Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-02
!: Cupid WITH 4 JIMMY.
How a Husband Discovered Her
Worth 20 His Wife.
BY HELEN FoLLETT.
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When John Trumbull fell In love
with vivacious and sprigbtly Gertrude
Moore. no one would ever have sus-
pecte1 that lie was scholar, thinker
and n settled man Of 40. His general
actions were those aof aayoeth of Is un-
dergoing his first case of love. The
upsbot Of it was that when these two
became engaged Miss Moore pulled
Mr.. Trumbull around by his philo-
sophical nose and made him dance to
her fddling as suited her capricious
and changing moods. Mairmony found
the same condition of affairs Every
domestic question wss decided by Mrs.
Trumbull no matter whether 1t was
the choice of an apartment or the Sc
lection of new coffee grinder. Mr..
Trumbull, being still in state of
binding affection and admiration for
THE little girl Of 20 whom he had wooed
and won, let her have her way, with
the result that he was being. henpecked
TO the queens taste.
But as the years went by, es the
years have a way of doing, Mr.. Trum-
bull gradually awakened to the one
sided state of affairs. Mrs. Trumbull,
being selfish end possessing a thistle
down intellect. fancied that 1t would
not do to let Mr.. Trumbull know that
she was at oil fond of him. Some old
lady had told her once that when Il
man knows n woman loves him his af-
lection becomes chilled like whipped
cream in an ice chest. So she stuck up
her nose--it stuck up of its own accord,
by the way-and went her usual pace
of bullyragging and worrying him. She
would do this, she would do that
what John thought didn't matter.
But, as said before, change finally
came over Johns heart. He still con-
sidered that dainty wife of his quite
the smartest, cleyerest woman In the
world: but, strange to say, he was be-
coming aware of her peculiar powers
of debating and laying down the law.
John was quiet and inoffensive and
Just the kind of man that offers
splendid opportunities for the woman
with a will of her own. For long
time Mrs. John did not observe that
her husbands substantial admiration
was growing thin almost to shadow.
But when she did realize it the blow
was something fearful. 1t had been
her opinion that even though she were
to sell his best clothes to the rag man
or burn the house up or turn his hair
white with her everlasting criticisms
John would ever remain the same
faithful, adoring, enduring.
One morning John didn't kiss his
wife when he went down town to busi-
ness. She moped and wept and scolded
the baby and the. kitchen maid and
then decided she didn't care. From
that time on things went from bad to
worse and from worse to even worse
than that. Once In great while when
Johns old vision of love for his wife
came up he would take her In his arms
and tell hev that she was the prettiest
thing in the world. Following her old
time tactics, Mrs. John would in return
comment on his bad choice of ncckt.e
or let loose the pleasant information
that his collar was so!led Oil the edge.
Johns heart would sink and he'd
tramp off to work feeling like an or
phan asylum in a derby hat and creas-
ed trousers.
AS it was not Johns nature to war
against any one he simply kept himself
out Of Mrs. Johns way. sunday after
moons he went over to the North Side
to see an old college chum Of his. These
trips were his only designations.
One Sunday afternoon when he and
his old friend were discussing some
particularly exciting college scrimmage
that had taken place is years back the
telephone bell rang, and woman's
voice begged to speak to Mr.. Trumbull.
lie went to The phone.
as that you, Gertrude%
] Eyes, John. And won't You come
home, please? let Sadie take baby
over to your mothers, and everybody
in rhe building Is out, and I'm having
the fidgets. ! don't know what I'm
scared about but I'm just nervous"
"All right. dear" said John, and
home ne went, not stopping long
enough to finish up the recolleetons OF
the college fight.
At home he found his wife sitting
curled up on a little settee looking
very much as she haIi looked when
five years before he had begged and en-
treated and kissed hes into saying
"Yes." She was twisting her hand
kerchief into little wads and ropes
and he knew by that that she was dis
tracted about something.
II know you think I'm a silly to fee
this way when US not even twlllgh
yet. But know positively That some
body tried the kitchen windows while
was lying down, and just couldn'
get over it. always was afraid o
burglars aud ghosts" And then sn
had nervous chill.
John said nothing, He took out
copy OF Spencer and lighted cigar
After a time the baby was brough