The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1889-07-19
ONO
COmioallCot1plaInt or a Woman Who
Dostres Fewer Periodicals.

49,. 3GASF-hEE s.4 LAhE .tL.N .fsNHf
1t was q rainy, disagreoabl lie evening
and / knew wo Should STAY as home, SO
| stopped at tho nowa stand on my way
from tho store and piiofhcu up several
periodicals to look over after dinner. r
thought Mrs. John would like thom,
but TINT is just ono OF tle things that's
not to DO counted upon-n woman's
liking. "Ios Tonnes ont t%oriours
DIES surprises" is a l'rencl,m,un's way
of saying TINT womnn's ways nro past
finding out, and I for once agrco hat
tho Ganl has hit tho lUl square on tllo'
heal. T. hayo lived with Mrs. John
now ncr rly q dozcn years, and | may
say that ! can gauge hcr words md
opinions as incorrectly to-day MS [ did
tile first morning she sat opposite mo
and dropped Jumps Of suger into my
coffee with a most cn9agiD9'Gttie ilour-
ish of her tapor fing@s 10 DC sure I
am n plain man, and my occupation is
plain, too, not conducive in pny wnylto
tho study ofthe female character. 'i'ilore
is nothing unexpected about coil ropo
and link chain, which IS where they
differ in n marked degree flom lovely
woman. TO return, however, 20 this
particular stormy evening.
81 brought over some Of tluoucw icr-
iodicnls, Nam" / said cnrelcssly when
we were up stairs aftcr dtnnAr.
cob, dear, arc there more nov per-
iodicals?' Intercepted Mrs. John plain
tivciy--a remark ] did not constric to
express unboulldcd Satisfaction. | did
not reply.
"Do you happen to know, John"
continued my vito, aul her voice was
still aggrioved, ssjust what particular
field these latest arc cSpcctedt 10 hll2''
go, madam, l do hot. / nm not
editor, proprietor nor publisher, nor in
any why responsible Tor The AMOR
ance of these nnfortnnatn publications.
which seem to have drawn pprp tlicn-
scl:cs your august disnpprofal.'
Don't be sarcastic, Jphp; IL ] not
your forte. ! don't disnDDroyo; I'm
only tired. My brain ;s no. ctlual 10
the strain. The pcrioiical iiterntiro of
the dny is simply overwiielnd a rlc. l.
am drowning undcr il, l~nitoratipg,
stitling. want air, ono YOU bring nc
another feather pilloN, slo hAishcd
dramatically, pointing tO The fresh
pamphlets before her.
Mrs. john" | bcgan severely SIN
no Othcllo."
"No indeed, she responded ln}cl;iy,
'nor nm I a Dcsdcmoia. 'ihat 2rcnd-
fn African wonld has Mad ls's Lands
full to smother me. .Aml sjmilmly
protest against being ,n1 tel out by
words, words, words! =
She was now waikiki ip nDd down
the room, her hands loosN!y claspcd he
hind her, md her tGt Na l~Taiiing
very gracefully in iltF yyalsr. She
rather affects this tricl " nrlching ut
times when we arc aloIc, tl1, 3l,e knows
it is becoming.
"Ncx. year." She won't , mnplniic-
ally, Conc monthly, ole weekly and ono
daily organ OF ncws, JiterAturemtd tho
sciences colne to my r~on}ingtahlo. llou
may take what you like; q cpnhnenmy-
self to those"
"And yet, my dear, I.yrntared to
suggest, 81 have hcird On a:y That
miscellaneous reading brolltuS Tho
mind and cnlargos the j|u,iHinent."
$50 it does. There IS srcll q tiling as
widening to the sactiGca ~ hoignt,
though. I feel mentally ~. .i}El lad
been looking into one ot tijosp CON, OK
mirrors-my judgment is ol breadth
and no depth. Bosid " lo roptipicd
airily, that sort OF thins n@f tllere,"