The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-16
REFORMING Of "A MAN
BY eADsDeN KlLLiAN.


This feeling had been aroused by !
very remarkable paper BY Sarah lane
Hutchinson Of Boston. who had map
ped out an elaborate system wherebS
husbands could be reduced to their
proper sabservient and helpful state
in the household.
Mrs. Lawrence's husbands reform
was to begin on Wednesday. Mrs
Lawrence wisely refrained from men.
tloning the fact to him. Sarah lane
Hutchinson had said that the more
subtly one acted ia the mattel the
better would be the results Mrs
Lawrence was thankful that tho pre-
scription didn't call for an opening
conversation with the patient. Her
husband had an awful temper and he
might not understand at first just
how good the treatment was gong to
be for him.
The plan was going to be a very
easy one to work According to
Sarah Jane Hutchinson. if the arti-
cles Of wearing apparel which the
husband flings about in the morning
are left undisturbed until his return
IN the evening his chagrin and the ef-
feet upon his clothes will be SO great
that he will be a model Of neatness
from that time on.
Wednesday morning Lawrence
strewed around the fat the usual
number Of collars, neckties and shirts
He got out his macintosh and UNI
brella and then, having decided that
the day would be clear, took down his
new fall topcoat. On discovering that
the temperature was too high for this
garment he dumped It into the Nor
ris chair and made a hurried exit
from the house, tossing couple Of
soiled handkerchiefs on the divan as
he went out of the door
For the first time Mrs, Lawrence
surveyed this scene with satisfac-
ton Nothing could be a better OBJ
ject lesson for her husband than the
fiat in its present condition. She de-
cided to do the breakfast dishes and
the leaving for her sisters house.
She preferred that her husband
should face the confusion alone on
his return.
In the course Of an hour she set
about dressing for her visit. She had
to put away some of the neckties in
order to find her toilet articles. She
was obliged to put the collars in the
drawer so that she could make the
bed The clean shirts which had
been rejected in favor Of the one
which Lawrence wore that morning
could never be left on the window
seat for shower might come up and
soak them. The laundry was paid for
out OF the house pocketbook, and Il
wouldn't be good policy to be 80 ex-
travagant in this reforming business
Before she realized it, tne bedroom
was quite neat and free from the orig
inal appearance of disorder. She up
braided herself and then reflected
that the parlor and dining room would
be bad enough to teach the desired
lesson. She had to take the hat and
off the sewing machine in
order to sew up a rip In her skirt and
really the easiest thing to do was to
hang them up to get them out Of the
way.
When she left the house there were
Just three of her husbands belong
lngs still misplaced two hand
and the new topcoat This
last would be an awful example to
him, for it was in a nice little heap in
he seat of the chair and would wrin-
Ikle beautifully.
Mrs. Lawrence made q long days
visit and returned home at $50 in
the evening. Lawrence was due home
at and his wife thought how touch
Ing the scene would be when James
should take her in his arms and say,
Dearest, | see the error Of my ways.
Mover again win be so careless"
She didn't know whether to say.
Darling. forgive YOU as her heart
would prompt her to do, or to re-
mark coldly, Il hope you win remem-
Der this lesson, as Sarah Jane Hutch
nson had suggested.
She walked into their apartment |
md looked about anxiously There
wasn't a soul in sight The coat was
still in its reformatory heap. The
nail was untouched. Evidently James /
iad not returned After all, II would I
% rather fun to see just how he
ook it.
At z o'clock she heard the familiar
sound OF the latch key IN the door.
Then in walked James with two mem
1ers Of the firm whom he had brought I
lome to dinner.
Mrs. Lawrence was excited. She
made the Morris chair (
'eady for the corpulent senior mem.
Ter and flung the new fall overcoat /
IN tho bed. James followed her out 7
o the kitchen and demanded hurry /
lp dinner He had to 90 that eve /
ling with the two men to put through /
in important business deal.
He rushed out after dinner with T
he men, and Mrs. Lawrence had tho I
evening to herself. The coat wor- 4
led her Really, men have SO much I
o do that it is hard for them to
hink Of little things. She hung ap