The Washington herald., 1909-01-24
Mr.. JuStlUed Stun1bles
OUer a FelO Things.

JuStwed was a woman Of nerves
Oh-desr-dear-oh- h-oh-dearie. do be
CAREFUL she gasped, that isis such a
"A dangerous-ladder-an I'm so nerv-
oas."
Ten minutes later at the tap OF the
gong. Mr.. JuStwed again esssyed the
task This time he reached the top OF
the ladder. Taking each step upward
10 perfect tine with Mrs Justwed's ad-
monitions 10 not rush IN. like the proverb-
ial fools. where angels fear to tread
though she didn say It just that way.
There wasn't as much class - her YER
sion as that-thOugh It made up for It
in its irritating effect upon Mr.. Justwed's 5
nerves
He seized the nail and hammer and
got busy. Nobe OF this dsmpbool busi-
ness OF hitting his fingers with the ham
mer instead Of the nail IN his-no stree,
not for hist And be didn't either. And
Mrs. Justwed smiled apprOvingly. though
she still kept a clutch as grim as death
upon the poor, sufOcating. jolly old step
ladder.
There you are, .ovey-ehunk. there you
are.' Nr. Justwed exclaimed grandly,
eloguently, proudly. Nov hand me the
curtain-yes, al fixed on the pole-and
III put it in place.
With Mr. Justwed managing the top
and the Mrs the bottom, the curtain
vas carefully sandwicbed IN between the
ladder and the wall and Mr.. Justwed
gave the command 10 'Stand clear."
while he put the bloOmin' thing in place.
Mrs. Justwed lacked out from under the
ladder and took her stand, critically,
n the center Of the room to see that Il
WAS hung straight
Just then the Jolly old ladder stuck out
one OF IFS 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 3uti" It was Mrs Just
wed's dulcet tones. dulcet stiIl. but with
Just a sha1e OF alarmed irritation. DO
be carefpl-do be careful-ean't you see
you're tearing the curtain,"
Huh? What did you say. lOvey?-''
and for the second time Mr. JUstwed
descended -funp-juSt Ike that.
But this time the fan thereof was
great. Curtain, pole, ladder, hammer,
nails and Justwed all Obeyed the law Of
gravitati0D az the same time, though Mr.
JEstwed being the heaviest object, beat
the others 10 the floor
Mrs Justwed gasped and gurgIed and
>piuttered and tumed and tainted and
recovered and refainted all over again.
Mr. Justwed pulled the nail out bis left
eve and dug the hammer from the pit
OF his stomach and had his leg half
way ou- Of the Dig rent IN the curtain
before Mrs. Justwed recovered sufficiently
70 get IN the game.
Then the rains descended and the foods
came and the honeymoon dove took fight
for the tall tlmbeCs-
"Oh--oh.-you clumsy man" she
stOrmed. You clumsy man! Look AZ my
new curtain"
Yes, I know. dear, but"
Don't but me- You're q clumsy
clumsy. clumsy coal-heaver. 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 II again You stumble over every
-eyerything-do you hear, No you
don't. Co away fIom me- Don't touch
me, I-boo-hoo-you clumsy"
VERY well. madam" Mr.. JUstwed par
ried. iciIy. Il have stumbled over those
things. bat-bUt let me tell y0u I've also
stumbled upon the fact that my wife
has Q nasty temper"
And the jolly old stepladder held It's
breath and felt real ashamed OF what Il
had done. but Il c0nsOled itself with The
thought:
'Oh, well, they'll get over It and make
up; they al do"