The Indianapolis times., 1929-09-26
Home, S7Ceet
Home, 'EUe1.y
Man s Right
BY MARTHA LEE

Hitting the high spot in the
eternal question of why men leave
home" one man writes: Home was
such a dismal place at first, hated
to go there. Now don't"
Wives who take their marriage
seriously might note that judgment
which was passed by husband
who has been and gone"
Marriage is woman's career on
earth. Her failure to make "go"
of it is just as fiat as any mans
unsuccessful attempt to make his
business a paying proposition.
A man who fails in business, re-
gardless of how much he has ex-
pended his intelligence to be sue
cessful, casts a shadow of doubt in
the minds of others concerning his
ability.
Worth the Effort
A woman devotes twenty-four
hours a day to the job of being a
wife. 1t is said if one likes his
work he does twice as we'll at it.
And the position of being wife or
a husband is no different. Anything
worth while requires effort.
If every wife would concentrate
upon the job of making a success
of her marriage, as she did on the
job of pleasing the boss she worked
for before she took over her new
position" there would be little or
no reason for men leaving home.
Dear Miss Lee-I am one of the men
who left home I was married because
found the girl I thought I could love
and cherish the rest of my life. wanted
a home and place to call my own, a
place where I could do as I pleased.
Well. home became such a dismal place
began to hate to go there, and now 1
1 am a pretty steady sort of a fellow.
I loved my wife and was devoted to her.
never left her alone o until she in MADE a6e
Here was the trouble. She was regu-
lar nagger not q604t baT 6y a6e 6ou 6er
house. She got so she loved the furniture
and rugs and dishes, more than she ala
me- She would rather have things IN
spotless order than to let me be COM
Now too like cleanliness: But I
occupy it, not the people for the. home.
Because when it is that way, it isn't a
home but house I'm I'm not IT. asking t0 IN any MY
wives who nag their husbands about
things. I don't care how much man man
loves his wife. if she makes his life
miserable he will go where he can have
pO''00 ' ONE ALONE
Taking your reason for leaving
home by itself, it is so weak it hasn't
a leg to stand on. If you should
walk up to a man and say you left
home because your wife loved the
furniture and dishes and rugs more
than she. did you, the man probably
would calm you as best he could
until he had summoned a squad OF
policemen who would put you in a
strait Jacket, gently but forcibly.
Wife was a Failure
I know what you mean. Your
wife wouldn't let you have your
friends and business acquaintances
in for a good evenings enjoyment
without telling you for month
afterward what a bunch of toughs
you ran around with.
She wouldn't let you slouch in the
chairs or stretch out on the daven-
port because it ruined the springs.
She couldn't stand to have you
smoke at the table after dinner be-
cause you always put the ashes on
the dishes instead of in an ash tray.
You had to come to the back door
when it was raining because you
would soil the rugs and you couldn't
look out of the window because you
pulled the draperies out of shape. In
other words, you were a poor, un-
tanned bull, prancing around in a
model house, only the bull hasn't
enough intelligence to be hurt when
he is reprimanded.
Your wife made a fiat failure OF
her job. AS long as a man is not
destructive and what man willfully
destroys that which he has put out
hard earned money to buyD he
should be allowed to be as comfort
able as he can in his own home
Let him take off his shoes and park
his coat in the hall closet if it makes
him happier and the home more
peaceful.