Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1911 — Voiced His Sentiments. [ARTICLE]

Voiced His Sentiments.

The large proportion of voluntary American exiles belongs to the fair sex, but many of them insist on theirhusbands accompanying them, and these matrimonial martyrs, who come under the heading of the genus ."henpecked," would greatly prefer to live in America. In this connection am American consul told a story which* gives a picture of the hen-pecked hueband. It was a Fourth of July gathering in a large hotel and the champagne had passed around when the consul, adressing Mr. A., who had been nine years in Switzerland with his wife without returning to America, said: “You must be delighted with your stay abroad, as you have remained so long." “Delighted be damned,” replied Mr. A., looking defiantly at his wife across the table. "I would rather live Im hell.” The words were uttered in a loud' voice and with feeling, and the general silence was broken by the speak* er’s wife, who, smiling sweetly, said:: “My husband is slightly exaggerating the warmth of the place, but yon>_ must know we come from Pittsburg,*” Laughter saved the situation-