The Washington herald., 1911-11-14
WOMAN WHO KNOWS
HOW HAS TO WORK
Capable Housewife Allowed
to Be Domestic Slave.
By DOROTHY DIX.

Once upon a time there was q beau
Gus maiden who fell in love with
rising young man, and succeeded in toll
ing him to the altar.
Now, this maiden was a noble, high
browed creature, who had lofty ideas
concerning a wife's duty.
In her dreams she had a picture OF
herself always doing the domestic act,
while her husband gave her the glad
hand and did an aside to the audience.
in which he audibly wondered how he
ever kept out Of the poorhouse before he
had such an industrious little wife to
help him along. So no sooner had the
young couple returned from their bridal
trip than she got busy darning his socks
and patching his boomers.
While she was engaged in this ocoupa-
ton she was visited by her mother, an
astute old dame, who had cut her wis
dom teeth so long ago that she had
grown second set, and who no sooner
perceived what her daughter was doing
than she burst into tears.
why the brine?" inquired the daugh-
ter as she observed her mothers grief.
Alas" replied the mother with great
emotion, Il weep at the sight Of a
daughter Of mine who is slated to be
henceforth a domestic slave
How so?" asked the daughter, FOR
your meaning gets past me-"
II refer" answered the mother, TO
the way in which you have patched
those pants. In that lies your DOOM
Have not done 1t beautifully"
any bouquets at myself. I apprehend
that a tailor could not have turned out
a heater job
Woe is me- cried the mother, what
you say is only too true and that Is
your hoodoo."
why do you thus hand out the
gloom7' asked the daughter.
Because" replied the mother, you
have patched those trouserettes so well
that IT will always be the mending for
yours
But" returned the daughter, will
not my husband be delighted when he
sees how nicely have patched his
trousers, and will he not praise me for
having saved him so much money!
He will jolly you the first time you
do it." replied the mother with great
sagacity, land after that he will never
open his head on the subject except to
knock you when you don't do II"
IF you will observe closely you will
see that 1t Is the women who arc good
cooks whose husbands think It is use
less extravaganza to keep a maid, and
that the 1oXy LADY who can make her
own hats never gets a look In at q
French CONNECTION. A tip to the talent
Is sufficient"
With these words the mother returned
home, and the daughter sat down and
carefully ripped out the neat patch she
had inserted in her husbands trousers.
Then she gathered in another patch that
looked like a pun on crazy quilt sofa
cushion, and when her lord and mas
ter returned home in the evening she
approached him and thus addressed him:
See" she exclaimed, what a smart
little ducky daddle Of q wife you have
got, and how beautiful she has mended
your panties so that you will not have
to waste your money and more on hor-
rid, expensive tailors.
You are, indeed. a treasure" replied
the husband, as he surveyed with dis
may the excrescence that she had erected
on the rear elevation Of his garments.
and 1 am a lucky dog to have such an
economical little wife; but I fear that
mending will hurt your little white
hands, and you must not think Of such q
thing as patching my pants again"
And thereafter the wife sent out all
of the mending, and her husband great
ly admired her because she was such a
useless ornament.
Moral: This fable teaches that the
woman who knows how always has to
do it.