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Show FORCIBLE REFORMATION. Spring cleaning was in progress and masculine labor was hard to find. Tho widow asked her "charlady' 'If she would bring her husband along one day to assist in moving some heavy furniture. The man came, and tho widow was astonished to seo how battered his lace looked. "Has your poor husband had an accident?" asked tho widow. 'Oh, no, mum; that's what 'appen-cd 'appen-cd when we 'ad a few words not long ago.'' "Dear me," Mrs. Scrubbs! Did you do that? What a shame! He seems such a nice, quite man, too!" The charwoman pursed her lips. He is now, mum," she said, mean-ingly. mean-ingly. Chicago Herald. |