Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-11-25
an Expert Paper
Hanger
Merilegs Can't Be Beat at the Job


heTrilegs
lie cut deep sash in the wall pa
FER that adorned the hall of his apart.
Eent and as he laughed he tore off
z large triangular piece of wall paper
III reminded one of certain type of
man eating piece of pie) and looked
exceedingly jocular.
What are you laughing at?' asked
Mrs. Merrilegs.
Il am laughing said Mr.. Merrilegs,
because ! feel SO good. The pattern
of this paper has distressed me for Sc
long that | laugh at the prospect of
III early relief"
Yen picked it out" unused Mrs.
Merrilegs, Just the same"
Il laugh as well, said Mr.. Merri-
legs, with a dont-interrupt-me wave
of the hand, "at the landlord who re
fused to repaper the hail. and | laugh
at the paper hanger who wanted $18
for job which | am doing for less
than Sc. Is the paste ready p
All ready" said Mrs. Merrilegs.
BE careful, Charles, of that knife ="
Don't you worry about that knife, .
said Mr. Merrilegs. slashing away at
the paper in professional manner.
81 know what I'm doing"
Il don't know what would happen to
me, said Mrs Merrilegs. .if you We're
to stab yourself. Charles
Now I'm not going to stab myself, !"
said Mr. Merrilegs. $50 don't you get
me nervous
And so saying Mr.. Merrilegs
stabbed himself brislIly in the palm
of his hand and Immediately an up.
roar arose in the Merrilegs apart
nent
Perhaps" said Mrs. AIcrrilegs when
the excitement had abated TO point
where Mr.. Merrilegs suffered his
hand to be bound" perhaps it would
be better, after all, Charles, if we let
he paper haI ger finish it now "
The wounded man arose from his
hair in way that would have been
al inspiration to any designer OF
iack-intl e-boEes.
"Wl at" he shouted
"Sh," said Mrs. Merrilegs.
81 won't sSht'" shouted Mr. Merri.
legs; Il won't 'Sh,' Here I've gone
and got the wall paper and the brush
and mixed the paste and everything
and bought paper hangers knife
(drat that paper hangers knife, and
first you make me cut myself and
then you just as good as say that
don't know how to paper the hall, any
how, and that I'd better quit and turn
it over to someone who does-or CAM
He stopped because he was quite
out of breath Tears of self-pity al
most stood in his eyes.
"And that" said he, with fright.
full motion of despair to the cuckoo
clock. which pointed at half past
four" and that is all the thanks
get!"
Cuckoo" said the clock.
Now, Charley" said Mrs Merri
legs, you know | didn't mean it that
way at ALL"
Mr.. Merrilegs held his injured hand
at a prominent angle. as one who
would say, See how I suffer for my
country" and he looked like man
who might forgive Cif he were suf6-
GENTLY coaxed) but who would not for
get
And if you think you can finish it,
continues Mrs. Merrilegs, why go
ahead and finish it-and welcome"
"Oh, I'll finish it," said Mr. Merri-
legs. Don't let that part of it worry
you for a moment I'll finish it all
right"
Il would" said she.
II will" said he
And, bouncing up, he bounced into
the hall and slashed away in grim.
grim manner that BODIED equally i'll for
wives and wall paper in halls
If" began Mrs. Merrilegs, follow
ing him,
IF you will kindly do me the favor
to go away out of this hail." said Mr..
Merrilegs in that tone of extreme
courtesy which husband never uses
except when he is on the point of Gre
ating disturbance, II will go ahead
with the papering Otherwise not"
IF you will let me help you,
Charles" began Mrs. Merrilegs.
You wouldn't help me-" said Mr..
Merrilegs bitterly. 'You would hin
der me."
cat least"
"Will you go out?"
"Char1eS-"