The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
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Complaint OF u WomanWho
Desires Fewer P@riodica ais.

NE"H LEe ra.u.Ee hlNEsaf
1t was a rainy, disagreea bic evening
and | knew we should stay at homo, sc
I stopped at tho news stand on my why
from tio .storo ana picked up soverh,
| periodicals to look over aftor dinner. ]
thought Mrs. John would like tl,em,
but that is just ono Of The things that's
not to DO counted upoDAa woinan's
liking. clos fcmmos .ont t~oujours
DIES surprises" is q l'renclrman's way
of saying that womnn's Ways nro past
finding out, and I foronce agree that
tho Gaul has hit tho nuii square On tho
head. i hays, lived with Mrs, John
now ncarly q dozen years, and mny
opinions as Incorrectly to-day MS I did
tic first morning She sat opposito me
and dropped Jumps Of sugar into my
conco With d most ~engugin8 littie Iour-
ish of her tnpor finger. 10 be sureI
nm a plain man, and my occupation is
plain, too, not conducive III any wayt to
tho study 0 fthe female charactor 'Fhore
is nothing unexpected about coil rope
and link chain, which is whore they
differ in a marked dcgrtp from lovely
woman. 70 return, however, 10 this
particular stormy evening.
81 brought oycr ON of tic new pDr-
iodicnls, Nam" | said rnrGlcssly When
we were up stairs after dilin1r. +.
ooh, dear, are There more new per-
iodicals?" i~ntcrrogatcd Mrs. John plain
tivcly-a remark ] did not coneirue to
express unhoundcd sAtisinctl %! Il did
not reply.
"Do you happen @ know, John"
continued my wifo, and llor voice vas
still aggriovod, 'sjust wint particular
field these latest are expected TO tll3"
"No, madam, I do moi. / nm not
editor, proprietor nor publisher, nor in
any way Responsible Tor the rproar-
nncc OF thcao unfortunate publications
which seem to have drawn upau thcn-
scl:cs your august disapprevNl.
"Don't be sarcastic, JpbpE i IS not
your forte. + don't disGpDrove; | am
only tired. Ny brain is no!.odmu to
the strain. The pcrio licai iitcrntnro Of
the day is simply overwhcirlitj w IKE. 1
nm drowning under it, 3niforatiNg,
sitting. / want air, mud you hrinR ne
another feather pilloN,r sho Glislied
dramatically, pointing to .hc lrc,b
pamphlets before hcr.
"Mrs. John,"I bcgan Sc y0roly "I'm
no Othcllo."
"No indecd," she responded llicl,iy,
NOR am | n Dcsdcmo;M. That dread
fnl African would iln,o had hia lptds
full to smother me. And similarly
protest against being sa0icd out BY
words, words, words!
She was now walking up and down
the room, her hands loosely ~claspctl 10
hind her, and her tct sI}wn frai ling
Very gracefully in l,cf wake. She
rather affects this tricl ot mariiiiMg Mt
times when we are alone, Tor Shc.kuows
it is becoming.
."Ncxt year" she went 10, cniphNtic-
ally, Zone monthly, one weekly and ono
daily organ Of nows, 5itcrAt,uc ana tho
sciences come to my reaain@tnhlc. You
may take what you like conf1o N.Y.
self to those"
"And yet, my dear, ".l yanturot} to
suggest, 81 have he!td Spu Say lint
miscellaneous reading broriGns Tho
mind and enlarges the ind. nent.'
$50 it docs. Thcre il sUall q fhine as
widening to the saccitico cf lioient,
though. J. feel mentally .if Ind
been looking into one oil tno8e convex
m%irrors-my judgment g atl Breadth
and no depth. Bosid 81 .a uoTtir5ted
airil,y, that sort Of a thin8 o5sr ~tlierey"