The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-18

some time an it is likely to las her longer
n any she ever had. Mr.. Phelps brought
it to her from New York way back in
FEBRUARY. He isn't in the habit of bring
In home presents, but he met some other
men an they were all talkin' bout what
they were goin' to take. their wives an
he got interested If you want to get en-
thused over things, you want to be with
enthus 'ast1c folks. You can't get ex-
cited by yourself, seems il. Mr. Phelps
couldn' t think Of anythin' t Mrs. Phelps
wanted real bad but he knew she'd have
to have a new suit this spring cause she
gets one ev'ry year. There's al'ys plenty
In the pantry an the coal bin at Phelpses.
but as for rememberin' to buy candy an
flowers and books, why Mr.. Phelps could
fly up the avnoo Saturday afternoons
eastern he could think to get what wasn't
needed. Some men buy necessities an
some buy luxries, but you don't often fin
the same man lookin' after BOTH Mr..
Phelps don't get credit for what he does,
for Mrs. Phelps keeps thinkin of what he
might do, but a loaf of bread 8 more
healthfuI n a poun' Of chocolate, as I've
toll her more'n once, when she'd tell me
what Mr.. Steele. in the fiat below, d
bring his wife. It may be stylish to do
things for other folks admirin', but it's
pleasanter to live for your own comfort,
seems IT, I've loaned the Steeles' little
girl many loaf Of bread at the back door
when the f1oris' man was bringin' flowers
in at the from But Mrs. Phelps ID forget
that, for you don't see only what's before
your eyes, seems II.
'Wen,'' as Twas sayin', Mr.. Phelps
brought Mrs Phelps home a. new suit an
was pleased as could be to think of pay
in two bills 9Th one check. Mrs Phelps
toT me more bout what she thought of
that suit n she did him an she never
showed 1t TO Mrs. ,Steele.s. She tor Mr.
Phelps it was toe light for winter till the
frs Of April an then, she said it was too
heavy for spring.. Mr.. Phelps. don't notice
what isn't shown to him an he believed
her, that is until las week.
4. Mrs. Phelps went down to see her si-
ter in Chicago an when she came home
"Wednesday she tol' Mr.. Phelps she had a
presen' for him. When he saw her take
the box out Of her trunk, Mr.. Phelps
turned pale. He didn't look more suffer-
{ in when he had the 'fiammatory rheuma-
tism n he did when he opened that box
an saw a suit Of clothes Mrs. Phelps had
brought him. z,.eg
Don't you like EN-? says she, arun-
MIN her han over the coat. You haven't
had a light suit since we were married an
when got a chanst to- get this cheap
jes' had to buy It,
/. ~ Isn't it pretty heavy for a spring
suit?' says he. aztryin' to fin an excuse
for his lack ofsint'rest. = g
Y !" The clerk, said it was jes' what he was
ssellin' 4 hope it'll ht..'
She made him try on the coat then an
there, an it wasn't so bad but what it
might have been worse. Mr.. Phelps
looked as If he wished Chicago ID been
wiped off the state of Illinois month
back Mrs. Phelps looked at him for
moment an then she began to laugh.
Hang 'em in the closet side the suit
you brought me- says she when she could
manage her voice.
'.An' it wasn't till then t Mr.. Phelps
knew he'd thrown away $50 when he was
in New York. He didn't say much, but
noticed mex day t there was a box of
candy an bunch Of roses on the table
an that Mrs. Steele was sittin' 'th Mrs.
Phelps. = s'ss--s.
There's more'n one plan for gettin'
your own way. - Actions H show what
words won't sometimes, an. some women
don't gets1discouraged till they've tried
,hOtT seems il I"