Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-18

bathing in the ocean, 80 decided to wait
on the veranda till he should return. Pretty
soon his square, broad -shouldered figure was
seen coming rapidly up the hill. After
learning my errand, ne excused himself for
a moment and went upstairs, and when he
came down again Mrs. Roosevelt said:
Teddy did you bring up that wet bath
ing sut?"
20. mol" he said, with . comical little
gesture Of punishment II forgot It."
"Then I'll send a servant down to bring
it up" said Mrs. Roosevelt, "for 1t will be
ruined If it is left to lie down there all wet
with sea water"
You will do nothing of the kind" said
the colonel, "for am going to bring 1t up
myself" He started down the path, but
| she called after him:
Teddy, have you got the key to the bath
house In your pocket?"
He turned and came back to the house.
II left IT upstairs just now, when l went
after a handkerchief" he said.
II will run up and get it," said Mrs.
Roosevelt; ut will only take moment
She had her foot on the first step when
her husband caught her and playfully pulled
her back.
"You are not going upstairs 10 get that
key for me-" he said. II left the bathing
suit In the bathhouse. and l am the one
| to 60 after it. left the key upstairs and
am going to get that myself. too. 1t Is
quite time I learned to be less thought
| less"
| They had quite q little argument a. 20
who should get the key. but he finally cut
1t short by bounding no the stairs. two
| steps at a time, and Immediately bounding
| down again, swinging the key In his fingers.
/ 10 will 1at Dvh i'm ~
| said Mrs. Roosevelt as the colonel started
for the bathhouse.
In few minutes he came up the hill
| again, looking bright and happy, and hold
| ing a sloppy flannel bathing suit at arms
length.
| "It doesn't do for . man to humor him
self too much" he said, smiling at Mrs
| Roosevelt. 81 would never succeed in
breaking my bad habits II / allowed you to
spoil me-"
| That rigorous self discipline doubtless
econtributed a great deal toward making
Teddy Roosevelt so good soldier. and 1t is
| sure to make him a good governor, and
possibly a good president after 1900; but no
matter how high the position he may be
called upon to fill, his best role will always
be that Of husband to the modest little
woman at Oyster Bay.
The Old Family Servant.
Those people who pride themselves on the
perfection Of their menage, but who do not
| happen to have a number of old family
servants, are now trying to supply the de-
fciency by borrowing them from other
members Of their family who may be more
fortunate In that regard. II they cannot
borrow them Of relatives they will buy them,
or hire them. but to be without them Is TO
be quite out OF fashion It doesn't make
| very much difference, 80 long as nobody
knows 1t, whether the old servants have
really been in the family one month or
forty years, but they must be in evidence
on all ceremonious occasions. chrlsten-
ing, IN order to be up to date, must have
the young mothers old nurse lowering
around, looking anxiously and tenderly at
baby. while the old, gray-haired butler, and
the housekeeper in her stiff black silk, are
as necessary to the fashionable wedding re-
ception as the orange blossoms or the
bridegroom. II looks rather odd-but then,
many new-fangled things do-to see the
bride give the third piece Of wedding cake
to an old servant, especially II one happens
to know that what Is supposed to be a re-
ward for years OF faithful service Is be-
slowed upon an old woman who never saw
the bride until the rage for family servants
began . few months ago. As the genuine