Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-22
KEEPING OUT OF RENO.
Wife, Know Your Husband; the Rest
10 Easy.

"HAy husband is Just perfect" ex-
VI claimed Mrs. Newed- Heaven
help you put ia Mrs. oldrn
knowingly. II hope for your sake he'll
get over It."
"why. what do you mean? It's pos
itively foolish TO talk that way. or
course you're joking"
Joking! Not a bit OF IT," went ON
Mrs. oldun derisiyely. You see.
know what I'm talking about I've
been through It. used TO think just
as you do. and II you are as sensible
as think you are you'll never get
over It just as did"
Mrs. Newed WAS on the verge OF
tears. IL think It's sinful to make
light Of the marriage relation that
way. I hope my husband doesn't get
over It. and hope don't get over II.
He's perfect. and we're perfectly hap
py."
"Oh. yes: you may be happy. but
you will never know what real happi-
ness is until you End out that your
husband isn't perfect"
"But,I tell you he Is perfect
"And I tell you he isn't Let me ask
you do you ever give him letters to
mallY'
"Yes. often"
every we'll II he's perfect he al
ways mails them"
Indeed. he does. That's one OF the
things had In mind"
You mean he always says he mails
them?"
II mean If he says he mails them he
does mail them. l hope at least he's
truthful"
Not If he says he always mails
your letters. for there was never yet
husband who always mails his wires
letters He Will lie. and all husbands
will lie, so that you will continue TO
think he's perfect ! venture TO say
You always ask him II he mailed your
letters. Now. don't, your"
Usually"
And whenever you ask him he puts
on an injured air. gets little pro-
yokedf"
"a little"
'Thats 1t. He's just like all the
rest. That's just the way my hus-
band did when he was perfect But
then one day got the goods on him,
az the slang phrase goes. found
out positively that he had not mailed
a certain important letter"
"What If he didnt?"
Everything. 1t was the turning
point in our lives. took him of his
high horse then and there. oh. the
satisfaction in IT, You cannot I'm
agine the supreme JOY of reducing
husband to the level of human be-
ing. / suppose your husband Is very
self possessed; never loses his temper.
That's a part of perfection"
"Of course he never loses his tenn
per-"
"And SO he just calmly lords 1t over
you, serene and insufferable in his pose
of superiority. while he looks down on
you. along with all other women, AS
emotional and hystericaL"
Perhaps l have noticed just little
of that"
"You must contrive some way to
make him lose his temper. The angrier
he gets the better for you. Then you
have got him forevermore-"
"You talk like crazy woman
don't see what good that could possi-
bly, do"
Good! why it's a veritable pana-
cea. Ever after, no matter what the
argument may be. you can caution him
to be careful. not to get excited and
remind him what fearful temper he
has when he becomes aroused"
well" said Mrs. Newed In disgust.
IF that's your idea I wonder you
haven't landed in Reno long before
this"
Reno, nonsense. That's the way TO
keep out of Reno. Talk about incom-
patibilityl The only thing that Is alb
solutely impossible to live In the same
house with is perfection."-E!lis o.
Jones in Life