Evening star., 1925-07-12
George Stays Home Today
Preim That Lead Up to Perfect End.
BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.

A S Benjamin Franklin. who waS
~ always the night life Of the
"A party in his day, If you get
\ that well, anyways, as he
often used to say, Never
count your chickens until they have
said Yes"
But as matter of true fact. Frank
lin might of gone a little further and
pointed out where even after a lady
has said the fatal word and 1t is too
late for the man to back out, he
don't really know much about her.
This great truth come up to be
recognized the other morning when
George, that's my husband, says to
me. well Jennie. it's a pretty hot day,
he says, l guess I'll stay home to-
day and leave the Office look after
itself he says, I'll just take it easy
at home for a change. How about
shootin' a few holes of golf with me
this morning?
Well, naturally this was a terrible
shock, and it give me the same sink
ing feeling it would to any normal
wife. OF course staying home was all
right, if he insisted on doing so. be-
cause ii was his house, his money
was naying for it. and etc. But when
he mentioned golf, the ceiling wasn't
hardly high enough to hold me down.
Why George Jules, | says, you must
he crazy, Me run out and play golf
the first thing in the morning? Moth
ing to it,
Well, why not" he says. what's
keeping you? What YOU got to do.
anyways?
Hot Bozo! simply couldn't an
swer, or couldn't answer simply,
whichever is correct, so / merely
walked out on that remark. intending
To leave him dat. But he followed
me right into the bedroom and stood
tapping with one foot while / com
menced making up the beds.
OH them! he says, | had forgot
about them, but they won't take you
a lot of time, we can shoot a few
holes of golf when you get through,
hey? And / says when l get through
III be shot full of holes myself. keep
out the way, can't you, don't you see
I'm busy?
But somebody must of trained
Geo. TO heel when he was a pup, on
account when I went in after the
breakfast dishes, he was right behind
me.
Say, he says. can't you let them
60 for once. he says, it's a lovely day,
we oughter be out on the links this
morning.
And l says say listen. the only
links / am liable to get in contact
with this morning is sausage links,
there amt a thing in the ice box
only just enough for | and Junior |
was conner give him the chop that
was left over from last night and
fix up little salad myself. but now
] got to cook a regular meal with
potatoes and everything.
Well, says Geo. let's go out some
place and eat, then. And 1 says.
why L thought the whole point was
You wanted to stay home? And that
shut hiil up and he went on back
into the living room with kinda
helpless air, like he didn't know what
to do with himself.
X :; +:
RUT pretty soon the doorbell rung.
and he jumped at the chance for
a little occupation. In a minute he
COM running for help.
Say, Jennie, it's man from the
laundry, he says, he claims that the
sheets they lost was never sent to
them in the first place, you better go
see what it is all about he says.
So I pushed Geo. out of the way
and give the laundry man what little
peace of mind / had left. with Geo.
sta nding right behind me tapping
that foot of his, signaling impatience.
And just as quick as the laundry
man had hollered uncle, and gone
along, Geo. says, say dear. amt you
through now, come on, we Just got
time to go around before noon if we
commence on the fifth tee, you know.
the one where you always lose the
ball?