Show SHE WAS TOO NEAT And Her Husband Did Sot Appreciate Appreci-ate It Under Certain Conditions S The man on the front doorstep had about him such an air of utter woe and desolation that the passing Policeman po-liceman felt it to be his duty to make an inquiry So at the risk of bad form he spoke to him without an introduction in-troduction Whats the matter he inquired in sympathetic tones The man looked up at him disconsolately disconso-lately and nodded backward Domestic infelicity inquired the policeman wfio had had experience of this kind before Yes said the man sorrowfully Whats the nature of them Same old thing Whats that High tempered wife Is that all Inquired the officer showing that he felt himself imposed uponAint Aint that enough inquired the husband ruefully Why thats nothing said the officer of-ficer High tempered wives are thick in this neighborhood and they are really re-ally the best kind How asked the man with a startled star-tled gulp They are good workers and always industrious and thrifty Is that so inquired the man in doubting Thomas tones Of course continued the officer and then they are the neatest women in the world They wont have it any other way for a minute The man sat rubbing his head for some time I wonder he said at last in the most plaintively inquiring way if that is the reason why she always cleans me out every time I try to make her realize that I am the head of the familyDetroit Free Press |