The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-28
Mrs. H. Describes the
Game.

A FEW evenings after had tax
~ en- Mrs. Fl. to see the game of
n baseball, | was sitting In the
library at my house while Mrs.
ii. was entertaining several lady call
ers in the parlor. L was deeply inter-
ested in the latest novel and was un-
conscious of the presence of the ladies
i'm the parlor, which was divided from
the library by portieres. AS it was
summer the heavy folding doors were
thrown back, and while [ could hear
their voices I could not see the ladies
nor be seen by them. 1t really wasn't
necessary to see them. heard enough,
goodness knows. AS / say, [ was read
ing and was in another and more ro-
mantle world. would have continued
in bljssful ignorance of the converse
ton in the next room, had not had
my senses shocked by series of excla-
nations such as: 80 yes, DO tell us!'
"What day did you go?" etc. And
then Mrs. II. proceeded to describe the
game as she saw IL.
SIT was this way" she began, "we
went on Saturday afternoon and the
cars were just crowded with men and
boys, with now and then a lady, and
when we reached Franklin Square,
who should get on the car but the new
bride and her husband who took the
corner house last spring. She must
have gone down town to her husbands
office to meet him. She makes a per-
feet idiot of herself the way she runs
after her husband! 1 always insist
that my husband shall come up to the
house when we 60 out"
81 do, too," said Mrs. Jenkins.
"Yes indeed" said Mrs. Rogers.
"Just as soon as man knows you think
a great deal of him and are foolish
enough to run after him, just then you
lose all control of him. l believe a
woman should use tact in managing a
husband. One can be kind to them
without being under subsection to
their every wish"
By this time 1 had lost all interest
in the hero of my novel and laid the
book down. l drew nearer the por-
there's and just then maiden lady
somewhere near 38 plaintively said
"It's all very we'll for you girls to talk
about managing husband, but the
man I marry shall rule my slightest
thought"
bravo, old grip I said to myself
"You're the girl for me ali right, al
rightw
"Of course" said Mrs. H., 81 am al
ways willing to coincide with Mr.. HIS
views on most things, but there are
some things which l insist on doing
my own way. For instance, there's the
money question. Shortly after W.
were married I laid down the Law
about my pin money, and he knows
it would be folly ever TO hint abou
cutting my allowance. Instead, Nv,
seen to it that he increases it ever,
year and next year I'll insist on larg
er sum than ever"
"Will you? All right my little lad.
we shall see." This said softly to he
picture over the library mantel.)
"Yes, it's all in not allowing them t.
get the whip hand,'' said Mrs. Rogers il
support of my wife's seditious state
ments.
"But about the game of baseball :?
said the hitherto quiet Mrs. Briggs
who, by the way, was grass widow.
20 yes" said Mrs. H., "when we 60
to the park, we went up on the stan'
and almost the first person we recog
nized were the Baxter girls. I d
think that Mamie Baxter dresses abou
as gaudily as any girl I know. He
sister Laura is so different"
what did she have on?' asked Mrs
Jenkins.
"Who? Mamie?" asked Mrs. H.
"Yes."
"Why, she had on that old brow
serge she's worn for two seasons. She
had it made over in princess STYLE