The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-12-26
Head Of the
Family
BY GROVER J. GRIFFIN

OF Jne W1Ie.
| sat up and took notice of this. I
was to be married within few weeks
to young lady who thus far had CIV
en- way before my slightest WISH
."Can you tell that with an engaged
couple, Uncle George7''
"Only on general principles
"What do you mean by that?"
Nine women in ten are sharp
enough before marriage to make their
husbands think they're dying to be
mastered. AS soon as thu ceremony
S,s been performed they begin to get
i,m under"
Phew, felt myself turning pale at
the prospect before me. What would
you do" asked. IF you had been
get-himunder racket?"
81 wouldn't be married in the first
place. Ask your father He knows
How Is 1t, fatherY'
"Ali husbands must give in to their
wives sooner or later, my boy"
Here were two men of experience of
whom | 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.
tried in various ways to get up
wrangle between my wife and myself,
but in everything I required she gave
up so cheerfully that | began to think
If my father was right my case was an
exception. If my wife announced that
we would have lamb for dinner and
Insisted on beef. beef it was. If
wished to go to the theater and she
wished to stay at home we went to the
theater, and If the wishes were re-
versed ] still hn, my way. invited
my uncle TO dinner just TO show him
that it was i who was head of the
house. He came undertook to do
bit of training by way of Illustration
and 1t succeeded beyond my expecta
tions till 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 a dress
with a trimming which did not like,
and during the dinner chat | suggested
that she change 1t. 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 ?"
"Your wife,
what makes you think SOP" asked
in surprise.
"Oh. know their tricks and their
mannersp'
l 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 | had furnished such
excellent proof that 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 l. was at my fa-
theirs home when Uncle George came
in. "Hello, Bobp' was his CHEEKY greet
ing. what are you doing here? One
would suppose so soon after marriage
you would be billing and cooling in
your own domicile."
If had known / was to meet him
there l would never have gone my
self. If ! had had warning Of his
coming would have slipped out the
back door. AS it was he caught me in
trap. suppose looked embarrass-
ed. At any rate he continued:
How are you getting on at home.
my boy? Everything serene? No tiffs
YETI"
Nothing serious?"
How about that trimming? Has she
changed itf'
mo, but she will, or by the
"Oh! Has it become necessary for
you to put your foot DOWN.
What was the use of keeping up any
pretense of deception? He had me In
corner, and | might as well out with 1t.
THAT trimming" | said, has become
the test as to which is head of the
house, my wife or l. We're fighting it
out now"
"You don't mean it, But you're not
fighting it out here, are your
Il am"
"And Belle?'
"Oh. Belle; she's at her mothers"
'That's too bad"
We've been having a, monkey and
parrot time of it. BY the bye, uncle.
how did you know that there was like
ly to be trouble on the score of that
trimming?"
Happened to be looking at Belle
and saw a small storm in her eye"
''She didn't say aDything"
"That's Just ID. When a woman
RACES, fear nothing. When she doesn't
say anything, look out"
How do you know all thisf You've
never been married"
My uncle made no reply to this. He
changed his tone to one OF fatherIy ad-
vice. Go home. my boy, and give In
Though bachelor and called a woman
hater, am not the latter. I've watched
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