Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-18

.e ppDs old maids are obliged 10 groga ini-
Nos, Agnes pleaded Locia - Yoa know
I dhdsr u,.As 70 b. Offensive All l meant
vas that yos-shaf T. On, ! think hes all
xooines md ssasr and brizhfnes and every
thing that's niss but-aod So nssaa. | hks
20 bear about it from everybody want to
bar hirn talked u I'll tbs vhiie. and you
woa't think M sfliy for Il, VIII yocs DscAus
b really de.<rvo L. aont belSss there's
hi. equal % sbs facs of the sarrh.-
1--we beard other girls talk that vay about
ihesr Iov=s.' said Agn~-, and I've b-en
obliged 70 hope ths,r eyes might never b
openssi. but ab,at rhs yoang man Who Is 30
fond Of you doat differ viii you IN the
es~t He ought To marry the very b-st
woman alive.
Don. .ay that. or shall bscome JEALOUS
again He ought To Odd some one like you
while I'm nothing la the world but . well
meaning litrls goose
This daughter Of your parents can't b
anything - irsatfli, even II she trses: and
ali young xiris sssm TO Try. you know. But
sou really aren't going 70 b satisfied to
marry Philip HaJn and b octhinS but a
piA ythiuz and . pretty listis esass 10 hiui,
are youf It's soe asy 10 ssopst that; 20 many
girls whom know have eeAsed 10 grow or
improve in any way after marriage. They've
been 70 anxious " he cunning httte things
that they've never become even women. IL
makes one almost able % forgive the ancisnts
for polygsIny, 10 see"--
Agnes Dinoni How can you be 50 dresi
fulr
To ses wive. go on year after year. per-
sisting In being - chiidish - before they
we're married. while their husbands are &C
qairing brtrsr sense and taste every year
Lucia was SOBER and silent for . moment,
then she sad
"Do you know, Agnes-I wouldn't dare 10
say it " any other giri-do you know there
are times when I'm positively afraid Of Phil,
He does know much find him delightful
eompany--stop smiling in that astonished
way you dear old hypocritsl-I mean find
him delightful company even when he talk
ing TO me about things | never was much in
tsrsnted in And what slss is there for tim
know and, though can't help seeing he is
very fond VI ne, be DOESN'T even talk about
love But it Is when he and papa gst together
and talk about what is going on In the
world that get frightened. for he docs know
70 much. II isu't only that think 70, you
know, papa himself says %; be says he dDds
it pays better to chat with Phil than to read
the newspapers Now, you know, the idea
OF marrying "a sort Of condensed news
paper would be just too dreadful"
Husbands who love their wives are not
likely to be condensed newspapers-not Wills
they are at home; but do train yourself to be
able 70 talk 70 your husband Of something
besides the petty affairs Of all Of your mutual
acquaintance. have met some persors OF
the masculine persuasion who were ., redo
lent Of the affairs Of the day rs to be dread
full bores; If they weared me In half Al hour
what must their poor wives endnSei But
don't imagine that men are the only sinners
in this respect. There isn't In existence q
more detestable, uncomfortable, condensed
newspaper-thank you for the expression
than the young wife who in calling and re-
ceiying calls absorbs all tine small gossip and
scandal OF q large circle, and unloals 1t at
night upon husband who is too courteous to
protest and too loyal, or perhaps merely too
weary, to run away don't wonder that q
great many married men frequently spend
evenings at the clubs; even the southern
slaves used to have two half holidays a week.
besides Sunday"
Agnes Dinonl To hear you talk, one
would suppose you were going TO cut of your
hair and write dreadful novels under man
nish name"
'On the contrary, I'm very proud OF my
long hair and Of everything else womanly,
especially in sweet girls who are in love As
for writing novels, I'm afraid. from the way
Pve been going on for the past few moments,
that sermonizing, Or perhaps lecturing. would
he more in the line Of my gifts. And the
company are going down to the dining room
there's march playing, and see Phil sfrug-
Cling toward you. You're dear little thing
TO listen to me 80 patiently, but you'll be
dexrer yet II you'll remember all I've said
You're going to have noble husband; do
prepare yourself to be his companion and
equal, he may never tire Of you Hosts
Of husbands weary Of wives who are nothing
but sweet Even girls can't exist on candy
alone, you know"