. he's the best man in the world.
He puts the children to bed and does
the marketing, and doesn't seem to mind
now-though he used to-getting up to
look under the bed for robbers and put
ting the cat out.
Exactly" said the blue dimity, "and
don't you know there are times when he
is tired and worn out and nervous, when
he wishes he could 60 back to his bach
elor days; when he would like to eat
what he likes without anybody remind
ing him that it will disagree with him,
when he would like to smoke as many
cigars as he wants. to, and feel that he
can go home at any hour in the morning
without reproachful figure asking in
freezing tones, Is that you, John? "
Were you ever q man. asked be of
the cigarette, with deep feeling in his
voice.
NO, I never was" said the blue
dimity; land | am not an imitation man
in bloomers, either. Furthermore, l am
not speaking for the fellows who neglect
their wives and play up TO the limit at
the club. l am talking OF the good
domesticated Darbies, who never get an
evening out withouC being chaperoned
by their wives or children. In rv
opinion. it's every woman's duty to give
her husband a holiday now and them"
The women looked at The blue dimity
in silence a moment; then they said:
But our husbands write us how lonely
they are when we are gone"
Pooh ~ said the blue dimity; would
you discourage politeness? After wo-
man is 20 she should take her compli-
ments ut their face value
You are very odd, they repeated
again.
But the man pressed her hand as he bid
her good night.
Would you mind repeating this to m =
wife," he asked.