The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
DOMESTIC DAYS
By ROY L. ,MrCARDELL

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 "wouldn't it be nice if we could have a silver wedding anniversary without having to be married 25 years remarked Mrs. Jarr. The Stryvers had silver wedding and got thousands of dollars worth Of solid silver" .s 14
 Who'd give us any solid silver?" asked Mr. Jarr. "fhe Bangles, Uncle Henry and Aunt Hetty, Cousin Emma of Paw Paw, W. ya.? Anyway, aren't we rather to young to have silver anniversary"
 You take the very words out of my mouth," said Mrs. Jarr. "But it does seem a shame that rich people have everything in the world. Mrs. Stryver. who had fine things, has a silver wedding anniversary and gets more fine things. But Mrs. Hickett told me that Mrs. Stryver shouldn't be bragging about the silver loving cup the employees in Mir. Stryver's off, flee presented them with," she went on. Mrs. Hickett knows a young man. who works there; in fact, he's paying attention to Cora Hickett; only Cora says she won't marry him because his means are not sufficient"
 What were you going to say about the silver loving cup?" fnterjected Mr..Jarr. 1s
 T was coming to that If you wouldn't interrupt me in such a rude manner!" said Mrs.. Jarr testify. "The young man, who is g. clerk in Mir. Stryver's office. said that giving the loving cup to the stupid old scoundrel was practically blackmail. They passed around a subscription list and some of the clerks gave Half of a weeks salary, and right after Christmas, too, and one poor fellow ofk hn in and he asked for his money back and created dreadful scene in the of flee. don't see why you're not popular and why you don't ret . sil- yer loving cup given to you down at that old office of yours!"
 T don't see why, either" replied MT. Jarr. T guess I'm too we'll liked. A loving cup Is generally presented to the fellow nobody likes who leaves to get a. better position. That's the kind of a man who gets along, and he's always given e towing cup and a farewell dinner because everybody thinks, Well, if make speech tell ing him how grand we think he Is. and if I lead in singing, For He's . Jolly, Good Fellow!" maybe can get job from him if I'm fired from this place."
 My gracious! Talk about woment' cried Mrs. Jarr. Men are twice as deceitful. At least. didn't send the Stryvers anything. Mrs. Stryyer would have turned up her nose at a pair of sugar tongs or some simple thing could have afforded; 50 if meet her and she asks me why we didn't come to the umner I'll say we didn't get the invitation, that 1t must have come in while I was downtown and Gertrude must have thought 1t was an advertisement and threw 1t out with the rubbish
 "Of course, she won't believe me-" continued Mrs. Jarr. "But at least won't do like those Marshmallows did. They didn't send anything, but MT. Marshmallow brought a large silver onion and made a speech, pre- ing over the vegetable and saying, And in onion there is strength
 Ut must have brought a tear to every eye" murmured MT. Jarr.
 As in every household. the post mans shrilling whistle down below the Jarr menage was a sound that set all the echoes of hope rever- berating.
 Then away Gertrude. the maid, ' would scurry. leaving the matutinal biscuits to burn, or the children would rush off to see who could get down to the mail box in the hall and up again with the first correspon- dence of the day.
 MT. Jarr asked eagerly. Who's the letter from?" as Gertrude brought this New Years morning. mail to Mrs. Jarr Mrs. Jarr, of course, open- ed all letters that came to that house intentionally by mistake" and if any letters came that MT. Jarr shouldn't receive-as they never did well, it would just serve him right.
 & 'afs from Uncle Henry" replied Mrs. ,Jarss Aunt Hetty has the rheu- matism, the big hog is sick and Uncle Henry desn't know what's the mat ter with him."
 Write Uncle Henry to take sul- phur and molasses," suggested MT. Jarr. What else does our avaricious avuneular relative say?"
 "Oh, something about a Farmers Institute by radio that was held at Hays Corner Bijou Dream Opera House, after the moving picture show the other night. He says an expert from the Agricultural Department gave the farmers most instructive talkioveE the radio on how foods were adulterated." 32s Ss
 What else?" inquired MT. Jarr.
 Well, Uncle Henry says everybody was very indignant when told how milk was preserved by borax and for maldehyde And Uncle Henry says