Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-12
The Evening Story
Head Of the
Family
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Al soon AZ 80 INTO z family, saio
my bachelor uncle, Il can tell which
II the head Of the house, the husband
or tho wife,"
/ AIT mn and fook nokica AZ thia.
was to be married. within 4 few veeks
to 4 young lady who mus far had DIV.
en- wav beforr nv slishteet v,ah.
"Can Won tell that Win an ensaeed
couple. Uncle Georxer'
| "Only ON general principles.
"What do YOU mean by that?~
"Nins women in ten are sharp
enough before marriage to make their
husbands think they're dying to be
mastered. Al soon % the ceremony
has been performed they begin to get
him under"
Phew! felt myself turning pale 1t
the prospect before me. what would
you do" asked, III you had been
married and your wife commenced the
get-him-under racket"
II wouldn't be married in the first
place. Ask your father. He knows"
"How Is 1t, father?'
"All husbands must give In to their
wives sooner or later, my boy"
Here were two men Of experience Of
whom I should have learned. But the
experience Of age is Of no consequence
to youth. 1t occurred to me that ]
would bring on a trial As soon as
had returned from the honeymoon to
determine which had the stronger will,
my wife or l.
I tried In various ways to get up
wransle between my wife ana myself.
but In everything I required she gave
up 80 cheerfully that I began to think
exception. If M my VIII, wife announced ss that
we would have lamb for dinner and
insisted on beef. beef Il was. II
wished to 60 to the theater and she
wished to stay at home we went to the
theater, and II the wishes were re-
versed ! still had my way. ! invited
my uncle to dinner just to show him
that it was I who was head Of the
house. He came. I undertook to do a
bit of training by way Of illustration,
and 1t succeeded beyond my expecta-
lions till a matter came up Of very lit
tie consequence, but upon which my
wife seemed to have set her heart upon
having her own way. She wore dress
with trimming which I did not like.
and during the dinner chat suggested
that she change it. She made no reply,
and said nothing more at the time.
When my uncle departed while help
ing him on with his overcoat said,
"Well, Uncle George. who's boss in my
house, my wife or II"
your wife,"
what makes you think soH ! asked
in surprise.
ooh, know their tricks and their
mannersw
followed him out to the stoop, try
ing to get him to tell me why he had
set me down as second In the family,
especially after I had furnished such
excellent proof that l was playing the
first violin. He would not satisfy me.
but finally said, "Let me know wheth-
er your wife changes the trimming you
spoke Of at dinner"
A week after that I was at my IA
theirs home when Uncle George came
in, "Hello, Bobw was his CHEEKY greet
ing. "What are you doing here? One
would suppose 80 soon after marriage
you would be billing and cooling in
your own domicile."
II had known was to meet him
there I would never have gone my
self. If had had warning Of his
coming I would have slipped out the
back door. As It was he caught me in
a trap. l suppose I looked embarrass-
ed. At any rate he continued:
How are you getting on at home,
my boyf Everything serene1 No tits