The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
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JOE THE ROOFER OBJECTS TO
PLAYING LADY'S MAID.

Dr,shed His Brides HAIR and Buttoued Her
waists for While, but when she Lot
the House work Slide He Hailed Her
10 Court--She Gets Six Months.
Joe Ganly Of go Fulton street, Brooklyn,
vas a single man last Maroh-and almost
hanpy Had II not been for the endless
ronnd of beef an and pale coffee that
Geraldine, the naughty waitress in bis
Fulton street beanery, gave him daily for
meals he would have been quite content.
But he wasn't.
He went to an aged friend Of his in the
Salvation Army, whose name was Bill.
Before Bill carried the bass drum In the
army he was a seaman and had left wives
in seven ports. On the subject OF matri-
mony Bill was wise a. serpent. He
MIXED hi long, white beard and gave ear
TO the melancholy Joseph.
BILL" said Mr.. 0anly, Il ought to get
married. Give me word OF advice"
Il hate to do it," replied the ex-seaman
sf tell you to get married and you tie
up you'll be hunting my graveyard after
I'm gone to write rude things on my little
white stone. II I tip you OF that It's
OueeT game, IhO coAh6 as Wv "AAS"b ~ W
sneak you'll wake up alone some night
and cuss me for an old son OF seaoook.
Any way you look at II, Joseph, my son;I
stand to LOSE
.rll take a chance" said Joe. Besides
I've got the girl tabled. Bill. she's .
wonder. She's got big blue eyes, the
sweetest mouth"
"They all have" interrupted the matri-
mony expert Il remember once when
the old Hannah B. King was at Rio that
made up with one Of them kind. It was
very nice for while, but she tried to put
ground glass in my beer
The undsmayed Joe reflected over the
sage advice of the mariner and then took
the plunge. He and Ida went before a
salvation Army minister along in April
and we're married. Old Bill assisted. Mr..
Ganly took his wife to the hall bedroom
in Fulton street he had occupied for ten
years
Ida was rather pleasing object to look
at Joe thought. She was tall and rather
rood looking and carried plenty Of red
hair that she built into q pompadour by
putting rats under it, Tho general out
line suited Joe and he settled himself for
the joys of home, /. e., somebody to sew on
bis buttons; somebody to darn socks and
keep tab on the rent money 30 as to be
ready for the first Of the month; somebody
10 cook steak about an inch thick and
give him welcoming pat when he came
home from work.
For the first few days everything was
lovely and Mr.. Ganly began to figure on
taking a fat. When Ida asked him every
morning to comb her hair for her and please
button up the back Of her shirt waist, Joe
bushed with pleasure and hustled through
the job before the whistle blew and he had
to skip with the full dinner pail. 1t wasn't
long, though, before he got tired Of comb
ing up her waists. One day he was docked
for an hours lost time and 1t made him sore.
He wanted to know why she couldn't do
those things herself, and she informed him
be had married her and it was his duty.
Ida didn't take care Of the room very we'll
She spent most Of her time reading the
socety items in the papers and novels
Of the love grown cold. type When
Joe came home from work at night he
The bu iU Bride or ali about Iiasis
the shopgirl who married rich. while the
breakfast dishes were unwashed on the
table and the cat had run away with the
supper steak. A..
ball score, she would quote the propriety
columns to him and tell him that II wasn't
good form to talk to lady without his coat
and shoes on. Joe belonged to the plain
people and couldn't see it at all. He might
bad the shopping bug and would sally forth
for bargains armed with q reticule con-
tanning a powder puff, chewing gum, q
buttonhook and the family change Be-
aides, Ida didn't care for homo except as
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Union had picnic or there was something
doing at Coney Joseph had to do the hair
combing and buttoning up stunt overtime
and show her good time. Whenever he
objected, he says, there was catch a. catch
can talking match, so he usually went.
Also, Mr.. Ganly didn't think there was
my sense in Ida blowing in her loose change
On beauty doctor for the removal Of wild
hairs and freckles. Yesterday he baked.
he took his wife to the Adams street polio Q
court and made charge Of vagrancy
4 was fool" said Mr.. Ganly. II didn't
know when had good thing. just look
1t me now There was a weeks growth
Of beard on Joes face. His shirt was moro
Or less buttonless and his trousers were
hnyed at the edge.
She won't do thing" said he, -but read
nnovels and tell me how ought to act. !
nave to comb her hair every morning and
mes 80 lazy she won't sew buttons on her
own waist. When she goes out in the street
she's sight and makes mo ashamed she's
my wife. I've got good job as q roofer
put can't make any money playing lady's
maid to her every morning. She didn't
even try to keep things clean at home.'
uanly was advised to have his wife sent
TO the Wayside Home for few months to
zee If that wouldn't be q useful lesson to
her, He agreed. Ida began 10 cry, but
nter little while she dried her eyes and
semed to lose interest in the proceedings.
end MAGISTRATE Tighe committed the wife
70 the Wayside Home for six months.
DICK. THE GOOSE, INSURED.