The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-20
lheHead of
The Family
By RUTH GRAHAM

y WIS q month after their morriaro
-N"l word had been spoken 10 in;a-.
TUT that current Of romance dawn
which they had been sailing ever SIM
r.. ne' dnic conscious that they loved.
| IN there Is always a beginning
my dear he said pettishlv. Il sun.
pose | must 20 through another dav
TONI - ''"ue' ou''
mean;" W. ~"
u ! remember Alright. this is the
'.''u time have asked YOU 10 70.
ago" "eeN
ene made no reply. but went 70 her
"orhhasket. got out what was needed
ana Sewed om the button.
Romance had given place TO reality
from mat moment she began the du.
ties OF wife. Her day was nh for
iler husband. When She arose in the
morning her first duty was to see that
ne had what pleased him for break.
iast. She poured his coffee with ber
own hand. Then when lie had con,
lor the day she Superintendent the
household affairs, planning that evcry-
thing might lie in order against his r..
turn. In the evening she consulted his
pleasure. II he wished 10 20 ont she
Went out with him If he preferred to
stay At home She stayed at home Will
( him il seemed To her that there wa.
scarcely an hour in the day that sh,
was not working for him.
And he: lie went down to business
IN the morning and worked hard all
day-for her When his compctitors
got ahead Of him. when wranrlinc
over disputed business transactions
fretted him, when he failed to make
money or when he met with success il
was all for her She needed extensive
clothing ANA he bought it for her.
Every spring she must have new an.
parel' ana the next spring. though it
was not Worn or faded, ii was no long
er in fashion. One season she must
have hat like an umbrella. ana the
next 1t must he replaced by one no
larger than dinner plate Her win
ter coat must be short, and the next
year 1t must be long. Since the hat
could not be developed nor the coat
heightened. they must be east of and
new ones purchased He wondered
why garments never grew smaller. 50
that those purchased the year before
might he reduced
One day she reproachcd him
The day is not long enough she
said, for me to do all | have To do
for my master. did not know when
! married you that ! was bringing
upon myself slavery. rs a girl | could
devote all my time TO myself Then
was light hearted because was free
l had no ones clothes to mend except
my own. | had no household duties
| spent my leisure time going to thea
tiers, balls and such other amusemcnts
as | preferred Oh. woe is me that
should have married and become II
SLAYER
And he replied:
From morning till night am down
town making money for you to spend
for gowns and hats that won't stay In
fashion long enough To get the new
off them. | must provide house rent
and sustenance for you and the thou
sand other things that you require.
never go fishing or shooting, as ! did
before | was married. for now. having
your necessities to supply. have moth
ing left for indulging in those sports
OF which | used to be so fond. My
fowling piece went into fur coat for
you. and you are wearing my fishing
tackle on your head. oh, woe is me
that | ever married and became Il
slave."
One day baby came
The duties Of the wife were changed.
The husband returned to the use of
safety pins in lieu of buttons. She
had no longer time to mend his linen.
His clothing remained torn.
The baby needed all her attention,
requiring more changes of clothing In
a day than her husband needed In a
week. She spent much time preparing
the child's food. He had cohc often,
during which she must dandle him.
walk with him and give him medicines
Every dav he must have the sun and
air in his carriage, and his mother, I'M
willing TO trust him 10 a nurse, trun-
died him herself When she was not
trundling him she was making or buy
inc clothes for him. and when she was
not doing these she was receiving In
structions from the doctor as to what
she should put into his stomach and
what she should put over 1t.
And the husband. He was now glad
TO get downtown in the morning to es-
cane the baby's squalls. He passed
most of the night walking with his son
hack and forth when the boy had collie
and was tired out with loss OF sleep.
Rut in his office there was quiet. Be
sides. in his office he was master
which he was not at home.
One morning the husband. who had
taken care of the baby during the
night that his wife might get "a little
sleep" began the old plant, II am
vonr slave. This awakened her own