Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-19
Coinglnto
Society

There's one thing we're ,JIne 10 !!
start this fall" spoke up Trimmer to |
Mrs, Trimmer after the evening meal |
had been consumed, "and that is were |
going to go out more. This thing of |
sitting around home all the time can |
be overdOne.
From now on" he added, we're |
going around among people and to the |
theater occasionally. We've been stick |
ing around here evenings, getting old |
before our time. It's up to us to gin
ger up a bit and get out to see our
friends more or we won't have any
friends. 1t makes people all go to
seed to stay in their shell week in
and week out. From now on we're go
ing to operate on different sys-
tenn"
I've often thought the same thing"
agreed Mrs Trimmer, but | supposed
that you preferred being at home in
the evening. Lots of times I've want
ed to go out, but didn't like to sug-
gest it when you seemed so comfort
able at home and so interested in
your papers"
"Wel, there's evidently been some
misunderstanding, said Trimmer,
| agreeably, for / don't like anything
better than to have an evening of So
cial diversion now and then. It's
| Just what / need. Mans a social being,
and if he doesn't enjoy the society Of
! other people occasionally, outside Of
! business hours, there's something more
or less abnormal about him, that's
all"
WED better take in the Bronsons'
musicale them" suggested Mrs. Trim
mer. It's week from tomorrow night
and we're sure to be invited. Mrs,
Bronson was saying something about
it the other day"
"All right" said Trimmer, "but I
was just about to say that | had tick
cts for the theater tomorrow night.
So don't make any other plans"
Trimmer remarked that he'd had
rather strenuous day when he got
home the next evening. After sup
per he lay down on the lounge.
Wed better be getting ready if
we want to be at the theater on time"
suggested Mrs. Trimmer shortly after
seven o'clock
HUH" grunted Trimmer with a
yawn This is the night we were
going to the show, isn't it? Well get
your things on and I'll be ready when
you are"
Mrs. Trimmer FASTENED to obey.
Somebody was telling me-" remark
ed Trimmer as they were leaving the
house, that the show isn't much good.
after all. I'm not as keen about it as
was" Then they went on and wait
ed for the car
After dinner, one week later Trim
mer put on his slippers, got into an
old lounging coat and leaned back
in the big morris chair with a salts
fed expression while he looked over
the paper. A few minutes later he
went over and got couple of his
pipes, off the center table and started
to clean them up.
This always used to be my ia
| NOIllS SIHOh0-lIlIS plpe TlSnl mere,
he confided to Mrs Trimmer, "but it's
got so caked up lately it'll scarce
draw at all. Now's a good time to
clean it up. Then, after | get it into
shape I've got a magazine with a
couple Of cracking good stories that l
want to read to you"
You'll scarcely have time to do all
that, will your" inquired Mrs Trim
mer smiling. You know this is the
night Of the Bronsons' musicale. It's
about time that you put on your dress
suit. I've got everything laid out for
you"
What's that" Trimmer looked up,
startled. Musicale, you say? Haven't
you been a little previous in accepting
invitations to such things without con.
sulting me? You know very well how
stand on trotting around in the
evening in a dress suit When I get
through work at the office ! want to
come home and rest Rest, mind you.
That's what | want to do And it isn't
much rest for me to go chasing about
with a lot Of pinheads that imagine
they're deriving enjoyment out of that
kind of so called classical stuff they
play at these musicale things.