The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-03
EVENING CHAT
~ RUTH CAMERON

Let's"
That isn't a very long word. IS it?
and vet 7 have an idea the habdtual
use OF It would sometimes save good
deal o. trouble
When I asked a nice little woman
whose married life is marveIoUsLy hap
". 20 kindly give me some OF the Sc
crets Of this happiness that I might
PASS them along 10 you among other
things. she gave the credit 70 that
word -Let's-"
Now. you mustn't laugh" she said.
when I tel you that one Of the things
that made the most difference in cur
married life was Johns learning TO say
Let's
You see. when he was counting me
and when we were first married no
ticed that whenever he had any plan
in ais mind he would always speak OF
f. ike this When we are married.
Lucy. I think we viii 60 south on cur
honeyu0o1' and then later. " hen we
Lave the nall done over We viii have 4
u1uch Lighter paper
Usually this suggestion would be
ccue-1i1E would entirely agree with
often IL would be a plan for NY pleas
ure. and yet there was something in
that cain assumption hat I siDpl y
couldn't stand I don't believe that I
an any more independent o. destroyer
COS than most women Eut I didn't Ike
20 nave anybody else saying what I'd
CO. Or wouldn't DO. without consulting
ne az all
Maybe you think I was perfectly ali
surri- but couldn't help It. That way
@ JOINS wore on me and wore on me
Until I grew perfectly hateful about It.
Often when ne say. ! think Lucy.
We viii do this or that I'd Up and
argue against IT, even when it was
something really wanted to do. Just
because that way Of putting it rIIed me
7 don't suppose 1hat you viii believe
IL, but we mad perfect tornado one
day w1eu John said. Wen keep the
EllniEs down later this year I wanted
them down, because IL you take them
Up people track in a lot Of dirt, but
rEe minute he said that I made up
r1y mind we'd have them up right away.
and I was 50 obstinate and silly about
fl that for almost the first time since
We were married, John gJI real put cut
with ne
1t was the best thing that could
have happened. though. for It ended IN
ny having a crying spell and weeping
cut on Johns shoulder what al the
trouble was and telling him that II h
v-CuuId only say Let's instead OF We
VIII I was sure I would be glad to do
anything he varied
John laughed a little when I got
over my crying 1T, but he said he'd try
and he did And now he never thinks
Of saying anything else when he wants
to suggest something
A uctLe thing. my dear. know. But
hat else IL the happiness OF married
Lte but d tissue OF little thiugs-uttle
things remembered and little things
given Up. little things said, and little
things left uusaid. and little things for
gwen
Choose 4 man that says Let's ny
dear. 5r eIse-teaCh him tO-chat-s my
advice
and pretty good advice. I fancy
Let's" is Just q little word. but the
spirit Of It Is a very big spirit.
Not only in u7atriuouy. but also IN
other relations.
You can lead baIkE horse when you
cLrrOt drive him
You can often lead the sensitive. diff |
fC1Ir child by the isad rein Of Let's
. hen you cannot drive MIN. with the
. hip and rein of DO and Don
You may be able 20 win the hearty
co operation OF your Cff-e force by an
occasional "LAt'S~ when the perpetual |
Do would win you only eye service |
LEI S-yes. it's a very. very little
word but don't allow IL On that account [
10 slip Gown cut OF sight in the erevices
II 7-CrIr MEMORY