The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-02

QOu huOW ABOUT tHdt, TStuIuOu
Alcock Il don't know that / haven't
as much brains as the ordinary man
and it seems to me if l applied my
self to the study assiduously and
didn't stop for meals or sleep | might
in time qualify to handle one of those
thingsi It's too bad you have such a
low opinion of my mental ability,
Evangeline!"
ooh, I'm not saying anything about
your brains" explained Mrs. Alcock.
cit wouldn't take brains especially
just to remember what levers to pull
and push. but somehow / can't
imagine your doing anything like
that It's $3.50 daring!"
ooh, make me out stick and a
coward" said Alcock, bitterly. "Of
course you wouldn't care If took my
life in my hands every time ascend
ed-you hadn't thought of that"
We'll, all I've got to say, Lucius Al
cock" said his wife, Indignantly, 'is
that any man with family on his
hands thinks precious little Of his
duties and responsibilities when he
rushes headlong into LOGICALLY fool
ish dangers! I'd like to know what
Tommy and little Eva and / would do
if you got all smashed up cavorting
around in the air just for your own
selfish pleasure and not giving a
thought to those nearest and dearest
to you! At least they ought to be
dearest, but goodness only knows
nowadays what men think, rushing
off at every crazy notion!"
That's always the way" declared
Alcock. Women are not bit pro-
gressive or interested in their hus-
bands advancement All they care
about is to have them trot along in
the same dull old way just so they
turn in their pay checks at the end OF
the week. They haven't thought
above groceries and the gas bill"
well, I'd like to hear what you'd
say If / tried to feed you on picked
afrshipsi" cried his wife. ''Or ii |
ran gasoline through the gas pipes!
guess you'd think groceries and gas
were pretty important things after
all: You can't make the family's
clothes out of airships. either!"
"Clothes!" echoed Alcock. II sup
pose clothes are of more Importance
than the-the progress of the human
racei / suppose you'd consider that
necklace more necessary to the trend
of civilization than an airship!
81 don't see why mott" declared
Mrs. Alcock, tapping on the table with
her thimkle. Il don't see why 1t isn't
lust as important for me to keep my
self up and look as nice as can and
wear pretty things so the children
won't be ashamed OF their mother and
YOU won't, either-though goodness
knows / might change my dress i've
times a day and you wouldn't notice
IT!
"That necklace wasn't expensive
when you consider the clearness OF
the stones and you can always sell
diamonds! l never heard of any one
being able to pawn an airship! Why,
an airship would be perfect drug on
the market, with no place to keep 1t,
because the back yard is too narrow,
besides there'd be no place to hang
the washing on Mondays! And I'd
never consent to your taking little
Tommy out in it Sunday mornings,
SO don't see what good it would do
the family, Lucius Alcock!
Every bit as much good as your
diamond necklacei" said her husband.
scathingly. 81 couldn't wear 1t and
YOU couldn't even give it to Tommy
tn NAV with, because he might sWal-
low It. And man doesn't exactly
buy an airship to amuse the family
"WeD, all I've got to say" declared
Mrs. Alcock. getting out her handker-
chief. lis that married man hasn't
any business spending lot of money
on something his family can't enjoy
with him! It's downright selfish. SO
it is. and I'd never have thought 1t OF
you!"
"It's no more selfish than you and
vour diamonds!" asserted Alcock
sternly. "Of all foolish ideas that's
the worst"
"You never want me to have any
thing I want" kept Mrs. Alcock.
You're always down on my buying
things that like" retorted Alcock.