The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-10

a short essay on that interesting but rare
~ Individual by Gladys Waterbury shrivel-
ton OF the Woman's Page Of the squehawkett Gazoo.
I'D hoped they had him locked up for good, he's been
50 little in evidence Of late years"
why should you wish so estimabe individual
to be locked up?" demanded Mr.. Pedagog, who some
how or other seemed take the Idiots suggestion as
personal.
ITO keep his deafness from being shattered said
the Idiot Nothing against the gentleman himself.
can assure YOU It would be pity, think, once you
have really found Ideal Husband, to subject him
TO the influences Of the world; 10 let him 60
forth into the madding crowd and have the sweet
idvlic bloom rubbed by the atritiOns of the vul
.ear feel about the Ideal Husband just as do
N2out a beautiful peach-blow which is too fra
gle too be brought into contact with the
o5~ainsrD, earthenware Of society The earthenware
isn't harmed but the peach-bIow viii inevitably turn
up with a crack here and a nick there, and hole
somewhere else after such encounter. If were
woman and suddenly discovered that had an Ideal
Husband / think NY personal sacrifice I'd present
him TO the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or immune
him other retreat where his perfection would
remain forever seeure-say up among me egyptian
rntunmies of the British museum We cannot be too
careful Mr. Pedagog Of these rarely beautiful things
that ard again vouchsafed to US"
what is Ideal Husband, anyhow asked Mr.
Brief Has the recipe for such individual last
yes" put in Mrs Pedagog before the Idiot had
chance reply here the dear old landlady fixed
her eyes firmly and afectionatey upon Ser spouse the
Sch0olmaster. Il tell you the receipt for the
Ideal Husband. Years, 6S'-
"sixty-two my dear smiled Mr.. Pedagog, and
Years verging on g." said Mrs. Pedagog. accept
ing the correction Character developed by time and
made secure Eyes. blue; disposition when vexed,
disposition when pleased happy irritable from
inst cause conderate always: calm exterior heart of
gold; prompt in and quick in forgiveness and
only one old woman in the world for him"
"A tride bald-headed. but true friend when
needed. 10" said the Idiot"
Il try to be- said Mr.. PedagOg, pleasantly COM
placent-
well you succeed in both said the Idiot For
your trng badness evident when you remove your
hat which like a gentleman YOU never fan to do
cuce with you for say that have found you
always the friend when needed yOU-I never told
how without my solicitation and entirely upon your
own initiative, you loaned the money to pay
Mrs. Pedagog's bill over which she was becoming
anxious.
John" cried Mrs. Pedagog, severely. did you
do that?'
well my dear-er-only once you know and you
were so relieved began Mr.. Pedagog.
you should have lent the money TO me- Jonn."
said Mrs Pedagog@ 'and then should not have been
compelled TO dun the Idiot"
know, my dear you ] the Idiot
would pay me back and perhaps-well only perhaps
my loYe-you might have thought it, explained
the Schoomaster, with slight show OF embarrass-
ment. a., ,,--s.-, .-.,.,,., ......-...s.
Iandady with q smile broad as any
We'll. it's too bad think" said Lawyer. that
man has to be vergng s. TO be Ideal Hus
7 should happen TO get married within tho two
IT three years my wife would have at least
afteen years before she could an that ought
tc be. Moreover, have been told that I have black
eyes"
with the unerring precision Of a trained legal
r,ind said the Idiot you have unwitngly put your
anger the cruX Of the whole matter Mr. Brief.
Mrs. Pedagog has been describing her Ideal Husband.
and I delighted to know that what 7 nave always
suspected be the in fact the truth: that her
husband in her eyes is the Ideal one. That's the way