A GOOD-NATURED WIFE

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 23, 1894

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 25.

A GOOD-NATURED WIFE.

A MAN in Sussex, whose wife was blessed with a remarkably even temper, went over the way to a neighbor one evening and said:—

“Neighbor, I just should like to see my wife cross for once. I've tried all I know, and I can't make her cross no way.”

“You can't make your wife cross,” said his neighbor. “I wish I could make mine anything else. But you just do what I tell you, and if that won't act, nothing will. You bring her in some night a lot of the crookedest sticks you can get, them as won't lie in no form, and see how she makes out then.”

The pieces of wood were accordingly brought in, as awkward and crooked and contrary as could be found. The man went away early to work, and at noon returned to see the result of his experiment. He was greeted with a smiling face and the gentle request:—

“Tom, do bring me in some more of those crooked sticks if you can find them; they do fit around the kettle so nicely!”—Ram's Horn.