The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-15
THE NICE FELLOW.

The nice fellow 1Drts and dances to
perfection, aud Is welcome at all enter
Lainme euts; but. then, Unfortunately, he
is rarely ''eligible," for, il he were, it
would not b. necessary TO pay in amia-
blhty for social consideration. He is an
ideal lover, writes the most romantic
letters, takes unheard-of journeys TO
see the beloved one, and cOaxes his
mother cut OF her best jewelry to give in
presents. 1t is chiefly, however, as II
narrIel mau that tAe nice fellow is
| WOrthy OF m0Inent's consideration:
appearances andreallty are SO Curious!y
AZ variance.
| One, constantly hears surprise ex-
pressed as to one lady that she can b..
80 devoted TO her bus band, " no i'll socie-
| ty is such stupid bear; while the same
observer can not uuders and why AN
other lady seems SO ind f3redt 10 her
| husband, who is universally popular.
No one Intimately acquainted with lhe
private lie Of the two households would
probably feel any such astonlshmunt. a
nice fellow as a nus band retains his lit
| lle endealIng ways, particularly III pub.
; lie. He asks his wife IL ner leeG are cold
whether 1t IS summer or winter, wraps
her up i'll the hottest weather, aLtt In
sists upon her eating when sire Is not IN
the least hungry. so tong as poverty
does not make Itself felt, things 60
smoothly enough; but then, alas. nice
fellows are scarcely ever rich, nor do
they always marry for money, Us one
might reasonably expect.
They constantly allow themselves TO
BIZ carried away by what they are
pleased to call luve-a sentiment which
might by ill.natured people be described
AZ ii selfish fancy. However we'll god
looks and charming manner may
grease the wheels Of society. they are
painfully inadequate to smooth away the
d fficulCies OF making both ends meet
upoh IL small income. The nice fellow
is careful to mix himself up as little as
possible with the vulgar troubles of eco.
economical household management. He
processes himself so bad an ariLnnett.
clan that he can not add two and two
together, so stupid about shopping thai
ne does not know one animal from an.
ether when the fur or feathers are. off
and 80 ignorant about expenses tha;
there is no use in as King Lain to appur.
tion his income.
AS TO the allowance his wife is to have
for household expenditure, he will con-
suit r blnson, who Is iii The same Office.
and who has everything admirably ar
ranged at home. This might be- all very
well If he would allow himself TO know
that Robinson. helps his little delicate
wife in u thousand ways, sympatAlzes
with her in troubles, WulCA he VIII not
permit himself to think trivial Waite
they are heavy TO her, ana without max
ing any IuSs taGS out cOuutless WAYS in
which 10 gid the pill Of poverty. But
The nice fellows theory is tuat every-
hing comes right if you let it alone und
don't ''Dpther." When his wife foolish
ly cons ults him ab Jut her difficulties h1
tells her that she is morbiuly anxious.
and ought to have glass of wine and
lie down on the sofa instead OF agitatinp
herself about nothing.
W hen there is bad cook in tho os.
adjustment, nice fellow does not
grumble, but adjournS to the club or a
friends house, where he is ALWAYS well
come. When he returns, he las q good
story to tell his wife, and, if she does.
not seem very much Interested in his
doings, wonders how she eau give way
TO her temper when he finds it ALWAYS
easier to be pleasant. Tue nice fellow ls
generally in bondage to appearance; he
would rather his wife made herself ill
by walking than that she should 90 in
an OMNIBUS, ana Is more particular about
her dress than her comforts. 1t is disa-
greeable TO him, however, to allow him
self 10 think that she wants for anything;
so he is always either buying her things
he can not afford or wondering why sue
herself does not buy them.
Wuen illness appears in the house
hold, the nice fellow taxes care to keep
out OF the way, which, perhaps is for
tunate, as he makes the worst possible
nurse, being incapable of thai subtle
sympathy which supplies ears and eyes
and instructive knowedge to an igner-
ant person with heart. Perhaps he
"A I,is hAIt hon I,, IL,
of the patients bed and asks silly oues-
tions In pretty manner which charms
the maid, and offers all sorUs Of un, ult-
able things which he is sure the patient
could eat if she tried.-[rhe Saturday
Review.