The Delta independent., 1914-02-13
SUCH KIND NElGHBORS
THEY WERE REALLY SORRY FOR
POOR MR.. YOUNGWIFE.
"And What Could You Expect, With
Such a Frivolous Wife a. That?"
But Somehow Things Turn
ed Out Differently.

To breakfast with her husband, Mrs.
Conscientious Youngwife arose be-
times, mornings.
The husband must needs hasten
down town at an early hour, for there
were affairs of moment that required
his attention while the day was yet
young.
When she had kissed her other self
good-by. Mrs. Youngwife turned to and
cleaned up her not too big house; for
she felt that she could afford but one
maid. The Youngwifes were Just start
ing out In the world. you know.
When the house was set to rights,
Mrs. Youngwtfe washed and dressed
her child and escorted the small one
to the kindergarten.
Then she Jared forth into the mar
ket-place and, in person, purchased
what the inner Youngwife would need
for the next "a hours.
Then she went home and stitched
up the child's frock.
Then she went out and brought her
child home from the kindergarten.
Then she sat on the back porch and
worked the buttonholes in the little
frock. while the child played in the
sand pile, under its mothers eye.
Then she washed and dressed the
one maid (when the luncheon dishes
were out of the way.
Then she arrayed herself in gay gar
ments and Jared forth to card parties
and such womens doings as pleased
her fancy. Mrs. Grundy, living across
the street, watched all these comings
and goings. She shook her head and
said:
That Mrs. Youngwife is forever on
the street. No wonder the young hus.
bands of today can never raise their
noses from the grlndstonei"
And she ran in to ask the next door
neighbor If she had noticed the sad
case of the Youngwifes. The next
door neighbor had. 1t transpired that
all the women in the neighborhood
had and were very sad over it-sc
sad that they could not leave talking
of it, and freely predicted what the
outcome would be. Afterward they
told these predictions for the truth
and 1t became rumored that Mr.
Youngwife was sadly tied up in bust
ness way because his wife was for
ever on the street.
And SO Mr.. Youngwife found 1t very
hard to get some business accommo |
dation that he needed, because mer |
who could furnish such accommoda
ton said among themselves that II
was better to beware of a young mar |
with a foolish wife. |
The lack OF money hampered the
young man very much for time: but
when his wife saw that he was trou |
bled, she told him not to mind, thai
she could get up little earlier and
stay up little later, and let the maid
go and only have a woman come in fol
the heavy cleaning. till business was
better and they sailed into smoother
waters.
That cheered up Mr.. Youngwife &c
much that he dug down into his brair
deeper than he had ever been before
and brought up something much more
valuable than borrowed money. anc
made a great business success, and
bought an electric runabout.
And the neighbors said:
"At last that foolish young woman
has her man on the last lap toward
ruin!"
And thGy wagged their heads sorrow
fully and were secretly glad.
But the Youngwifes flourished as
green bay tree-in spite of the neigh
bors.
N. B.-Mrs. Youngwife was a yer,
pretty woman.-Hattie Lee Macalister