The Denver Jewish news., 1919-01-29
Yheye his children had played the long

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filthy hallway.
As the pendulum swings to the on
posite side before it can find rest at
the golden medium, SO Jake's philos-
0phy of living had swung to differ
ept stage. Where he had previously
! been meekly willing to accept any ty-
rannic;,l ruling he now demanded full
| explanations and had turned into,
| burning radical. He had been weak,
indulgent parent and had turned to
one of iron, regular tyrant. The
eyer-increasing demands of his chill
dran embittered them to him. They
seemed to drain his eXchelucr dry no
matter how full it was. 1t was al
ways dresses, shoes, candies, movies,
hats-. Hats. he particularly hated.
! Why in Russia. who wore hats? Prin-
ccsses and ladies of rank; but in
America, his daughter. the daughter
of PANTS operator, gave him argu-
ments about hats.
ITO 90 to a party you had TO have Il
hat" he would tell party of bearded
listeners, sitting about on nearby park
benches. nWhat had the world game
tos If they were crazy in America.
should I break windows? If they
want to wear foolishnGss on their
heads. should ! sweat hours in the
shop to supply them with it. Who
ever heard of its We had parties in
Russia. too Hats. who ever heard
mention of them? We would come i'll
from the fields and wash our hands
and faces and 1t would he good
enough for the best party. Here they
were like actresses, they must have
hats. Did anybody see the hatsf
We're they put on the table for show:
20. will not have it. Ny daughters
will do without hats while they live III
my house.
The memory of these arguments
hurried to catch the approaching troll
ley How foolish those statements
now scented TO him. They had sound
cd 50 plausible some ten days ago
when that hat prpppsit!pn" had come
up for the fortieth time.
i It was after the evening neal.
There had been overtime work that
night and so the whole family lad sat
about the table awaiting the arrival
Of the father. They were accustomed
to such waits and were resigned TO
thc cold meal 1t had been thus many
times and they dared not eat without
the presence of their father. They
would not have minded much either.
but they knew that upon such occa-
sions he came home angry and com
planning. A little before nine lie ar
rived. He washed himself and th"
mcnl was served. They ate i'll silercc,
When the meat was served lle com
planned that it wasn't cGpked well and
pushed the platter away. He selected
one Of his Biblical commentaries from
the shelf and was soon deeply en-,
crossed in it.
: Minnie, the oldest daughter. then
: picked up courage and walked over to
her father. She had prepared herself
for this ordeal by frequent rchcarsals
during the day.
; Papa, the boss raised my wages I"
eight dollars this week, but | got I"
: work Il half hour more at lunch time
don't mind. Hessie WAS taken on to-
day. too, as n learner and she is going
10 get three dollars a week.
ITS time you girls were doing some
thing to help the family along. You
cnstcd me enough already"
"WelI, papa, there's party ut Ley
itt'. Saturday night and we want tn
GO aud now her tones became apreal'
ing" and for five dollars at II store on
Lewis street we saw such II pretty
hat"
Hats again. What :lL You think
Hul. money machine! Money fpf
lats now. And in slack time what
, will do. eat the hatgr
"But ull the girls have hats. ior
can't go anywhere without Il hat,
. chimed in the younger BESSIE. BE
sides we're going to cccnomzc Wen
buy only one hat and we can take
turns wearing it. And it will cost
only five dollars for the two Of us.
Only five dollars. Five dollqrs can
buy nice quilt TO kecp,you wqrm all
winter. Much good your hat will dc
,oi in February. Hou can't use il IN
the stove. What Is all this foolish
, ness! Your mother never wore 4 hat
. in her life and yet she got husband
dnn't want to hear no more irSu-
. mcnts nhout hats" and he turned to
his book once more.