The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-10
"OinuH'S Worst Rival.

q gentleman called at u certain hOuS,
in this city and inquired: "Whcrc il
Mr.. -" The wife answered with
a sad shake Of her head; "God only
| knows don't. lie went OF on his
wheel soon rs he alto breakfast, and I've
not seen him siucc.' That woman
worked every day in the cotton mill rs
regularly as her husband: and when
cook faitCd to como ON Sunday. she had
to cook breakfast, hunt up Sunday
clothes, dress aud fix three or fout
children OF to Sunday pick uI
| the old mans dirty clothes where I've
he had thrown them all over the best
room, shoes in the middle of the floor,
! dirty socks in one corner, shirt on the
bed, pants on Il chair, old handkerchief
on the mantlcpiccr aud collar on the
bureau. Then sho had baby to bathc
| and dress. beds to make, dishes to wash
! lloOrs to sweep, (this she had to do
with tho baby in her arms) water TO
| draw, dinner to cook, land the husband
| always wanted an extra good dinner,
and II heap Of it, on Sunday, as that
was the only day in the week that he
had time to enjoy Il mcaU and she
wanted to get through everything in
time to go 10 church to hear the eleven
| o'clock sermon. Husband had prom
| iscd to be back in time to accompany
| her, but when she had finished her
work (ycs, woman works on Sunday for
n rt II Ia, tn,.'., Ca,
| and plcaSurc) it only lacked Is minutes
| to eleven and he had not returned. She
was tired. oh, SO tired, but hurricdly
arranged her hair and changed her
dress, looking every moment for her
husband. Eleven o'clock came, five,
| ten, fifteen minutes past; the little wo-
man was too tired 10 carry baby to
church without help; SO almost in tears
over the disappointment, she again
changed dresses and sat down TO pom
lcct He came at - o'clock.
"Dld you look for me, little woman?"
he laughed.
"Of course did. had hard time
getting through everything in time,
but was ready and waiting for You at
eleven; did think you would keep
your word; that was harder to bear
than being disappointed.
"Oh there was Il crowd OF us went to
Prosperity and ] couldn't get back by
eleven without leaving the crowd and
if had, would have been too tired to
60 TO church,"
80 your wheel is to take you from
home every Sunday, probably into bad
company, and keep you away from
church. You hardly ever go to church
at all, John, since you bought that
wheel; want you TO have Il pleasant
time and enjoy yourself, but, John, |
an sadly hurt and disappointed in you"
son, come now, am to get Il sermon
at home, am |? Any collections to take
up? Better Charge the subject by call
ing TO dinner; am hungry us bear"
Then ut the table he said: "Why,
this coffee is nearly cold and the bread
is worse; looks like you'd have kept
things hot, rs you didn't go to church.n
After dinner was over the children
had company and mother must wash
dishes: "John, can't you hold baby till
/ clear of the table, plcasc?" she asked.
"Oh bother the baby! Put him in
the cradle and call some of the chaps
to rock him. Pm tired, and am going
in the back room TO take nap. Don't
let these ShavCrs tear the house down,
either; make 'cm play in the yard"
And into the room he went to stretch
his lazy limbs on q bed, that wife must
arrange again before bed time. Selfish
things, unworthy to be called "man."
Yes, the most selfish thing on earth is
that two legged animal who calls him.
self q man. and owns q wheel. If he
works every day in the week he calls
Sunday his to enjoy. Wife can get
along any way she can-no difference
with him what worries and vcXations
she has to contend with, just SO he gets
his dinner. Yes, a woman's worst rival
is q wheel. And yc mon who are proud
pOssessors Of such apiece of machinery,
listen to q word Of advice: When Sunday
morning comes, and the cook does not,
try and help your wikc Il little; you
can get up before the bell rings for
breakfast, put on the little ones shoes
and stockings, make coffee and set the
table (my John docs) and after break
fast you can help to dress the children,
hold baby while wife cleans up the
house, and when you undrcss you can
put your dirty duds in the dirty clothes
sack (my John knows to do that) and
you can put your shoes where you can
find them Monday morning; You can
help to prepare dinner and then ac-
company your happy lttla wife to
church; she won't be too tired to enjoy
the sermon and will thank heaven for
giving her such a kind, thoughtful
husband. After you return home and