Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-16
MAKING UP A QUARREL
BY c. OSCAR CARSON.

There's no pleasing a mani Mrs.
Simpsons tone was panied rather
than angry Then she turned to leave
the room.
Simpson went on reading his paper
instead of making any whitening re-
marks. She hesitated, her hand on
the doorknob, and then turned toward
him.
Give tried so hard, ever since
we've been married to please you!'
she said. I've tried to make the
home as pleasant as possible and
and / just can't satisfy you!" She
waited, her mouth set in line OF
pain, her eyes fixed reproachfully on
her husband.
Now" demonstrated Simpson, pa
tiently, what's the use? l just hap
pened to suggest that the steak might
have been slightly more tender"
"Tender!" Mrs. Simpson clasped
her hands. "Once a mans married
taken a girl from her happy home
promised her everything in the worlC
der only with beefsteak! Some PEG
pies hearts are tender enough"
Simpson finished the column he
was reading. What did you say?" he
inquired politely.
Il gave up going away this sum
mer," his wife mournfully went on
so that you might be comfortable
I've stood over the hot stove baking
in the hottest weather so that you
might have good food"
Nov, my DEAR" said Simpson, "diC
! ever ask you to bake in the no
weather? Haven't l always said EN-
phatically that I detested hot fooC
in hot weather? Haven't I asked
time and again that we might dine
on a cold fare once in while, and
That's it! l simply can't satisfy
you! Whatever l do is wrong! Yol
always want just what l haven
done!"
But, great Scott! If it's unbearablt
for you to stand over the stove anC
cook hot things, since it's unbearablt
for me to eat them after they're
cooked, in the name of all that's sen
sible, why not choose the bearable al
ternative?"
That's right! Scold me, if yot
want tot" She wiped her eyes care
fully. That's what wives are for
Things for men to vent their wratl
on! And after I've passed the whole
morning working for you-sorting al
your things and cleaning up the
den"
I've asked you thousand time:
to let those things alone" broke il
Simpson, impatiently.
"Oh, l know you'd not be pleased
But it's something to know that I've
been doing right, even if no one ap
preciates it. If l should die-and
get tired very easily, as l discovered
when ran up to the den so often anC
back to the basement with things
Have you been carting my things
to the basement? Well. of alP'-
Simpson swallowed some extra words
I've only taken out the things thai
you never use-saved you a lot Of
work. But, never mind" She sal
down and pressed her forehead sug
gestively. MY head is simply ham
mering. l never could stand to be
found constant fault with, and its
telling on me. My nerves are almost
shattered"
"Im surprised that you haven
famed yourself with sprained ankle
going up and down stairsl Are yol
sure your heart isn't acting up, after
all your eXertions?"
Mrs. Simpson put her head down OF
her arms and sobbed once or twice
quietly. Then she wiped her eyes anC
arose slowly. Il see you can't bear tc
have your wife around. so I'll go vi
TO my ROOM" she said. And" She
added, turning toward him a look o
meek submission, q mended all you
old socks today. too"
We'll. send them to the salvation
army" replied her husband, gruffly
i've been trying to get them darneC
for month and finally gave it up
and you know l bought lot of socks
last week, Why on earth did you de
eide to do the mending after / qui
needing it done?'
"Well, l found time to"-she watch
ed him longingly and sighed. Harry
she exclaimed, why are you so cross
to me?" She rushed over to him. Tel
me you're sorry" she pleaded, "anC
I'll forgive you everything. can
bear to quarrel with you. You are
sorry, aren't you, dear?"
''Yes, yes-you're in my light" ht
replied, as he put away her encirclins
arms and picked up his paper "Oh
it's so good to be friends again!
sighed Mrs. Simpson, happily.-Chi
cago Daily News.
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