Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1888 — A Domestic Fairy Tale. [ARTICLE]

A Domestic Fairy Tale.

Wife—“ Toast all right, darling?” Husband—“ Done to a turn, pet.” Wise —“How [hesitates] —how is the coffee ?” Husband—“ Perfection. ” Wife (trembling)—“Not so good as your mother used to make.” Husband (calmly)—My mother never knew how to make coffee at all, precious. ” (Tableau.)