The Van Buren press., 1904-01-30


for all that the domestic arrangements
would be continued on his schedule as
hitherto, and that more suggestions
from her were not desired. Two morn
ings later she failed TO rise. When he
found the hour he berated her soundly.
She rose. but everything seemed to
stick. and she did not start breakfast
for a good hour later than usual IL
was a pretty Door breakfast, too, COM
pared with what they had been having.
Hiram stormed and Sally looked the
picture of distress This sort OF thing
was repeated with variations for two
weeks One morning, being in hurry
and seeing everything dragging on tAe
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 bullied dread
fully for several mornings, but got only
burned chops and heavy mullins and
distressed countenance. Finally he gave
in and went regularly to his chores
first, and the joys of the honeymoon
descended again upon his domicile.
Hiram was in the habit of getting
home any old time to his supper
whenever he finished matters at the OF
fee One day Sally suggested it would
be nice to have supper at six, and II
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 a cold lunch on the
table with a note from Sally saying
she had gone out for the evening, She
caught an all night bullyragging, but
arose cheerily and prepared a model
breakfast That night he found the
table cleared all but a cold lunch, He
ordered a supper and she meekly
started in, but everything went wrong,
and when he got his meal at nine
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 a panied eX-
preston in the big round eyes, and her
up qUlFeTeu. he Iellleu III ulSSusl.
He resolved to fight it out and cut
her allowance to almost nothing, TAX
ing most Of his meals down town. She
never complained, although Providence
only knows how she lived. One day
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 cordially. When
they were ushered into the dining room
they found the table faultlessly set
and nothing thereon but stale bread
and salt pork.
What does this mean?" inquired
Hiram, white with rage.
IT'S 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 days"
The man broke off the deal and told
the story all over town.
Hiram was so mad he went to the
hotel to live, resolved to starve her
into submission Some weeks later he
sold some property and sent a boy to
the house with deed to sign Sally
refused to sign away her rights in any
property while things were on the
present basis-"wth separation prob
able at any moment" she added.
This gave Hiram the most severe
shock Of his life, The result was he
opened negotiations and compromised
by coming home. Supper was to be
served at six,
How on earth did you live?" asked
Hiram, curiously
1T was very hard" replied Sally,
despondently Il had to sell the par
lor furniture"
What" yelled Hiram, as he rushed
TO the parlor, Sure enough, it was
stripped to the pine floor
Perhaps it's just as we'll" ventured
Sally. eve really need the house re-
furnished throughout. It's all out Of
date and in very bad taste"
"Refurnishedl" exclaimed Hiram.
We'll | guess not Here's where III
see that you don't get your way You
sold the parlor stuff, Now git along
without IT,"
Sally looked blue, Some days later
Hiram went to the city on a trip OF
several days, When he returned he
found his house dream OF beauty
from top to bottom-all newly and
deliberately furnished
"Whered yo git it?" he gasped.
"Oh had It charged she replied
sweetly "Mr, Moses was ever so good
about It,"
Then Hiram sat right down and
wept Sally wept, too, and promised to
be good She had one request to make
She wanted to give party.
"a party" snorted Hiram, belIger-
entity, Then he added, lamoly; "Why,
yes, Of course, How much II It cost?'
So the Perkinsos had u party and all
the girls were invited, and Hiram wore
new tabernacle suit lat Sally's sug-
| gestion) and rose In his buttonhoe
And Sally showed the girls all her new
things, and new servant passed tho
refreshments,
And TO the question; How In tho
world did you manage IT." Sally only
flushed modcslly and rcplcdi "Oh, |
told you Hiram was not 30 bad as no
was painted"
store The mon look like philosophers.
but they Gro poor, stupid, non.produc-