Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-11-10

4 Bob Bracket, q lone bachelor. needed
tome articles with which to decorate |
his room. He inquired Of q lady friend
where such things were to be had, and
she recommended the Woman's Ex-
change. Bob; went there and made his
purchases.
The same evening on returning from
business he found them all in his
room. Opening the package. he put a
bureau scarf in its place. centerpiece
on his table under his reading lamp
and scented mouchoir case on his
dresser. Then he sat down in his
easy chair and surveyed the scene.
"By Jove," he exclaimed, zone
would think woman had done it
all! What a feminine appearance the
room has! There's everything a w0
man would provide-that is. every
thing except pillowshams. Pillow
shams I'll never have. They're well
named. They're sham indeed-put
on in the morning to look pretty, taken
OF at night, folded up and laid where
they won't be stepped on. OF all the
COMPOUNDED feminine nonsense ever
heard Of pillowshams are the worst.
II ever I'm married there's one thing
my wife shall never indulge in or force
me to indulge pillowshams. Con-
found them!
Bob went to bed leaving a fire burn
ing in the crate that Illuminated his
room and lay awake enjoying his new
" acquired decorations.
II can almost fancy myself mar
Red" he said. land nice little girl
keeping house in this very room with
me. It's one Of q suit, and could
have the whole. Just think of COM
ing home for dinner instead Of stop
ping at cheap restaurant, finding
wiley at the door ready to throw her
with my arm around her waist we go
into the dining room and while we eat
talk over what has passed during the
day.
Dinner finished, we 60 into the liy-
ing room. light cigar, we read and
chat, and SO spend the evening.
"Good graciousr' he exclaimed. "I've
forgotten to put handkerchief in my
nightshirt pocket
He got out Of bed and went to the
bureau where he had left his meuchoir
case and felt for handkerchief. The
size he used at night was on the bot
tom of the pile, and with it he pulled
out slip of paper, which foated to
the floor. Picking it up, he took 1T to
the fireplace and saw by the light
something written on It in a feminine
hand. 1t read:
II my work falls into the hands of a
bachelor this is to inform him that single
blessedness and making my living at such
work as this don't suit me. Marriage
is the natural lot of both sexes. and !
don't see why a woman shouldn't seek q
husband as well as a man seek a wife. !
am twenty years old, have pliahie dis
position and believe that the husband
should lead, having his own way in every
thing. Miss Williamson of the Wonan's
Exchange has my address. I have author
lied her to give it to any gentlen,anlike
young man who calls for 1t.
"'WelL, now, like thatv' exclaimed
Bob. -'What a lot of practical sense
In it! And she'll let her husband have
his own way about everything! splen.
did! If fate throws us together there's
one thing there'll be no trouble about
the pfllowshams. She can have her
own way about everything else"
Bob went to sleep dreaming of how
the place would look IL something came
OF this slip Of paper and the very
next day went again to the Woman's
Exchange for feminine article with
a soul, a body. and a living body al
that. n.- j.. :.
Three months from that date Boil
Bracket and Louise Harwood. very
lovely girl-at least Bob thought she
was-were married and went to live
in his room TILL the other rooms III
the suit became vacant and they could
rent the whole. After short wed
ding trip they returned to the apart
ment, and the bride began to survey
It with a critical eye.
Wouldn't yen think asked Bob
'.that a woman had fixed it ups"
"WeN. yes, SO far as It goes"
whats 'wanting?'
swell. some curtains to the win
dows for one thing"
That's SO. never thought Of them
What else?"
"Those pillows should be covered"
with what?'
"shams."
Louise" said the husband, squarins
himself ssif there's any one thing
always detested it's pollowshams. NJ
pillowshams for me. thank you"
"But you wouldn't have the pillows
perfectly bare. would yeua"
"Put on cases Of the finest brussels
lace II you like. but when you get ZEN
on keep 'em on. don't propose t.
take a sham OF my pillow every night
fold 1t up and put it somewhere"
"l'il do all that"
''Nobody'li do It. Eve sworn n
shams shall be On my bed"
After six months squabbling ovel
the piiiowshams and frequent re
minder to the wife that he SHOULD
have his own way in everything HI
proposed a compromise. He was pro
ceeding to proposesasome kind Of .
pillowcase that would look well. bu'
would not be injured by being used Il
lay ones head on. But before b,
could do 80 his wife interrupted hin,
saying:
"All right. Well compromise"
"Well?" said the husband inquiring
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