Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-08-23

the fire-escape. They were rescued
in due time by the mother, who finished
the fight in a manner of her own. Other
families at peace to-day, so far as I
know.
FRIDAY.
IA loving wife reioices at the sound OF
her husbands footsteps"
The Irish woman came back to-day
when her husband was out. When he
finally came home there was an ex-
change of hostile words. but soon
truce was established, and the poor
woman was allowed to prepare the
evening meal.
SATURDAY.
IAN infants wall reaches the tender
est spot in the human breast"
There is a new baby at Italian fam
lily No. 3's. The youngster is true
bohe mian-he makes the night hid
eous with his yells. l must confess
that have lost my prejudice against
soothing sirups-they are benefactor
of the human race.
SUNDAY.
Children are the flowers that make
the garden of life beautiful"
A rather oldish couple dwell in one
of the flats, together with two pretty
daughters. I have been admiring the
girls from a distance, but now the
dream is changed. To-day the girls
became vexed at the old folks and up
braided them in most unfi1ial man
ner. The trouble seemed to be about
bicycling on the Sabbath. The pa
| rents objected, bit the young ladies
had their way. saw them, in their
abbreviated costumes, take their
wheels and leave the house. On the
whole this is a very quiet Sunday. as
most of the italian and Irish families
are away from home.
MONDAY.
"Matrimony is the highest state Of
| earthly Bliss
There is a middle-aged pair living in
one of the flats, that has always i'm
pressed me as being exceedingly happy
and contented. The husband usually
sits by the window every evening read
ing his paper, while his wife, singing
snatches of song, goes about clearing
the table and washing the dishes. To-
night my former good opinion was
shattered. There has occurred a most
bitter civil war in, that once happy
home. The husband took up his paper
as was his custom, and commenced to
peruse it, when suddenly without any
warning, his wife began rating him I'M
mercifully. She talked so fast and so
| axoifo11x, hot {o1, ho
drift of her grievance, but now and
again would hear the word "absurd-
ity" uttered with additional force. The
husband strove to ignore his storming
Nanthippe, but she would not submit
to it. In her despera ton she snatched
the newspaper from his hands and
cuffed him very knowingly on the
head. Next the broom figured in the
fray. to the discontinue of the hus-
band, but still he did not resent. The
one-sided battle ragged fiercely for full
ly IS minutes, and not once did the un-
fortunate victim return a blow or even
a word, so far as could make out.
Once, however, he made rush for the
door, but was intercepted. In the
course of an hour the usual calm was
restored.
| TUESDAY,
Loving husbands have dutiful wives.''
The good man who figured so nobly
in yesterdays battle, is in the kitchen
this evening washing the dishes. His
VIE is now reading the paper in his
place by the window. wonder if this
is one of the terms in their treaty of
peace. The children in the tenement
had a free-for-all fight to-day. 1t
seemed to be the Irish against the Ital'
| ian