Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-08-04
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o:oO. AT O:ZO was seated In happy eX-
pectation at the window. Six thirtv-
Henry would turn tne corner in mo,
ment. Six thirty-ive-he had not turn
ed the corner. How fumed and fidget-
ed and fretted Ny hands got all hot
in the palms. At 6:45 had ruined nv
clean handkerchief rubbing them. AS
| left the room to get another the cook
sang out: This dinners spoilin'. men,
The master will be here directly. Ann.
| am sure | tried to answer cheerful
ly, but the conviction is even now fore,
ed upon me that the tone betrayed irri-
tation At 40 in came Henry. I
greeted him with: %, Henry, how could
You be so late. The dinners ruined,
ruinedp
"He said he really couldn't help it.
AS the table maid put on the dishes SD
remarked in an acid tone. The cook
told me to say. madam, she was very
sorry. but the dinners been kept so
long it's quite spoiled.
"'You can tell the cook that we have
no difficulty in ascertaining that fact
for ourselves, snapped out my lord and
master, by way Of reply. The meal
was gloomy, and only picked at; the
evening still gloomier.
AT 10 O'clock went up stairs and
had a good cry; then bathed my eyes for
ten minutes and went to bed without
waiting for Henry.
The next day, after dinner, which
was punctual and all right in every way,
Henry said-and | never forgot what
he said; I'm going TO give you nearly
the exact words he used-'Come here,
little woman was a little woman then
and be lectured You were very an
cry at my being, late for dinner yester-
day. You need not have been. If you
had stopped to think a moment you
would not have been so put out.
Doesn't il occur to you that when a man
has been hard at work all day he gets
hungry and tired towards o'clock?
That when he knows there is a jolly
good dinner and a sweet little wife
waiting for him'-he puts the dinner
first and the wife second. man-like, my
dear-'tha1l Us GOING afler tbass -lXo
very goodythings as quickly as he can?
| spoiled last nights dinner, my dar-
ling, to arrange some very important
business. Now, remember, in future.
if I'm late for dinner, don't be cross;
pretend you enjoy it, You shall not
develop into an acrimonious little
schrew if | can help it. so take fair
warming | shall develop into a very
nasty husband if you do.
And did he, my DEAR" queried Mrs.
Chasely.
Replied Mrs. Grady: "He certainly did.
| didn't forget that lecture for six
months, and then-it was his birthday
dinner, a culinary symphony. He was
an hour late. | greeted him with, U,
Henry, this is too cruel OF you
What did he do?'
"He put on his hat and left tho
house. When he returned at In the
morning his step was the least shade
wobbly and he reeked of cigar smoke
AT this moment the door burst open
and a hearty voice CALCULATED:
my dear Mrs Chasely. I'm very sor'
ry to be late II handn't the best wife
in the world your dinner would DO
spoiled: but come in, | know IL VIII Do
all right"
Mrs. Chasely noticed that by accident
Mr.. Grady forgot to take her in, but
entered the dining room with his arm
round his wifes waist, and as she drove
home that night she wondered that II
at forty-two years Of age a man and
husband could be affected by change
of tactics.
But that depends a good deal upon
the age of the wife.-H. st. Maur In
London Sun.