| Show PIEr I Tc I girl Irl left this morning repeated repented L Mr lr In 10 surprise In 10 reply to tos s his statement of at the tho direful calamity Why wy too bad And Just jost when whon you ou bad broken tier her In lu eo so beau belO beautifully Yes as she he took too Mr Js hat and coat and attended to the many other details that corn coin tort fort n a man after n a long Jong days work at atthe atthe the tho but It was no 00 moro more than I hud had anticipated What hat servants ore are corn com coming corning ing In to I dont know kuo They The getting way WO beyond themselves these days daB Why Wh do you know Homer sho abo actually told me Inc that she he used to a n little two room hut she always hud bud three afternoons off oil a n wool week we I and aud that she sho bo was not accustomed to having to wash ash tho the dishes used at nt Sunday evening supper tho thu next morning and and oh n lot lotof lotof of ot perfectly ridiculous things like that 1 do halo bate le te lose IOe my temper as ns you yon know Horner homer dear but I Just help It Sho She made mado me ro so mad that I Just up nud aud fired arc her I hope you ou dont hub I I was unreasonable or impatient or oror or ordo do you ou dearie Unreasonable Impatient I echoed Mr lr encouragingly encouraging I soothingly proud proudly ly I Not a n bit of ot it I think you jou OU did Just right Jost ns on I know Inow my m little wife will viii always do If lC you jou ou had bad given In to her Jer I 1 would hare havo been disappointed I Itell Itell Ieli tell eli you Blossom ono has to deal de I with servants Before Detore our I 1 often oCten heard of at domestic troubles of at this sort and I believe bellee firmly that tho ho chief cause of at their existence Is that people tire ore with their help they give Ie in 10 to them nt at every cery turn turu Now I always have Ine held hold and I hold now that the tile firmer you JOU deal with a servant the moro sho she respects you jou ou and tho the better ietter sat cat satisfied she K Is I You did Just right If lC you ou will viii pardon the lonG clang my dear you showed her Just whore she aho got off ott Oh I 1 am nm so glad clad Earner You Yon are arc so comforting Just ono one man In a thou I Tush tush deane Any man of ot any principle would city M tho ho same samo thing tool too Now all nil over ocr and nOlI lets forgot forget It What ha have boc o we wo for dinner this evening Im hungry as n a bear benr Dinner gasped Mrs lies fear tear fearfully fearfully fully tully pIteously Just It Homer nomer door dear we we we anything anything cried Mr lr really sitting up and really tithing taking notice any why of or course 1 I see sec Oh Im so sorry Homer Domer so BO sorry but you ou sold said I did dIll right and Of OC course yon you did dl of or course courso you yon did Mr lr J mumbled swallowing his dismay and bravely toeing tho mark but you 00 bare something to cat eat In the lie house bouse you Something that cook ourselves you know Yes Indeed plenty of o things nIce things too loo anti and youre Just tho ho dearest boy hay in 10 tho the world to offer oller to lo help heip me uie cook hem You know now I have havo never neer cooked in my life II re Come Corne he Ile chirped with Ith bravado well got get ct lInner out ours ourselves Here Is our chune to 0 let that servant girl see we con cau get set along ulong ulon very er well without her ber Its n a matter of oC principle Blossom a n matter of at principle und were going to stand by the tue union arent orent we weIn wei weIn In tho the best hest of spirits spIrIto they thc walked the requisite six and steps from Crom their to tho ho kitchen Mr 11 J wet took to hold bold nobly and with u a confidence that simply compelled admira admiration tion Seizing a 0 dishpan lIIl and a big fat rot potato he be set to work Mrs J busied her hor herself herself self with tho be gas stove store while Mr lr J pared diligently away Homer dear deir faltered Mrs Mra In trepidation do you OU know how these abominable things work Sure Blossom sweet Just turn on the tho gas and aud light the tho burner Just walt wait until I paring this pota OUCH I Oh Homer do be bo careful You rou cut yourself That nasty nasty nasty knife Let Iet me tie lie it up op for you ou you might have havo blood poisoning you know Mr Mc lr J bore it like a n real hero A little accident like that bluff blut him out no lie Then Theu be got ot busy buoy with tho the can cnn of or condensed soup GOUl Not finding the tho can opener he started resourcefully with hIs bis and a n hammer Suddenly for tor no apparent reason can COU soup lOUP ham hammer hammet mer met and aud knife shot oft off the Hie table and lauded against tho opposite wall A greasy red smear testified to the lie quality of or tho the soup Mrs J 3 almost collapsed but not Mr J 3 JNo JNo No indeed I lIe He Just treated whole artistic daub as us a n Joke Jote And Just to show how hon game he was Wl he be Insisted that Mrs Mii J 3 take a n chair over ever overby by tho ho refrigerator aud and watch him pre pro prepare pare vare the tho feast Choosing tour four our nice lamb chops he lie swung the onto tho the blaze with the aplomb of or a l chef chet Then he Ito dropped In a full lull of or butter hutter chattering all the Hie while of ot the ease case with which edibles cnn can be prepared It If one only anI knows how bo rind and of at the toe utter of at servants in 10 complain lug ing of at their work ork Then he dropped lu in a chop It spluttered ered most ly Then bo ho dropped In the tho other three Then he be turned them and then lien ho lie dropped fork orl and ond chop with n a mighty yell ell of or pain find and clutched his band hand wildly The Too popping dancing frying vas hot botas as u it long laos red burn horn across his wrist testified Mr r wavered watered for a moment but quickly recovered He went on unperturbed At Al length he announced holding himself erect In the th fashion of at English butlers Dull cud with delightful mimicry Dinner is served Madam What a n gay little dinner It was wn to bo be sure surel corel was n a bit burned or strong lu in the suit salt and anti pepper line lino or 01 squelched In tho the cooking before It ought to have been But Dut Mrs Irs J 1 was awed and Mr J as ns proud as OR a peacock The picture of ot satisfaction Mr lir ate very ery Joyfully joy tullY Mrs J Just lust picked at this and aud picked ut at that bravely but hope lessly Now ow Blossom dear clear there th re you orel Mr Insisted grandiloquently as all n he pushed his chair buck back from tho ho table tablea a bit and lit n a cigar there you ou are arel As nice a 0 meal as ono one could want And we prepared It ourselves No fussy lUss dirty ex ox servant to tu contend with either cither I 1 tell you ou Blossom Dlo som the tyranny of ot tho ItO present day servant girl Is frightful and hr her of at this his being hard hord and that lint being wearing earlo and email wages and long hours and Its oil nil tommyrot 1 I tell you ou tommyrot For full 20 i minutes Mr lr cx ex expanded enlarged and amplified bin hI views on Ills hIs newfound topic In 10 full tull enjoyment of oC his cigar clar Well ell ho he exclaimed finally pushing pu back his choir chair and ami rising well lot not worry about this servant problem Ill help you cery eer day and we will get Jet along finely I must attend to few te matters now I 1 brought homo home tram front the office with willi me not mind If It I dout dont talk to you for tor n a or so will you JOU dearie deader Anti And be lie started for tor lila bis hi easy elsy chair and ond In iii the time Why why dear cried Mrs rn J In alarm you donl Ilont that lint I shall clear up all these dishes by b myself do 10 you I 1 I should say cay Rn Mr wheeled about with alac alacrity rity rit Ho ITo hastened to explain I beg he I your our pardon I forgot Just force of ot habit you know that I left the table Well get Iet these things washed up In a n nj aIt Jiffy j Ill It H Is 19 always easier ensler to start trouble than It Is 18 to clear It up P And this lila Is especially truo of ot getting and clearing up n a dinner Mr Ir found It so with a 0 ven reu vengeance en Handling greasy sticky messy plates lu In water hot enough to scald n a abrass brass brn monkey Is by b no means menns as pleasant as os adding up long neat nent columns of at figures and striking a n balance And then after otter a afew afew few tew dishes the towel becomes dreadfully wet and slimy slim and ond unsavory so Mr Ir Just wed discovered To cup Clip the climax be bo quite unavoidably dropped ono one of at Mrs Js pet dinner plates right on tho floor Mrs J 3 screamed Me Mr J picked up op tho ho pieces apologetically When everything en was cleared away Mrs rs was os HO so tired that she sought her tier couch Immediately Mr lr Jest wed passed a 0 very ery unpleasant composing himself before ho he was able to work Mr J 3 was wan twenty minutes late Into nt at tho the tho time next morning ho Just leave lene tho ho breakfast for tor or Mrs J 3 to clear up alone He ne was Irritable too and nud hungry To go 10 Into a n cold kitchen fish around In the tho Icebox for tor things to cat eat and then cook them In 10 the cold grey greydawn greydawn dawn was bad enough cooliSh but hut to bo be com corn compelled compelled polled to wash greasy gress dishes afterward Just about took all tho ho enjoyment out of at ofa ata a n breakfast On tho the evening after the third dinner and the fourth breakfast Mr r was wobbly in the knees Ho no dropped another dinner pinto plain while performing with tho the dish dishtowel dishtowel towel Now look at you jou oo walled Mrs Mra J the lie second one In three days Why dont you ou look what youre doing Any servant Beront I over ever t aw saw Is 13 better than you yon on lou LOll ou Mr tore his hair and said things not under his bis breath either cither stormed out of or the kitchen livid with rage Then he lie calmed down and looked the lie situation squarely In tho the face An hour bour later inter Mrs entered the and ond sternly faced her hus husband haul baud bandIts Its a wonder you OU have hare helped mo mc with those dishes aho sold eald accusingly Im sorry Blossom dear Mr Just well wed replied quietly meekly but Ivo Ive been busy There ore mo a number of at Situa Situations tion Wanted advertisements In the paper this him evening bettor take tako the tho first girl lrI you can cun get SEt In 10 tho thu morning |
