Minneapolis spokesman., 1956-09-07
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Your dearest friend has Just
built n new house. II is beautiful.
Why do you find II - hard TO tell
them you think It Is very nice and
be- sincere about Il, Let you say.
arn big.
What dld you do? The day the
men dug the first shovel fun OF
dirt out of the ground you began
talking, You certainly did not
mean 10 sound unhappy because
they were able to build a home,
you just wondered how they could
build one and you couldn't! You
unused, my husband earns about
the same as hers and we certainly
cannot afford 10 build.
Let's refresh our past years
"d0ings" Remember how you
laughter when you saw them drive
up in their ancient car. You
had bought one or two new cars In
the same length Of time. You GER
tainIy enjoyed driving those sleek
cars. didn't your
Remember the night OF the big
formal One Of you whispered and
said. Oh, no. look at her Here
she comes in that formal she has
worn several times Your friends
had told each other how nice they
looked in their beautiful new for
mails and you did look lovely.
Remember all Of the wonder
ful vacation trips you enjoyed7 II
Was wonderful going high up In
the Rockies or over the Black
mountains; seeing the Grand Can
yon. the Painted Desert; the Can
asiian Rockies and all OF the other
beautiful sights you saw. You did
enjoy yourselves and IL is nice to
be abb. 10 travel. II does broaden
ones mind as well IN "natten"
ones purse, doesn't ~
You and your friends actually
felt sorry for her because she only
took short trips within the state.
a great deal OF the Joy was
taken out Of your trips when you
came home and had 10 face all of
those unnecessary BILLS" Nov,
you call them unnecessary bills)
Your friend came back relaxed
and ready for work she didn't
need any new clothes to go 10 the
lake. Oh well, they do have TO be
paid for. don't they? You said.
never again"
Remember when someone asked
u you had seen her engagement
ring few years back What did
you say II had magmfying
glass | might have been able To
see ~" She wore It proudly, She
knew he did the best he could.
Ry the way. have you noticed
that gorgeous diamond he gave
her last Christmas
Speaking Oi Christmas
Remember all through the years
you have had the incest gifts,
Wasn't is wonderful the year you
gave each other that beautiful
ne wcar7 Then there was the
year you also gave each other"
the very large Tclcvision set The
picture did come IN so clear, the
screen waa SO big and YOU both
spent many happy evenings sitting
in front Of II.
In answer 10 your question
your frtcnd said they had a table
set
Remember the year you told
your husband YOU would "just die"
II you couldn't get the fur coat
you had seen In the store window
he told you he would die II you
did get H. IHe meant he would
die broke You got the coat II
was gorgeous and you looked
lovely in u. but It did have 10 be
paid for
Your friend took her old coat
and had Il mendcd She said abe
would like new one. but they
couldn't afford H.
Remember how you laughed
when your friend said she never
made a long distance call until
after six because the rates were
tower. You told her YOU called
when YOU felt like talking 20 your
family.
All ef the things YOU have are
lovely Don't misunderstood ME. I
am happy 10 see any one have all
Of the nice things they can have,
put one thing is certain, YOU can.
not have your cake and cat Il tool
Your friend did not know there
was such a thing AS keeping up
with the Juneses She had what
Shc could aftord and she was
never Jealous nor rnvtCus %
what he friends had. She knew