The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-08
Gay Married Wen.

VI course, you have all noticed how /
many ways there are to tell a married
man from bachelor. The truly mar
ried man has a lack-luster style and
easy gait Of one who is broken to har-
ness. The shiny bachelor Frances
and shows offlike staff officers horse
on parade day. But, after all, there
is no counting on anything in this
world. have known nice, steady,
family married man, after twenty
years OF hard driving, to get right up
and buck in harness when least ex-
pected.
There is point to be made in this
connection. Did you ever notice that
the heroes Of all shocking lawsuits and
family scandals are mostly married
men and often Of the plain easy going
kindP The reason for this? Well,
for one thing, their temptations are
greater. They know so much more
about women. There is something
in matrimony that acts as a most ex-
traordinary eye-opener. A plain,
blunt citizen will know more about
the fair sex after one year of married
life than the most stunning bachelor
will learn in twenty years about town.
| A little conversation that took place
the other day may throw some light
on this statement. The two young
ladies, bosom friends, were about to
retire. 1t was the hour of midnight
the hour when young girls wax con
fidential with each other, Alice wa;
polishing her finger nails. Ethel was
braiding her hair. There was a spell
t OF silence, broken only by the steady
5 rub, rub of the polisher and the rattle
. OF Ethel's bangles. Suddenly an ide'
. struck Alice. With one bound sh,
: sprang to her feet, showering pinl
: nail powder all over the carpet.
e ethel, what do you think? / onl,
: heard it to day. l forgot to tell yo1
> before, and I've been just wild eve
a since"
II Ethel with mouthful of tortois
shell hairpins)-Um UNI.
Q Alice-Now, brace yourself. Your
I going to get the biggest surprise yo
= ever had in your life. Bobby Burto
t is a married man and he's got DO
/ seventeen years old, right here i
San Francisco.
Ethel Getting the hairpins fall on tn
II bed and wiping her month"; though
r 50. 1t never fails.
e Alice-Thought sol How coul
F you think so? Haven't we all SUI
d posed him bachelor for years an
, years? What never fails?
II Ethel-Oh, something, Now, Alic
e if I tell you, will you give me you
a solemn promise never to notice VIII
g | say or think anything of it?
Alice-On my solemn word Of homo
y Go on; go on.
r NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. your prom
n Use, now, Well, I've got way I ca
" always tell married man from a bacl
'e elor and it never failed yet, only
3 thought it had until just now.
r Alice-You mean thing, and yo
tnever told mel Go ahead
L Ethel-Well, when bachelor wan
1t to kiss girl--now, Alice, if you gi
! gle 1 won't say another worldwide
q a bachelor wants to kiss a girl he q
). ways asks permission or says SOM
u thing about it first. And that ism
s all. He generally says somethiri
l. about it afterward, too, which is Yea
= embarrassing,
Alice--And marie d man-why-
+? Ethel!
}. Ethel with dignity)-E don't say
e married man, you horrid thing.
n | say any man who has be en- marie
IS When he wants to kiss gil i he dor
}, say word, lie just kisses her.
! Alice--And afterwards?
; Ethel-And that's all there is abo
e it,