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The Ideal And Real

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Parent Issue
Day
25
Month
June
Year
1880
Copyright
Public Domain
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The ideal tuisland isakirul-hearted, nublo man, with the figure of'an Apollo umi the beauty of an Adonis, whó pajl the sumo' delicate atteritiotm to his wit'e t.hnt be 4M before thoir troth was plightfid ; the real husband is a round-shouldíred, rizzly looking fellow, who buysthe secoud (juality of buttor ior the tablo, iat.i w uieals at a down town restaurant, and only reiuwnberH tliat lye Htuarried wlien he is oJJigod to py lh houstliold exjiensen. Tbc ideal huunuwttt! in a winnaii wlui kfi'i.i her lioine iu the uiosi dtlihli'ul order, who eooks tbc mont dolicionu dipticni and presides at the t -a table wit ii the grace of ¦ 'uctii ; rcil heoséwifi; is a wouian prhoM face i rei! :md blazed with oooking over a hot stovc, whose voiee is sbarp and eaniest anl who just "slats" tliitips ároond anywhrro, ne matter whore, in order to get her wurlc dooe in Masen lir a buz, over the back yard fence witli the neihbors. The ideal politician is a man wIkim; breaat s hcavin'g lull of patriotianj and wlm-e in terest in the welfare of the country isseeond only to bis allegante to Divine pnwrr; the real politician is a umn with bis ('uil of wires, puïïing in all Jirections, Ir.ini tlir dram shop to the pulpit, to wurm himaelf into an oöicial positiou with big pajr and lots of'nothing to do. The ideal baby is a little (eflow witb the daintiest tinled elietks, curliest haii , swoetest linie "cdo," and wiih anjrel'.M irinjr-i jast eptouting f'roiu his shoulden; the rd baby is a ybung wad of humanity with open valves, screaminjt all the time, fau on hi.n li ild head like thistlo down, and as lor an gel's WÍMS- wejl, they don't fxsten them mi with sal'cty pina.

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