The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-09
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THE RIGHT KIND OF A WIFE.
She Sometimes Makes a Man of a Ne'er-
Do-well.

She Sometimes Makes n Man OF ne er-
Do-well.
He is the most socable soul on Main
street. and he beamed on the girl in
the white shoes who pattered toward
him as he stood in the doorway of his
little shop.
His stock in trade in sea shells with
Souvenir of Seacrest" inscribed on
them, pocketbooks made of mussels.
mirrors framed in shells like the one
In David's bedroom when lie went to
visit the Peggottys). and other more or
less marine articles of bigotry and
virtue.
The summer girl stood idly gazing at
the fanciful wares in the sweetgrass
basket at the door while the shopkeep-
er took leave of customer. AS the
latter went down the village street the
communicative shopkeeper said to the
summer girl, "a powerful smart man,
that The girl looked after the re-
treating figure of the smart man.
He didn't look the part. She smiled
;nqulrlngly at the shopkeeper and thus
encouraged the worthy seller of shells
continued:
"Why, | can remember when he was
poor boy-not so many years ago
either. He was no count whatever
absolutely. one day he had the nerve
to get married. We all kind o pitied
the girl. But" and he made a ges-
ture that might mean horror. aston
ishment or joy, or all three. How she
pulled him up! She made him work;
and when he did work he was smart.
He wrote and he lawyered and he
clerked, and she kept a-tuggin' away
at him all the time and saved his
money and sent the children to school
and dressed herself neat and made his
home very pleasant place"
"A wonderful woman" said the sum-
mer girl. with glance into the gloomy
little shop.
"Yes. she was. He was lucky. Most
women couldn't q done nothing with
no count fellow like him, but he got
Il treasure out OF Providence's grab.
bag. didn't he?'
''It seems So"
"And tell you that mans fortune
is his wife. She makes him or breaks
him.
"She usually tries to break him."
said said the summer girl unsmilingly.
MANY fellow that starts out of
some use in the world is dragged down
and out by q silly, airy woman. But
a good, economical wife is as good as
parties and savings banks
"Parties:'
"Why, she keeps a man home and
leads him out of dissipations such as
shows and theatres and circuses and
balloon ascensions. But tell you it's
better to have any wife-even a silly
one-than to have none at all. Plunge
in and trust to luck. say t.
"Yes, | think so. too. There's some
thing pathetic about dried uD. selfish
bachelor How about your wife,"
asked the summer girl interestedly.
The seller of seashells' round rubi-
cund face took on lines of wistfulness.
He dropped his jocular tone and said
gently: "Well, you see, it was
long while ago. she was very young
and gay. | suppose people would say
did say-that she was not the kind to
help man in business, but she made
me very happy. She only lived year.
But | never forgot that happy year.
That's why advise young men to
plunge in" and he smiled little
mistily.
And as the summer girls white
shoes went tripping down the street
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tions and bald head of the prosaic fig
ure in the doorway and told herself
that one can never tell where romance
will choose to take up its abode.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.