The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-16
REVOLT IN KITCHEN
WHY Mr.. oUNNEY WAS EATING
CRACKERS AND CHEESE.
Unlike Most Husbands, However, Ho
Was Willing to Admit That His Bet
ter Half Really Had Some Good
Reason to Be Mad.

'Bassett," requested Mr.. Quincy,
leaning over the counter Of the general
store ~ wish you'd give me bout a
pound Of crackers and mebbe five
cents wuth of cheese. You needn't
wrop It up" he went on as Mr.. Bassett
reached for the twlne. ~ expect TO
eat II right here, II you don't mind the
crumbs"
Caleb Peaslee, watching placldly.
turned TO Mr.. Quincy.
"Ain't that kind of light diet for
you, ObedT he asked. wife amt
left ye, has sheT
Mr.. Quincy shifted his feet and red.
dened percepibly.
"Wal, yes" he admitted, 81 dknow
but ye could call II that. She's gone
over TO Dedham for the day"
Caleb grlnned with nelghborly mall
ice
"She didn't leave n great sight Of
grub cooked up" he said, 'if you're
down 10 crackers and cheese already.
What you ben doln', Obed?'
Obed looked at Caleb with a whIm-
steal smile.
"'Twas my fault, Caleb" he admit
ted sheeplshly, "and now I'm gettln'
paid out for It.
"PrObly II was six months agony
wife says twas, but 1t don't seem
nothin' like that long ago TO me-that
she begun 10 poster me bout fiXin' the
kitchen chlmley. She claimed It didn't
draw as II ought to, and, 70 be honest,
there were times when II smoked con-
sid'able. But you know how 'tis. A
man does the work that seems to be
crOwdln him wust, and lets the rest go
with a lick and a promlse-and in this
case bout all the chimley got was the
promise.
"COurse / was cal'latin' to fix II when
got round to II, but 1t was one Of
them Jobs that seems 'sif they can he
done bout as well one time as another,
and fin1y my wife quit talkin' bout II,
and let II go out of my mind COM
plete.
81 noticed from time to time that
when she'd be cookin' and was round
the kitchen she'd be kind Of short and
curt with me, and her mouth would be
shut sort Of tight; but that amt on
common with most women, and it's
better to let 'em alone at such times,
I've found.
81 s'pOse what brought things to a
head was my goin' off with Ben Somers
l suppose l might jest as
well and better been at home fixin' that
as / told you, since she quit
talkin' bout 1t, l amt thought of it
/ told her them very words
this mornin', and they only made her
"'Wal,' s'she, you pay heed to what
say this time, for it's my last word.
"'There was food 'nough cooked this
mornin' for one persons breakfast she
says, bitin' the words off short and l |
ct it myself. What you're goln' to do
for breakfast l don't know, but 1 amt |
gOin' to get it for yOu-nOt on that |
stove, with the chimley in the shape |
It is now!
"Tm goln' to get ready now s'she,
and go over to Dedham for the day.
ri be back tonight, and if by that time
you've got that chimley fixed, well and
good. But she says, with her mouth
shut tighter'n ary bear trap you ever
zee, mot one spoonful of victuals do I
,OOk over that stove till it is fixed
md you can lay your mind to thatr
"And with that" continued Mr.. Gun
ley glOOmily, "off she went, and make
10 doubt she was in the right ont"
He rose and brushed the cracker
rumbs from his lap.
81 guess I'd better be gettin' back to
york on that chimley," he remarked;
nd Bassett and Mr.. Peaslee grinned
q ympathy.-YOuth's Companion.