The Cairo bulletin., 1905-08-11
LENDING A HAND.

sorner of her mouth not. occupied by
pins. I'm tell you, though It's be-
cause our clothes are different, and
lake longer to pat on
Il don't see why they should, said
Mr. Pecherley. "All you have TO do is
to slip on"
That viii be enough from you on
hat subject. thank you, said his wife,
6rmly. IF you want to do something,
instead of standing there fussing and
making me nervous. you may hook my
waist up behind"
Hook it up?"
"Certainly. Fasten it. Or il you
don't feel equal to it. you may call
Mary. Hand me that comb. please
40, not the dressing comb. you big
goose. the back comb there. Thank
sou. Now. You may hold the waist
Tor me-oh. that's the wfong side; II
hooks behind. l should think you
would know that. Don't crumple the
silk up Now, II you want to, call
Mary
I'm do it, said Pecherley. III you
get Mary up you'll be half an hour
longer"
I don't think yor can do 1t, any
way"
I'D like TO know why l cant. You
put the hooks in the eyes. don't YOU
IS there anything more to it than
that?"
NO, but
"Did YOU think I'd put the eyes into
the hooks? Here, stand around 70
the light, please, my dear. can't see
ii the dark. All right Nov, don't
ddget around. Stand still | don't see
any hooks on this at all"
'oh. pshaw, Here. let me do it. II
breaks my arms lifting them this way.
Now, are you looking where my finger
Is?"
eOh, there? Wen. let me get at it.
Break your arms! If women had any
sense at all they would make their
clothes SO they could lift their arms.
How do you think button my collar
at the back"
Haven't you got that one hooked
get?"
mo. madam. haven't. If you had
hook man could see without a
microscope Now, I've got it-but
don't see any eye. Do you hook it in
the laee?"
John Edward Peeherley. don't you
dare"
wen, / tell you there isn't any eye
on the blamed thing.
aThere u.s.. too-a little loop Of silk
cord. Use your own eyes. my dear. Z
why didn't YOU say 20 at first?
was looking for a proper eye like the
hook. Now you've moved around
again 50 that cant see anything"
Got it2"
give me time, please"
qThat's all wanted. 1t was YOU
who was hurrying."
There. I've got it now. There's tbs
next one.
You're getting along splendidly
I aren't your"
ut isn't such an awfnily compli
\ catea business. I'm no lady's maid
| but i've rot horse sense and now
1 Where's the next cyeg oh. here II ii
III YOU have to have these fool loops
4 should think you would have then
Tx sex silk, instead of white, SO tina
fellow could see them.
You ought to copyright your idea
and submit them to the next dress
makers congress
"This concerned, blamed, eyerlasi
ing hook won't go into the loop. What
! the matter with the blooming thing
| anyway"
i III expect the hook has been close
1 when the waist was pressed. Pry
open little. No. don't take my man
cure scissors. Haven't you got
pocket knife?'
Eyes, thank you, | have, but don
care about nichng the blade on you
dress hooks. Perhaps you'd like
have me take my razor"
Take anything sou like. Only
can't stand up here much longer, an
don't say things like that, even belo'
your breath. It's not nice.
\ "Wcll, split my thumb nail"
\ "Did YOU get the hook open?'
That's all you care about isn't y
YES. got II open, confound III NOV
II you want 70 dance iig. why, jul
say so, and I'll quit until You 81
through. ! cant do anything whe
you dance about like a hen on h
gridiron."
How many hooks have you done
almost II, think I'm afra
there aren't more than 90 or 30 NOR
OF all the cursed, idiotic contrivanc'
ever saw!"
why don't you let me have Mary
"Do you think she'd have done
any quicked2'
Mrs. Pnrcherley coughed diploma
ically. "Let me call her now. dear
she said, gently.
mo, I'm through now--iust thToul
and--hellol What's wrong now? Q
my suffering aunt! Well. ding dol
the blim-bIamed irnhecile--well. 1t W
have to 20 the way It is. You can
your belt over II to hide it,
What is it?'' asked Mrs. Pecherlt
in alarm. Have ypu torn it?'
! Torn? NoIH said Percherlcy,