The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-07-08

through the garden while the children
assure him that the peas and bean
have grown an inch since morning. DC
casionally he goes to the door where tn
careful mother is doing" her suppe
dishes, calling out cheerfully that tn,
garden stuff is extra fine this year o.
that he never saw the peonies looking q,
well, perhaps he brings her spray O
yellow roses to deck her glossy hair
then II the day has been an extra bus,
one for her he will offer to put the babe,
he does not call them kids" to bed
A great frolic this ending up with one o
fathers delightful stories about wher
he was little boy. Later v hen every
thing is quiet he sits with the deal
mother on the wide veranda. while
sleepy birds cuddle their young ant
great June roses spill incense to the
night and he tells her all that may hav,
happened OF interest through the day
Does the picture seem like any thing 20,
have experienced Captain?" but tn,
Captain has taken off his spectacles ant
is furtively using lis handkerchief.
Perhaps there is grain OF pepper il
his eye, he certainly used great dea
on his eggs this morning. "Why-wh,
were you ever there? have met you be
fore? ! do not sem to remember No
most certainly not Captain, "but." with
touch OF sadness in her tone IL toe
have memories Of such home. There
is great deal OF truth in the picture
you Grew OF the deplorable condition OF
domestic life In our cities, but take de-
cided exception to your putting all the
blame on the women.
1t is perfectly legitimate that they
should have ambitions and do you fancy
for moment that the men Of today as q
general thing accept their share Of the re-
sponsibility OF housekeeping as my father
and yours did? ! have another home
in my mind in this very city Of tin cans
where the father is wont TO rush home
at night and demand il the dinner ie
ready, then request that the children be
sent upstairs or out Of the way as they
make him nervous and il his wife timidly
inquiries whether he will be at home that
evening he invariably replies that no will
not important business with the board
of directors, or he has promised Jones to
meet him at the club, etcetera. She
knows that the club is luxury he can
i'll afford and and is inclined to account
for his refusal to allow her new spring
suit to his own scarcely necessary in
dulgences; after while she begins &c
wish she could do something for herself
earn little money that would be her
very own. She longs to be less depend
ant, something more than the laborel
who ia not regarded worthy OF her hire
Then the rift comes in the lutte, after
while the music is dumb. No bright 10
telligent girl is any the worse for tn
fact that she has business qualifications
The truth that 30 many women sus
tain themselves is proof OF their ability
Ask any large firm as to the relative use
fulness OF the sexes in certain lines Of
work. II girl is good stenogapher
she will quite likely make a good wife
and mother il she is given the opportun.
ity.' Miss B's usually pale face was
flushed, she did not often discourse Al
euch length to us. The Captain set his
coffee cup down carefully and thought
fully. "Well, well, confess l never
thought OF that side OF it. Iguess ! am
an old fogy but really began to be