The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1913-01-09
Head Of the
F Fanoily
By GROVER J. GRIFFIN

IS the head OF the mouse. lue uuSudiIc
or the wife"
/ sat up and took notice Of this.
was to be married within few weeks
to a 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:'
Nine 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. l felt myself turning pale at
the prospect before me. What would
you do" l asked, IF you had been
married ana your wife commenced the
get-him- m-under racket"
"I wouldn't be married in the first
place. Ask your father He knows"
How is it, father?'
"All husbands must give in to their
wives sooner or later, my boy"
Here were two men Of experience OF
whom l should have learned. But the
experience Of age Is Of no consequence
to youth. 1t occurred to me that l
would bring on a trial as soon as l
had returned from the honeymoon to
determine which had the stronger will.
my wife or |.
tried in various ways to get up
wrangIe between my wife and myself,
but in everything 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 so to the thcater 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
bit Of training by way Of illustration.
| and it 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 dress
with a 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 so?' 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"
4 week after that was at my IA
theirs home when Uncle George came
| In. Hello, BobI 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."
II l had known was to meet him
there would never have gone my
self. If had had warning Of his
coming l would have slipped out the
back door. AS it was he caught me in
trap. l suppose I looked embarrass-
ed. At any rate he continued:
.How are you getting on at home,
my boy? Everything serene? No tiffs
yet?'
Nothing serious?'
How about that trimming? Has she
changed 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
corner, and might as we'll 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 1t
out now
You don't mean it! But you're not
lighting it out here, are you"
Il am
And BELIEF"
"Oh. Belle; she's at her mothers
That 90 bad"
We've been having monkey and
parrot time of it. BY the bye, uncle.
bow 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 anything?"
That's just it. When woman
RACES. fear nothing. When she doesn't
say anything, look OUT
How do you know all this? You've
never been married"
My uncle made no reply to this. he
changed his tone to one Of fatherly ad-
vice. Go home. my boy. and give In
Though a bachelor and called woman
hater. am not the latter. I've watched
husbands and wives for twenty years,
and my observations have taught me
It d. l.,
certain things, the woman in ether
things It's piggish In man to wish
to have his way in everything. What's
q bit Of trimming to you:'
That was the end Of my trying to be
be the head Of the family in anything
except that for which nature intended
me to he head