Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-16 | Page 34 | Fables of Everyday Folks

T i- i r Fables of j I I I Everyday Folks I BY SOPHIE IRENE LOB LOEB I 1 t THE NEGLECTED WIFE WIPE ONCE O upon a t. t time there W was s a a. nan who worked and enjo enjoyed ed the FRUITS of or his work That Is 10 o osay sa say he had no grievance o of an any magnitude mag mag- Ho did not look hook toward haIn hasing having has hav In ing a great name or great fame finio neither did ho he stretch his UA l A- A TION for Cor high J powers ower or great preat riches richer lie He was content to do his work as ns well oli as he ho could with an in endeavor o II lo to INCREASE Sg his capacity cit In that direction direction tion P CI every da lay day ut he had I learned the philosophy of living JIving ea each h da day aa as well He did not look forward to a a. t time to CO COME IF but h he believed in the lucre here and now with a R. hopeful Jl gh glance e In the direction of or f the future and put iut a little by now and then for fOI the rain rainy day a In the course of or things the mot mota a woman for Cupid Is ever evet on n n hand at such sueh times lie He court courted d the flue lady in the to date fashion As Is also the case cae at such times times- That Is to sa say there were flowers and bonbons and theatres and restaurants rants and all that goes tp to make male the thc gladsome time of wooing In the presen day The young woman ENJOYED all and when the Will Ill you ou period came she sho willed She became his wife ife As aforesaid being a man of work and pia play he continued his wa way In DOUBLE harness much as he lie had hod done In the time of SINGLE blessedness os That Is is he did not forget forgot tho little bunch of ot violets on Saturday nor lor th the bonbons He occasionally bought tickets for COl a theatre and often sus suggested a little dinner out our At first it all went cr very well It was as the continuation of ot the courting courting- time line The man approved ed But nut the woman thinking that now she had gotten it over or rather gotten over St it pro ruo- to have ha ambitions She thought sh s- s Ix to s settle down whatever that ISI She got ot the saving bee in her bonnet It Is a fine Cne thing thine t to have But TOO MUCH hs puts pleasure in the shade and th the sordid side sido shows all too plainly Thus The when heu now the they went vent to dinner she always alwa's chose chos the cheapest things on the menu which somehow put the damper of disapproval al on the mans man's side She remonstrated with him for flowers Clowers and cand candy and called ll it silly extra extravagance neall Really she did not ca care caro re Cor Cr r th the tIu theatre but hut thought how nice it would be If It SOME O IE day the they could have hae au an automobile like Mrs Irl Neighbor across the street or a couple o of maids to I come at ones one's beck and call or 01 be able ablo to entertain and have havo fine silver sll etc etc At first the man loving the woman tried to fall fail In line lino as is the ien general tal rule She Sho CONTINUED UI D to cultivate ato lie her hel ambitions and her saving prop propensities In a wor word she became a stay home woman On the other hand he proceeded c to tc cultivate an opposite habit For a man doth loth follow his natural bent So it 11 happened he stayed out to Din rin- rin ner nOI with a friend and joined hittl little friendly parties always alwa's of course with n n. L Do you mind dear attitude toward his mis wife The Tho woman went on saving The he man went on enjoying th the company com corn pany any of ot others for his was a H goodly spirit pint After a while he ho went wen his way war more and more mOle and always with the I CUSE USE Mv wife Is Js such a R. homo l hod body As s RE RESULT a a. tho the woman I very cry much within her herself She became sullen and morose She I remained in a groove groo Sho Shin wondered what was the matter maUer She thou thought ht sho she I V was as S doing the right thing and She sho ho could pot mot understand Other t women looked so happy and bright ht an anti and were i looking forward to the next lay day or tIe the lie next week while SHE SHI was vas looking forward to next TEARS As Is ver very often tho the case with ith wom I an even e having brought It on h self i he assumed the role of ot the proverbial neglected wife She Sho he began an to nag nar an and Insist on her rl rights h Then she took stock In the tile aggregate l tate gate atc she had not saved so 90 much after ihl and she had been ln H living ALONE E. as ts It were wore Yet it was not such stick an easy matter now low to wean t the he man nuan A AWAY VAI A r from froll the lime I friendships lie he had halt formed and the I comradeship he ha had enjoyed WITHOUT her ier I do not know if it she shie In n bringing back baci the good gool old days days' of f MUTUAL appreciation n of things s. s But this I do leno know which forms Corms the moral floral of ot this fable THE NEGLECTED WIFE IFE IS OFTEN r THE rilE REFLECTION OF THE TUE KEG NEG rG HUSBAND