Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-10-23
AS 1T MAY BE SOON

"You tell him, my DEAR" said
Mr.. Smith as he placed his wife's
slippers beside the old arm chair in
the library and assisted her on with
her smoking jacket, and then sat down
beside her.
why dearie, you should have nerve
enough to speak to a servant about a
thing like that" replied Mrs. Smith
she filled her pipe and picked up the
evening paper.
Il don't lack the nerve, Emma" said
her husband, "but l just hate to de
unpleasant things"
"Wen. how serious is it? Tell me-"
replied Mrs. Smith, as she blew rings
at the ceiling and patted the head of
her husband.
It's just this, Emma. He's a good
cook, and I've no fault to find there,
but last night when you were at the
lodge, 1 went out to the kitchen, and
there sat a policewoman. Not the one
that was here last week. but anot er
one. He had given her a bottle of
beer, and the officer had her coat off
and was eating some cold chicken
What did you say to him." asked
his wife.
st made some excuse, I said, Rob
bert, 1 wish you would get pitcher
of ice water. He said, L will in
minute OF IWO,' anu went Oll letlhlliS
to his company. He didn't get the
water, and later 1 went down and he
was standing out on the rear stoop
holding hands with the policewom
an. So 1 got the water myself. Then
I came in and found he had given her
three bottles of beer Now, we cannot
be buying beer for the whole police
force"
''That is true, DEAR" replied Mrs.
TO him El11t I don't
suppose it will do much good. These
men are getting all alike. When we
were married, dear, the first year we
used to get a good man for $15 a
month: one that did all the work.
Now, l believe you told me, you have
to hire the washing and ironing done
extra"
"There is only one fear, Emma. I
don't want to quarrel with him. He
may quit. and"
"I know, little man, you will have
to do all the work again. This SER
want problem is getting pretty hard,
I suppose this one will be getting mar
ried soon, too We don't seem to be
able to keep a cool man any more"
well you can't blame a man for
getting married and wanting home of
his own. At best Emma, it is a dogs
life in a way, getting up early and
staving up late"
But he has his Sunday evening and
his Thursdays off, hasen't he?"
Eyes" replied the husband
What more does he want?" re-
piled Mrs. Smith, 81 don't get as much.
[ can't take an afternoon off from
my business. When he's finished
washing the supper dishes he's through
till next morning. He amt worry
ing about some business deal. think,
take it all in all, that he, or any other
man doing homework, is better off
than a woman who has the care of
business on her mind all day and
night"
"And I know, dear, you do work so
hard and I have to worry you with
these housekeeping troubles" said the
husband sympathetically. "But you
will speak to him, won't you?"
"I will" said Mrs. Smith, and she
crossed to the dining room and said:
"Bobert, if you have got any more
company to entertain, entertain them
outside, and don't entertain them on
my beer. AS for that policewoman, II
l hear of her feeding out here any
more I'll report her to the commits
sioners.'
"All right, ma'am," was the reply.
ooh, how brave you are" said the
husband when Mrs. Smith winking
the other eye, came back into the
lihrarv saying quietly: 81 guess that
will hold him for a while. erwin
Thomas.