Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-07-30

Carrie awoks and. sitting up In bed.
shaded her eyes with her hands.
"What an awful glarer' she exclaim
ed. II thought you lowered that shade
last night told you to do So"
II don't remember your telling me
any such thing"
II certainly did"
"You didn't"
~ did"
whats the matter with you this
morning"
Nothing"
you're cross ns bear"
First cast the beam out Of your own
aye and you will see clear to cast the
mote out Of mine"
II always heard the devil Il good at
quoting Scripture"
He turned over, with grunt. and
tried to 90 to sleep again. but the glare
in the room prevented. The wife lay
thinking. Where was the loveliness OF
the past happy week7 Their expecta-
tions Of renewal were disappointed
on awaking the first morning. Bob
tossed about for awhile. then got up
and took his bath.
"Where the devil is the warm water
this morning" he yelled from the bath.
room
Didn't tell you yesterday that the
range fire had gone outT
"What did you let 1t 60 out for7 Do
you suppose a man wants to bathe In
ice water. especially on Sunday morn
mgr
"Oh. shut up! You'll drive me crazy"
Bob slammed the bathroom door
Presently he came out with razor In
his hand and blood on his chin.
"Cut yourself. dear?" asked his wife
"Oh. don't dear me. Get me salue
court plaster quick"
the court plaster. but since she couldn't
find It ut once he hurled maledictions
upon her. Finally she threw the court
plaster ut him. went to her own suit
and shut the door Bob didn't expect
to see her again for hours. He was
agreeably disappointed In half an
hour she came out with an angelic
smile on her face. and said:'
Don't you think I'd better have the
breakfast served In my room instead OF
yours. dear!'
mo. I don't You can have yours
served there If you like. I'm going to
eat mine In my own rooms"
"All right. dear. Did you cut your
self badlyT
Little you care whether did or
not"
Carrie after fixing Bob's coffee hand
ed It to him and let 20 Of 1t before he
had got hold on 1t. The consequence
was that cup and suucer fell to the
table, the cup was broken and the cof-
fee soused over the white linen table
cloth.
Bob burst forth into torrent Of pro.
family. and Carrie. with flashing eyes.
left the table.
One hour later Bob. realizing tha,
the blessed day Of rest that came bu,
once week was likely to puss Ia mis-
cry, went to his wife's room to try for
q reconciliation. She was sitting mt II
table writing some letters. 1t seemed
to him that she had left him In hell
and he had followed her to tue garden
Of Eden. There was something delight
fully verdant about the apartment
Carrie looked up Mt him lovingly. He
bent down and kissed her
what the deuce were we sQuab5:ing
about anyway" he asked.
IL don't know, dear
"Nor l. only know wanted to
kill some one"
"And ! felt as If would fly out Of
my skin"
The next day the family physician
was called in to see Mrs. Delateld
and was received IN the red suit. AIT
er giving her some minute instruction.
pertaining to her case he said:
Have you other rooms in the house
than theseT'
"Yes. Why do you ask. doctor?
because In your condition 1t Will
never do for you to occupy these. The
red will have o very bad effect upon
you. Red will drive some persons to
insanity"
How would green dor
..The very thing. Red is terribly irri-
tating: green is very restful. II you
have q room decorated In green. move
into 1t at once"
Indeed will. doctor"
When Bob Came home his wife met
him at the door and hung herself into
his arms. radiant
"Oh, Bob" she exclaimed. there's
no more need for us to quarrel! I've
found out the cause It's the red suit
The doctor has ordered me out Of 1t.
He says the green rooms are just the
thing for me. Don't you know we've
always been pleasant with each other
thereY
"Come to think Of It. l do"
"Oh. I'm SO glad
II expect it's the red In many cou
ples' lives that sets them to quarreling."
curiositiss Of Sound,