The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-09-26

Tatf0ss the scat opposite TOOK several
whiffs at bis pipe and prepared him
self for conversation.
II was In vain that the other man
shut his eyes, opened them with r.
stony glare, took out letters to read,
or affected to DO absorbed In making
calculations In his notebook. Teddy
was resolved TO talk and was soon in
the middle Of slowly delivered de-
seriptien OF the periis OF one OF his last
yachting EXCURSIONS, and OF the heroic.
bravery he himself had displayed
therein.
Getting used TO the deep, monotonous
voice. his fellow travellers thoughts
went of on their usual journey. His
eyes were fixed on the cushions facing
him; but his mind eonjured up the
vision of woman with soft brown
eyes full Of sadness, voice like the
ssseetest=Betes@efsta Iiiss,=asstl 4 touch
so charged with magnetism that his
very soul seemed TO culver at the
memory OF it.
| He was on his way to her; and once
In her presence he would scatter her
objections. her protcstations, to the
WINS. by the force OF his passionate
lplesdings. She was miserable. mis-
understood and neglected; eating her
heart out among drea.y and unsympa-
thetic surroundings. For four years
she had been beating her wings against
the coolest and dullcst OF Cages; and
he was on his way now TO set her free.
IT would be an injustice to her for him
70 listen to her circumstances, and.
| Yes; marriage for the man Of In
tellcct. as we'll as for the man OF
action, is most undoubtedly distinct
| failure"
So 'ecturcd the big. fair man, happy
in the sound Of his own voice; and his
words struck upon his fellow travel
er's ears with curious significance.
And how about marriage for the
woman Of feeling, Of passion, tied to a
clod who undertakes her value and
ovcrratcs his ownP" he snapped
F. Teddy put" down his pipe and
turned his somewhat cxpressionlcss
Light blue eyes with mild surprise upon
| the speaker.
Women Of feeling and passion, rs
you call them, are happily rare among
our marriageable girls" he said.
didactically. "A. woman's capabil-
tiles, either OF head or heart. are much
more limited than a mans. Her
sphere is the narrow content Of the
domestic hearth; and"
Domestic iddlesticks," interrupted
the young rman. You talk as though
women were all alike Is every man
fond OF drink and bad company No!
Is every woman content with domes-
tic drudgeryp No, again! There is
as much difference between THEM as
therc is between as --------------
vii III a ltifftlef
! fatherlv protest. and then he inquired
il he were a married man.
His companion changed color, and
| remarked haughtily that he Ibid not
see how that fact bore upon the ques-
itien. "A ===== .l----4-------
"But it docs bear upon the qucs-
ton, y said Teddy, with the same irri-
| tating geniality. II am, should say,
a good deal older than you, and have
been married several years to II woman
Of quite the average intelligence, and
OF moro than tho average looks and
education / was very fond of her;
sho was devoted to me; but, beinga
woman. she was inca, able OF under
standing II man. She disliked my
friends; failed to appreciate my liter
airy tastes and my love of travel; grew
pettily jealous. and teased me with
incessant questions as to how spent
my time; and finally took refuge in
Issutfen sifcnccI or treated me to scenes
just When4 required In mind clear
for the=eomposit political
speeches and pamphlets. My dear sir,
grow perfectly wretched; and the
end OF 1t was, about u Year ago | went
off on tour for political purposes in
Ireland; there picked up with some
old bachelor chums; passed from one
e,carsion to another, always intend
ing TO travel homo the next " eek; and
ana now at length returning north
ward u new man, restored to my
pristine, contented state Of mind. and
all the more pleasantly anxious to see
my wife that | have plainly shown
her I can get on exeellently without
| her"
Aud may l ask how your wife has
Teen employing herself all the timer"
II have only had brief notes from
her, Teddy" returned. "Shc knew
it was discipline. But lately she has
| more than -onca- begged me to return
So am going back little earlier than
] had intended MS a surprise for her."
"And you think she won't have con-
soled herself?" sneered tho younger
man. your confidence in your own
powers OF retaining woman's affoc-
tion must be considerab!e!' &
"Teddy's" stolid face changed at
last, and it was with with the peculiar
| GOODNESS which on'p light eyes can as
sumo that he turned upon his compan-
ion and Remarked:
II have confidence in my wife.
sir"
| The 9th er gave a short laugh, which
he intended to be offensive. and which
succeeded In being SO. and to his in 4
tense relief silence was at length estab-
lished between Thorn. Even the but \
slightly sensitive mind of sTeady" had
pit length received the impression that
his travelling companion had no great
liking for his society and meant to
| make himself -disagfeeable.@ He did
not know Bella, and Therefore could
not estimate the impertinence and alb
surdity of his suggestion. that she
could by any pos sibitity havef"con--
soled herself for her husbands abb
sence.