The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-12
Our Daily Sbcrt Story

nestle arrangements would be continued on his schedule as hitherto and that more suggestions from her were not desired. Two mornings later she failed to rise. When he found the hour he berated her soundly. She rose, but everything seem ed to stick, and she did not start break fast for a good hour later than usual. It was 8 pretty poor breakfast. too, com pared with what they had been having. Hiram stormed and Sally looked the pie ture of distress. This sort of thing was repeated with variations for two weeks. One morning, being in 6 hurry and seeing everything dragging on the stove, Hiram in desperation, went out and did his chores. When he returned he found one of the old. toothsome breakfasts, and his wife all smiles. He became suspicious and pulled dreadfully for several mornings. but got only burned chops and heavy muffins and a distressed countenance. Finally he gave in and went regularly to his chores first. and the joys of the honeymoon descended again upon hls domicile.
 Hiram was in the habit of getting home any old time to his supper--whenever he finished matters at the offlce. One day Sally suggested that 1t would be nice to have supper at six, and if necessary he could go back to the office and finish up. He grew apoplectic at the very idea. One evening he came home and found Q cold lunch on the table with note from Sally saying that she had gone out for the evening. She caught an all night bully raging, but arose cheerily and prepared a model breakfast. That night he found the table cleared all but a cold lunch. He ordered Q supper and she meekiy started in. but evrything went wrong, and when he got his meal at o'clock it was worse than the cold lunch-and no end of waste had gone on under his eyes. He became furious and finally threatened to strike her. She looked at him with e pained expression in the big, round eyes, and her lip Quivered. He retired in dis gust.
 He resolved to fight 1t out and cut her allowance to almost nothing. taking most of his meals down town. She never com plained, although Providence only knows how she lived. One day a man came to town with whom he was arranging a big deal. He sent word to Sally that he would bring the man home to supper. Sally greeted them with dignity and cor diality. When they were ushered into the dining room they found the table fault lessly set and nothing thereon but stale bread and salt pork.
 What does this mean?" inquired Hi- ram, white with rage.
 "Its all we've had in the house for a week." replied Sally, despondently. '"The pork Is very good, am sure I've lived on it for six weeks.
 The man broke off the deal and told the story all over town. Hiram was 50 mad he went to the hotel to live, resolved to starve her into sub mission. Some weeks later he sold some property and sent boy to the house with a tn af Call away her rights in any property while things were on the present basis-"with separation probable at any moment" she added.
 This gave Hiram the most severe shock or his life. The result was he opened ne- gotiations and compromised by coming home Supper was to be served at six.
 How on earth did you liver" asked Hi- | ram, curiousIy.
 'It was very hard" replied Sally de- spondently. 'T had to sell the parlor fur | niture.''
 "What?" yelled Hiram, as he rushed to the parlor. Sure enough, 1t was stripped l to the pine floor.
 Perhaps it's just as well," ventured Sally. ''We really need the house refur- nished throughout. It's all out of date and in very bad taste" "Refurnishedr' exclaimed Hiram. ''Well. guess not. Here's where I'll see that you don't get your way. You sold the parior stuff. Now git along without it |" Sally looked blue. Some days later Hi- 1 ram went to the city on a trip of several l days. When he returned he found his house a dream of beauty from ton to bottom-all newly and elaboratefy fur l nished.
 "Where'd ye git it?" he gasped. "oh. had 1t charged" she replied. sweetly. MT. Moses was ever so good about it."
 Then Hiram sat right down and went. Sally wept, too, and promised to be good. She had one request to make. She want ed to give a party. ...
 "A party!" snorted Hiram, belIiserent- ly Then he added, lamely. Why, yes. of course. How much'll 1t cost?''
 So the Perkinses had 0 party and all the girls were invited, and Hiram wore new tailor-made suit Cat SaIly's sug- gestion) and rose In his buttonhoIe. Ana Sally showed the girls all her new things. and new servant passed the refresh- ments.
 And to the question: How in the world did you manage it2" Sally only flushed modestly and replied: "Oh, I told you Hiram was not So bad as he was paint- ed" p''iii'-