Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-01-17
MADE IN HEAVEN.

1Ak4o1 44N LILA Elm.
In the days when 1 first knew the lone
and struggling village of Meadowbank if
boosted two inns of some pretensions and
considerable age-one at either end of tha
main street Perhaps because there was
half mile of high road between tian
each did fair business. People coming
from the direction of MANCHESTER patron
lied the one, and those who came from
Market Waldron on the hill supported
the other. The host of the inn at the
Waldron road end was the proud pos
SCISSOR of pretty wife. His rival at the
far corner of the village was lord of a
lady whose beauty was not set out either
by her features or her figure, though she
was admitted on all sides to be one of
the best wives in the county-hard work,
ing, good-hearted. economical, and ready
to turn plain, but smiling face to every
little trouble that the quiet country DAYS
could provide.
MeadowDank does not lie on nv line
of country, and if | was compelled to
make short stay in its high street the
other evening it was becaus a threaten
ing day had fulfilled its bad intentions.
When the storm descended / was behind
tired horse five miles or more from
home, SO | drove into the courtyard of
the Cap and Feathers, and the ostler as
he received the trap remarked that it
was wonderful baingy weather" The
adjective is peculiar to the county and
used, | think, to deal with the misty
drizzling days of autumn, or the summer
season. The fire was laid in the bar
parlor, but the landlord. recognizing me-
invited me to his sitting room.
There is only the missus," he re
marked, ''and l reckon. she won't trou-
BILE ye; an we've a nice blaze. an We
can come back here when tn rooms
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Then mebbe yen happen of dry ride
'ome"
The missus was sitting over the fire,
subjecting household linen to a very Sc
we're scrutiny, and she apologized for
having fire in the summer time, re-
| marking that she caught a chill.
"She's most allus catching one o
they" interposed her husband proudly.
Il count it's eos she works that hard
Its got to be done, Benjamin., she
responded Il can't get the maids to
hustle, if SO be they see | don't work
myself
There's a woman for yel'' said my
host, turning round with satisfaction in
every tone. There's poor George Rock
what has the Spotted Dog up street.
| forced to sell up and go away; COS
why? Cos he had pretty wife, and
We're allus taking her out an spendin
money on 'er."
That's quite right" said the landlady
conplacently, ''it's the plain women
what does the most work. though I'm
| some sorry for poor Polly Rock. But
she never didn't look arter things Alright
to my thinkinr'
| ''Ye never said truer word than that
| Martha, responded her lord, gazing with
real pleasure upon her homeiy features.
Il count ye're nothing to look at, but
| aif IN mic
work like We. If so be We marries," he
added, turning to me. do We choose the
ugliest woman what'll have ye; and IN
the long run ven save money, an keep
good ONE about We"
when / were young" continued my
| host, Il started for to be a grocer's
'sistant; and it CHANGED the master had
| a well-looking wife what he were al
ways taking out when he should have
! been seeing after his shop. Lost his
| business, he did, and it give me a les
son. When | come to marrying, | made
up my mind that I'd pick out a good
| plain woman, the pfainest what ever l
could find. and l chose She
| The lady smiled, by no means dis
turbed-indeed, / think she appreciated
the compliment-and her master con
tinued-
"She ain't never given me no cause to
me most from the very day we. mar,
i ried, and it weren't ten years afOre /
weren't 'sistant no longer. but 'ad got
me own shop up street. An she swep
an Client an waited an cooked. an tend
| ed tn place like she was three people IN
one. Then the time come when I'd the
| chance of selling it, and stepped right
| into this place"
! Have you been long here?" / asked.
| seeking to turn the conversation into
| less personal chanel
Twenty-Five year" he replied: "and
now. though l say it. we've got on,
There is three mides in the place. be.
sires, tn cook an boy by tn day; an
\ tn missus. what's settin' right afOre yt'
works 'arder than any two on 'em.
Young gels ont work more than they
must" explained the landlady. IAN as IT
| boys they're sore trial Ont come Oh
| afore Z. an goes at 3, an We must Keep
| all on tidyin' up arter EN-; an if chance
| times We happen of anything f'r ,em =,
/ do they're most always grumbln. 30
rather do til work meself'
1 There's woman for ye.' chucke9
/ her husband. Won't ha' nobody dom
nothing. / wouldn't change 'er not II Ye
brought me real pretty woman tomoT-
| row.
The landlady looked at her liege lord
with a grateful smile.
Il know We ont" she said in softer
tones than she had used before, 'arter
| all these years o. ups an downs, An
| ye knows well enough" she added. turn
ing to me, that the prettiest woman as
ever was wouldn't care for 'un same as
me-"
Then, as though ashamed of such =
frank expression of her regards. the land
lady resumed her scrutiny of the linen
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