The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-02-02
PEANUTS
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By DOROTHY SPEAR
Q Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.


zneighboring city.
The two girls were on the train,
returning to college after vaca-
ton, and the column referred to,
edited by one "Mavis Beaumont"
Offered advice to all unfortunate
wives whose husbands had some
habit which was most distressing to
their fair helpmeets. j.'
Frances Clarke read the column,
Nora reread it, and the two girls
laughed at the letters, especially
zone which asked what to do with a
husband who WOULD chew tobacco.
Fran" said Nora, edo you sup
pose real people write those silly
-letters? Surely 'Mavis' herself must
ELL out the column. I say, Fran,
lets write one and see if they'll
print it, and what the fair Mavis
advises" ..* .,.
'Let's!'-this from Fran; land 1
know what'l be the matter with
.<our' husband. He'll have your trou-
fole, Nora-an over Loneliness for pea
-s@uts."
And the two girls, enjoying them
selves immensely, set to work.
Their letter, completed, read like
rthis:
MY dear Miss Beaumont
should be so glad of your advice,
for my husband has a habit for
which there seems no remedy. 1t
'is-peanuts! He eats them ALL the
,tin1a-is never without a bag full
(and in the shell, too). He en-
barrasses me dreadfully by offering
them TO all our guests-he eats
them, anyway, even if they refuse
and he crunches the shells and nib
ioles away on the train, in stores
5or IN the theater.
f'If you could suggest some rem
eedy, I should be everlastingly CRATE
1fuL"
What shall we sign it," asked
fran. "See, it says, mo anony-
mnous letters printed or answered.
The girls thought. 81 know" said
sFran. Mrs. George Wright and
well put the address as General
Delivery, Hopkinton.' This was
The name of the town next the col
lege town to which the girls were
agoing.
"And if there is a Mrs. George
Wright in Hopkinton?" said Nora,
and answered her own question:
What difference will it make?
Shell know she didn't write it, and
treat it as a joke"
The train neared the college sta
zion.
Come on, We'll hop over to the
post office now and mail it before
going to campus" said Frances.
Two days later their letter ap-
Ipeared in the column, and after it
Miss Beaumont's advice:
"My dear Mrs. G. WI am so
ssorry your husband has such an
annoying habit. Have you ever tried
Milling the bag with bad peanuts?
LET me know if this works, and
believe me to be most sympathetic.
Sincerely.
"M. B."
The printing of this letter, plus
Miss Beaumont's answer, tickled
7&he girls sense of humor.
"You know, though" said Nora,
its true-there's nothing worse
Chan a bad peanut"
! They thought themselves quite
clever and told all their friends what
a-hey bad done.
But three days later, imagine the
eaismay Of Nora and Fran when in
t&he Matrimonial Difficulties" COL
ANN appeared the following:
. will the Mrs. G.. W. whose let
tEer appeared in this column on Mon
day communicate with Miss Beau
mont at once?"
But on looking at the Monday pa
per, which they had saved, they found
theirs was the only letter signed
Mrs. G. W." The girls looked at
seach other. Why hadn't Miss Beau
mont written to Hopkinton--or had
she? What could she want? After
debating these questions, they de-
ac1ded to wait day and see if the
request would be repeated.
Sure enough! The next day ap-
peared the following: ''Will the
Mrs. G. w., whose letter appeared
In this column on Monday, COM
municate in person with Miss Beau
rnont at once? Very urgent"
eye gods!" groaned Fran, "what
zsflall we do? We'll have to 60 and
TESS up Nora" 80" 49,
can right" said Nora. ''I'm con-
stunned with curiosity anyway.
So the next day, Nora and Fran
stood outside the office of the Daily,
trying to screw up their courage to
go in.
Come on" said Nora, finally.
eve who are about to die"
zmurmured Fran-and they walked
in.
@Miss Beaumont" said Nora to
cine Office boy.
This way" said he, and led the
girls to the far side of the large,
busy room, where at a desk sat an
attractive young woman of about %.
1.-TWO ladies to see you," an
nounced the boy. .',.
@'How-do-you-do," said Miss Beau
s1aont. 1.-TWO chairs, Jimmie,
please" And when he had brought
them: "Now, what can I do for