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Show WOMAN HAD DONE HER BEST. Praia-worthy Attempt to Have Surroundings Sur-roundings aa Husband Liked Them. A prominent clergyman In the East End of London was on a visit recently to one of his parishioners, a woman whose husband was rather addicted to drink. He found her weoplng. "My good woman," he begun. "Don't call mo y6ur good woman," she burst out, as her bosom was convulsed with sobs, burying her faco In her apron. "I don't want to seo anybody. Icavo mo to dlo in peace." "But tho clergyman had no Intention of doing any such thing. He learned from the woman that her husband, being drunk and disorderly the night before, had been locked up. "Oh! what shall I do?" walled tho woman. "I am sorry for yor," said tho sympathetic clergyman; "but why don't you try to make your homo more attractive, and then, instead in-stead of going to spend his evenings at tho alchotiso, he would stay at home 7" "I'm sure I do my best to malto it look homelike, sir," answered tho woman. "I havo took up tho parlor par-lor carpet, sprinkled sawdust, on the floor and put a beer barrel in tho corner; cor-ner; but, mercy, sir, It ain't mads n bit ot dlffercncs not a bit." |