The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-01-24
Mr.. Just1Ued Stu171bles
Over FelU Thinqs.

Justwed was a woman OF nerves.
"Oh-dear-dear-oh- do bc
CAREFUL" she gnsp9d. ''that Isis such O
"a daugerous-loddor-a I'm SO nerv-
Gus"
Ten minutes lntcr at the tap OF the
gong, Air. Justwed again essayed the
task. ThiS time be reached tho top OF
the ladder. Taking ench Otep upward
in perfect tine with Mrs. Justwcd's nd
monltions 10 not rush In. Ike tho provcro-
ial fools. where angels fear to tread
though she didn { say It just TINT way
There wasn't "a much class to her YER
sion as thst-though It mode Up for 1t
In Its Irritating effect upon Mr.. Justweds 8
nerves.
He seized the mil and hammer and
got busy. None OF this dnmphool bCsi-
uess OF hitting his fingers with the ham,
mer instead OF tho mil In hiS-uo Sirec,
not for hist And he didn't either. And
Mrs. Justwcd smiled npproviDgly, though
she still kept q clutch os grim as death
upon the poor. sunocating. jolly old step
ladder
''l'berc you are. .'ovey-chunk. there you
nrei" Mr.. Justwed exclaimed grondly,
eloqucutly. proudly. ''Now hand me the
curtniu-ycs. oll fixed 90 the pole-nnd
I'll put IT in place.
With AIr. Justwed managing tho top
and the Mrs the bottom. tho curtain
WIS carefully snndwlched in between the
lndlcr and the wall and Mr.. Justwed
gave the commanl TO "Stnnd clear"
while be put the bloomin' thing in place.
Mrs, Justwed booked out from under the
rfI
In the center OF the room TO SEQ that 1t
was hung strnisht.
Just then the jolly old ladder stuck out
one OF its sprinters and fastened It in
the mesh Of the curtain-it couldn't have
happened IN any other way for Slr. Just
wed was oh. oh. so careful.
"Look-look out," II wns Mrs. Just
weds duloet tones. dulcct still, but with
just a shade OF alarmed irritation. DO
be carcful-do be coreful-cau't you SEQ
you're tearing the curtainp'
"Huh1 Wbut did you sny, lovey?-"
and for the second time Mr Justwed
descended kor-fiump-just like thatl
But this time tho fall thereof was
great Curtain, pole, lnddcr. hammer,
mills and Justwod all obcyed the law OF
groyitation Mt the same time. though Mr..
Justwcd being the heaviest object. beat
the others TO the door.
Mrs. Justwed Gaspcd and gurged md
spluttered md fumcd aud falnted and
recovered md rcfnluted oil over again.
Mr. Justwed pulled the nail out his left
eye and dug the hammer from the pit
OF his stomach and had his leg hnlf-
way ou- OF the big rent 10 the curtain
before Ars. Justwed recovered sufficiently
to get IN the game
Then the rains descended md the foods
came and the honeymoon dovo took light
for the tail timbecs.
"Oh!-ohi-you clumsy manr' she
stormed, you clumsy mani Look at my
new curtain
'Ycs, l know. dear. but"
Don't but noe! You're q clumsy,
clumsy. clumsy co1l-henvcr, ec you arel
First you stumble over the mission chair,
and then you stumble over the step
ladder and-and-aud then you stumble
over 1t RGaio, You stumble over every
thlng-cyery ythiDg-do you hearl No you
dontl Go away from me, Don't touch
mel I-boo-hoo-you clumsy"
VERY well, madam" Mr. Jrstwed par
ricd. icily, ~ have stumbled over those
things. but-but let me tell you I've also
stumbled upon the fact that my wife
has a nasty temper,'
And the jolly old steplnddor held It's
breath and felt real ashamed of what 1t
had done. but 1t consoled itself with the
thought:
"oh. well. they'll get over It and make
up; they nll do"