Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-31
Staying Home IVES
I0notonous
But Nevertheless Stokes
Opposed a Change.

start this fall" spoke Stokes to Mrs.
Stokes after dinner the other evening,
land that is we're going to go out
more. This thing of incoming around
home all the time can be overdone.
tsom now on we're going around
among people some and to the theater
occasionally. We've been sticking
around here evenings getting old be-
fore our time. And it's up to us to
ginger up a bit and get out to see
our friends more or we won't have
any friends. Makes people all go to
seed to stay right in their shells week
IN and week out. Yes, sir. And from
1ow on we're going to operate on a
different system"
I've often thought the same thing"
agreed Mrs. Stokes, "but l supposed
you preferred being at home in the
evening. Lots of times I've wanted
to go out but didn't like to suggest it
home and SO interested in you pa
pers."
well, there's evidently been some
misunderstanding" went on Stokes,
agreeably, ''for | don't like anything
better than to have an evening of So
cial diversion now and then. It's just
what | need. Mans a social being and
If he doesn't enjoy the society of other
people occasionally outside of business
hours there's something abnormal
about him, that's ALL
Wed better take in the Bronson's
musicale, then" suggested Mrs
Stokes. TITS a week from tomorrow
night and we're sure to be invited.
Mrs. Bronson was saying something
about it the other day."
"All right" nodded Stokes, "but
was just about to say that had tick
cts for the theater tomorrow night
So don't make any other plans for
then"
Stokes remarked that he'd had a
rather strenuous day when he got
home the next evening. After supper
he lay down on the lounge
Better be getting ready if we want
to be at the theater on time," sug.
gested Mrs. Stokes shortly after seven
o'clock.
Hugh" grunted Stokes, with .
yawn, this was the night we were go.
ing 60 the show, isn't it? Well, be get.
ting your things on, and I'll be ready
when you are"
Somebody was telling me-" remark.
ed Stokes, as they were leaving the
fiat, that the show isn't so much good
after all. I'm not as keen about it as
| was" Then they went on and waited
for the car.
After dinner. one week later, Stokes
put on his slippers, got into an old
lounging coat and leaned back in the
big chair with a satisfied expression
while he looked over the paper. Then,
having finished the paper, he went
over and got q couple of his pipes
from off the center table and started
to clean them up. This always used
to be my favorite smoke-this pipe
right here" he confided to Mrs.
Stokes, "but it's got so caked up lately
it'll scarcely draw at all. Now's good
time to clean it up. Then after l get
through that I've got magazine there
with couple of cracking good stories
want to read to you.
You'll scarcely have time to do all
that, will you?" inquired Mrs. Stokes
smiling. You know this is the night
of the Bronsons musicale. It's about
time you were getting into your dress
suit now. I've got your shirts and
studs all laid out for you"
Whats that" Stokes looked up as
startled as if stranger had come
along and hit him in the eye with a
fried egg. Musicale, you say? Haven't
you been little previous in accepting
invitations to such things without con.
sulting me? You know very well how
stand on trotting around in the even,
ing in a dress suit. When get through
work at the office | want 20 come
home and rest. Rest, mind you. That's
what | want to do. And it isn't much
rest for me to go chasing around with
lot of pinheads that imagine they're
deriving enjoyment out of the kind OF
socalled classical stuff they play at
these musicale things. There isn't one
percon in 400 that really likes to sit
and look pleased over that teedle-te.
| tum stuff that they label classical. But
| they make an awful bluff about fairly
| doting on just such highbrow vocal
! and instrumental palaver. Mush!
"Where'd you get the idea was
willing 20 be dragged out to such bore
some affairs as that, anyway, and talk
to a lot of lightweights that don't
know enough to carry liver to a bear!
| said we ought to go out more? Did
| Ell? o, yes, and | suppose had just
such a. affair as this musicale in mind
too. That sounds about like me?
Ell! Nice spirit on your part to take
advantage of a chance remark of mine
that | was willing to go out in the
evening with you once in q while-i
lid say such thing. o, well, sup
pose I'm up against it now. Wei
have to go to the Internal thing. Blu
it does seem pity that a man cam
have an evening of quiet and rest new
and then"
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