The Transformed Husband.

Cromwell Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 2211, 5 September 1910, Page 2

The Transformed Husband.

AN ENGLISH SUFFRAGETTE DREAM. " Er—Mildred," isaid the tram-tfonned husband, a trifle nervously, as !his "better half laid down the morning's paper and, lag-hting a cigarette, prepared for her departure to town—"( Mildred, dear, do you chunk you could spare me a litle catfh today '!" His wife glanced at him impatiently. " What, again, George V she sand " Why, I only gave you your (house-keeping allowance en—-let me see—Thursday, wasn't it '! B tally, some of you men seem to think we women are made of money." " You forget, my dear," he remarked, " there are the airl's wages and the gas ball, and both of the children need new boots." " Didn't I give you the money for that ?" she asked. '• No, dear. That was for the flannel fo7' little Mally's waiitn petticoats I'm making. Besides, dear —tton't be angry, will you ?—I saw such a dheap psir of trousers at a tailor's cflearance safle on the Bowery yesterday that I couldn't resist buying them you know I've hardly a nig to my back." " Always your cry, George," she said, angrily. " Really, your extravagance in dress is something sinful 'lt is a psty yqu haven't got to go and earn the money; you'd know its value, tOien. Here, take this, and for goodness sake do try and pay some of your household bills with it, and not (frivol it away on useless trarih." " There's- a dear, good, darling wife," he cried, joyfully. " Ijet me help my Mildred on with her coat," he added, following her into the hall. " What time will you be home ?" " Can't say, I'm sure," she answered. " I've got a Hot to attend to at the olHce to-day, and I shall drop into the club for an hour or so after. So you needn't wait dinner." '"Oh, that'll be nice!" he responded. " I've got my woman coming to wash todkiy, and the girl and I are going to put uu clean etirttainfe. Gave une a Mss, dearest. There's your cair going now." And the bieadwinner dashed after the parting car, George blew a parting kiss, and went upstairs to bathe the howling children.