The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-06-16
, Cupid with a Jimmy
BY Helen Follett
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wv love with vivaeious and sprighi-
u Gertrude Moore no one would ever
have suspected that be WIS scholar.
a thinker and a settled man of 20.
His general actions were those OF a
youth Of ~ undergoing his first ease
of love. The upshnt Of IL was that
when these two became engaged Miss
Moore pulled Mr.. 1rumbull around
by his philosophical nose and made
him dance to her f'idling as suited
her capricious and changing moods.
Matrimony found the same condition
OF affairs, Every domestic question
was decided by Mrs. Trumbull. no
matter whether IL WAS the choice of
an apartment or the selection Of n
new coffee grinder. Mr.. Trumbull be.
ing still In u state Of binding afFec.
ton and admiration for the girl of
20 whom he had woord 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. as the
years have a way Of doing. MIR. Trum-
bull gradually awakened To the one
sided state of affairs. Mrs. Trumbull
being selfish and possessing thistle.
down intellect, fancied that II would
not do TO let Mr. TrnmbuIl know
that she was az all fond of him. Some
old lady had told her once TINT when
n man knows IA woman loves him his
affection becomes chilled like whipped
cream In nn Ice chest. so she stuck
up her noxc-t stuck up of its own
nce0rd, by the way and went her
usual pace of huiiyraggiug and wor.
rying him. She would do this, she
would do thnt-whHt John thought
didn't matter.
Hut as said before, change hnal.
~ came over Johns heart lie still
considered that dainty wife OF his
quite the hinnriest. cieserest woman
in the world, but. strange to say he
WIS becoming awnre Of her powers of
debating and laying down the law
John was quiet and inoffcnsi,e. and
just the kind Of man that offers
splendid opportunities for woman
with will of her own. For long
time Mrs John did mol observe thar
her husbands substantial admiration
was growing thin almost Co u shadow
But when she did realize Il, the blow
was something fearful II had been
her opinion that even though she
were 60 sell his best clothes 10 the
rag man or burn the house up or
turn his hair white with her ever
lasting criticisms John would ever re-
main the same faithful, adoring, en-.
during.
One morning john didn't kiss his
wife when he went downtown to bust
ness She moped and wrpt aud scold
cd the baby aud the kitchen maid.
aud then decided she didn't care.
From that time on things went from
bad to worse and from worse Ia even
worse than that. Once ia u great
while when Johns old time vision OF
love for his wife came up he would
take her In his arms and tell her thyt
che was the prrttiest thing Ia the
world Following her old.time tac.
tics. Mrs. John would In return
comment ON his bad choice 81 neck
tic ar let loose the pleasant informa.
ton that his collar was settled on the
edge. Johns heart would sink aud
he'd tramp of 10 work feeling like an
orphan asylum la derby hat and
creased trousers.
As II was not Johns nature 10 war
against anyone, he simply kept out OF
Mrs. Johns way SUNDAY afternoons
he went out for a walk. Sometimes
he went over To the North side TO
sce an old college ehum OF his Those
trips were his only designations.
one Sunday afternoon. When he aud
his old friend were discussing some
particularly exciting college serim.
mage that had taken place - wears
back, the telephone bell rang aud a
woman's voice begged 10 speak To- MIR.
Trumbull he went to the phone.
els that you. tiertrndeP"
"Nes, John. Aud Won't YOU eome
home, please. LET Sadie take baby
over to yonr mothers. and everybody
in the building II out and I'm having
the hdgets. | don't know what I'm
scared about, but I'm Just nervous. -
"All right. dear" said John. and
home he went, NOT stopping ong
enough 10 hnish up the rvealleetions
OF The college tight
At home he found his wife sitting
ourlsa up ON little settec booking
very much as she had hooked WHEN
fisr years before he bad begged aud
entreated aud kissed her into saving
Yes" She WAS twisting her hand.
kerchief into little MAIDS and ropes,
and he knew hs that that she was
distracted about something.
Il know you think I'm a slllS 10
feel this way when its not even twi.
light yet. Hut | know positively that
somebody tried the kItrhea window
while ! was lying down. and I tust
eouldn't get over Il always was
afraid OF burglars aud ghosts. And
shen she had nervous chill
john said nothing lie took ont q
e>epy Of spencer and lighted a cigar
After tune the baby WAS brought
home aud pnt "a bed. Mrs. Trum
brll had recovered from her asr,Oas