Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18

house. to be sure, oppressivey in order, and
tagged wife, with weary eyes and tight-shut bps
oetermnedly working away at piece of
broidery. while lonely husband, who longs for
Dit OF music or sociable evening, sitting browsing
over paper or else makes an excuse to get away
from the dulness of his home-that home which
In imagination was such alluring abode of gen.
erous welcome to friends and refreshing inter
course between himself and the woman for whom
he had forsaken his boyhood chums.
AND all because the woman drank too long
and too often of the cup of ceaseless and rest
less activity; because she imbibed until she be-
came saturated with it, the intoxicating wine Of
orderliness
She became the adject slave of her house and
failed in her highest mission, that of home
maker, because of that slavery.
PRUDENCE SEES THE POINT
why, Prudence, you look quite uncomfortable.
do believe that you have more pitfalls than
John and lemon pies to avoid. You certainly
are making slave of yourself for that brother of
yours and-would you mind giving me your re-
celpt for those pies? I'll lend you baby in re-
turn for an hour or so when you're lonesome and
IN that way we will both be taking the pledge
against our threatening designations"
well, Priscilla, 1 don't know but what
there's a lot of good sense in all that, Prudence
generously conceded and maybe"-with a rather
hystercal laugh am little given to over-in-
diligence in my pride in those lemon pies, but
can't help but see the mote in Johns eye and his
hard cider seems bigger than any beam of lemon
pies. Now, Priscilla, what on earth are you
laughing at?"
"Prue, don't you think maybe you've been a
mite quick to suspect John? What, beside Eliba-
beth Franklin's gossip, set you grieving over
him."
''Well, Priscilla, I'll let you judge for yourself.
Last night when John came home from town
meeting | was sitting the front piazza and as
plain as | see you this minute, l him vault
over the front fence, though the gate stood wide
open, and come prancing over the lawn for all
the world though he were chasing a will.o'-
the wisp. And he was all out of breath when he
reached the piazza.
81 asked him what they talked about at town
meeting and what do you suppose he said?
Whether to have church wedding or a quiet
home affair And when inquired if he wasn't
feeling well, he just looked at me in a dazed
sort of way and asked: What do you call that
cloudy billowy white stuff the girls make their
dresses of?
81 was too taken aback to say word. Pris.
but John didn't seem to notice He got up pres
emily and went to bed and it was hot and he
left his shutters open, / could hear him saying
something like this, with whole lot before it
that can't remember;
JOY, Jolity, mirth
Have returned to the earth
The is plain as can be-
| need not explain
To those who are
| love and my sweetheart loves me-
ooh, you laugh, Priscilla though 1 do
think it's heartless of you. You know what a
sober, steady boy John has always been, and
since mother and father died, Pve taken such a
comfort in his stability"
Priscilla checked her laughter as a little sob
broke from her friend, but try as she would to
look serious the dimples would break forth. She
dropped kiss lightly her friends hair as she
rose to CO. and then with look of mischief
said: "Prue, guess am gossping but did John
tell you that Elenor White has just promised to
marry him in the fall? 1t happened after town
meeting last night"
She was gone in twinkling, but Prudence all
smiles again, ran to the door to call after her:
''Nr Newlight didn't say anything about love
being as Intoxicating as hard cider or lemon pies
did he, Priscilla?"