South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-05

The wife Of the tired business
man fairly beamed
There" she said. Il fixed it so
they'll all be ready for Harry when
run in on Uncle Joe and Aunt Jen-
ME. and maybe go on 10 the springs
for the night, and maybe not-but
/ just went and wrote a nice friend
~ letter 20 Aunt Jennie and dropped
a note TO the Robinsons and told
them Harry was going too, and now
he'll be looked after all along the
way"
What a dear little wife" said
the woman who was with me. when
the tired business mans wife had
gone. Did you see how radiant she
was when she even mentioned his
name ?"
Yes" said l. Il saw''-and I did.
And was sorry for the tired busi-
ness man. Not for his wife at ali
but for him.
You see, I know him and Z under
stand why re has TO get away from
home once in 50 often.
If ne didn't. he'd be smothered
Killed and strangled and sufocat-
ed with too much attention.
When he gets home at night the
little wife is always there, waiting
and eager.
Everything's ready, the dinner,
and the easiest chair and the eve
ming paper, and the slippers and the
glass Of cool lemonade. if it's been
hot day and the questions.
To BE Alone.
Where has ne been? What has
he done? Who has he seen? How
does he feel? They don't halt ap-
preciate him at the office. do they?
Come and sit down and tell her all
about it.
And the tired business man doesn't
want 10 be petted, and doesn't want
TO be fused over and doesn't want
10 tell where he's been and who he's
seen. He just wants to be let alone.
that's all. Just let alone. and al
lowed 10 live and breathe. and
think and exist for five minutes with
out the sense of someone lowering
over him every minute OF the day
and every second Of the night.
He loves the devoted little wife
loves her truly and devotedly-
he does wish she would let him
alone just once IN a while.
Now on this trip, for instance, he
is going on this trip 10 get some
fresh air and some new ideas and
meet some new people and think
SOME new thoughts and he's going
without mis- devoted little wife be-
cause he might just as well stay at
home as to go If he takes her with
him. She would fuss and coax and
comfort and take care" Of him till
ne felt as If somebody was munling
him in a thick fleecy cloud OF moth
ing. and everything so that he
couldn't draw a long breath. 10 save
his life.
He didn't want Aunt Jennie and
Uncle James TO know he was com
ing
Isn't IL Pity?
He didn't like 10 send out a ukase
like some royal potentate.
He just wanted 10 happen in and
say Hello. uncle-how are YOU.
auntie ." And If he felt like il and
they felt like il. he'd stay. and II he
didn't feel like il and they didn't feel
like Il. he wouldn't And IL would
have seemed a whole lot more like
"a little vacation that way.
You see. the tired business mans
life is full of rules and regulations.
and hours and appointments. and
duties and absolute requirements
And when he goes on vacation
he wants 20 cut al the strings and
unite all the knots. and let so for a
while
He wants 20 play that he doesn't
know there is such a thing as a clock
or timetable or an appointment,
in the world
He wants 20 make himself believe
that he's a little boy again out OF
school for the summer vacation.
running barefooted in the dust OF the
road IN the long summer avsnir,s-