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A BEDTIME STORY
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS
Reddy and Old Man Coyote Divide a
Dinner
Half enough is better than
None at all for Fox or man.
—Reddy Fox. :
Reddy Fox was scared! Yes, sir,
Reddy was scared! He wished, now
that he hadn't waited to see the dis- ‘
appointment of Old Man Coyote
when he discovered the empty pan
in Farmer Brown’s barnyard. Red
dy had himself been so disappointed
the night before when he had discov
ered the empty pan and his nose
told him that it had been emptied
by Old Man Coyote, that he wanted
to see Old Man Coyote equally dis
appointed. With all his cleverness,
he hadn’t thought that Old Man
Coyote might pick up his trail and
try to catch him.
But this is just what OJd Man Coy
ote had done, and now Reddy was
running as only a badly scared Fox
can run. A fight with Old Man
Coyote was the last thing in the
world that Reddy wanted.
“It is of no use for me to try to
play tricks on that fellow the way I
do on Bowser the Hound,” thought
Reddy. “He is altogether too smart
to be fooled by tricks. I’ve got to
trust to my legs to get me to my
home before he can catch me.”
So Reddy made straight for his
home by the shortest way. He was
none too soon getting there. Hardly
was he inside when bld Man Coyote ;
came panting up to the entrance j
He was in a great rage. He accused
Reddy of having stolen his dinner. ■
He told Reddy of the dreadful things
he would do to him the first chance
he got. Finally he went away, grum-
Jiling and growling and still making
*<toadful threats.
■MI that day Reddy remained in
his house. He slept a good’part of
the day. When he wasn’t sleeping
he was making plans to visit Farmer
Brown’s barnyard again, in the hope
of finding another good meal there.
"Old Man Coyote will come early to
night,” said Reddy to himself. “I'll
have to get there earlier than he
does. He is so suspicious that I
don’t believe he will dare go up to
Farmer Brown's until it it too dark
for him to run any risk of being
seen. I’ll be there in itrne to grab
that food as soon as it is put out.”
You see, Reddy felt very sure there
would be food put out.
So the first of the Blapk Shadows
FARM EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW M. SOULE
Building Up Grazing Areas in
Georgia
A. E, 8., Concord, Ga., writes:
I am interested in startirig a
permanent pasture, and wish io
know the best varieties to use.
I have 50 pounds of Dallas grass,
65 pounds of yellow» melilotus
and Black medic mixed and wish
to inoculate the seed before sow
ing. Your advice in this matter
will be appreciated.
It is not practicable to inoculate
Dallia grass. This procedure only
applies in the case of legume*, such
as the clovers, cowpeas, and other
crops which belong to the same fam
ily. Among the grasses best suited
for cultivation in your section of the
state are Lespedeza, Bermuda, Dal
lis grass and White clover. You
no doubt are already familiar with
Bermuda grass. It does exceptional
ly well on the red lands of north
Georgia. It is the best general
grazing grass we can develop in
this section of the state. It is easily
established from cuttings. Thesa
may be put in the soil at any time
from this date forward. Along in
April you may seed as much as five
to ten pounds of Lespedeza on your
Bermuda sod or upon the areas of
land already laid down to this grass.
The seeding of Lespedeza should not
be undertaken until the ground is
fairly warm and the weather well
settled. Scatter the seed over the
surface of the ground, and, if you
can harrow them in, so much the
better. Lespedeza may be called a
“summer grazing clover.” It is a
little late starting in the spring, and
of course, the first frosts of autumn
cut it down.
Carpet grass promises to be of
much greater value for cultivation
in south Georgia than in north Geor
gia. It constitutes one of our most
desirable grazing crops, I have not
emphasized it for use in your sec
tion, however, for the reason al
ready advanced. Dallis grass prom
ises well in most parts of the state.
It grows normally in bunches,, as
you doubtless realize. It starts about
three weeks earlier in the spring
than Bermuda grass. If it is kept
grazed closely, it continues to grow
throughout the suiiitner.
One of 'the troubles about Dallis
grass is the difficulty of securing
good seed. The seed is attacked by
and hence does not germi
well. It ordinarily takes about
m*e pounds of Dallis grass seed per
acre. White clover can be used to
some, advantage in pastures in north
Georgia. Naturally there are other
grasses and clovers which you can
use for supplemental purposes. We
consider those mentioned, however,
ALL WOMEN
WHO WORK
Should Know how this Worker was
Wade Strong and Well by Lydia E.
’inkham’s Vegetable Compound
Zahl, N. Dak.—“l was nervous and
jveak and was not regular. I also had
ipains frequently.
I was sickly for
seven years and
finally had a ner
vous * break-down
following an oper
ation. I am a
dressmaker and
milliner, and a
lady 1 work for
told meofLydiaE.
| Pinkham’s Vege-
I table Compound.
—ll am taking it and
IIUBH
I
IK'j
t has made me well and able to do
ny work again. 1 have even helped
take care of a sick neighbor recently,
so you can see how fit 1 am. 1 highly
praise your medicine and you may use
my letter as you see fit. I hope it
will help some other woman. ” —Mrs.
Ole Nordlein, Box 23, Zahl, North
Dakota.
Over 121,000 women have so far re
plied toour question. “Have you re
ceived benefit from taking Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound?"
9S per cent, of these replies answer
“Yes. ”
This means 9S out of every
100 women taking this medicine for
ailments for which it is recom
mended are benefited by it. For sala
by all druggists.
THE ATLANTA TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
found Reddy in his old hiding place
behind Farmer Brown’s barn. Pa
tiently he waited, but all the time he
was waiting he nervously watched
for Old Man Coyote. The same thing
happened that had happened the
night before. Just before the last
light in Farmer Brown's house went
out Farmer Brown’s Boy brought
out a pan of food. Reddy waited
only long enough for Farmer
Brown’s Boy to get back to the
house. Then he ran swiftly to that
pan and began to gobble that food
just as fast as he could. But all the
HffljuV
c~
.aRa/' ■
He Darted Away Without Even
Looking Behind Him
time he was gobbling it he war
watching for bld Man Coyote.
Reddy had eaten just about halt
that dinner when he saw a dark
form coming swiftly from behind
the barn. He didn’t wait to get an
other mouthful. He darted away
without eypn looking behind him.
But Old Man Coyote also saw that
there was still food in that pan. He
merely growled in Reddy’s direction
and kept on straight to that pan.
He gobbled up his half of the dinner
even faster than Reddy had eaten
his. He stopped to polish the pan
with his tongue. Byt the time he
was through Reddy was half way
home. So Reddy and Old Man Coy
ote divided a dinner. Neither had
enough, but half a dinner was better
than none.
(Copyright, 1924, by T. W. Burgess.'
The next story: “Farmer Brown’s
Boy Plays Fair.”
| as the best for you to undertake to
use on an extensive scale.
Feeding Nut Producing Trees Ac
ceptably
J. D. E., Thomson, Ga., writes.
I have 200 pecan trees that were
set in 1922 which I wish to fer
tilize. I am unable to secure
stable manure, and will thank
you to inform me the proper
analysis of commercial fertilizer
to use.
Commercial fertilizers may be used
acceptably for the enrichment of the
ground on which pecan trees have
been set. Young trees ftequire a rela
tively liberal amount of fertilizer in
proportion to their size and age. As
a rule, trees of this character need
more nitrogen than those of greater
maturity. We suggest that you ap
ply from two to three pounds of fer
tilizer per tree. Put it on in a circle
about the tree, but not close up to
the trunk. Cover it into the soil. A
great many mixtures will be found
suitable for this purpose, but we are
Inclined io believe that you can pre
pare what you need in the following
manner;
Secure and mix 1,600 pounds of
high-grade acid phosphate, 700
pounds of choice cottonseed meal,
200 pounds of nitrate of soda, and
100 pounds of muriate of potash.
Yo.u are not limited, however, to the
use of the material suggested. Y ( ou
may replace ihe cotton seed meal
with some other carrier of this ele
ment. You can also use sulphate
of ammonia, in place of nitrate of
soda. Some other form of potash
may be applied. The important tihng
is to have about the amount of avail
able plant food in each ton of the
mixture which a combination of the
materials suggested above will 'pro
vide.
Influence of I.ocation Upon the
Adaptability of Varieties of Cotton
J. N. P., Conyers, Ga., writes:
What variety of cotton will suit
Clay county soil? I have 205
acres of land in Gilmer county
and 125 acres in Clay county.
Which would be the best place to
farm?
In your section, we recommend
that you plant a well selected strain
of College No. 1 cotton. This is a
variety which matures two weeks
earlier than most of the varieties of
cotton in general cultivation in Geor
gia. It is quite probable that one
■ strain of Cleveland might not prove
• | satisfactory and another demonstrate
| its adaptability for growth under
' | your local conditions. It is very im
| portant that you secure purebred,
■ stablized seed from a reliable grow
. er. There is a lot of poor seed on
the market. We only* recommend
that whk h has been certified through
the agency of the Georgia Breeders’
association. There may be other
seed as good and probably some of
it. is better, but we cannot indorse
seed with which we are not acquaint
ed and which our experts have not
had a chance to examine and pass
upon under field conditions.
For diversified farming, Gilmer
county offers some advantages. No
doubt grazing lands can be develop
ed to good advantage in that county.
Cattle raising could therefore be
conducted with a considerable degree
of success in Gilmer county. Y’ou
can grow a reasonable amount of cot
ton in Clay county if you exercise
proper methods of weevil control and
use calcium arsenate as a dust spray.
; One can probably make just as much
t money relatively in one of these lo-
I cations as in the other. Much de
; pends upon the character of the
I crops planted and the management
1 accorded the enterprise.
Pullman Porters' Pay Raised
CHICAGO. Feb. 20.—The Pullman
company announced today an 8 per
cent wage increase, the annual total
of which will exceed $1,000,000, for
its porters. Recently the company
advanced the wages of conductors
6 per cent.
Candidate for Delegate
i MIAMI. Fla., Feb. 20.—John M.
Murrell, one of the leading attorneys
of Miami, is the first to announce his
candidacy as delegate from the fourth
congressional district of the state to
the national Democratic convention.
Florida Game Wardens
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 20
Governor Hardee. Wednesday, ap
; pointed two county game wardens,
j S. F. Rice, of Lakeland, for Polk
I county and Elmer Padgett for Palm
I Beach county.
AUNT JULIA’S COUNCIL
A Friendly Meeting Place for All Tri-Weekly Journal Readers
THE LETTER BOX
FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
“Help for the Helpless—Kindness to
All Dumb Things”
Rules
No unsigned letter printed.
No letter written on both sides of
paper printed.
All letter not to exceed 150 to 200
words.
Dear Children:
Let's get ready for spring.
“How?” you ask. Well, a mighty
good way to start is to clean our
minds of all unhappy thoughts, but
most of all, clean them of all un
kind thoughts. You surely want to
be able to meet this lovely season
with a happy spirit.
The next thing is to see just how
considerate you can be of mother
and father who have heavy duties
with the opening of the spring,
house to be straightened out after
the winter cold and fires and gen
eral disorder that comes of having
all the family in doors a good part
of the time. Father has to think of
the planting and the planning of
the crops, the prepare j of the land,
he wants to get all that he can from
his land, so that his little folks can
have what they need.
If we will all put our shoulders
to the plough, things will move so
much more smoothly.
Lovingly,
AC NT JULIA.
Dear Aunt Julia: I’m going to send a few
linos to the Letter Box just to see it Aunt
Julia will print it for me. We are having
such beautiful weather now. The sun is
so warm aud springlike. I’m just wonder
ing what every one of you is doing. 1 hope
each one of you, dear Aunt Julia, spent
a merry Christmas. I surely enjoy the
cousins’ letters( and I'm glad the married
Indies are taking such an interest in the
page; but, listen, kids, we do not mean to
take your space; surely not. I will not de
scribe myself this time, as I have written
to the Letter Box before. I am going to see
bow many of you remember me.. Will only
say I am twenty-four years old. My hus
band has hern dead nearly six years. I live
with mamma and papa. Some of you mar
ried ladies write to me, as I like to corre
spond with girls near my age. I have two
sisters married, living close by home, and
two younger ones living at home. I also
have a little girl, five years old. Mrs.
Sloan, I know you must surely miss your
dear mother. My mother is living, but I
can imagine bow it would be to give her
up. Well, Aunt Julia says it's time for
me to go if I want this letter printed, and
she might not print it at all, so good-by.
(MRS.) HAZEL KITCHENS.
Fitzpatrick, Ga.
Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: I wonder
if you will admit another Alabama gill into
your council. I have been a silent reader ot
the Letter Box for quite a while, but now
I am going to try to join. I, like mor.t cf
the cousins, live on a farm, but I am not
very fond of farm life. How many of you
cousins go to school? I go, and am in the
ninth grade. I think everyone should strive
for an education. There is a piece ct poetry
I am very fond of:
My Star
Since the dewdrop holds the star
The long night through,
Perchance thexsarellite afar
Reflects the dew.
And, while thine image in my heart
Doth steadfast shine,
There, haply, in thy haven apart,
Thou keepest mine.
I will not describe myself, only say I
have brown eyes. Who can guess my age?
It is between fourteen and eighteen. Won
der if I have a twin? My birthday is April
13. All of you cousins write me and I will
assure you an answer. A new niece and
cousin,
(MISS) JANIE GRAHAM.
Pell City, Ala., Route 1.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: How is
everybody? In the happiest mood and en
joying life, 1 presume. Now, just let me
give you an idea as to who I am and what
I look like. I am a resident of the dear
old state of Florida. My home is five m’les
north of 14ve Oak and three miles south of
the song-famed Suwannee spring and river,
which is a famous summer resort. Mean
while 1 am a quiet country girl of fifteen
summers nnd in the ninth grade. Wo have
a fine school at Live Oak, with a faculty
ot seven teachers. Some of you cousins
should visit Live Oak some time and see
how you like our town. I want to ask a
favor now before 1 go: If anyone has the
bonk, “Kidnaped at the Altar,’’ 1 would like
very much for them to send it to me, as I
want to read it. very much, and will return
in good condition. If Aunt Julia thinks this
worthy of space I will consider it a rare
honor and a very high privilege to he ac
cepted as a guest into the circle. Aunt
Julia, it would he an untold pleasure to me
if you would print this. I would be glad to
hear from some of you cousins. I will try
and answer all received. Devotedly,
ILA MIKELL.
Live Oak, Fla.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: May I stop
with you a few minutes, as it is raining out
here? Haven’t we hail some cold weather?
I have almost frozen down here in sunny
Florida. I see there are quite a few letters
from Florida these days. Come on, Florida
girls and boys, get the Sunshine state in the
lead. I hope you cousins had a merry
Christmas. We had a case of measles. 1
don't, think Old Santa had had them so he
passed us by. Well, this is leap year, how
many of you girls are going to propose? 1
think I shall wait four years longer. How
many will be glad to see spring come again?
I will, as spring nnd summer are my fa
vorite seasons. 1 will describe myself par
tially, now don’t Hugh go, for 1 am easily
teased: I am 5 feet 5 inches tall, gray
eyes, fair complexion, brown bobbed hair,
countless moles, wear glasses. Wil ex
change photos with any one who cares to
correspond with me. Ixive to all.
(MISS) M. C. WILLIAMS.
Oak, Fla.
Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have
written before and received just lots of nice,
interesting letters and I wish to say to those
who wrote me and didn't, receive a reply,
please except, my most sincere thanks. I
may have overlooked some few, but 1 appre
ciated each and every one of them. I see
most of the cousins have subjects to write
about. I will take for my subject, “Neces
sity.” Have you ever thought that we
grow in the power to do tilings by simply
doing them again and again? It is only by
playing ball again and again that we can
ever hope to play ball well. In fact, all
of our precious skill has acquired by doing
the same things over and over. We thus
gain much valuable* skill even in our play,
but we really want to play. So in play vie
get practice in qualities without having to
do what we do not want to do. but we get
our very best practice in our work. Yet
most of us do not want to work and we
shirk it. So we miss the training by which
we might grow big and strong and fine.
Notv, necessity is that thing which makes
us work. If you were left on an island or
in a forest with no one near to help you and
you had to provide your own shelter and
foood and clothing you would have little
trouble in knowing and remembering what
necessity means. But we need many things
in this world besides shelter, food and cloth
ing. and all of these great needs are con
stantly urging us to 'do our best—our very
best. Therefore, necessity compels ns to do
the things which train Us and which really
make us grow big and strong and fine. In
art, pleasure is pictured as a beautiful
woman, but necessity is pictured as a “hard
visaged. dame.” a woman with a hard, cruel
face. We hate her. She makes us do what
we do not want to do. Necessity compels
us to work in order to live. If she did not
do so, we would not plan great things nor
strive hard to attain them. Necessity is our
very best friend. New, come on cousins, an!
write on some gn>od subject. 1 think it
makes your letters more interesting to read.
I see most of you describe yourselves, but I
wil only say I'm seventeen years obi Did
I hear some one say, “Here's your hat; ni:-t
you go?'* Well I'm gone. Cousins write,
will answer all letters received. .An old
cousin,
(MISS) TOMMIE M’NABB.
Hosford, Fla., Route 1,
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I will tell
you about the beautiful Toccoa Falls and
the institute over there which was incor
porated June 10. I'll. under the laws of
Georgia, for providing a practical Bible
training for Christian white young men and
Women of small means, fitting them for
effective Christian service at home and
abroad. It also covers thoroughly the com
mon and high school branches in its Eng
lish department, where needed. It is located
two miles from Toccoa, Ga.. eighty-three
miles northeast of Atlanta, on the main line
of the Southern railway. Nestling in tlie
foothills of the famous Bine Ridge moun
tains, Toccoa Falls is in the midst of pi -
turesque hill*. al>' toding in springs and
brooks, ratines and woodland, s’ sn al- •
f ude of O'er 1.200 feet alteve the level,
and Is proverbially beautiful. Its name -
THE QUESTION BOX
FOR EVERYBODY
Rules
1 All questions must have full
names and addresses signed. If it
is desired that names do not appear
in the paper, add your initials or
some chosen name in adition to your
full name.
2. All questions must be written
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3. No legal or medical advice can
be given, either in the Question Box
or by personal letter.
4. All letters requiring personal re
ply MUST inclose stamped, self-ad
dressed envelope.
5. Letters for the Question Box
MUST NOT be included in letter for
Aunt Julia's Letter Box. The ques
tions must be sent separately and
must be addressed to Aunt Julia’s
Question Box, The Atlanta Tri-Week
ly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Folks: I've been trying to
get, as the boys say, “a line” on the
length of the dresses for the coming
season, for I know all womankind
is interested in this question.
The latest word is this: Eight to
ten inches for ordinary morning and
afternoon frocks, 10 to 12 inches
from the ground for sports suits.
Very long for evening. Not after
all so much of a change from the
past few years. The slim, .straight
dress is decidedly the favorite. Some
are tube like, bpt the woman who
i really cares for the grace of her cos
tume will introduce a bit of full
ness, either by a slight fullness
across the back or at the sides or by
means of teirs of sections to the
skirts. The sleeves seem at this
time to be almost at the arm hole
or down to the wrist.
We have had such cold weather
that spring styles are diffident
about creeping out, but when you
have some idea about the length of
the dress and an idea about sleeves,
and when you know that while
ching or porcelain blue, black and
white, sand and for sport wear
strictly Chinese red are cplors that
with gray added make up spring's
favorites as to color, you have a fail
idea of how to start a spring ward
robe.
Cordially yours,
_AUNT JULIA.
Ruby, of Rockledge, Fla.: I am
going to keep your poem about
Rover for my own scrap book, it is
too long for publication here, but is
fine and I certainly enjoyed it.
Housewife:
Here is my recipe for sweet pota
to pudding:
Grate 3 large potatoes (sweet). Os
course you pare them first. 1 cup
of sugar, 1 cup of milk, 1 egg, 1
tablespoon melted butter, 1 teaspoon
of grated nutmeg. Add the sugar
and milk to potatoes and mix thor
oughly. Beat in the egg and add
melted butter and nutmeg. Turn into
a well greased shallow pudding pan
and bake until thoroughly done and
brown. Over the top spread a lay
er of one cup of preserves and a
stiff meringue, slip back into a hot
oven and leave just long enough
to lightly brown.
Dearest:
My dear Little Lord Fauntleroy
will always be a delight to children,
it will be easy enough for you to
find if the daughter of your friend
; owns this book; if not, do give it to
| her for her birthday. Yes, I will
i make the purchase for you. Just
I send me money order to cover cost
! f and postage,
j Eva May:
If your father has a nice home
’ and you are allowed the privileges
I you say you are. why on earth go
! out looking for other work? Please
■ believe me when I say you will be
I far happier at home, and you
' couldn’t be happy away if you re
! membered the littl ebrother at. home
j in charge of some stranger.
Mrs. S.:
i My experience with dying mate
; rials are very slim, but I have had
silks dyed with a standard dye with
■ great success. Most people try to
I change the formula put on the
I package by the people making the
dye; that is a great mistake. If
you will send money order, I
will be glad to go to a good drug
store and get the dye for you. I
believe these dyes sell for 15 cents
per package. You can dye a
■ medium blue, brown.
derived from the beautiful twin bridal veil
, falls on the edge of the campus, Toccoa
being a Cherokee Indian word meaning ''the
I beautiful.” Toccoa Falls are 18fi feet high,
26 feet higher than Niagara. Students go
from twenty-six states to the institute. Our
very own Aunt Julia has visited this won
derful scene. The property comprises 527
acres, half of it woodland and 160 acres
tillable, with abundant water power, and a
lake of I’j acres, besides Toccoa Glen and
Falls. There are twelve buildings, large
and small. An important factor in keeping
down living costs is the farm, which pro
duces a considerable portion of the food, in
cluding wheat, corn, beef, pork, poultry,
fruit, garden vegetables and sorghum mo
lasses and broom corn. Wishing Aunt Julia
and tlie cousins a happy and prosperous New
Year,
(MISS) fiERNTCE BEATY.
Toccoa, Ga.
Dear Cousins: I wonder what you all are
doing? 1 am going to school and having
a real nice time. My teacher’s name is
Mrs. Mary McGee. I love her very much.
Cousins, are you all expecting to get lots
of valentines on Valentine day? 1 surely
; am. We are going to have a Valentine box
at our school. To the one that will write
me the longest letter 1 will send Ihern a
photo of myself. I will be expecting a lot
of letters from all the cousins. Your old
cousin, (MISS) SALI.IE KATE HEARD.
Cumming, Ga., Route 4, Box 109.
B. S.—l will be sixteen years old Feb
ruary 4.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Wonder
if you will permit an old cousin to wr:te
•t> tiie pleasantest page of The Atlanta
Journal once more? Guess you all remem
l her my writing -ome. few months past.’ I
feel that I should extend my kindest ap
preciation to Aunt Julia for so kindly
printing my letter, and also the nice friends
Hint I have gaittc;! who wrote me from dif
ferent states. Though I received number.’’
of letters which did not include photos, just
the same they were received with pleasure,
and I tried to answer all. Cousins, if any
wrote and did jot receive my answer, just
write me ami I will immediately and gladly
apologize. Since I have become one of
the '’jolly cousins’* I have had the privilege
of helping a Kind-hearted old mother, a
Journal friend. ’Now my letter is getting
real, lengthy and I do not wish to disobey
Atmt Julia's rules. Truly hope Aunt Julia
and cousins hall a happy Christmas and the
New Year will be a bright one.
MISS JESSIE BEATTY.
Route No. 1, Buford. Ga
“cisciirTor
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DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES LIFE
TALKS ON HEART AND HOME
Conversation Is a Lost Art, in the 1
Family Circle Because Home Talk <
Is Often Merely Complaints; and
Nobody Will Listen. Because
Nobody Is Really Interested
THE thing that ottenest makes >
marriage a failure is its dull- .
ness. The real specter on the ;
hearth is that awful silence. It. is i
because husbands and wives have
nothing interesting tn say to each ’
other that they quarrel.
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It is no joke, It
is a sad truth,
that in any
theater or res
taurant you
can spot the
married couples
at first gla’nce.
They are the
couples who
are sitting up
reading the
program
through front
cover to cover
between the
acts, or am ap
parently mem
orizing the
menu while the
waiter brings their order. The alert,
interesting, smiling people who are
gayly chatting together are the un
wed, or those who are talking to
other people’s husbands and wives.
Let even a bore drop into a
droopy, dejected family circle that
has been yawning Itself to death
and everybody brightens up and the
stream of conversation which had
apparently dried up at its source ' e
gins to flow again. Two may be com
pany and three a crowd before mar
riage, but generally after marriage
two is gobs of silence and three a
Godsend.
Yet the majority of people marry
for companionship. Before marriage
they could never get enough of each
other’s society, and they esteemed
each other perfect spellbinders. How
is it, then, that they get so fed up
on each other’s company that they
sit up like mutes in the solitude of
their homes?
Why is it that, apart from fault
finding and spats and complaints
about the servants and the trades
men and bulletins about the chil- '
dren, there is so little family con
versation; practically none that is in
teresting and cheerful and inspir
ing? You would think that a hus
band and wife who have all interests
in common could never talk them
selves out. But. they do, and they
come to the place where they take
refuge behind the evening paper or
in solitaire to save themselves from
the pretense of even having to main
tain the appearance of keeping up
social intercourse.
Wives lay the blame for this state
of affairs on their husbands. They
say, heaven knows, that they would
be glad enough to talk, but that you
can’t maintain a conversation with
a person who always grunts byway
of reply, and who could give a clam
on ice points on silence and then
beat it at the game. Men retort
that they have worn their conversa
tional powers io a frazzle during!
business hours, and they desire to
rest their vocal cords at home.
Nevertheless, it is observable that if
somebody interesting happens to call,
or they go out to dinner, the very
man who was silent at home finds
plenty to say.
Now there are several reasons why
there is so little conversation in the
home. The first reason is because
home talk is so often unpleasant.
Women, especially, are prone to
flavor it with gloom. They like to
recite the litany of the day’s mis
chances. They spoil the flavor of a
dinner by telling how much it cost.
They bring on a scene with a child
by telling of its naughtiness. They
thrash over their old grievances be
cause they can't have what richer
women have.
All of this gets on the hsuband’s
nerves, and he retorts by saying a
few pithy things about what, a fool
a man is to marry and burden him
self with a family and what a poor
manager his wife is, and he gives a
few knocks to the dinner for good
measure. After, which conversation
naturally languishes.
Another reason that there is little
conversation at home is because it
is dangerous. Experience teaches
us that we have to watch our ton
gues and delete our home talk if we
want to save ourselves from endless
trouble.
A man hates to lie to his wife
about what he does. He would en
joy telling her all about the poker
game he stayed downtown for last
night, and the funny things the boys
said and did, but he does not do it
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because well he knows that the price
of such an Indiscreet revelation
would he to have her nagging him
about it forever and a day.
A wife would just love to tell her
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