The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-15
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY =. HOUSE.
tFrom Philadelphia Public Lsdsas.l

Z a correspondent objects TO the
phrase, Except my wife and IT, which
recently appeared herein, Probably
her criticism is well founded. We
don't know anything about English
grammar or any other. We don't
know anything about writing. We
don't know much sRbout anything. If
we were an expert writing man,
soundly founded in the use OF English,
errors of grammar ana construction
would continue to creep into this col
ur1n. And we might be the best
craftsman and the best gramnarian
in the world without being able to
write anything worth reading.
But we desire tos observe as pride
in performance surges within us, there
IS one thing we can do: we can catch
fish.
Most people take a sort of pride in
ignorance. We don't. We constantly
regret the fact that We cont know
much. It must be a grand thing to
have profound knowledge, 10 be able
TO express it in correct English and to
have the distinction ACCORDED to those
possessing such equipment.
Who are some of those thus en-
dowed? Well, we don't just now call
them to mind. but the narn& must be
familiar to everybody.
AS 20 Oa1Sy Bell being the heroine
of my next novel," confides Old Art
Crabbe, IF she is that sort of a wo-
man, my Adelaide would not let me
speak to her"
Old Arts Adelaide must shave him
pretty Wen tanned. Wed like to see
our Adelaide prevent us from speak
ing to any woman. OF course. we
might not say anything about it at
nome. We might, IF pressed for de-
~.
But we'd speak to her.
while golfing yesterday" Old Art
continues, the sound of two shots,
probably from rabbit guns, came float
ing thru the woods. There goes an
other husb@ad!' says John.''
E. r. K. is another of those who
evince disposition to tell the column
what it, ought to do. Instead of be-
coming an associate director in the
Higgins-MeXia Oil company he
writes, 'tor buying $500 shares of
Pewabic Gold, why not loosen up and
buy new dress for Adelaide? That
surely is a worthy purpose and evil
IDENTITY one that would be appreciated"
Evidently E.. R. K. hasn't been
shopping lately. Nor does he know
much about women The days when
a man could buy a dress for $25 are
gone, probably forever And if he
could buy such a garment for that
sum, his wife wouldn't wear it.
The columns heroine, Miss Alice
Robertson, was defeated for re-eIec-
ton to congress. That might have
been and was expected. Miss Robert
sons hold on public life was tenuous
and, in the nature of things, tempo
rary. She was washed up on a po-
Htical tidal wave which swept a strong
Democratic district into the RepubIi-
R11f CHI cot xres-, -,
congress without making a fool of
herself, and that is distinction enough
for anybody.
In congress Miss Robertson 1abored
at disadvantage. In Oklahoma IL
permanent heroine is one who has
killed her man. Miss Robertson never
Shot a man in her life.> It is entirely
probable that she never had the i'm
pulse to do SO. If there is one thing
more than another that Oklahoma will
not long tolerate, it's a chicken
hearted" woman.
The Association of Brothers Under
the Skin has applied to the supreme
court of New York for a charter. The
object of the association is to protect
husbands in their rights. From a long
bill of rights we select two paragraphs
indicating the line of battle.
The first reads. ITO prevent any
ny the VIE WHelHeE. LOT
cash or credit, except after consulta-
ton with the husband and with his
consent The second is, ITO esta blish
the right of the husband to absent
himself from the. home for a specified
number of evenings each month to at
tend business lodge and club meet
ings, and to establish his right to re-
turn therefrom at any reasonable hour
to be fixed solely by himself"
Curiously enough. the prospectus of
the Association of Brothers Under the
Skin does not intrigue. If we could
spend an evening away from home
without question and return at any
hour without explaining why we had
been detained we probably should not
care to go out in the evening at all.