The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-06-10

president wouldn't have to be so Wor-
ried about the country.
Going? Well, good-by, and remem-
Der that there's one woman left who
devotes all of her time to making a
happy home.
20, is that you. John? And time 1t
was, I'm sure. 1t Is nearly seven
o'clock, and you know that | always
expect you home at 6: 80 o'clock sharp.
Precious little encouragement | get
for shaving myself to death trying to
make you a comfortable home, when
you are lettering on your way and ca
rCuSing with your boon companions.
What is that you say? There was a
jam in the street, and the cars were
bloc kaded? o, Of course.
Look at your feet, John Carson,
look at your feet You didn't wipe
them on the floor mat, and you have
tracked in lot of dust. Haven't l
told you million times never to dare
to come in without cleaning your
shoes first, and for PHYS sake watch
what you are doing. You are pulling
that table cover all crooked and muss.
ing up the magazines that | had to
straighten out after you this morn
ing.
John Carlson, l believe you have
been drinking. Just a glass of beer.
| knew it; / knew it, / have always
said that you would end in a drunk
ards grave. Don't think to fool me by
saying it was only one glass. | know
it was at least six. You can never
say, like so many men do, that you
were driven to drink by your wife. for,
II ever there was woman who did
her duty by her family, and spent her
life trying to make them happy
home, it is |. though precious little
credit or appreciation l get for it.
What is that? You have gotten a
letter from your Aunt Jane, and she
is passing through the city, and wants
to stop off day or two? | won't have
her, tell you. won't. Let her go to
hotel.
1T isn't that | wouldn't mako your
relatives and friends welcome. Not
at all. 1t shall never be said OF me
| that my husband was afraid to ask
anyone to his house. But they are
such impossible people. Your Aun,
Jane hasn't got my ideas of house
keeping at all. She isn't to be men
| toned in the same day with Sister
| Maria who is coming tomorrow to
| stay a month or two.
And, John, | want $50. I saw @
new hat down town to-day that was q
| perfect dream. and it had been marked
down, and-what's that? You are hare
| up, and have already paid lot OF
extra bills, besides giving me my al
| lowance? | might have known it
You are always hard up when | ask
| for money. | cant have things like
Mamie Simpkins and Katie Idora. Any
old thing Is good enough for me
| Just because l stay at home and try
to make you happy, comfortable
home, you think | ought to go about
dressed like servant, but | won't
! tell you, | won't. am going to have
mat hat, so there, now.
81 wish you'd take off your coat and
hang some pictures and put down
that new mating for me. What, you
are tired? Tired? And doing moth
ing but sitting in an office all day.
Man never appreciate their blessings
and | just get so discouraged that
sometimes | think ! will just give up
| and let you sit where you III q and
eat what you want, and smoGe all over
the place and drink beer, IL you
want to.
"Iou wish to heaven | would ?
There, now; there, now. Well, won't.
It'c wife's duty to take care Of her
Eus band, and make him home, and
I'm going to do it. 1t shan't be said
of me that | am one of those horrid
new women, who belong to clubs and
don't manage their domestic affairs