The Butler weekly times., 1910-04-14
Handy Ways
of a Husband

When you have time. George" SAID
Mrs. Andrews one evening. Il wish
you would put up that shelf in the
kitchen"
1T is so hard to do anything after
dark" sighed her husband. "If YOU
can wait till Saturday afternoon I'll dc
II then"
That's what you said last week"
Mrs. Andrews demonstrated. 81 wait.
ed till Saturday and then you said you
would put up the shelf when you fin.
ished reading the paper. BY that time
you had forgotten It,"
We'll, then, suppose it's up to me
to do il now" he said. where's the
shelf"
Out in the kitchen. Do you need
help"
"You needn't stir" he said, gener.
ously. Il can do II. all right"
In a few minutes after he disap.
peared his wife heard his apologetic
tones. I'm sorry to bother you," he
said. but where do you want that
shelf"
His wife could not count the mum.
Der OF times she had told him she
wanted II put up over the sink. but
she went patiently and indicated the
place with her finger,
"oh, seems to me you did say some.
thing about that" he acknowledged.
III won't take me a minute, so you
needn't bother to wait when you're so
tired"
She went back to her sewing and
had taken several stitches before he
called again, Say, do you know where
the mischief the hammers gone to?"
1T is in the tool drawer" she an.
swered. THAT is, unless you've had
II since put it away"
1T isn't there" he cried, triumphant.
ly' I've already looked there"
Mrs. Andrews went out to the kitch.
en- and hunted for the missing ham.
mer.
1T heats all how things get lost in
this house" he said. THAT girl is the
limit It's sheer carelessness."
That's what I've always said." Mrs.
agreed, sweetly, as she fished |
The hammer out from under the stove
Here il is"
The husband had the grace to laugh.
Ihat time ! was stung," he said.
l used the hammer this morning to
'ound a nail In my shoe and | re.
member my foot struck il as ! left the
oom. so / must have kicked 1t under
he stove. Where are the nails?"
Aren't screws better?"
"Screws." he exclaimed. "In that
vood? Nothing but long nails would
lo'd that shelf haven't the slightest
dca where there are any"
Mrs, Andrews found the nails and
vent back to her work.
Alice" her husband called nres.
ntly. Would you mind holding the
helf while ! pound?"
She went out again and held it while
Q hammered away for dear life. She
.as also properly sympathetic when
lie nails bent.
lhere seems to be a confounded
cam in the way" he said. "Iu have
bore holes first, You go and sit
own and I'll call you when | need
elp."
lie was as good as his word, for she $
as scarcely seated when she was a
again. 7
DO you know where the bit js," t
asked. I've been hunting an age
'r it," a
She opened the tool drawer and
'ok ii out.
We'll. that beats ALL" he ex. b
aimed. Il looked there. It must
Ave been under that box. It's very n
ard to find anything with the box of
lils in there" h
She had sewed full seam when
lie looked up and saw him standing
the doorway.
You were quiet" she said. 81 didn't
9ar you do much hammering." h
Il had to give it up" he told her. t
Those nails are worthless and
locked quite bit of plaster down Il
wing to make them stay in. I'll get
'tter nails and put it up some other Il
me-"