The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-07-12

what it was like To eat common every
day food, Fact is, | was getting just
a little high hat.
Three years ago, only one man oi
the Globe organization could be
out of town at a time, and he had te
leave at the last minute and get back
as soon as possible. Many times
have driven 100 miles to a banquet
sat through three hours of bunk in or
der to give a five-minute speech, then
drive the 100 miles back SO as to be
ready for work the next morning
Nowadays as many News-Globe en-
ployees as are invited make those
trips and we stay as long as we want
to. The whole outfit could leave the
office and it wouldn't make any differ
cnce. | like the depression. | have
time to visit my friends, to make
new ones. Two years ago when | went
to a neigAboring town, | always stay
ed at the hotel. Now | go home with
my friends, stay all night and enjoy
home-cooking. | have spent the week
end with some of the boys who have
been kind enough to invite me.
It's great to drop into a store and
feel that you can spend an hour or
two or three or half a day just visit
ing and not feel that you are vast
ing valuable time. l like the depres-
sion. | am getting acquainted with
my neighbors. In the last six months
/ have become acquainted with folks
who have been living next door to me
for three years. | am following the
Biblical admonition, Love your neigh
bors." One of my neighbors has one
of the best looking wives l have ever
seen. She is a dandy. ! am getting
acquainted with my neighbors and
learning to love them.
Three years ago | ordered my
clothes from a merchant tailor-two
and three suits at time. All my
clothes were good ones. l was always
dressed up. But now, | haven't
bought a suit in two years | am
mighty proud of my Sunday -go-to-
meeting clothes. When | dress up, /
am dressed up and don't mean maybe.
| like the depression
Three years ago l was so busy and
my wife was so busy that we didn't
see much Of each other, consequently
we sort of lost interest in each other.
| never went home for lunch. About
twice week | went home for dinner
at 6:30 o'clock. | never had time
10 go anywhere with her. If | did go
IN a party, | could never locate her;
since there was always a "blonde" or
1 "red head" available ! didn't much
worry about it.
My wife belonged to all the clubs
n town. She even joined the youth
mothers club. We don't have any
but she was studying-and
playing bridge and going to
,lubs she was never home. We got
stuck up and hifalutin. We even
took down the cid family bed and
bought set Of twin beds-on the
plan When | would come
home at night, if my wife was at
home, she would already be i'll her
bed and ! would crawl in mine. If
came in first, it was vice versa.
We like the depression. We have
come down off our pedestal and are
really living at my house now. The
twin beds are stored in the garage and
-he old family affair is being used. We
are enjoying life. Instead of taking
! hot water bottle to bed these cold
nights she sticks her heels in my back
just like she did before Bennett was
elected. haven't been out on a party
in Is months. | have lost my book of
telephone numbers. My wife has
dropped all the clubs. | believe we
are falling in love all over again. ]
am pretty we'll satisfied with my wife.
Think / will keep her, at Il st until
she is forty, and then if | el like |
do now, / may trade ; 1 for two
| am getting real, honest-to- good
ness food. Three years ago, we had
.ilet of mignon once a week, now we
nave round steak and flour gravy.
Then we had roast breast of guinea
1en, now we are glad to get SOW
BOSOM with the buttons on it. | like
The depression. Ny salary has been
,ut to where | can't afford to buy let
,uce and spinach and parsley, and we
amt afford to have sandwiches and
frozen desserts and all that dam fool