The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-12-07
WHAT A ROORBACK is
Mr.. pooDLESAP EXPLAINS TO
LITTLE FRANCIS.
Owing to Difficulty in Giving the Lao
a Correct Impression He Relates
Narrowing Domestic Experience OF
Recent Occurrence.


"Pa," said little Francis, whats a
roorbackT 80,
"Well," Mr.. Doodlesap replied =,
don't know as | can explain 1t SO you II
understand exactly, but may be you
can get an idea of what 1t Is from III
tie story III tell you. About two weeks
ago received letter from lady VINO
asked if | could get her half-fare tick
ct on a certain railroad. Before an
swering her or taking any steps In the
matter | thought | would tell your
mother about 1t. So. when came home
from the office that evening | said to
your mother, says /:
Mamma, | got letter from a lady
to-day who wants me to get her hair
rate railroad ticket She knows ! have
opportunities to do this, and ! suppose
she thought she might as well save the
money as not If would help her.
"'Show me that letter, Tom Doodle
sapw your mother demanded.
at put 1t In a plgeon-hole In my
DESK told her, or else | threw 1t In
the waste basket. l don't remember
which,
"Well, Francis, your mother was not
amused. She informed me that the
woman who had written the letter was
q brazen thing, and wanted to know II
had ever seen her. had. / told your
mother so. In fact, | had known this
woman before your mother and were
married, Francis. Your dear, fond
mother jumped up and down several
times. and said things to me that am
going to try to forget. | may not sue
ceed In doing this, but am going to
try. She told me that If had not en-
couraged the woman in some way she
never would have dared to write to me
as she did. protested that had new
er, to my knowledge, given her word
OF ncouragement-at least not since
your mamma and have been husband
and wife. Before that had tried to be
kind to her-had, In fact, done all In
my power to win her favor. ! admitted
this openly, but 1t did not seem to
strengthen or renew your mothers con-
fidence In me. She denounced me as a
sneak and deceiver. She said she
didn't believe had told her half, and
fatty informed me that if ever had
any more to do with this woman our
happy home would go to smash like a
cold storage egg upon the cheek of a
political candidate, or words to that
effect.
"'But my dear / said to your moth
er, suppose that get the ticket and
you send it to her? There would be
nothing improper about that
'What!' your dear mother an
swered, would you pull your wife
down to this persons level! No! And
you shall not get the ticket! You bring
that letter home tomorrow! You know
where 1t is, and you know, too, that it
hasn't been put in the waste basket.
Don't you come home tomorrow with
out it!'
And says l to your mother, you
won't reconsider about the ticketY
Il win not repeat the answer re-
ceived, Francis. Your mother was Arm
In her decision that the lady must re-
ceive no further consideration from me.
and so the matter was dropped until
the next day, except that | received
some looks which were calculated to
make my clothes great deal too big
for me.
"Well, Francis, the next evening |
brought home the letter. Ii was from
your Grandma Paddleford, who wished
% come and pay us visit, and thought
might send her the half-rate ticket Is
we'll as not When your mother had
cad the letter she was up against
about the nearest thing to roorback
hat | am able to describe" ."-Chicago
Times Herald.