Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-10-25
Mistaken Kindness
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"There is not" stated the bride, |
with the air of one at least totally |
disillusioned, "the slightest use in |
trying to do nice things for men, or |
to surprise them and expect them to |
appreciate it! My goodness, but |
have been deceived in my idea Of a
husband"
"But you'll recover" the long.mar-
ried matron assured her, without the
flick of an eyelash at the brides
news. 1--WE all dol"
The bride shook her head. mot
with my dreadful experienced" she pro-
tested hastily searching for her scrap
OF handkerchief. why, II Stanley
had come home and found mo murder
cd he wouldn't have acted half so bad
or thought of stirring up such COM
motionl He was so mad that he actu-
ally forgot my existencel At least.
that is the only way can excuse the
things he said! If he said them and
remembered that was there while he
was doing 1t shall have to take
forgiving him into serious considers
ton"
"Fudgel" interrupted the long-mar-
ried lady. cheerfully. You've either
got to forgive your husband, always,
or get a divorce. 80 why waste time
thinking about it?
my husband has never but once
banged out of the front door when we
Quarreled. That was the first time.
He was so angry at me that he said
he wanted only to rush away and nev-
er come back After he had walked
five miles it dawned on him that there
was no place to go but back-that
when you banged out of the front door
Of your home eventually you had to
sneak back in, which is humiliating,
giving the party waiting at home a
triumphant feeling that ground ones
proud Spirit. What did your Stanley
do?"
Il never saw anything like the way
Stanley worships that collection of
pipes!" said the bride. III they were
set in diamonds and rubies he
couldn't fuss more! He had told me
about them SO many times that was
perfectly well acquainted with them!
There was the French briar, which
had accompanied him thru college,
and the meerschaum his best chum
had given him, and the carved one he
bought in Europe, and the one he got
as bowling prize, and all the others
he had purchased for some reason or
other. Just night before last he was
looking them over and he said they
certainly were in bad way and
needed thoro cleaning and just
then the Whitscns came to call and he
had to put them by. But remember.
ed what he said. l resolved when
was married to study my husband {
wishes and please him in all things
SO l decided that when Stanley came
ed by brand clean array of pipes
They were all caked up inside, sc
first took sharp knift and dug al
that out"
"Oh!" groaned the long-married la
dy in horror.
"Then," pursued the bride desper
ately, Il put them in pan full of hot
water and cleansing powder - ant
| boiled them! Yes, did-don't faint
One boils out kettles and muffin tin.
in cleaning powder, so why not {
lot of sticky old pipes? They certainl,
needed it, judging by their perfume
To be sure. was little startled
| when removed them from their bath
They seemed coming apart in place
and were a queer dull color-but
glued 'em together the best coul'
and, anyhow, nobody cares what colo
a pipe is.
Il showed them TO Stanley proudl
when he came homeland from tn
hop in the air he gave l thought h
was going right up thru the ceilin
into the Whitson's new rock crysta
aquarium and that we would hav
fried goldfish in plenty for dinner. H
yelled, Woman. what have yo
done? Just as tho he were Shakes
pearean actor getting thousands c
dollars a night - and then l can
exactly remember the lines that cam
next.
Every once in IA while he woul
cease storming to interject explains
lions OF just what | had accomplished
1t seems that he had spent the be;
years of his life in getting accumula
ed those cakes ! had cut out OF tn
pipe bowls. Ii there is "a cake in IL
bowl of your pipe life flows along OIL
grand sweet song, and il there ism
| vnm mirht as we'll be dead, | lenrne