The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-25
By CARL yENkINS.


erary Press)
Married fer love. Married just a
YEAR, And here was young Mrs.
James Anderson driving over to the
town OF Dexter In the pony cart
with her sister Susie to file an APP
pllcation ter divorce, She had fed
from her home 10 that OF her father
and mother, and both OF them had
said there was no other way cut OF
1t except 10 secure divorce The
husband Of a year that would come
nome and swear at his wife would
probably chop her up with an axe the
second year Yes. Ronald had come
home AND sworn and kicked foot
htool sky high. and said he wished
he had never married, II seemed
drea dful 10 every one bat Susie. As
Tor htr. she asked of the weeping
wife ana sister:
Well why didn't you swear back
snd kick oyer two chairs7 And why
did you run away before he had "a
chance To say ne was sorry. and make
up@'
MIR, Anderson had been given a
%Eole month to come on Blended
knees and ask forgiveness, hut he
hadn't appeared. 1t was even said by
those who met him daily that his
face Wore a smile. Until this smiling
business came to her ears, the wife
had not thought seriously of divorce.
Then she vas angry and ready to
listen to The counsel of her parents
who had objected to the husband
from the outset Of his courtship
II ! had a husband" said Miss
Susie. as they drove along. III had
husband with black eyes and
darling mustache and curly hair and
u
think ! would divorce him ?"
Little you know about managing q
husband was the contemptuous re-
ply.
Il don't have 10. I'm going to let
mine manage himself -
And swear at your"
IF he wants to, i can call him
names faster than ne can swear. Did
You ask Ronald what he was swear
ing about -
No"
did you ask him why he kicked
that footstool up 20 the ceiling? ?"
No"
And when he said ne wished he
had never got married. you didn't say
he could bet his bottom dollar that
you wished the very same thing
7 was shocked, you know"
And 50 made n Ounce OF yourself'
Sister Katie, you are three years older
than | am. but I've got twice the
sense YOU have Oh. why can't get
married and show the rest Of the
Family how to manage a husband!
Crichy. but you are a rot OF geese!"
Bat father says I did Just right"
And he's "a Ounce and mother
ditto. II they'd known beans they d
have sent you right back and lot
YOU and Ronald sulked for a couple
OF days aid then made up Hurnpht
Come running back homo Just be-
cause your husband came home In Il
mood"
say he's sorry" replied the wife in
voice that had bit OF a wall In It,
OF course not. He's the man Of
the house. Hes the It He
didn't leave you, bat you left him.
Why should he come crawling to
goG2 oh, you nInny of a wife,"
''But-~hut what can l do" the
woman s5bbed.
I'm drive you to your home in
stead Of to a lawyers office. and
you walk right up to Ronald and
tell him TO swear and kick over
things whenever he feels like It,
Those are spells Tell Kim you
may have a spell NJ any time and
break the mirrors and all the dishes
IN the house. VIII you 90 IT.
81 dout know. Wen drive
while think. thought
thought II was awful for Ronald to
come home and act as ne did. and
SO do pa and ma. but"
but I've seen father come into
the house and kick the cat and yell
al mother that IL ne found any
more lumps In her mashed potatoes
he'd hunt another boarding place.
%ire ofd crap ne is 70 advise &
daughter What's that coming"
u can't see"
Well. / can. It's an auto. and we
are going 10 meet In the narrowest
part of the road. You know how the
pony is about autos If we don't
have "a smashup IN miss my guess.
Here he comes. Don't do any scream
Ing or jumping out. II he's gentle
man he'll come to our help. Ny
stars KITTY. VINO do you think ii isi'N4
who"