Page 6, The Herald, Wednesday, December 5, 1979

Fed Up With
Spoiled Hams

By Abigail Van Buren

© 1070 by Chicago Tiibuns-i.¥. News Synd, Inc.

DEAR ABBY: In response to ACTRESS, who criticized
those in the audience for rushing out of the theater the
minute the performance is over instead of sticking around
for all the curtain calls:

I go te the ticket window, lay down my hard-earned
money hoping to gel my money’s worth in entertainment. ]
sit through the performance, then down comes the curtain,
End of show. Then I get up and leave.

Why should I either remain in my seat or stand up and

keep applauding those egomaniacs and shouting “Bravo!” -

like a mincompoop? I paid THEM to perform for ME. 1
should be applauded for buying the ticket. Without me, and
others ike me, they would be in the unemployment line
‘because those ego-loaded showoffs would rather starve to
death than do menial work.
Why should entertainers be treated like gods? Have you
ever heard of three curtain calls for a neurosurgeon?
JOE S§.IN SALEM,N.Y,

DEAR JOE: No. But it could be “curtains” for the patient
of a neurosurgeon who turns in a poor performance!

DEAR ABBY: About six months age my husband started
acting nervous and preoccupied. He also started working
Jate at his office and on weckends— something he rarely did.

We've been married 16 years, have a nice family, and have
often said that ours was one of the few really “good” mar-
riages we knew of,

A week ago, I received a phone call in the middle of the
afternoon from a waman who refused (a identily herself, but
said she thought I shauld know that my husband was having
an affair with a young woman who works in his office. Then
she mentioned the woman's name. [ recalled my husband
telling me that he had employed a young, unmarried woman
by that name about a year ago. I fell apart.

When my husband came home, I told him about the call
and knew from his reaction it was true. I cried. He cried, too,
and then confessed that he had had an affair with her, but
broke it off two weeks ago, telling her it was a regrettable
mistake, and he would get her a job elsewhere. He said she
seemed to accept his decision. Then he asked me to listen in
on the Lelephone extension while he called someone. I did. 1
recognized the voice at once as the woman who had phoned
me! She called, hoping | would throw my husband out and
give her a clear field! te

I've forgiven my husband, -but I'm: stiil-hurting some. I'm -

glad I didn’t act foolishly in haste. Perhaps some other wife
will be wiser for my experience.
If you print this, please don't use my name,
GETTING GVER IT

DEAR ABBY: Your advice to LONGING FOR
MOTRERHOOD was the worst! She wanted a baby but had
no husband or boyfriend, so she was considering asking a
fellow to do her a favor and father her child. You told her
“scrap the idea!” Why?

If a woman wants a baby, why should she have to marry a
man she may not love just to have one? If she's longing for
motherhood, married or not, that’s the time to do something
about it.

Today a woman has the right to have an abortion if she
wants one, so why shouldn't she have the right lo have a
baby if that's what she wants?

FREEDOM FOR ALL

DEAR FREEDOM: I'm all for a woman's right to have a
baby if she wants one. But I could not in good conscience go
along with her idea of “asking a fellow to do her a favor” to
achieve motherhood.

i aree MAAN ee EEO TS Lo PR

Your Individual
Horoscope

Frances Drake
ARTES
(Mar. 21 to Apr, 20) Vee
Be firm with co-workers but
take a gentle approach with
family and friends, The stara
fayor romance, Personal
relationships should thrive.
TAURUS
(Apr. 21 to May 21) OMe”
Routine tasks prove boring,
but innovative action on your
part could give them more
interest. Don't be limited by
ad and set ways,
(May 22 to June 21) ne
If you prove cooperative,
you can make things a great
deal easier for someone you
love. Keep that temper under
firm control.
CANCER
(June 22 to July 23) BE}
Curb an attraction for
someone of the opposite sex. H
you are not careful, you could
be creating a problem that
will be difficult ta solve.
‘0
(Inly 24 to Aug. 23) SO@SR
Don’t let others discourage
you, You know exactly what
you want and if you put all
your energies into getting it,
you wil succeed,
(Aug. 24 to Sept. 23) my
Progresson all fronts today,
along with a streak of good
luck, An unexpected prize is
earmarked for you. A good
day to take a chance,
LEBRA
(Sept. 24 to Oct.23) Ard
Hetter play it by ear, in-
navate as the situation
demands. A_ pre-planned
course of action just wan't
Sou, oe advantage.
(Oct. 24 to Nov.22} mM Ae
Banish worries because
they’re unfounded. You tend
to jump to conclusions, and
this time you're all wrong. Be
optimistic — you have reason
for it.

SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 23 ta Dec. 21) gt

An old love affair is |

remembered today — but
don't let memory give [t more
importance than it actually
held. Your future looks rosy,
CAPRICORN oe
(Dec, 22 to Jan. 20) Vf

It’s Gime to slow down and
devote some time to solid
planning. Curb an impulse to
act without thought. A rash

decision could bring you -

pane .
AQUARIUS
(Jan, 21 to Feb. |
Self-dowubt can hold you
back. What you need is con-
fidence to put your ideas, and
yourself, cver. Never doubt
that you have what It takes.
(Feb, 20 to Mar. a HEX
Don’t let others discourage
you. Your ideas are sound and
they'll work if you take the
time to present them
carefully. Win others to your
cause,

HERMAN

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