The Parker post., 1912-04-13
Goiingln Into
Society

Cu0dL0r OCCdSlOudlly. we've Doou SUCK
ing around here evenings, getting old
before our time It's up to us to gin
ger UP 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 a different sys-
tenn"
'Tve often thought the same thing"
agreed Mrs. Trimmer, "but l supposed
that you preferred being at home in
the evening. Lots of times I've want
gest it when you seemed so comfort
able at home and so interested in
your papers"
'Well, there's evidently been some
misunderstanding" said Trimmer,
agreeably, "for I don't like anything
better than to have an evening of So
cial diversion now and then. It's
just what I need. Mans 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, then,'" suggested Mrs. Trim
mer tits a 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,D
suggested Mrs. Trimmer shortly after
seven o'clock.
"Huh!"' grunted Trimmer with
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
l 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 fa-
vorite smoke-this pipe right here"
he confided to Mrs. Trimmer, ''but it's
got so caked up lately it'll scarce
draw at all. Now's good time to
clean it up. Then, after I get it into
shape I've got magazine with
couple of cracking good stories that I
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
I stand on trotting around in the
evening in dress suit When I get
through work at the office 1 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.
There isn't one person in 400,"
stormed Trimmer, that really likes to
sit and look pleased over the teedle-
de-tum stuff that they label classical.
But they make an awful bluff about
fairly doting on just such highbrow
vocal and instrumental palaver. Mush!
"Whered you get the idea that I
was willing to be dragged out to such
an affair as that, anyway? I'd have
to talk to lot of light weights that
don't know enough to carry nuts to a
squirrel. l never saw one of those So
ciety people who could pass an en-
trance examination to a night school.
What? ] said We ought to go out
more? Did, eh? Oh, yes, and I sup
pose l had just such an affair as this
musicale in mind, too. That sounds
about like me. Yes! Nice spirit on
your part to take advantage of a
chance remark of mine that | was
willing to go out in the evening with
you once in awhile-if I did say such