Show U N C E E PICK 1 1 CK BY lly maily mally eyle eyne dallis dalls DAt LS when charlie Hollingswor hollingsworth tb first met his susy s she sho V e was wag a blue bire eyed oyed blonde of sixteen en who came as near his preconceived ideas of female perfection as it was possible to come he told her so in looks before he said as much in words he neglected hisomu iness to daime dalme ce on her alren slie had ece went ht on shopping excursions ho he wanted to shoot himself when any other young gentleman an exchanged a dozen words viti her f and was was hn known jovn by all the maid mald ser sen servants ants anta in the block where she resided A ast asi that soung young gentleman wh ats in id love susy walk rathe rite vite sensible girl an and did jbv not quite believe that the w whole hole world looked look ed upon her as a superior being but she felt sure that charlie chaylie did and aud thinking so married himin him in the firm bellef belief that they wa were re the lapi happiest lest iest coupled ever mated and that none 0 of f those things which occur to trouble troubie alie lue lives drother of other married folks could occur in theirs this thi 3 delirium lasted jasted until they had bad weeks wicks at at ihli ihly searld seaside sea pid sid side e and two at adb home 1 1 A month of i bliss and a fortnight of amateur ur housekeeping and a raw trish irish domestic by that time per than thin ha hapit t was the tough something be began bean an to alter mr hollings ideas he ile had bad adother one of those wo worthy efty old oid ladies ladles who look and act as though they hannever had never been beeh young oung nobody whoever who ever af saw sav her could believe belleve she had bad born bonn in a front and cap and black alpaca and in all donie donle domestic stio arrangements range rang A ments she was wasa a perfect dragon of perfection With this notable specimen of her elmr jex Mr hollingsworth began to compare his young noun g wife just emancipated from irom boarding school and finally re to soling to make just such lother another al of poor susy he began at breakfast pm lim glad my mother cannot taste this condee coffee he said its leb disgusting im fin surether 1 els eis rye in ill it thes grocer may have mixed it said susy I 1 ordered the best did you examine unasked mr hol wha good would that haxe have done I 1 aby abs fifine fifing about dala daia ald aid I 1 apfl I 1 ald AID dir her s ouse di drawing 1 11 ving a long breath my mother never neglected mattera so mycother my mother inspected and still inspects every grain of coffee or sugar that enters the house she makes it herself too but biddy had this made before wo we were up saia said susy susy always ase rose at five said the them gentleman as he put on his overcoat and walked out of the house leav leay ingails wife to her first cry h 1 a iovin lovin loving little thing and afy aft 4 i had wiped her hen eyes dyes determine e d P f ilow liow tue the example of lie lle her mother I 1 IT n 1 law that very veny morning she proceeded to r jy and insisted on chewing a ber jerew f the he best java and finding it hitler bitter declared ahe it must be rye finally shielded shell sheil yielded to the asseverations of the sed shop illa iria mani many hj bought a pou pound nd took it home herself studied the cookery book allebe afternoon and laid lait awake half hall the ni night lit in order to be able ta rise at she managed to concoct a tolerable pot tot of coil iee ree but alas this morning the beefsteak was burnt my mother never had burnt beefsteak steak upon her table said the gentleman burthen she attended to it herself ah there are not many such women on earth im afraid you youage are determined to he be her exact opposite poor little susy this time the tears came before her husband left the house bufe she slid cooked the steak herself the iise next morning and was wag rewarded by comments on the bread aly f mother always set warm biscuits bf before ar lus said sald mr hollingsworth ali ah 1 it was her best endeavor to make h ome comfortable I 1 The next morning there were warm biscuits mr hollingsworth took tool note of all these things and aud began to lo hope that his plan was a successful one in a lec ler year orso susy would be remodel remodelled remodeller led to his I 1 9 pattern lattern and rejoicing hegent he went on as he had legun begun begu until the words my mother aber were repeated on an average every fifteen minutes 3 my mother maiher never forgot a button my mother never wast edan hour houi 11 in n dressing for church AT my ki mother nother was alay there in time my mother wore black mack silk five years and my mother never felt nervous etc etc util vve n poor susya admiration for tWel deily ederly piece of rr perfection faction ad lier bei gr ta please her husband could scarcely present y A her giving utterance to her I 1 weariness e a n A of ue the perpetual songy song f once indeed In deell she shut herself fight in the pantry with bd preserves all ali made nidd after aften mother 1 receipts and said in a whisper mother mother mother bother bothe r bother alwish hed held neve rhad any but sut bhe she repented the rebellion so senious hd heartily artil afterwards ili lil bhat that a t she had serl serious thoughts of putli putting g on a ca eap cap p and nd tried to shut her rosy mou mouth th up ilard liard hard and grim in imitation of the old lady and even oven prayed in church next sunday tp to be made exactly like old mrs hollingsworth lings worth however ofte filid beer beel 5 e nt vay vas anu and in p had bad fali followed owed ali all aud and susy ills was chambermaid and cook herself in imitation of her grand rand model the a morning when for the tho first time she appeared before her husband with rough tough tresses tresse 4 and a h grease spot on her hora apron rou ron to hear the following follo winf speech ali ah I 1 boyei ney t eato see yau tau you tou looking 1 leg beg so susy my mother whatever h her occupation was always neatly dressed indeed my father insisted up upon n ifasi it 1 I shall L cant have hava my wig wis e a fa 4 t KW las made madeli two t wo fires a lid iid dusted the dining room and add cooked breakfast and been out lo 10 to milk and I 1 had time molook in the glass said su susy y c crying my nik mother never would woula have hive mad made such uch excuses sald said charlie at her age she superintended super intended the household work of a large farmhouse farm housein house in caps eaps wih white satin ribbon she wears butone and they are never soiled in ln fact she might go to ell cli church dirch firch wIth without out put preparation at any moment upon my w word ord suu you havena havens cumms cuffs oh on susy busy said sald this timo time she did not cry conscious o herbest her Aest she sue clou h to td henr hear elir a good deal besides if you can lna ina imagine i a the feelings 0 of sa say y the great grand liania ot of thabet should he be suddenly dragged from hia his throne by his prostrate worshippers wor shippers and made to run errands and clean la nives you can in a measure understand the emotions of mr charlie hollings dorthis former othier il idol d 01 I 1 angel a ge I 1 and empress T rna exactly acely what I 1 was then slie she said to herself I 1 as she stood before we tiler firo tiro after his departure and if it 41 he e adored me then thelt lie ought at leas least tto to speak to me as if I 1 a jady now uncle dick said sald a reif gelf gentleman fleman should always treat his hia wife exactly as he iia would any lady he was visiting As she murmured obese words a thought flashed into her mind mild handshe grew merry in nino dino a moment ment she I 1 laughed u h d clapped her hands and re repeated over er and over orbr again the th eiery very thag thing to cure him and finally set to work world at her chousa thousand nd and one household duties with an energy which could not sot have been more than equalled equall equal led dd by that notable personage her mother in law charlie came home early thab that night and in a pleasant humor in ir 4 fact jie intended to take his wife to some place of amusement and cheer her U upa pia bia pla bit he ran inter inta the house with his fits usual negligence of mat and scraper and was advancing salute to mistress susy that lady ift gave ae a little scream you I 1 agnalt wiped wifod your boots she said I 1 I 1 oh ob well mud will bruh off said charlie ah I 1 sighed susy you should haye flave seen poor uncle ml dick ho he rubbed his tits feet ten minutes on the mat before lie he came in on the brightest day and on mud muddy dyones ones he waited until my aunt sent slippers out to him before he would eross cross the tete threshold he wa was s one in a thousand though ridiculous old fogy muttered charlie C well Is dinner ready yes and and charlie do hang your hat on the hall rack uncle dick never left his hat on the table and chairs never once while I 1 knew him if uncle dick diek do as ns he chose in his own house he was an idiot sald said charlie growing he was the most sensible man I 1 lever leven ever even knew said susy and so amiable when aunt spoke to him bim about any little thing he lie always tried to please her and said very well my love lovei in such matters at I 1 always defer to you 1 I 1 never bever will be henpecked said aid ald charlie 1 7 how vulgar replied susy uncle dick never uttered a vulgar expression in his life ilfe he said sald vulgarity was next to ta profanity chaton what on earth has made in ade susy so cross thought charlie aloud aoud he be said one omy 0 my dear mothers rules Is av always ys to keep her temper come its nearl nearly seven dont cpu want to go to wat war wal wai i lacks W I 1 im not sure bub but that theatres theartres the atres es are wicked sald said esy susy uncle dick thought so and hen he hev was a very vers sensible 64 confound uncle dick said Charli charlied eX what intemperate language said susy ali ah uncle dick always controlled his tongue Cf kharlie harlie harlle took his hat bat banged ed out of the door and N went antt to tp Wal lacks by himself but susy did hot hoi cry about it the arst first sentence which welcomed him on his return was my dear uncle dick never neven ke kept late hours charlie the next day it began again it was urcle urcie uncle Dick dich who never leaned his head n against ainest the wall will who wore nightcaps night caps not liot to grease the pillows who would not smoke in his cifes presence who never read and idled at af home instead of going to church and who was take all ail antovel amodei an of perfection charlie was so much astonish edby the sudden appearance of this pattern man and so thoroughly occupied in defending himself that by degrees he forgot ius lus remodeling system and actually llad hadnot not 4 mentioned his mother for three days when one morning 0 susy came to his bedside saying come charlie charile tvs its a d ib bad habil s to n lie lle abed uncle dick was always up with thelara the tho lark jark A was wies he hb elie eile yelled elfe d charlie tharlie look here hyre susy Ivo ive borne it long enough I 1 wont ilont hear that ridiculous old beast of an aa uncle of yours thrust into my face at every turn if he chose to act like a book of p proverbs I 1 dont why you look out for such a piece of stultified perfection instead of accepting me lamore lampre It its more than flesh and arid b blood can bearbo bear benr to hear his name on all occasions I 1 wonder sou you don dou 1 P kno knowlt wit susan I 1 do said susy f always thought so you know you begun it charlie I 1 1 1 yes you I 1 heard so much of your yo tir mother that I 1 found it necessary to defend myself by introducing my pattern relation im willing to stop stor if you are susy susy cried charlie pm fm durej sure never intended nten edaily any harm arm I 1 only hoped to make you like my mother who is a model i y 1 ah salad said sald susy just it I 1 want to make mako you like uncle dick who is a model too i i 1 anell aneil charlie groonell gro groaned come said susy vs oll oil sign a treat treaty of p ea cei cel stop johnng forming mych my character arache and ill stop forming yours put up with it me as susy and ill take you for b better tte or worse as charlie charile mr Hollingswor hollingsworth tl said sald nothing aut taut lout the treaty was silently made standings gt r the worthy relatives were not alluded to for many weeks and it was not until near christmas time that Charies charles ventured to observe my mother uncle dick said susy kusy I 1 only intended to say that mother was coming to see us on christmas day very well said susy im sure I 1 shallie shall shail be glad giad to see herand her and in serious pa rnest earnest I 1 know knoy she can give div e me a great many valuable hints about housekeeping and since that was all I 1 might as well tell teil you that uncle dick Is not coming too gasped charlie I 1 no laughed susy the facts fact is lie he well weli comey for vor there never was such a person me hey hes y cried cli cil charlie charile rile N never 1 vor ver indeed I 1 never had lidd an uncle dick I 1 invented him for your model I 1 think he answered the purpose and h he e certainly had I 1 universalism A meeting of prominent clergymen and laymen vlis vils was held in new york ono one evening lately for the purpose of taking measures to td raise MO for a denominational missionary fund the sum of 12 1950 was subscribed of which horace greeley gave we ho was wag the principal speaker and expressed himself surprised at the small attendance considering that there are in new york and brooklyn persons who call themselves 11 Sto Jf ton inde independent eident peach from all we can ah learn the crop s of peaches in the valley this season will be unusually light wb which ieh ich is caused to a great extent by the prevalence alence alonce of curled leaf in the orchards the curled leaf damages the fruit it does not seem to kill the trees stockton 0 n cal inac independent A HOSPITAL IN PEKIN perin at pekin chinh china a hea heathen theli temple templo gas ras has been purchased the idols have been removed building turned into a missionary hospital fream sp eats eals ora ofa of a brick machine in that place which turns out 3 I 1 i spie splendid edid br bricks r eks per las ins day lay |