The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-07-05

wax fruit under glass bell on mar
bletopped: able aud Washington Cross
ing the Delaware on the wall than
ever popped the question BY the fire."
"Very true" said the Widow girl,
''The more uncomfortable he is the
more he pictures pleasant domestic
picture that is an exact counterpart of
the present cherries scene. Then it
gives him courage. He knows the girl
can't be in love with her environment
and that she'll probably accept him as
an escape
But about the rain" said the Fluffy
girl.
IT'S the same principle said the Med
zeal Student. "ln the rain it is as un-
pleasant as possible. The weather is
mutual discomfort. 1t creates bond
of sympathy. When you get one of the
really balky ones, take him out in the
rain and walk him about"
The Fluffy girl wrote rapidly, under
lining her notes. She refused the toast
ed marshmallows rendered her politely
on the end of hat pin and turned
down a leaf in her book to keep the
place.
"But when you are married-when
you have secured him." said the Widow
girl, you must gO to the other eX-
IRENE. Make him so comfortable
that he will unconsciously become sod
den with domesticity. Learn to play
poker and to mix drinks"
"What?" said the girls in chorus.
"Then he's yours" went on the Wild
ow girl, nodding her head. "rhat
is to create an antidote for the domes-
tic reaction which is bound to take
place. Introduce a Slight flavor of club
life into the home. Insist on his smok
ing. Let him win your chips"
Hell probably do that anyhow"
suggested the Medical Student.
Not necessarily" said the Widow
girl There are several simple meth
DDS for winning in poker, which shall
be glad to teach you some evening, and
while some might call it cheating, you
absolutely must win game now and
then?"
ITS the end. not the means, that we
must consider in eases of this kind.
said the President. THE happiness of
the home depends upon it,"
"Then YOU, see" said the Widow girl,
"he brings home his friends to show
them why he has shaken the club. by
and by he won't want to go out any
evening. for he knows some of his
friends are sure to drop in to contem-
plate his happy surroundings and he
may miss them"
II don't think men are worth so
much sacrifice" said the girl who
taught Sunday school.
ITS too much like leaving noun
tain top for the level of the earth, said
the girl who wrote verses. They look
up to the mountain peak. They have
to-"
"Yes. they look up to it and spend
their evenings on earth" said the Nid-
ow girl. And there you are
Il knew girl once said the Medical
Student, "who cured her husband of
staying out nights by very simple
but effective method. She at first com
plaincd-not having had the ndyan
tage of a club like this-she even wept.
She said she was afraid to be left alone
with the servants all upstairs. Then he
had some sort of safety message serv.
ice put in. \ company guaranteed to
be on hand with un armed messenger
two minutes after n button wns pressed
in the house. Then there were means
Of calling the police and all that, that
made it perfectly safe,
zone night he came home and found
young man IN the hall reading an
evening paper. The young man eX-
planned hat he was from the com
pany: that the lady was nervous and
had runG them up, so he concluded to
stay. She thought she heard some one
moving about in the dining room. SO
hubby thanked him and went upstairs
to find his wife sitting up. She said
that once that young man was in the
hall she felt perfectly safe. She said
ne looked like the sort of man that
nothing could frighten. After that he
used to be there often when, the hus-
band returned and one evening he re
turned to hear steady rattle of chips
going on In the sitting-room. When he
went softly upstairs he found his wife
playing poker with the guard. At first
he felt angry and then he thought he'd
brighten his wife. SO he stepped sud
denly into the room, threw down $40
and said, sarcastically: I'D like to get
In this game, if you please" She looked
up curiously at him as though she
didn't quite recall him. Let him have
one white chip she said TO the guard,
IN take two cards, please After that
he staid home nights
THAT was good plan" said the
Widow girl, almost as good rs mine.
When my late husband first gave symp-
toms of going out after dinner he in.
variably alleged business. That's al
ways the first excuse. So | would say
it was too bad that | had planned
such a pleasant evening. and would
get into my most stunning gown and
illuminate the drawing room and play