The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-13
AConpronliise
BY ELMER WENTWORTH
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.
BY ELMER WENTWt

some articles with which to decorate
his room. He inquired of 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 a scented mouchoir case on his
dresser. Then he sat down in his
easy chair and surveyed the scene.
"By Jove." he exclaimed, "one
would think woman had done 1t
all. What feminine appearance the
room has. There's everything a wo-
man would provide-that is, every
thing except pillowshams. Pillow
shams III never have. They're well
named. They're sham indeed-put
on In the morning to look pretty, taken
off at night, folded up and laid where
they won't be stepped on. OF all the
confounded feminine nonsense l ever
heard of pillowshams are the worst
If ever I'm married there's one thing
my wife shall never indulge in or force
me to indulge n-pillowshams. Con-
found them!
Bob went to bed leaving fire burn
ing in the CRATE that Illuminated his
room and lay awake enjoying his new
~ acquired decorations.
II can almost fancy myself mar
ried." he said. land nice little girl
keeping house in this very room with
me- It's one OF 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
arms around my neck; dinner ready;
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 go into the liv-
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 monchoir
case and felt for a handkerchief. The
size he used at night was on the bot
tom of the pile, and with it he pulled
out a slip of paper. which fioated to
the floor. Picking 1t up, he took it TO
the fireplace and saw by the light
something written on 1t in feminine
hand 1t read:
If my work falls into the hands of q
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 woman shouldn't seek a |
husband as well as a man seek a wife. |
am twenty years old, have pliable dis |
position and believe that the husband |
should lead having his own way in every |
thing. Miss Williamson Of the Woman's |
Exchange has my address. ] have author |
lied her to give 1t to any gentlemanlike |
young man who calls for II.
"Well, now, I like thatr' exclaimed
Bob. what a lot of practical sense |
in 1t! And she'll let her husband have |
his own way about everythingl Splen-
did! II fate throws US together there's
one thing there'll be no trouble about |
the pillowshams. She can have her |
own way about everything else"
Bob went to sleep dreaming of how
the place would look If something came
of this slip of paper and the very
next day went again to the Woman's
for feminine article with
n soul, body, and living body at
that.
Three months from that date Bob
Bracket and Louise HARDWOOD, a very
lovely girl-at least Bob thought she
was-were married and went to 1--we
In his room till the other rooms In
the suit became vacant and they could
rent the whole. After a short we'd
ding trip they returned to the apart
ment, and the bride began to survey
1t with a critical eve.
Wouldn't you think" asked Bob,
"that a woman had fixed it upp
We'll, yes, so far as 1t goes"
whats wanting?
"Well, some curtains to the win
1ows for one thing"
That's so. l never thought of them.
What else?'
Those pillows should be covered"
with whatY'
"Shams"
Louise" said the husband. squaring
himself, ''if there's any one thing
always detested it's pollowshams. No
for me. thank you"
But you wouldn't have the pillows
perfectly bare. would your
Put on cases of the finest brussels
ace If you like, but when you get 'em
IN keep 'em on. | don't propose TO
axe sham of my pillow every night,
old it up and put It somewhere"
"Tll do all that"
"Nobody'l do IT, I've sworn no
hams shall be ON my bed"
After six months squahbling over
he pilowshams and a frequent re
hinder to the wife that he should
AVE his own way in everything he
proposed a compromise. He was pro-
eeding to propose some kind of a ,
,illowcase that would look well. but
would not be injured by being used to
ny ones head on. But before he :