The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-08
uOu lere Pound a Wife.

lane IVA. stcatly troubled because
Iog..k,,p,r Mary, used u niue snSe
| hitrr IN nymg the potatoes lor oreah
Y- "as >gnIt morning. lie was rieh
III I,,b" II about lorty.seyen, VINO
asi n. money 80 tight that 1t squeai-
n. ba5 lai ,WO or three different
~ Lssp house Tor him, but none
tsm,I 10 suit mm because one would use
| d mueh pastry or burn too mueh Woou,
M mother irpuentIy spoiled a PIE III
o,sn whenever she had the privilege
/ w,kiny one. His house was Wen
4, ong but the paint ON the outside had
Al .omewha, during the last hiteen
an nj ,l,re stay there. lie seldom had
mrapy a, most bachelors do, and the
trror arrangement was complained Oh
,bs bou.ektep,l rs being not any too
Nm There Was an old wooden SINK III
ttben that water could run through
i coud through sieve, and an up-to-
NJ rookipg stove which stood on Tour
[rdurd bricks The inside OF the house
IgHpt have looked any worse with a
NJ Al new paint and paper, but Jere
Sp,bt that II he could only lind someone
Tnopp a. himself he might be made
MON forever Mary got sick OF his ever
.nr growing because she used some
m, t6at he thought they didn't need,
d lett poor Jere alone. Jere swore tha'
wouldn't pay her last weeks wages,
n he didn't, but saved that money TO
AZ Me- fee for adycrtising Tor another
Ousekeeper
The ad which he put in the paper was
,Vered by a visit. In less than week
pleasant afternoon while Jere sat IN
front room reading a paper which, ne
ID borrowed OF friend, he heard a
tock at the door, which somewhat
stled him. for callers there were very
,common. He made haste in arranging
few things in the room which were un,
plbedy out Of place; then he advanced
the front door to receive the caller, put
be opened it he caught sight OF a PLAIN
|eSed lady going around the corner OF
house to the kitchen door. lie dis
Eei to have stranger see the kitchen,
such shape, but ,tiIl he couldn' afford
have it repaired, SO he started after
b and asked what She wanted.
Ts His Mr. Cnnminps?"
YES"
well, | saw your ad in the paper and
me tn 900 if y"n would give me the
ane j
Jge had sized m the applicant pretty
N by tbis fine and said. Il will give
nj trial # Won win work for three
lan week"
"0h dear, said she, cant you give me
leeffty?'
No. | cant really afford to give that;
Aere isn't much to do here"
well, if that's the case I'll work for
rN dollars, but / would like to have my
y the middle of each week.
After some squi1ning he exclaimed, "All
gh, you may 20 to work Just as soon
you get ready"
She then loft SAVING that she would be
htk 70 work tbe no2t dav Jere made
hs nina fbot cha ,ros net tbe woman
wanted for sLa rray nIa;nlv dressed
1t pleasant ~ ,o "JI was woman Of about
fty.fva n. no or' rs bo nnnld make out.
h entered - tbo bo "s ~ ona cot down to
INK Of Soma t"1 va ,'I ta r "N Of This woman
bi ask her 70 1 m5rry I'm I'm h Int 'sbeinp as
vas' he was ~ ''' Tttfo Nv liz sbu of women.
bat !, nrohahir " ,.hr ~ ~ IA never cot
sred for f ~ Wy Ivy b me , inclined that
g before no ~, i,"S D I'D have had
ances enom ny pt on nasor mt Of woman's
at love for Mou Um "'eo""' u
At length he decided to wait until she
neb mora an "i'o az n Soo e ~ ao IN the
nry ia oot lo I "iSo ueo ,nl go w eub;cb he
light learn how '9 w a aIoi Ss,;th III th;S woman
IOm he had b;n W. "'T r Il'n no Su day she
me and II ri i,nvu Ia ne n to hons her
cund bt bap le JT,4 'ele 70 a nav ran;d
rness alora tb u'u H. , ~ 1euo She If
Nurse, sqemo3 t w iine VI Nv, ou,niof DIV
bousetseno,ro s"'i1 10y mrnn aYtrava.
ant, and nretpnd,j a. 9i ne mas I;na nroativ
b bis int sarst"ueI W De "oih,ne sonths
epersIadod H., III dpouU I mi .tnt rras
mng off soo m''', W - W pati t tnas
L at Onoa p nn4; "I'i' ties VIII nonsas
hd the costl, ng ;oi Ilse sIyiiaLh i.J;os
ID also b h. NJ LEWIS Oh the other iaI, ess
his hopseIoer,oenu 'lIf ilaln .i I,'o adn,;red
q economy anI II tIe sIea',y or a an.
,,1 .onll anu during the evening ell