The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-09
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SIMILAR CHARACTER
By MoRRls wYNNE.


ciation.l
Miss Miggles, aged forty. il to the
matrimonial world what Rushin was
to art Miss Miggles had never had
q husband or a child any more than
Ruskin had painted pictures but she
reasoned that as the best critics did
not themselves shine in the field they
criticised SO an old maid was better
fitted TO observe unbiased the treat
ment by one another OF husbands,
wives and children.
Miss Miggles niece, Mrs. Shackleton,
had been married long enough to have
boy and q girl, whom she was bring
Ing up without the assistance OF either
nurse or servant, and her husband was
doing his part IN a struggle 70 keep
the wolf from the door The coDse-
quence was that each. having over
strained nerves. Jared upon the other.
The obseryant Miss Miggles noticed
this and desired to do something to
ameliorate the situation. II did not
occur TO her to bear part Of her
nieces burden By helping with the
household or nursery duties. The
world needs both analyzers and work
ers. Miss Miggles was an analyzer.
She analysed the family condition She
did more than this; she prescribed a
remedy.
One evening when Mr. shackleton
came home from business as he passed
into the house Miss Miggles passed
out Throwing himself into his accus-
toned chair, be took up the evening
paper lying on the table His eye at
once rested on the following paragraph
marked:
A husband should maintain that same
watchfulneas over his Amiability at home
that he does while az business He knows
that any loss OF temper with a customer
VIII lose him that customer. Let him re-
member that by a constant loss OF temper
ct home he may eventually lose his wife
The suggestion was not without its
effect upon Mr.. shackleton. Making q
good resolution for the future, he went
upstairs. where he found his wife, ad.
vanced to meet her with a smile, which
was returned in kind, and the two
spoke pleasant greetings. Though be
did not know It. bis wife had received
similar suggestion as TO her treat
ment OF him and had made CORE
spending resolution.
Mr.. aud Mrs. shaekleton the next
day forgot all about their respective
resolutions and did not subsequently
recall them. Their children were
taught at school that il they did NOT
at first succeed they were to try again.
but the parents did not have the time
to keep trying again. A succession Of
unfortuitous Incidents absorbed their
attention and an improvement in their
conduct toward each other must wait
til luck turned and they should DO
more free TO give the subject atten-
ton. Mrs. ShackIeton became so worn
out that she was threatened with nerv-
Gus prostration. Her husband endeav-
cred to get some assistance from his
or bis wife's feminine relatives, but
they all considered the Shackletons
quarrelsome couple and declined any
interference with other peoples bicker-
ings.
All this time appeared one OF those
beings to whom people give that love
IN place Of which they give acclaim to
heroes. Mrs Shackleton received
letter from Miss Meriweather, for
mer schoolmate, that she would pass
through the city where the shackle.
tons lived and would spend the day
with her. Mrs. shackleton wrote IN
reply that II Miss Meriweather were
any other woman in the world she
would decline under the circumstances
to receive her. AS it was, she would
be delighted to have her come and
stay
Miss Meriweather came. She had