The San Francisco call., 1910-04-26
HENPECKED "PA'S" REVOLT
WORKS PLEASANT CHANGE
Worm Finally Turns and Peace
Reigns at Home

Wipe your feet, papa, reminded
pspa's eldest daughter as he stumped
muddily on the front porch. Papa ac-
cordingly shuffled his feet diligently
upon the wire mat. then stepped upon
a strip Of carpet on the porch and by
comforting himself into weird shapes
wiped the edges of his shoe soles COM
paratively clean.
Don't hang your wet coat therer
called his wife. Don't you know water
viii ruin that chair?" Papa according
" gathered up his raincoat and carried
il up TO the bathroom.
"Oh, mamma" walled the youngest
daughter. look at the mud he's leaV-
ing on the stairs And / just washed
them myselfi' But papa was putting
on his slippers in the bathroom, stand
ing on one foot and hopping about like
some damp stOrk. Then he changed his
clothes and came downstairs, says the
Galveston News.
Did you change your clothes dear?"
inquired his wife. sweetly. eyeing the
chair in which he sat with speculative
eye. Papa grOwled and turned over a
sheet Of his paper. for he knew all
a bout that inquiry.
Presently he stretched, yawned and
rose. He walked over to the sofa.
heaped with pillows. and lay back
luXuriously just as the middle daughter
came in
"why, papa" she shrieked. you're
spelling the sofa pillows You're lying
right on them" Papa sat up
What's this sofa fOr?" he demanded
His wife had come in by this time and
stood side by side with her indignant
daughter.
Certainly not to treat as you're
treating it," she said. IF YOU want 10
take a nap, lie on your bed" Papa
arose. His jaw began to grow rigid.
for papa was getting mad. For long
he had put up with this sort Of thing
and the limit was reached.
Take these pillows up to your
rooms" he commanded the assembled
daughters; this sofa goes out into the
woodshed. This is no place for useless
things. Then he dragged it out into
the shed, leaving CONSERVATION in his
wake
What do you mean?" stormed his
Wife Papa looked at her and she
began TO grow uneasy under his look
He didn't say anything.
GO up to the bathroom and get my
raincoat and shoes" he directed "One
Of YOU girls, ] don't care which," The
girls looked at each other.
Co said papa. and be quick" The
youngest daughter went. Then mana
sat on sacred chair and put on his
shoes. The slippers, one inside the
other, he handed the eldest daughter.
Take them to the bathroom" he
commanded. The eldest daughter stared
Then she started TO say something and.
Struggling her shoulders. departed
holding the slippers as though thew
might bite her She couldn't miss ann,
Of this remarkable situation. so she
returned
I'm going down 10 the Office" said
papa; you can pack up what YOU like
because were going TO store this truck
and go TO a hotel"
Why papar' It was a chorus of
alarmed voices But papa was firm.
"One thing is certain" he said. were
through with this foolishness. I've had
all I'll stand. I'll do this much-eitber
you'll make this place homelike. beein-
ming tomorrow morning, or we ouit
housekeeping. That's all" Then he
departed in the rain.
But when he returned his sinners
were in the hall. and his favorite chair
with the evening papers on IL. were
stationed under the light, and the fam
lily had retired.
Then papa put on the slippers. mt
them on another chair and began Ia
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