The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-01-04
THE CRACK
OF THE WHIP
By SADIE OLcOTT
cartwright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1871.
Bv SADIE OLCOTT

was.
.Imiability," he said. lis indispen-
..hIe in a wife. How can | know be-
,ore marriage that you are amiable"
syou show a great deal of good
moo" l replied There is a great
s..I IN what you say. Come and take
m your quarters with us for a month.
mere YOU will see me every day and
.,,on when | am of my guard.
.hsll be compelled to show my natu-
ri disposition"
Sand as soon as the month Is over
90 will enter upon that other month
..l,ed the honeymoon" be cried enthu-
ssstically, and. throwing his arms
.,ound my neck. he covered my face
with kisses.
Now. we women have a way Of do
inc things By strategy. | didn't feel
any more fear of betraying disagree
,his nature with Neil in the house
than when be came to call on me. !
new well enough that matrimony Is
different from courtship and that when
two people settle down to work in dou-
ME harness there Is going to be
mod deal OF friction, for awhile. at
suy rate. I thought II fine chance to
VT Neil see before marriage that these
tdctious are not all the wife's fault
was especially equipped to do this,
for nv little brother Jack was at
home. and / well knew that II Neil
souId stand Jacks antics without los
ing bis temper he would be quite able
10 stagger under my most glaring
hults
Neil came and settled himself for
the trial-my trial. He hadn't said
ANYTHING about being tried himself.
and didn't tell him that be was to
BE- under observation. Neil went to
business In the morning. returning
sbout s In the afternoon. Jack took
him In charge as soon as he arrived.
Neil tried to get rid of him. but Jack
stuck IKE leech. Neil would be read
ing poetry to me In the garden. Jack
would come up behind him and with q
stick and a horses hair and tiny ball
Of paper would make him think that
bumblebee was lighting on his nose
Jack sneaked into Neil's room and
nlled bis underclothing ton the inside'
With burs. Neil got the clothing on.
| then had to take IT of again and was
half an hour picking out the burs.
BE was late to business that day and
came home In very bad humor.
By such innocent juvenile express
dons Of a child's nature did Jack in
gatiate himself into Neil's disfavor.
Nell remarked that the boy had been
very badly brought up. whereupon |
dmply said that 1t was evident he
didn't like children. To me these little
FRANKS were delightful. Neil said that,
the boy being my brother. was doubt.
less used to him
Jack during this preparation for q
honeymoon found a boy he would
nther play with than annoy Neil. So
l was obliged to bride my brother with
candy every day and the promise of a
football at the end of the season to
keep him at home during this test Of
ny disposition. Besides. l was obliged
% couture up methods for harassing
ny lover and suggesting them to the
oeer boy. When Neil was snoozing
lack poured sand In his ear. Then
Jack would steal up behind Neil and
mp small piece Of ice down his
mck under his clothing. And one day
vhen Neil and l were walking over
NE lawn together Jack. who was
Watering the grass with the hose.
mfned 1t on my companion and
drenched him.
This was the climax Of q long term
annoyances, and Neil could not have
np bis eQuanimity any longer unless
mad been descended from the
ueeh He broke loose In a profusior
Bible quotations In which the word
amnaton'' occurred oftenest. Then
nn after Jack. vowing that he
s0old knock every bit of spirit out OF
~ vilainous little body.
Nj. Walker" 1 exclaimed severely
nv can you speak SO of the deal
dndr
Vhild" be cried. .'Rellion, ratherr
Mr. Walker" | continued In a dig
go tone, Il am disappointed. ! sup
mat your disposition was al
ue as lambs. find that you are
angered and when angered no,
nerce, but vindictive. How fortu
mat should have discovered the
acerbity Of your makeupl OuI
ement Is at an end Had I mar
man with such a temper
n have looked forward to tn,
ot my life with horror"
soe iast words were the same al
DAD used to me. but h, didn't re
oenber them.
mad | married you" be re
l forgetting himself In a new
49, Of anger. zone In whose vein.
I ne blood of that little viper,
slRed straight into the house and
MI me door after me
h.re De stayed that night ! didn'
b out the next morning he cam,
49, oo on Bonded knee begged me t,
MN. | asked him ~ no vvisbe.
- my disposition any further. ant
~ oe was quite satisfied with II