Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-30
"A DOMESTIC COMEDY.
THE VARIED RESULTS OF REARRANG>
ING THE FURNITURE.

Mrs. Blanks Mania Fog Changing
the Appearance of the Rooms
Brought Trouble to the Male Com
tingent and Sorrow to Herself.
"Do you change the position of the
furniture when you clean a room?"
inquired housewife No. 1 Of a friend in
the course of a heart to heart talk.
"Do I? Why, yes, indeed! I don't
feel as if the room is cleaned unless l
change the furniture a little bit. Do
you"
"Well, / usually change the orna-
ments around and so forth, but in the
spring and fall I like to change every
thing in a room-completely alter the
whole appearance of it. Then l fancy
the things are all new, and they seem
to look prettier somehow. But, do you
know, my husband doesn't like 1t at
ALP
Neither does mine! Isn't that singu-
Lar? Men are so peculiar!
eyes, indeed they are?'
So many housekeepers share the
views Of these two that a story with
a moral will not be out Of place.
It was the other night only that Mr..
Blank went unsuspiciously up stairs to
bed at an unusually early hour, leaving
his wife reading in the sitting room.
He had a headache and carried a COB
let Of water in his right hand. Fear
lessly advancing into the dark bed
DOR Mr.. Blank suddenly; felt both legs
violently cut from under him. He
clutched wildly at the air and said
several things Of an explanatory ma
ture, but there was nothing to save
him. He went down.
GOOD gracious, Henry!" calculated
Mrs. Blank, hurrying to the scene Of
disaster. "What is the matter?
Where are you? Why don't you light
the gasp Suiting the action to the
word, she beheld her husband sprawl
Ing across the bed; the glass he had
carried had discharged its contents
across the pillowshams and shivered on
the floor.
Mr.. Blank did the talking for the
A~AS tNu AA44ulCSs AlC Sd1u tuuL' III
the blankety blank folly of which the
mind could conceive this Of changing
furniture around vas the worst He
said 1t was a pretty thing for a man to
walk into his own room and have to
TALL over things in the dark. He said
he wouldn't stand it; the. furniture
must be replaced where it formerly
stood. @ I'D
Il shan't do anything Of the kind"
replied Mrs. Blank. ut looks very
much nicer where it is. Why don't
you feel where you are going when you
get into a dark room?" -
"S'pose you'd like me to crawl in on
all tours" snarled Mr.. Blank. 81
couldn't feel where the bed was unless
l happened to touch the footboard. I
thought l. could walk clear over to the
bureau. I tell you it's a COMPOUNDED
crank You have on this subject. Some
day you'll precipitate a serious acct
dent"
IF any one precipitates, it'll be you,
l should think" retorted Mrs. Blank
icily. And the furniture remained
where it was.
1t was the next evening that Master
Blank undertook to carry a pile OF
schoolbooks from the dining room to
the sitting room. He had a bottle OF
Ink in his hand, and he thought be
knew exactly where the center table
was. In the curse of his %peregrina.
lions IN search Of it, however, he came
into violent collision with the glass
door of the bookcase, which he broke
There were also inky traces discernible
on the carpet when MES. Blank came
ID. This time there was some balm, fol
her feelings. She could spank Maste,
Blank and did it with the best will ir
the world. ,~, -
Her WI downfall was not long ii
coming, however, although for a few
days only minor Inconvenience wer,
met with, such az the abrasion of an
kles against chair rockers and Sigh
bruises received by means of suddel
contact with unforeseen obstacles. Las
evening Mrs. Blank undertook to trans
fer the cage Of her pet parrot from tn
window where it spends the day to tn
snug corner where it passes the night
She did not trouble to light the gas, ant
by some unaccountable mental laps
she had forgotten the precise point a
which a tabouret, on which stood a jar
diniere, was stationed. She charget
into the tabouret with considerable
force, was overbalanced by the weigh
OF the cage in her arms and took
header with a resounding crash. Tn
parrot shrieked, and, unable to distin
guish friend from foe, inflicted a sever,
bite on her mistress finger. MI. Blanl
came in hurriedly, picked up his wifi
and assisted in making an inventory o
sundry %contusions. Then they liftet
the parrot cage; badly bent, and tn
jardinieret with a piece Clipped out o
It and the tabouret somewhat scratch
ed. and then MI. Blank observed quiet
". Isl H.
IT have just one thing TO ask you
Mrs. Blank. Was I rightYY
z'tNo, You were not" retorted Mrs.
Blank savagely. Serious accident
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