Show THOUGHT OF HEP CARPETS housewifely instincts aroused by visit of burglar Bur cilar A massachusetts man tells a story illustrating the ruling spirit of 0 a yankee housewife late one night her husband was awakened by elous sounds on the lower noor loor of their house bouse jumping out of bed the husband took his revolver aiom a drawer and crept noiselessly to the head of the stalls presently the wife herself was awakened by a loud report followed fol owed by a t mad scurrying of feet much luch agitated she in turn sprang from bed and went to the door where she met her husband returning from the scene of 0 the disturbance and wearing a very disappointed expression richard she stammered was it was it yes it was a burglar did he did he yes lie ho got awaya away oh I 1 dont care about that was the cifes rejoinder what I 1 want to know is lid did he wipe his feet before he started upstairs |