The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1917-05-11
Getting Even

have often wondered why II IN that
when women are late Il almost In.
variably makes them good humored.
There IL a breezy ch~ecriness about .
wcmsn who n late which commands
my respect.
80 I said 70 my wife upon thls %
casion-,hst IL. upon ous 81 the many
occasions when she came IN late 10
dlnner-I said 10 her:
My dear, you seem u~nususlly cheer.
ful this evening; yet you are noi any
later thsn usual. What il the reasonT'
u have been skating said my wife.
Il feel exceptionally good"
Skating" ! observed, ~ the new
FAD"
Nv wife oclorsd slightly. or wss n
tho effects ~ the skstinEi A. any
rate she observed:
u dislike that word fad excessively
particularly o. yuu use n 20 lndls.
%eriminately. You say n ~ every.
thing en- expecting every vr-h that
you viii apply That odious term 10 my
hairdrcsssr."
why not1' 7 replied with . slight
touch NJ asperity. witch I occasional.
" allow myself 10 the presence NJ my
superior. Embarrassing. among Amer.
lean women. IL = personal fad skni.
INK II only ephemernl."
1--WE won't discuss that point any
more said my wife. who. ! an bound
10 say has m admirable temper for y
city woman, hut you are 4, o skalr
With me On Friday night. have
formed = cluh."
Ny wife Ia slvays forming clubs,
II seems 10 work upon her spirits In y
progressive manner
u would rather not said 49, an
opening gun.
"You must said my wife. 1T hiss
all been arranged"
when my wife says n has IN been
arranged II means that = German arrny
corps equipped with ~ cenumeter
guns. and Won Hlndenhurg hack ~
them. cannot dislodgs her. Ncverih"
less ! began to apply my usual
strategy.
First I smiled.
"Do you remember" I said In an
onhnnd way, 'the horrible exhibition
that I made Of myself dancing with
you last winterf"
And With others" said my wife
also smiling NJ the recollection.
"You wanted me N dance" said.
you dragged me around with you.
admirably ~ooncesling your smuss.
ment. or shall I say horror. ~ my -.
forts. because whyt-because you
wished TO dnnce yourself SO you
encouraged Inc, and ] went on. delud.
Ing myself that, I was really dnncing.
until icnks-deAr old ~Jcnks-tnok me
aside night and said 70 mo. old
man. I nm your friend you are max
Ing nm ass ~ Yourself Well, ! stopped
dancing. And now Won ask me to
skate No thank you ny the way
how nd Won learn 10 skater
"oh 2" said my wife, = am taking
lessons. have slreAdy had tvu, and
before the week n out"
Arriving Al the rink on Friday eve.
ming my wife explained 10 the rest ~
tho company that we were both he.
%ginners. you know Henry here"
she said, hasn't taken any lessons
hui I'm sure he viii issrn easily. I've
had two, and"
Then I executed . few movement
the grapevine, the hgure eight and
the back cut, before her astonished
eyes. And II was the only moment NJ
real triumph I eve had during my
long married. career Ny wife actual.
~ gnspcd.
"where did you LEARNT she asked.
Long before you were born" I re-.
piled, hriskly plrguetting before her
You forget, my dear, that I spent nv
hoyhoOd in the country, when skating
was not q fad"
A. this moment Jerks came M,
ny Jovsr he exclaimed. "Givc mo
a lift, will your MISUNDERSTANDING
I took him by the arm conAdentially.
"old man." | whispered-rnther n
loud whisper too-"old man. don't do
Il! Don't make an ass OF YOURSELF"