New-York tribune., 1902-08-03
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cooperative housekeeping is a failure. said ths
girl bachelor with weary sigh as she stood wait
ing for the that expected TO clear UP the
last vestige OF the little home she had started 50
zealousy about eight months ago
whats the matter?-' asked the married woman
who lived the first floor
II don't exactly know said the girl bachelor.
There were four Of us Dolly played the violin
Molly is artist. Polly writes. and am pianist.
The combination seemed promise all right but
somehow IT didn't so. I have simnered the thing
down to the fact that you live successfully
only with your relatives. who willing quarrel
with you once in a while when everything gets
tangled up. and then. after every ones mind is
relieved. everybody will forget ft-and begin all
over again. the same basis. You never can do
this unless you belong 20 the same family There
are times when feels obliged TO behave aboni-
inably. and. OF course. il you do this when you live
with mere friends they do not understand. and the
There's bit OF truth in that said the married
woman. Sometimes It's hard 20 live with the
Its the atmosphere" said the girl bachelor.
nership under the impression that If catered con-
ne said S Wod eTS he one fSe ph1 up a w9gq d 9 Y
housekeeping problems should be referred to me.
and Polly brought rugs and couch: | contributed
the the, piano. the ehaing dish and the pictures and
and l!, then we bought a few Things on time"
Who did the housework?" asked the married
woman. who was practical person
There was some trouble with the housework'
was no one TO wash the dishes. Dolly couldn't DO
hOuSework. because II destroyed her hands 50
that she couldn't play the violin. and Polly said
she always broke her finger nails when she made
beds. Molly said sweeping gave her the backache,
and so the bulk of it fell me. or course had
my practising. but when the fiat got thick that
COULDN'T kick my way through it had TO so to
work and clean out"
II wouldn't have done it protested the married
woman, stourly
Il could have stood that" said the girl bachelor.
''if they hadn't my things"
Not your clothes?' queried the married woman.
taking my ties and my collars but when It came
to my hats and my slippers! / think L needed the
slippers most. 1t was difficult. very
II think il a perfect imposition" said the
married woman. sympathetieally. What became
OF your coleagues?
Dolly has gone home with nervous prostraton-
Polly got married last week We gave Polly a we'd
ding Molly has gone live in a settlement
Dolly, Molly. Poly-and Folly! am Folly. They
have gone and left me with &his whole fiat my
hands clean up. The furniture merchant is COM
ing to take back the furniture He calls il fore
closure; call IL release
What are you going 10 do?'' asked the married
woman.
''As soon as the van comes said the girl bache-
lor sitting down the doorstep. II shall have the
stuff piled into il. and then. II DO not change my
mind. I shall have Il unloaded in vacant LOT
somewhere, and then will touch match to II ana
burn It up. My physician thinks my spine is az
fected-but it's only the strenuous life have oeen
living. trying TO harmonic the atmOsphere made
by four women. AS II could do that! Well. us
live and learn Could you let me have Few
matches?'
''I'n tell you what; the only kind OF cooperative
housekeeping that succeeds is the kind I am =
partner in, said the married woman. as she wehL
OF after the matches.