El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-16


- interview has just said that
she believes men ought TO be
taught how TO sew, cook and scrub in
their bOyhood days, just as well as the
girls Father comments TO his Bay,
as that amiable youth wanders In for
, the evening consumption of smoke
Let the Sawdust Twins do the scrub
act. Why should hubby soil his lily
white mitts with such slavish toils?"
sarcastically queries Son.
Il think it is a splendid idea,' hope
fully retorts Father, preparing TO cham
piOn the gentler sex with his accustomed
optimism in regard to their frailties.
Very punko, says I. warmly re-
spends Son. Nix On the sewing bee or
cooking school matinee for mineS A
man has far mort important things TO
do than to sew on buttons, broil spa
ghetti or wash down the back steps"
of course he might not have 10 do
things all the time" Father continues
encOuragingly, but L am sure any wife
would appreciate man who knew how
to make himself useful around the
house in case she happened to be i'll or
away
"Oh. what a lovely chance" muses.
Son. And maybe wife wouldn't go
to it like the little duckling to the old
swimming hole It's a hundred to one
that mans better half would turn out
a line of excuses to break away from
the gas stove that WOULD put a crimp
in any pinochle club members finest
assortment. Would she appreciate such
a hubby2 Would a Vassar girl eat
chocolate orop?'
It have yet too much faith in woman
kind" protests Father, ITO believe that
she would resort TO trickery to escape
performing her household duties"
'-Oh, no, Mrs. Ben e Dick isn't much
Of an artist when it BONES TO handing
lam -.
she merely sends 'em along by the
crate None of this be gentle TO the
erring' dope in her little cateclr4sm She
seems to thin that all hubby has TO do
in the office is to look wise. keep his
feet on rOlloOp desk and smoke high
priced cigars"
Wen, I am sure If she believes
that" argues Father, "her mistake
is an honest one. Nearly half a cen
turyS experience with women has
strengthened my faith in their sincerity
It's really true that a woman with a
family works every moment that she
isn't asleep, while a man gets through
in eight or 10 hours"
Then you advocate a husbands hur-
rying home from the office, pinning on
a big Bingham apron and getting busy
with the scrub brush on the kitchen
floor, while wife pounds the piano in
the parlor?' asks Son.
wen, not exactly mat, hedges
Father, as he catches q glimpse OF Mrs
Brightside listening for the verdict in
the dining room beyond. He ought TO
be glad and willing, though, to leap
into a breach in case OF an emergency"
he adds, evasiyely.
Dad" begins Son, mournfulIy, I'm
afraid you've never fully appreciated
what blessing you have in mean
only son. Take it from me, If Mother
had been Obliged TO struggle with a
large family Papa would have spent his
evening hours juggling pots and pans
in the kitchen sink instead Of playing
pinochle with the Neversleeps-"
Your Mother, sir" answers Faith
er, with a sudden assumption OF dig
nifty meant to crush, has always known
my sentiments in regard to mans attti-
tude toward woman oh, woman. love-
~ womanl Nature made thee 10 tenn
per man; we had been brutes without
theeI" he quotes.
she sure is there with the temper"
assents Son, "and II she didn't have Us
poor ginks to practice on there'd be an
anvil chorus In skirts that would put
On the blink the very best little min
strel troupe that ever hit the one night
stands"
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