A "FATHER HUBBARD."

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVII, Issue 8, 18 June 1886, Page 13

A "FATHER HUBBARD."

The other day, when old Major Solman announced his readines3 to proceed in the direction of the church, his wife appeared wearing a " Mother Rubbard " dress. The old man intently regarded ocr for a few moments and asked : " Mary, what sort of a coat do you call that ? " " It's a ' Mother Hubbard,' Jeems." " Air you going to wear it to church ? " " Why, certainly, Jeemß. The ' Mother Hubbard ' is all the fashion now." "Well, I'm glad to hear it," the old man replied ; "just wait until I get ready and we'll go." Tns old mm went out into the kitchen, took a couple of meal sacks, cut the bottoms out, sewed the tops together, and put them on in imitation of pantaloons. When he returned his wife uttered a loud cry of astonishment and exclaimed : "Great goodness, Jeems, what's that?" "Father Hubbard," the old man replied. " You're not a'goin' to wear them sacks, are you?" "I've got to be fashionable to keep up with you. I've got just as much right to wear these meal bags as you have to go in that bran Back." "I'll take it off." "All right; off goes Father Hubbard," and turning away he added to himself : " Only one way to beat a woman, and that's by agreein' with her. If it hadn't been for the Daddy Hubbard I'd have been in a mighty bad fix." — American paper.