The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
One OF The Queer Laws Which
Exist In a Foreign Country
Must Seek Wifes Permission-One Husband Who Tried
"Foolng'' But Faied-The Halcyon Days of
Airships and Permits
ny DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

no man be allowed to belong to a club
without his wife's permission.
THAT no man be allowed to go to his
office in 1.-The evening, unless accompa-
MED by his wife.
That a man shouldn't wear red neck
ties and green hats, unless his wife ap-
proves.
That no married man should be al
lowed a feminine stenographer under
So
And that no gentleman be allowed, on
mobile without first telling his wife. whom
he was with, where he was going and
how long he was going to stay
"Ah poor things" I sighed as l heard
this strenuous list of laws that she adj
vised. TT would soon be sort of Soc
rates Shocks affair. You remember how
the poet tells us that he crawled out
for some misdemeanor, crying to his
wife
please, may we put on our clothes,
our stockings, our shoes?"
mot at ALL said the portly frau with
her eagle eye set upon me in menacing
mien. 1T would save a great deal Of
unhappiness and discomfort to anxious
wives. Women have naturally got more
sense than men anyway, and certainly
much more consideration. and they de-
serve to have them under theft thumb
Now. let me tell you something I know
about one poor woman
Il am all attention. I said earnestly
well. this particular Wife 1 will say
from the beginning" said she, was a
silly little fool. for she loved her better
half SO dearly that she almost sent him
to an early grave. She worried and
bothered about him by day and night
until the mean thing just got so he did
things to poster her, / believe. II he
would come home half an hour late in
and he would find everything in the
direst confusion. At the window there
would appear a lead like unto Blue
boards wife's sister Anne, which would
quickly disappear when he hove well into
view. and then his poor wife would
scream and screech, and say that every
one on the place had been looking for
him and that she thought he was dead.
and she was SO glad he wasn't, but why
didn't he let her know? Whereupon her
better half being a patient and mild
hammered man apparently-mind I say
apparently-would soothe her and pet her
and call her 1ovey dovey' and all such
tommy rot and promise to 'phone her
next time he was delayed"
And didn't he?" I asked.
certainly not" came the quick reply.
THE very next time he chose to stop
by the club-for, of course. that's where
he was all the time-the same perform
ance would take place and that poor
creature would suffer the tortures. OF
Hades just on account OF that Williams
reconsideration. Now. II those laws l
spoke of were put into effect In this
country 1t would restrain such masculine
latitude
II am not one of those who believe
that all that is necessary l said, rs to
spread law on the statute books and
1t will be enforced But granting that
these laws may some day become effec-
tive, who would be so brave as to see
that they were carried out?"
THE wives.' said Mrs. Xanthippe, and
knew that for one she would most as
suredly do it. but only said:
"All TESTING aside. really don't you think
It would be rather remarkable II Just az
man were about to enter an air ship. or