The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-29
MARRIED LIFE.
BY SARA e. woRTs.
AS IT OFTEN IS.

AS 1T OFTEN IS.
Mabel, turn on the water. want
to take a BATH"
You want more waiting on than
any one I know"
PITY you can't turn the faucet.
when you're right therei It's not so
much to ask
We'll. it's turned on
One would think it had hurt you,
to listen to YOU"
You never draw my BATH don't
see why l should yours
again.
Il hope you won't. It's no great
pleasure, can assure you
Neither is anything else that's
done for my comfort
AS long as you got what you asked
for, think you'd better stop finding
fault
Are there any bath towels in
there? Last night there wasn't one"
Norah.''
why can't you have the bathroom
in order? 1 have just this monkey
and-parrot time every night when I'm
ready to take my BATH
Il guess the bathroom is as orderly
as most peoples! Anyway, after you
get through it looks as though cy-
clone had struck it,"
Whats a bathroom for If not for
use, I'd like to know?''
1T isn't necessary for you to throw
your towels all over the place, leave
the soap to soak away, and spatter
things up generally"
Where are the towels?"
why don't you call Norah ?"
I'll get them myself, if you'll tell
me where they are
I'm the chiffonier drawer"
Hurry! It's time you came back"
Whats the matter?"
Hand me those towels! QUICK!
the matter? Just use your eyes
ruined, turning on the water and then
leaving it to overflow! Nice trick,
isn't it ?''
CAS- it happens. you turned that
water on yourself
Yes, at your request Catch me
doing anything for you again!"
Il wouldn't if I were you. The idea
OF blaming me when you turned it on
yourself. Why weren't you watching
it while I was hunting towels?'
IF you had stayed here and taken
your bath instead of roaming around
the house,it wouldn't have happened"
"Of course not! And I could stand
around taking cold while Norah took
her time bringing the towels"
'Well, stop talking and get down
here and help sop up this water before
it ruins everything! That's the least
you can do"
on all right with that job. There's no
reason why I should butt in"
THE idea! When YOU let it run
overi Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
One would think, to hear you talk,
that 1 was the one that was going to
take the bath, and that am to
blame
You ARE! In the first place, if the
towels had been where they belonged,
[ shouldn't have left the room. Then,
a ffnI 17ad
you should have watched it,
"Of all the reasoning! YOU want a
oath-YOU ask me to turn on the
leave the room-it over |
Flows-and you blame ME! Hereaf- |
Ter you draw your own bathst"
AS IT MIGHT BE.
Mabel, be good girl and turn on
he water for me. L want to take |
/ BATH |
'All right, you lazy boy! How you |
10 like to be waited on!" |
Did you ever see man that did |
l't?''
NO, I don't think ever did. Dad
ust loved to have us all wait on him, |
md we did it, too"
Il know you spoil me; so can cas- |
ly imagine how you were with him." |
I'VE all loved to wait on him.
did you turn the water on, Pet?" |
Yes, dear"
mabel, there are no bath towels |
mere again tonight You'll have to |
speak to Norah. 1t has happened sew
eral times lately
'II call her, and tell her to bring |
hem"
Never mind. She's so slow, I'll get |
hem myself
Sure you don't mind?''
Dear, why can't Norah keep the |
bathroom in order? She is getting !
worse and worse
I'm sorry you're annoyed, dear, I'll |
'emind her in the morning that she /
must do better
Well here goes on a towel hunt
Hurry upI Oh, Jack, hurry!"
whats the matter?"
Hand me those towels QUICK
,all Norah-the bath tub has over |
lowed! I was so interested in my |
ny dress! Get me pin, please, Jack"
Get up, Puss, and give me the
owels. I'll sop it up till Norah comes, !
You're spelling your dress"
And Jack, dear, I'm so afraid the |
ceiling will be ruined"
IT guess not. You got after it too |
luickly.''
Here's Norah, dear. Let her come |
low and wipe it up thoroughly"
''It may teach her a lesson. If +
hadn't been obliged to go to the bed
DOM to hunt towels, it wouldn't have i
ut was my fault, dear. After I had |
urned it on 1 should have watched |
t.
why, the idea of blaming yourself /
ouss! The only way you were at fault
vas in not seeing that the bathroom
vas properly attended to-"
DO you know. Jack, have an
dea that Norah thinks if she doesn't
,ut so many towels in the room, you /
Use less"
what difference does it make to
1er?"
"a good deal. She does the laun-
Try, you know, and, Jack, you are GER
ainly iextravagant with towels
Yes, I know I am. But Puss. ever
ince 7 was a small bow have always !,