The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-04-12
The eHead Of
The Family
BY RUTH GRAHAM

which they had been sailing ever since
they became conscious that they loved
But there il always a beginning
My dear a. said pettishly. Il sup.
pose | must 20 Though another day
with a safety pin tOr suspcnder but.
toug"
Another day. dear: What DO you
melng"
III I remember a"igi' thi. l. tho
third time have asked you TO re.
place the button thlt came Ok weel;
ago"
She made uN reply. lut went 20 her
wOrkJl,Act, got one what was needed
aud scwci on no BUTTON.
Romance had given place 10 reality.
Fspm that moment she began thr du.
tie, of a wi.r. iitr day was all FOR
her husband Nhtl she arose In the
morning her first Iufy was 20 So, that
he had what pleased him f'r break.
fast She poured his coffee With her
own hand. 1'inn when he had gone
f,r the day she -uprrlulend,d the
h)n.ehpli affair planning that every.
thing might be- in order against hi- rc.
] turn. Ia the evening she consulted his
I pleasure. II nc wished 20 90 out she
went out with him. " ht preferred to
stay ut home she stayed at home with
hiu. II seemed to her thst there wns
scarcely an hour IN The day that she
was not working for him.
Aud hc9 lie went Iowa tp business
I In ths morning aul worked hand oil
| day-for her. when hls competitors
gpt ahead ot him. when wrangllng
over disputed business transaction.
fretted hlm. when he fslirl 10 make
money or when hc met with success Il
was al for her Shr u,cdrd expensive
clothing, aud he bought II fur her
Every spring she wuU have urN a..
pircl lll ar nest spflag. though II
S1s not worn nr faded. % was ~ luug.
cr IN fashion. OJc season shr must
have a hat .'kr nl umbrella. ani the
next Il must De- rpInrpi hy one uu
larger than dluncr plate. Her Wlu.
ter coat must bc short. aad the next
year IL must br long Since the hat
could 0ot b. dcirl)pci uug the cuut
heightened. they must be- east "a nud
new ones purchased lie wondered
why garment, urNcr grew smnllrr, ~
that those purchased tho year bcfor
mlsht be- reduced.
one day she reproaehcl hin.
THE day d, uut long enough" she
said. "for me- 10 do all | have 70 do
for my master. dld not know when
I married you that l was brlnglug
upon myself slavery A,h slrl cOuld
devote all my time 10 myself. Then /
was light hearted because / was free.
had No one, cluthr, 10 mend except
my own. I had uD household duties
| t 'nt my leisure tluie going to thea.
tea, bail, an1 such other snu,enents
as prci'wri ia wee j. iuc that I
'houll have Iaartled and hc'omr .
slave
Aud be- replied:
"l'rom mu'nlug tlli nlsli rm down.
town making nubey t.r yuu 10 sp".i
for gowns aId Lats tiit Won Say ia
fashion luus -upHsh to grt a. new
on them. mlst provide huusr rent
and su,tenan = I'r ypu snl tao thou.
sand other thils, that you rrIulre. |
never go hShins or sh0oiing. A. l dii
before l wa, married. fJr now. haylng
your necessities tu supply. have unth'
ing left Tor induls.hg an those sports
of which | used to De- - fond. My
fowling piere went intu fir coat for
you. aud you are RcHf.ug fay Gsl.lng
tackle on yOnr head. Oh. Woe Is IN.
that | ever married aud Gecams a
slave"
one day baby came
The duties OF the wife were changed
The husband usurued 10 the Use %
safety pins la lieu of buttons. She
had NO longer time 10 meal his lncn
Ills clothing remained torn.
The baby needed an her atteu,lon,
reluiriu- mnr' changes OF clothing .n
day than her husband needed ln a.
week. She spent much time preparing
the chld's food. lie had collie often
during which she must daudle him,
walk with him ana give him medicines
Every day he must have the sun aud
air IN his carriage, and his mother, un'
willing 10 trust him to a nurse, trun-
died him herself, When she was not
trundling him she was making or buy
ing clothes FOR him. aud when she was
not doing these she was receiving in
StructlOns from the doctor as 90 what
she should put into his stomach ani
what she should put over IL.
Ana the husband. lie was now glad
o. get downtown In the morning to es.
cape the baby's squalls. lie passed
most OF the night walking with his son
back ana forth when the boy had collie
and was tired out with less uf sleep.
But in his Office there was quiet. Be
sides. Ia his Office IA, was master,
which lac was not at home
One morni the husband. who had
taken care Of the baby duting the
night that his wife might get "a little
sleep" began the old plaint Il am
your slave" This awakened her own
former words. 1T Is ! who anu your
slave"
This started the wrangle again
Words We're getting hish when there
W., "a diversion.