Garland Globe | 1907-03-02 | Page 8 | Thought of Her Carpets

THOUQHT OF HER CARPETS. Housewifely Instincts Aroused by Vis-It Vis-It of Ourolar. A Masnchusotts man tells a story Illustrating tbo ruling spirit of a Yankee Yan-kee housowtfe. Late one night her husband was awakened by raystorclous sounds on tho lower floor of thoir house. Jumping Jump-ing out of bed, the husband took his revolver from a drawer and crept noiselessly to the head of the stalls. Presently tho wlfo herself was awakened awak-ened by a loud report, fo-'lowed by a mad scurrying of feet. Much ngttnted she In turn sprang from bed and went to the door, where she met her husband hus-band returning from tho scone of tho disturbance and wearing a very disappointed disap-pointed expression. "Richard," sho stammered, "was it was It" "Yes, it was a burglar." "Did ho did ho" "Yes, ho got away.'" "Oh, I don't caro about that," was tho wlfo's rejoinder. "What I want to knnw Is, did ho wipe hla feet bofore ho started upstairs?" : I