The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-01-30
Something
Wrong
By F. A. mitchell

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"Why, this income tax il an out
rage They allow ii married man a
$4,000 exception and u single man only
$1,000 We poor bachelors are DOOM
ed to live alone. We have no home. no
wife, no children. Our expenses are
necessarily higher than those OF a
married man. who doesn't have TO be-
long to club and spend the money
that Is an essential OF the bachelor
state, Notwithstanding all this. l.,
who have an Income of $1,000, have
TO pay tax on $1,000, while the mar
ried man with the same amount goes
scot free. It's an outrage"
IF you prefer the married mans
place. why don't you take wife?"
by Jove, | believe III do 1t! Just
to get ahead OF the government"
This dialogue took place between
Dick Ryerson and Arnold Thurston.
bachelors, in the Calumet club one
morning after the first publication of
the terms of the income tax. The
complainant Ryerson, though his in
come was all expended OH himself,
had hard time making ends meet,
and any reduction OF the amount
whatever was liable to upset his
financial calculations.
In order to beat EN-" Thurston re-
piled to the last remark, you'll have
to marry a girl without more than
$1,000 year. Anything over that will
be combined with your own income
and must pay tax"
II don't suppose the only girl In the
world | want has cent of Income
can write her a note asking her
about 1t before | propose"
THAT would be a brilliant scheme
She would probably write back that II
you wanted her on money considera-
ton you could look elsewhere for n
wife"
II won't put 1t that way. I'll tell
her that ! don't wish my wife TO have
any income mt nll that she Is to rely
on me for everything. and II she has
no money it's proposal: II she has, it
isn't Seer
"0h, yes; see" doubtfully.
"Well, what do you see?"
Fireworks"
When an idea gets into the head OF
confirmed bachelor, especially as to
mntrimony. no one can tell Just what
he'wlll do. Mr.. Ryerson did Just what
he had said he would do and without
the expected fireworks. Miss Emgle.
heart, to whom he made the singular
conditional proposition. was rather
pleased with II. She wrote the pro
poser that since she came within his
ndltions-condltions which she con.
sidered worthy OF manly man-she
accepted his proposition
The day after he received the nc
ceptance he met his friend Thurston
again at the club
I'm going to beat the government
said Ryerson
'HHow?" asked Thurston. somewhat
astonished
Tin going TO marry girl who has
nothing and pay no tax"
"Come on You're guylng me"
Fact" And he gave Thurston Miss
Englehearts letter to read The latter
scratched his head
"Dick." he said presently. there's
something wrong somewhere In this
case"
why do you think so?"
well. your proposition Is so unheard
N IN ne 80
taking 1t seriously"
Ryerson paled
'Im afraid you're up tree"
"What can do?"
"Crawfish"
II won't do that Fact Is I don't
want to do that I'm in It, and I'm
going to stay In It,
We'll. 1t may come out all right
There's one thing | can say to you to
encourage you. 1t has seemed to me
that any girl receiving such propo
sition-that Is, your making any con-
ditions whatever-w would send 1t back
with stick of dynamite attached
But I've observed this about women
They generally do Just the opposite
from what one expects them to do"
This is encouraging, isn't it?"
Its all the comfort ! can give you"
Ryerson stayed on 1t. rs he said he
would. and after brief engagement
he was married He remained away
from his club during the honeymoon,
but as soon MS 1t had passed he made
his appearance there The first man
he met was Thurston.
well, old chappie." said the Inter.
$50 you've beaten the government"
Ryerson's face fell. do you re-
member what you said about there be-
Ing something wrong?"
Eyes, but hope | was wrong"
And that you said woman would
always do what you expected her not
to dor" nr
"Why. yes; remember that too. 1
hope nothing has occurred to make
you regret''--
"Oh,f no; nothing like that. but
didn't beat the government after ALL"
you didn't beat the government aft.
or ail7' u'a9i
emo, the government beat me-"
"Howys NsteHN 'HrNgae
'why. the woman married conceal
cd the fact that she had an income OF
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