The herald., 1913-01-30
Head of the
Family
b. GROVER ]. GRIFFIN

TO young lady who thus far had Civ
en- way before my slightest wish.
Can you tell that with an engaged
couple, Uncle George?"
'Only on general principles"
what do you mean by that?"
mine women in ten are sharp
enough before marriage TO- make their
husbands think they're dying to be
mastered. As soon as the ceremony
has been performed they begin to get
him under"
Phew! ! felt myself turning pale ut
the prospect before me What would
you do" | asked. IF you had been
married and your wife commenced the
get-him-under racket"
Il wouldn't be married in the first
place. Ask your father. He knows"
How is il. father
"All 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. Ii 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 | required she gave
up so cheerfully thar began to think
| If my father was right my case was an
/ nNppntipp
we would have lamb for dinner and
| insisted on beef. beef it was. II |
| wished TO 20 TO the theater and she
wished to stay at home we went to the
| theater. and if the wishes were re
versed | still had my way. | invited
my uncle to dinner just to show him
that it was who was head of the
house. He came. undertook TO do a
bit Of training by way of Illustration.
and ii succeeded beyond my eXpecta-
lions 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 trimming which 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 500" asked |
in surprise.
"Oh, ! know their tricks and their
Manners
| 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"
n week after that ! was at my ia
theirs home when Uncle George came
in. Hello. Bob 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 | 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
a 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
it,"
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 a
corner, and | might as well out with it. $
THAT trimming" said. has become
The test as to which is head of the I
house, my wife or |. We're fighting it
out now"
You don't mean it! But you're not
lighting it out here, are your 7
II am" =
And BELIEF"
"Oh. Belle; she's at her mothers" d
That's too bad" =
We've been having a monkey and
parrot time Of it. By the bye, uncle. d
low did you know that there was like
y to be trouble on the score Of that
Happened to be looking at Belle r
md saw a small storm in her eye"
"She didn't say anything?"
That's just it When a woman =.
ages. fear nothing. When she doesn't a
ay anything. look out" =
How do you know all this? You've
ever been married"
My uncle made no reply to this. He
hanged his tone to one of fatherly ad-
ice. go home, my boy, and give in
'hough bachelor and called a woman =
alter. am not the latter. I've watched ~
usbands and wives for twenty years.
nd my observations have taught me
nat the man is head of the family in
artain things. the woman in other
lings. It's piggiSh in man to wish IL
} have his way in everything What's g
bit Of trimming to you?"
That was the end of my trying to be y
e the head of the family in anything
lcept that for which nature intended -