Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-16
Ills Natural
Self !:

lndiSputable fact. for MS VILE salu
80 and she should have possessed ex-
pert knowledge on the subject.
IF you should turn James Dockity
Dose in the middle, Of a desert" she
,ften said, with an oasis In plain
sight, that helpless man would turn
md walk the other way and die OF
starvation Here | am, wearing my
self to shadow remembering: to re
mind him of what he ought to do or
cling him where he put his pink
striped shirt Or getting him more
towels when those in the bathroom
have slipped down hack of the tub!
You'd think that the man never heard
If the back of the bathtub the way
he forge;s to reach behind It'll! He's
more trouble than "a family OF ten
children! l declare: his helplessness
looms ME to become old before my
Tine"
He never knew where he had put
his umbrella when there was a rain
storm that he had to go out In. He
vas petrifed with a dismal sort OF
horror if he had to hunt; out his, own
apparel. 1t was on record that once
when they were dining out and Mrs.
Docltity had gone on ahead to spend
he day he didn't come. When finally
hey tclephoned: him he told his .eX.
,speTated wife with tears in his voice
hat somehow he couldn't possibly get
1 white tie on that looked right.
"Where are you getting your dress
les FROM Mrs. Dockity inquired
with an awful premohition.
From the little drawer;to the left
n the top of the chiffonier". rectted
Dockity, pathctically. = 4: -: ~.
Those" breathed Mrs, Dockity
over The phona, are my NWhite sun
nsr belis!s; Look in 'thG;'drawerSbe'
owl ~ ,.:i:.i..
She often said With patho& that if
lanes would only reform She would
&c the hnppiest woman on earth. -
1t was nothing short Of tragic then
when Dockity had 10 90 west on bnsi
,css and his return was delayed three
months. Mrs. Dockity worried inces'
antly over him. IF he wasn't so
elpless," she said. at wouldn't be
20 bad. but he'll lose everything he
has and will come home with his CUTS
led on with strings! He wont be
lble to find thing and nobody vii!
COX out for him ard he'll leave
pair Of pajamas hanging in the closet
Of every hotel room he's in! In
afraid he won't get enough 10 eat.
because he never knows what he
rants and always insists on my pick
ny out things OF the bill of fare"
When at last Dcckity returned
home his wife looked him OYER fear
ully. His coat was on right side up
md his right shoe was not upon ms
eft foot. He was wearing his OWE
hat, his linen was present able and
e was short only one pair g paJa.
mas
do you feel vel, Jones" Mrs
Dockity asked, anXiOuslT.
III | felt any better" declared her
husband, I'D ba sick abed from it,
At breakfast Dcckity put sugar and
,rcam on his berries IS nonchalanlly
IS il he had always known how. lie
picked up his umbrella from behind
he door and produced his gloves air
~. When he had gone Mrs. DockilE
sat down and breaihed hard. She
Gould not understand ii.
That evening it was still worse.
Docility dressed without once asking
shere anything vas. When his vile
aid that she had come to put in the
hirt studs Dockty looked surprised
md said they were already iii. He
ven cot out his silk hat and brushed
/, whistling cheerily, while Mrs.
)ockity stood around making futile
forts to help him.
She was pale and not herself al!
,yening and persisted in trumpins her
partners ace. When they started
lone not only did her husband fnn
lis own wraps, but 30 get hers aud
Helped her into them.
She did not speak all the way home
When D0ckity turned out tie hall
lights instcad Of waiting for her to
10 it she fed upstairs to hide her
motion.
Just when Mrs. DCckity had reached
The point where she decided that The
queer feeling which possessed her
meant that she was going to die Dock
:ty care with hesitatine steps into
he room.
Dear" he murmured, y cart End
lie soap-it isn't in the soar dish
and where are my bedroom slippers
1t was then that his wife cast her
self upon his bosom and dissolved in
4 dooi OF tears. Tits p-r-nrohahly
Slipped down on the h-H-euor.' she
sobbed. "They-they're in your closet
be behind your g-g-golf shoes! Oh,
James. YOU haven't seemed natura! till
this minute! | th-thought I'd lost
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