The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-11-18
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Mistaken Kindness

dssilius. onod, "the slightest use in
trying to do nice things for mon, OF
to surprise them and expect theLi to
appreciate it! My goodness, but 1
have been deceived in my idea Of a
husband"
eBut you'n recover" the long-mar-
ried matron assured her, without the
f4ick OF an eyelash at the brides
news. I'VE all dol"
The bride shook her head. mot
with my dreadful experienced she pro
tested hastily searching for her soap
Of a handkerchief. why, if Stanley
had come home and found me murder
ed he wouldn't have acted half SO Lad
or thought of stirring up such a COM
motionI He was so mad that he actu-
ally forgot my existence! 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 it / shall have to take
forglving him into serious considera-
ton"
"Fudge!" Interrupted the long-mar-
ried lady, cheerfulig. you've either
got to forgive your husband, always.
or get divorce, so why waste time
thinking about it2
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 new
er come back! After he had walked
five miles it da med on him that there
was no place TO go but back-that
when You banged ous of the front door
of your home eventually you had to
sneak back in, which is buniliating,
giving the party waiting at home
triumphant feeling that ground ones
proud Spirit. What did your Stanley
dor"
Il never saw anything like the way
Stanley worships that collection of
pipes!" said the bride. IF they we're
set in diamonds and rubics 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, NA1ch
had accompanied him thru College,
had given him, and the carved cno be
bought in Europe, and the one he got
as bowling prize, and all the o.htia
he had purchased for some reason OF
other. Just night before last he was
looking them over and be said they
certainly were in bad way and
needed a thoro cleaning and Just
then the Whitsons came to call and he
had to put them by. But remember-
ed what he said. resolved when I
was married to study my husbands
wishes and please him in all things
SO / decided that when Stanley came
home for dinner he should be greet
cd by brand clean array Of pipess
They were all calSed up inside 50
first / took a sharp KNIT and dug al
that out"
"oh!" groaned the longmarzdedslsr
dy in horror.
Then" pursued the bEide. deaper-
ately, 4 put them In q pam fail Of hot
water and cleansing powder - ard
boiled them! Yes, d5d-don't 4AxnSs
One boils out kettles and muffin tins
in cleaning powder, so why not a
lot of sticky old pipes? They certainly
needed it, judging by their perfume!
To be sure, | was little startled
when removed them from their bath.
They seemed coming apart in places
and were a queer dull color-but
glued 'em together the best could
and, anyhow, nobody cares what color
a pipe is.
Il showed them to Stanley proudly
when he came home and from. the
hop in the air he gave l thought he
was going right UP thru the ceiling
into the Wilson's new rock crystal
aquarium and that we would have
fried goldfish in plenty for dinner. He
yelled, 'Womanl what i1ave you
done? Just as tho he were a Shakes
pearean actor getting thousands OF
dollars night and then can't
exactly remember the lines that came
next.
Every once in while he would
cease storming to interject explana-
lions Of just what had accomplished
It seems that he had spent the best
years of his life in getting accumulai-
ed those cakes / had cut out of the
pipe bowls. Ii there is a cake in the
bowl of your pipe life flows along one
grand sweet song, and if there isn't
you might as well be dead. ] learned
that.
In another breathing space he in
formed me that those pipes never
again would taste sweet and that
their beautiful coloring was totally
ruined beyond repair, and. oh, Heay-
ems. why was he born to see this day
| felt just as tho ! had an orchestra
seat at a two-dollar stage tragedy, and
/ was terribly impressed with Stan
leys dramatic powers tho must say
/ think he rather oyerdid 1t. And he