The Irish standard., 1914-01-17
SUCH KIND NEIGHBoRS
THEY WERE REALLY SORRY FOR
POOR Mr.. YoUNGWIFE.
"And What Could You Expect wltA
Such a Frivolous Wife 40 That7"
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. Youngwife 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
child again and sent 1t out with 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 women's doings as pleased
her fancy. Mrs. Grundy, living across
the street. watched al these comings
and goings. She sheek 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 grlndstone!"
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-so
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 it became rumored that Mr..
Youngwife was sadly tied up in busi.
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 men
who could furnish such accommoda-
ton said among themselves that It
was better to beware Of q young man
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, that
she could get up little earlier and
stay up little later, and let the maid
go and only have woman come in for
the heavy cleaning, till business was
better and they sailed into smoother
waters.
That cheered up Mr. Youngwife so
much that he dug down into his brain
deeper than he had ever been before
and brought up something much more
valuable than borrowed money, and
made 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!"t
And they wagged their heads sorrow.
fully and were secretly glad.
But the Youngwifes flourished as q
green bay tree-in spite Of the neigh
bors.
N. R-Mrs. Youngwife was a very
pretty woman.-Hattie Lee Macalister.