The Washington bee., 1911-02-25
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By JOHN BERWICK

Ny chum. Henry Burbank. and I
courted the girls We married at the
same time and married within q week
OF each other. AS soon as we had re-
turned from our wedding trips we met
for a supper and chat.
wen, Harry" l said, els your hon.
eymoOn over. or is it going to last for
everT'
I've learned just enough about
working in double harness to realize
that it requires adroitness to trot
smoothly together"
80 have l."
MY wife seems to want to have her
own way about every little thing"
Same here"
"On our wedding trip II 1 proposed
to go fishing she wanted that we
should play tennis. If l wished to
take an afternoon siesta she insisted
on going to ride"
well, what are you going to do
about itT'
81 don't knOw-grin and bear It, 1
suppose. How are you making outY'
"Well, ! don't have exactly the same
trouble that you have. My wife is diff
ferent. If we differ about anything
she always argues and argues. and 1
can't stop nsr. II ] say. It's not q
matter Of any importance: let's stop
talking about it, she says, I want to
say Just one more thing and she says
It."
"a great many timesT
Eyes"
The next summer my wife went to
the country, and /, not being able to
get away, stayed at home. / dined fre-
quently With Harry and his wife. At
the first dinner / took with them the
subject Of people keeping pet dogs in
the city came up, and was surprised
to hear Harry inveigh against the
practice.
why. I thought you loved dogs In
your bachelor days." / remarked.
"Hate EN-"
upon my word! Did you bring
about this change, Mrs. Burbank /
asked.
"Oh. no! I like dogs. I Ike all ami
mails"
At that moment little skye terrier
ran into the room and jumped up on
to Harry's lap. Harry ordered him
down harshly.
81 want you to come round, Tom" I"
said Harry, when my wife's sisters
come. They're going to make US q
visit. I'm looking forward to their
coming with q great deal OF pleasure
Lovely girls, both OF EN-
'"That must be very nice for you,
Mrs. Burbank" remarked.
well. I'd Ike it If we had plenty
Of room and more servants and all
that. Harry's got It into his head that
he wants them to come. He thinks IL
lonely here-nO one in the house with
him but me. 1 give In TO him IN
everything, but for once Pm going to
have my own way"
looked st Harry and thought I saw
a strange look in his eyes.
"You see how 1 have my way" he
said, addressing me. any wife has ar
aunt-dearest old lady you ever met
poor woman, hasn't any home. l want
her to come here and make a home
with US"
Nov, Harry, you're giving an en-
tirely wrong impression. Aunt Mar
| tha is old and irritable. She needs t
run her own establishment. She would
not be happy here at sll. No home
Why, she has a very comfortable
home-a small fat Of FIVE rooms"
"And not a soul in EN-" snapped
Harry, except herself. 1t must bt
awful lonely"
When coffee was served Mrs. Bur
| bank left US while we smoked. She
had no sooner gone than the skye ter
rier jumped into his msster's lap, and
Harry petted him as If he were
| spoiled child.
"Why, Harry" 1 exclaimed, Il
| thought you hated the little beast"
Don't you give me away, old man
If I didn't make beliSVe / hated him
he wouldn't be here. You see, I've
learned something SINCE I've been mar
ried. keep q sharp lookout, and II
see anything coming / don't like i just
yeer right round on 10 that side, and
the harder l blow for it the more de,
termined Doll is that it shan't come
of. She has two hOTrid old maid sis
ters that she's been thinking Of asking
to come for a visit. See the way
headed her OFF,
"Oh. that's your game, is itY
"And the old aunt-if she came here
there wouldn't be any use having any
vinegar on the table. She'd turn milk
sour. She'd bring on a divorce be,
tween Doll and me within a week
The first thing / knew one day Doll
began to talk about her aunt and how
/ lovely she was living by herself and
bow much company the old cat would
/ be for her when | was downtown and
sometimes when | have to go away on
business. I jumped right on to the
scheme ana swOFe it should be done
at once. Doll doesn't Ike to be hur'
ried into anything. and this and my
being for It together have put her right
on to the other side. | tell you I'm a
/ Tim dandy of a married man. These
/ fellows who are loaded down with
their wife's relations don't know how
to keen 'em of. They must begin al
home. It's like one Of those valves
that the more you blow their way the
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