New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-07-21
WAKING Up William.
His Willy Wife Finally Got What
She Was After.

10y iiNSsss q hi0aly WI suIoI
She Was After.
1T WAS A WELL PLAYED GAME
William Was Little Slow, but When
the Lady's Trump Gard Was Played
He Said Just What She Wanted Him
to Say From the Very Start.
4, William said Mrs. Gilmartin, bend
ing over the sewing in her lap, what
no you think we'd better have Thurs
hay night when the Pritchards come?''
Mr.. Gilmartin lowered his paper an
instant and stared across the table at
her.
"HaveY' he said. "Why, l suppose
we'll have couple of games Of cinch
and lot Of foolish talk, as USUAL
II mean what will we have to eat
stupid!' explained his wife. "You
know they always have little lunch
when we go over to their place.
''Oh, to eatr' echoed Gilmartin, re-
Stunning his newspaper. "Why, have
whatever you like. I don't care.'
Mrs Gilmartin sighed and patted the
sewing on her knee after taking fur
tive glance at her engrossed husband.
''That's easy enough to say" she OBJ
served "but I want to talk to you
about it. This is important. Do help
me out, WILL she added. 1--WE
thought until I'm dizzy, and nothing
seems quite the thing"
"H-m-mv' said Gilmartin, frowning
at the wall paper and trying to think
''Why, I should think-er-almost any
thing would do that's-er-nice-
ever they usually have, you know he
added rather helplessly. "Go ahead
and get up nice little supper. You
know how And he calmly resumed
his newspaper.
"But this is different, DEAR persist
ed Mrs. Gilmartin, puckering her
brows and her sewing in her agitation
'"This is Mrs. Pritchard's birthday,
and we invited them to celebrate it
with us weeks and weeks ago You
know she's such stickler for having
everything just right. Pm worried
Sick
what is there to worry about?' de-
manded her husband, looking over the
top Of the paper in surprise. II sup
pose the Pritchards eat about the same
sort of things the rest Of us do. I
never saw much difference the few
times we had bite with them. They
aren't any better than we are, as far
as l can see. guess what's good
enough for us Is good enough for AL
Pritchard and his wife,
Mrs Gilmarttn heaved another rath-
er pathetic sigh and said: 1T isn't the
actual food I'm worrying about and
whether it will be, as you say. good
enough for them. That's silly. But it's
xhe selection of little menu for a
birthday party and the table decora-
Mons and the lights and-and every
thing," she added. MRS. Pritchard
says it's the little things that show the
clever housekeeper."
There was silence for few mo-
:ments, and then Mrs. Gilmartin ven
fured suggestion:
Dreamed oysters are NICE" she said.
''Um-hum," breathed the head Of the
house absently. what was .that?" he
demanded, turning suddenly. 81 didn't
hear.''
II said creamed oysters are nice,'' re-
peated Mrs. Giimartin.
"Sure! OF course they arev' he de-
clared with enthusiasm. Cali right.
Let's have creamed oysters" and he
d1ved into the stock market reports.
'Well, you don't imag1ne we can
make whole birthday supper of
creamed oysters, do your demanded
Mrs. Gilmartin Indignantly. '"There
must be a lot of other things thought
of. Mrs. Pritchard says it's just these
little affairs that bring out real tact
and good taste.''
"Oh, bother Mrs. Pritchardv' snap.
ped Gilmartin.
''Why, Wlll!' said his wife mildly
~I'm afraid you're out of sorts this
evening, and did want to have nice
long talk about this little supper, be
cause so much depends on it."
II beg your pardon" said her hus
band contritely, laying down his pa
per. II didn't mean to be cross. Now
what will we have after the creamed
oysters?''
II suppose chicken salad or some
thing like that would be all right, .
said Mrs. Gilmartin rather doubtfully
"and we ought to have stuffed to-
mato, although that seems awfully
common and ordinary for birthday
party. You know the Pritchards al
ways turn the whole thing over tc
Robbem, who has that caterers place
near them, whenever they have any
thing sort Of formal-a birthday or s
holiday party like this, you know"
'sWhat do we want of caterer tt
get up supper for four people?" de
manded Mr.. Gilmartin. "You can gel
away with it in great shape with Hilda
to help you OUT