Evening star., 1926-02-21
Georges Account of Debate With Boss
Suffers Some Important Amendments
BY NINA WILCOX PUTNAM.

A S B. Ographer, the feller tha,
~ wrote the Life of Gen. George
~ Washington, once said, "he
4 couldn't tell liar. not unless
he done so with his little
hatchet."
And the other day I got thinking
over how true that is of almost amy
of us. By the looks of person it
is pretty near impossible to tell are
they a liar or not, and while we nc
longer use them old. absolete, cruel
methods of opening them up with n
hatchet, large or little, in order Il
try and find out what is really going
on In their heads. sometimes the
temptation to try that method OF find
ing out the truth is pretty strong
Even I personally myself felt it not
long ago when looking at George,
that's my husband.
1t all commenced with him telling
me that he was raising a beard, and
l not believing him on account |
couldn't see it. But by the third day
after, 1 didn't need any magnifying
glass to make out where he was tell.
ing the truth. but | couldn't make
out the reason. Why he should want
TO go around with a face like sec
ond- hand doormat, was beyond me,
and no matter what he said concern
wasn't telling the truth.
Say, George Jules, l says to him.
will you kindly tell me what makes
you wish to wear that curry comb
on your face when we amt going
to have curry for supper? Don't be
absurd. he says, I'm growing this
spinach to look dignif1ed, I think
there is something awful dignif1ed
about beard, he says. And I says.
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but as to dignified, there is nothing
dignified about a unmowed lawn. 1t
merely gives your map a rundown
appearance. I can't see no excuse for
YOU raising a beard. you ain't manu-
featuring cough drops. you are in the
buttonhole manufacturing business.
That's just it. he says, my busi-
ness makes 1t necessary for me to
he more dignified. Oh banana eli,
[ says, there's no meat in that, only
folks with weak chins or characters
grow them any more. you know. the
Kind of person that is trying to hide
behind something but can't find any
shelter for their face unless they
raise 1t themself.
They are now all right for folks
who can't afford a shave and doc
tors who can't keep a poker face,
but not In my family. I don't like
you with that stuff below the eyes
It looks as If your front hair had
slipped off the cliff and been caught
on a snag. Besides, II tickles
Now you've said it. says Geo. in
triumph and the act Of departure.
Why and the world, he says. couldn't
YOU tell the truth at the first, it tickles
you, that's the answer. Now Just
leave me tell you, I expect this digni-
ned appearance is going to tickle my
firm on account just as soon as I get
1t I'm conner be a dignified, distin-
gutshed-looking representative that
can command a bigger salary. you'll
see. Then maybe you'll think your
husband is some good.
Hot Bozo! l says, why George Jules
you've been going to demand that
raise in long whileDand now you're
stalltng off the Job until you raise a
beard first. ha, ha, / says, why don't
YOU merely go to the boss and raise
the dickens instead? It's lot quicker
and it would tickle me a whole lot
more pleasantly then your facial agri-
culture.
WELL, Geo. didn't have any more
comback that day. not until his
regular train time. anyways, and
while he was down to work I got to
thinking well, maybe I was pretty
near as harsh with the poor dear fell
ler's ambitions as his pres. face is to
me. I will try and make up when he
comes home. So I made up, not too
much rouge, not over two tons, and
half yard Of washable lipstick, and
while / was doing so. Geo. arrived
home and commenced washing up.
While he done this he left the bath.
room door open and turned on the hot
water and a steady flow of converse
ton at the some time.
Well, he says, as I told the boss to.
day, it's just about time his old con.