Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 126, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1920 — AS IT APPEARED TO HIM [ARTICLE]

AS IT APPEARED TO HIM

Hubby'Had No Difficulty at All in Classifying His Wife as Species of Tree. They are a husband and wife who have many quarrels. And she Is not a fair antagonist, because she always weeps during every quarrel In order to win her point The other night she brought home a new fur hat which she proudly exhibited to her husband, who did not like it and proceeded to say so. “Why, it looks queer to even the dog,” he ended. “Look how he’s barking at it He thinks it is a coon in a tree.” “Don’t you call me a tree,” she stormed, and then began to cry. “I suppose you’re going to say next that rm either a quince or persimmon tree.” “No,” he smiled blandly. “I should think a weeping willow would be a more appropriate name.”