Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28
AN ESTIMATE OF MEN.

ward his own sex. writes Ella Wheel.
er Wilcox in the ST. Louis GtO6e-Demo-
crdt.
A woman instinctively looks upon
another woman as possible rival. A
woman who has not loved finds pleas
urc. if not satisfaction. in the aduia-
ton Of the world at large, and it is her
nature to expect and demand it, aud
she resents even the suggestion of in
reference in her domain.
A man seldom cares for this sort OF
thing. He prefers the individual de-
volion of several feminine hearts. and
regards to man, however popular, AS
h rival who does not modest hlm in
his dfdries d'dniOur.
When the average woman loves.
however, all is changed. Absorbed in
passion, she ceases To desire miscellane-
Gus admiration, and lives only for the
one.
When the average man loves. moth
ing is changed lie simply adds one
more pleasure and interest to his
life.
1t is the exceptionally noble man,
stirred by an exceptionally strong
passion, who throws his past behind
him like a WORKOUT garment, dcdicatcs
his future to the woman OF his choice.
Men are by nature no moro vicious
than wanen. but they are much vain
er, auu'require more constant stimu.
lants to their self-lovc.
A woman commits a folly for love OF
her tempter. A man commits it bc-
cause il tlatters his vanity TO be tempt
ed. while he desp ses the temptrcss.
A man business training teaches
him TO be cautious i'll his Intercourse
with the world. vet he is rarely sus-
pic Gus by nature. a woman. on the
contrary, seems TO be born with sus-
picon in her heart.
| have seen big. brawny fellow,
who had done battle in the world
great marts all his life us ingenious and
sweet.natured toward his kind as a
child. and have seen his dainty wife,
who has been carefully reared in the
shelter of pure home. regarding every
sister woman and brother-man with
susp cion, and demanding credentials
of responsibility before admitting them
TO her favor.
Men are delightfully."- frank and cor
dial with one another
There is nothing which causes lone
some woman, who is compelled to take
a long journey unattended. regret her
sex so much as the enviabe freedom
from formality among her male travel
ing companions. Yet woman who
undertook 10 treat her sisters with the
same off hand good nature would be
directly frozen to death.
Everywhere men seem to be on bet
ter terms with one another than we
are. You have only to glance into the
respective ladies and gentlemen par
Tors at hotels TO see this. The men
greet each other cordially, cluster to-
gether and converse for hours, and evil
IDENTIFY enjo, themselves.
The ladies dissolve into cliques, and
their association is restricted and
marked by reserve. Formally and
ennUi. A woman endures the society
Of another woman only as a means of
killing time until she can be in the So
cietv of man.
There is such fascination about the
masculine sex, that woman will
sacr iic the partnership of her most
cherished lady friend to share the So
ciety of n man 10 whom she is utterly
indifferent in her heart. Indeed, she
NAV consider him terrible bore. but
the fact that he IS a man renders him
more interesting than her most brllli
lady friend.
a mau. on the contrary, prefers the
society of his own sex. unless the lady
in question possesses some especial
charm for him, or he fancies he sees
in her a possible conquest
man will lie 10 protect another far
sooner than woman will Not that
he loves his fellow-man more. perhaps,
but breads lie less. mag be-
Some one has sa d that there is an
innate nobility in man which causes
him To love virtue in women. | believe
this is true. Every human being. man
or woman, in his Utmost soul, loves
truth and purity.
Man Illustrates his great love for
virtue in the same spontaneous way
that n natural woman illustrates her
Unborn love for an infant. She never
sees it without wanting to take it!
There is far more pleasure in con-
versing with man than with wo-
man. He is more liberal in his ideas.
uOIc SeuCIouS III Ills appreciation, lcSS
liable 10 criticise unkindIy. But you
must not tell him so, even by act, else
he will spoil all the pleasure YOU have
derived from his companionship. If
you do not tell him so. you pique his
vanit into certain destruction of the
friendship.
Man is as dangerous as he is agree
able.
A man will keep woman's secret if
he believes be alone shares it, unless
his vanity alone tempts him to Toast
of his conquests. which it too frequent
ly does. Yet he is more charitable to-
ward her than the average woman is,
and he ought to be. since he is the
cause of all her sorrow.
Men relate their adventures and fol-
lies to ono another while women con-
ceal them. Yet men seldom reveal
their inmost hearts, or speak of their
most sacred feelings among men-in-
deed, there seems to be sort of
shame-faced reluctance with them to