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Show WITH FATHER AS A MODEL Seems Likely That Is Where Imperious Imperi-ous Youth Got His Idea of the Duties of a Wife. "You fill the pails with sand, and let me turn them out," suggested six-year-old Jack to little Doris. His playmate obediently complied. "Now W6'll build a castle, and you shall fetch the water to go round it," exclaimed Jack. Dutifully the little maid struggled up and down the beach, carrying buckets buck-ets of water. "Can't you fetch the water now, Jack," she suggested, "and let me pour It round?" y "Girls can't do that properly,'1- answered an-swered the boy. "Let's paddle. But, I say, Doris, do you want to marry me when you grow up?" "Yes oh, yes!" Doris was delighted at the prospect. The boy, however, assumed a bored air, and lazily extended his feet toward to-ward her. "Very well, then," he said nonchalantly. noncha-lantly. "If you're going to be my wife, take off my shoes and stockings!" |