Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

en- stove with a crack in it,
And the great truth of this come
home to me last annum just at the
4th inst. of July when George, that S
my husband. called me up on the
telephone from the Office and says
where he is bringing a friend home
not alone to dinner but to spend the
holiday and a substantial part of our
salary.
Yes, you are not bringing any friend
out to this house, l says. furious. not
with the stove leaking and full of car
bon like 1t is. and my back broke nurs-
ing 1t. / don't want any company.
no sir. nothing doing. And Geo. says
but listen a minute, darling, he's in
town all alone, you know him. it's Bill
Gulch from Arizona, the one | went to
different schools with. l can't leave
him stay in the city all by himself.
And l says well, If it's Bill, all the
more reason why l don't want him. l
won't have that big slob cluttering up
the premises, that's final! And Geo.
says hush, hush, now listen, have a
heart what you say cantcha? BY
which l guessed Bill was right in the
office, and my voice carries pretty
good over the phone, and past 1t.
But even when | realized this | didn't
weaken. Now George Jules, / says,
don't YOU give me any argument. |
don't want him out here and l won't
have him, and that's final.
GEO. says we'll but l have already
- asked him. And | says we'll you
should have asked me first. Hot
Bozo. when we have guests in the
house I'm the one suffers. And Geo.
says well maybe they do. too. And
I says we'll then it's just as well that
he's conner be spared the pain OF
coming, go ahead and un-ask him.
YOU got yourself into this jam, go on,
get out. And Geo. says now Jennie
be reasonable. l was never so morti-
fed in my life. for the luvva tripe,
anybodyd think it wasn't my own
house. And l says quite correct, any
body would think ii was a hotel! And
then I hung up.
Well of course I realized where
as long as Geo. had actually asked
Bin out, why naturally he would
bring him. no matter what l said. My
remarks on the phone had merely
been the conventional wi1ely ones
usual under them circumstances. OF
course I fully expected Bill would be
right with US. and I commenced TO
act accordingly. But any lady can
easily ina gine the frame of mind l
was in. 1t was no gilt frame. And
to add to my troubles, Junior hadder
commence putting up a unrea sonable
kick to me.
Aw. Ma. he says. rushing in from
the village where he had been with
a coupla dollars and permission to
stock up on material for burnt fingers,
scorched eyebrows and etc. Aw. Ma.
he hollered, I told you that you give
me the money too late. Ma, there amt
nearly enough fireworks left. They
are all sold out. l told you yesterday.
Ma, and YOU wouldn't give me the
money and now l can't get nearly
enough, AW-wa.
But I didn't have no time to bother
with any more Of the men of my fam
lily just then. If was conner have
the house at all decent for company
over the holiday. ] had no time TO fuss
with Junior and his kid worries. So
all says is hush up. dear. run along
now and play. Don't bother mommer,
she is busy.
WELL. the stove was leaking like
WI said, and naturally when |
called up the plumber to fix il. why
he says yes, certainly, I'll be right up
the very minute l get back from my
holiday trip. I'll be there first thing
early in the morning a week from next
Thursday; that is, if | get back in
time. So says fine, and called up the
garage. on account l thought maybe
I could get a little help there. But
the garage fellers says awful sorry
lady, but the wrecking machine is out
tust now III send up help. however.
1ust as soon as it comes back. So /
says thanks a lot. and hung up.
Then l thought to myself who else
knows how to stop a stove from
smoking, and I thought of Mrs. Goof-
nah. She stops that husband of hers
from it, and heavens knows he is
terrible smoker So ! called her up
and asked could she suggest anything,
and she saws well. dear, all You can
do Is absolutely forbid 1t, and then
stick to what you have said. My
dear, I can assure you that If you
keep up that policy long enough you'll
find that you'll win out in the end.