Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-23
A DOMESTIC COMEDY.
THE VARIED RESULTS OF REARRANG>
ING THE FURNITURE.

Mrs. Blanks Mania For Changing
the Appearance of the Rooms
Brought Trouble to the Male Con-
tingent and Sorrow to Herself.
"Do you change the position of the
furniture when you clean d room?"
inquired housewife No. l of a friend in
the course of q heart to heart talk.
do 1? Why, yes, indeed! | don't
feel as if the room is cleaned unless I
change the furniture a little bit. Do
you?
".Well, l usually change the orna-
ments around and so forth, but in the
spring and fall 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 it at
ALL"
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..
1t was the other night only that Mt.
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
room Mr.. Blank suddenly felt both legs
violently cut from under him. He
clutched wildly at the air and said
several things of IN explanatory na-
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 gas? Suiting the action to the
word, she beheld her husband sprawl
ing across the bed; the glass he had
across the pillowshams and shivered on
the floor
MI. Blank did the talking for the
mex ten minutes. He said that Of all
the. blankety blank folly Of which the
mind could conceive this Of changing
furniture around was the worst He
said it was a pretty thing for a man to
walk into his OWE room and have to
fall ovdr things in the dark. He said
he wouldn't stand it.; the furniture
must be replaced where it formerly
stood.
IT shan't do anything of the kind"
replied Mrs. Blank. sit 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 fours!" snarled Mr.. Blank. II
couldn't feel where the bed was unless
I happened to touch the footboard.
thought I 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 n precipitates, it'll be you
I should think" retorted Mrs. BlanL
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 tt
the sitting room. He had a bottle OF
> ink In his hand. and he thought ht
knew exactly where the center table
was. In the course of his peregrina
tons in search of it. however. he cam.
into violent collision with the glass
door Of the bookcase. which he broke
> There were also inky traces discerniblt
on the carpet when Mrs. Blank cam
J, In. This time there was some balm foI
! her feelings. She could spank Mastel
Blank and did it with the best will il
y the world.
Her W downfall was not long Ii
coming, however, although for a few
days only minor Inconvenience wer
met with, such as the abrasion Of an
kles against chair rockers and Sigh
: bruises received by means Of sudde
q contact with unforeseen obstacles, Las
evening Mrs. Blank undertook to trans
] fer the cage Of her pet parrot from til
t window where it spends the day to th
snug corner where it passes the nigh
She did not trouble to light the gas, an
by some unaccountable mental laps
c she had forgotten the precise. loint q
e which a tabouret, on which stood q jal
diniere, vas stationed. She charge
into the tabouret with c%onsiderabl
force, was oyerbalanced by the weigt
Of the cage in her arms and took
header with a resounding crash. Th
parrot shrieked, and, unable to distil
+ guish friend from foe, inflicted q sever
i bite on her mistress finger. Mr.. Blan
q came in hurriedly, picked up his vii
and assisted in making ar inventory (
8 sundry commissions. Then they LITE
e the parrot cage, badly bent. and tt
d jardiniere with a piece clipped out (
1t and the tabouret somewhat seratcl
ed, and then Mr.. Blank observed auie
q Iy:
Il have Just one thing to ask 70
Mrs. Blank. Was 4 right7'
mo. you were notf' retorted Mr.
= Blank sayagely. Serious accident
u What's serious ahor1t this. / should iii