Arizona republican., 1909-02-09
1T. :JAst,Ued Stu11bles
 Over q Fe1U Things.

Justwed was a woman of nerves. "Oh-dear-dear-oh-- do be carefulI" she gasped, ''that is-ts such "a dangerous-la6der-snd I'm so narv- ous."
 gong, Mir. Justwed again essayed the task. This time he reached the top of the ladder. Taking each step upward in perfect time with Mrs. Justwed's ad-
 monitions to not rush in. like the proverb-
 iai fools, where angels fear to tread
 though she didn't say it just that way. There wasn't as much class to her yer sion as that-though 1t made up for 1t in its irritating effect upon MT. Justwed's s nerves.
 He seized the nail and hammer and got busy. None of this damphool busi- ness of hitting his fingers with the ham, mer instead of the nail In hls-no stree, not for hisl And he didn't either. And Mrs. Justwed smiled approvingly, though she still kept clutch as grim as death
 upon the poor, suffocating, jolly old step ladder.
 There you are, !ovey-chunk. there you are" Mr. Justwed exclaimed grandly,
 eloquently, proudly. rNow hand me the curtain-yes, all fixed on the pole-and I'll put it in place"
 With Mir. Justwed managing the top
 and the Mrs. the bottom, the curtain was carefully sandwiched in between the
 ladder and the wall and MT. Justwed gave the command to 'Stsnd clear'
 while he put the bloomin' thing in place. Mrs. Justwed backed out from under the
 ladder and took her stand, critically, was hung straight.
 Just then the jolly old ladder stuck out
 one of its splinters and fastened it in
 the mesh of the curtain-it couldn't have
 happened in any other way for Mr. Just
 wed was oh, oh, so careful.
 "Look-look out!'' It was Mrs. Just
 weds dulcet tones, dulcet still, but with
 just shade of alarmed irritation. Do
 be careful-do be careful-can't you see you're tearing the curtainp "Huhf What did you say, loveyI and for the second time Mir. Justwed descended ker-fump-just like thatl But this time the fall thereof was great. Curtain, pole, ladder, hammer,
 nails and Justwed all obeyed the law of gravitation at the same time, though Mir. Justwed being the heaviest object, beat
 the others to the floor.
 Mrs. Justwed gasped and gurgled and spluttered and fumed and fainted and recovered and refainted all over again. MT. Justwed pulled the nail out his left eye and dug the hammer from the pit of his stomach and had his leg half way out of the big rent fin the curtain before Mrs. Justwed recovered sufficiently | to get in the game.
 Then the rains descended and the floods came and the honeymoon dove took flight | for the tall timbers.
 "Ohl-ohl-you clumsy manT she stormed, you clumsy mani Look at my new curtain" "Yes, I know, dear, but" Don't but me! You're a clumsy, | clumsy, clumsy coaLheaver. so you are! First you stumble over the mission chair. and then you stumble over the step | ladder and-and-and then you stumble over 1t agaiu. You stumble over every | thing-everything you hear! No you | don'tl Go away from me! Don't touch | mel I-boo-hoo-you clumsy" "very well, madam" Mir. Justwed par ried, Jelly, 'I have stumbled over those | things. but-but let me tell you I've also stumbled upon the fact that my wife
 has nasty temper!' And the jolly old stepladder held it's breath and felt real ashamed of what it had done. but 1t consoled itself with the | thought:
 'Oh, well, they'll get over it and make up; they all do."