San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-08

into his empty champagne glass.
Lord Guise made sign to the waiter
and resumed his homily
THE reason why so many married
people hate each other is that they have
started with an absurd promise to per-
form Impossibilities. One should begin
as one means to go on, and if they were
to set out with good, quiet feeling of
mutual regard it is probable enough that
they would manage pull through with
out much discomfort. don't say that
matrimony under any circumstances
would be enjoyable, but it might be
made endurable."
Little Mr.. Schneider, who had round
rosy face and projecting eyes, nodded
approvingly and raped the table.
Just sor' he exclaimed: 81 thoroughly
agree with you"
II thought you would" observed Lord
Guise dryly: You generally do, you
know. But what about you, Thorold:
Do you agree with me?"
In truth his harangue, though osten-
sibly general in its scope, had been in
tended to apply specially to an individ-
nal case; and this intention was no
secret to Mr.. Thorold, who answered:
"Oh, dare say you are right. Per-
sonally, shouldn't much care,to marry
upon the French plan; but very likely it
works better than ours in the majority
of instances. However. it doesn't great
ly signify whether you are right or
wrong, because you will hardly bring
about revolution in the national
ideas.
Il don't know that" said Lord Guise
Every movement must be started by
somebody, and humble as l am | may
be the first to set the ball rolling in the
right direction. Not that should ad-
vocate the adoption of the French system
without reserve; the mother-in-law is
too prominent a parsonage in French
households for my taste. All want
men to see is that having fallen in love
with woman isn't a good reason for
marrying her-quite the contrary. 1t is
obvious that the very worst judge of a
woman is a man who is in love with her.
Perhaps you'll admit that much, Thor.
oldy"
The eyes of his two fellow guests were
turned expectantly and with some GOV.
ert amusement upon the young politi.
clan. whose engagement to very well
known lady had recently been broken
off. and who was supposed to be not a
little sore about the affair. He shrugged
his shoulders and replied:
"Oh. certainly; I'll admit that much.
But after all. the question is only one OF
degree; what do we know of women
even when we are not in love with themi
The best plan is to give them wide
berth.
only that's impossible" observed
Lord Guise. "Shall we go upstairs and
smoke now
The subject was dropped for the mo,
ment, but was resumed later on in the
smoking room by Eustace Moreton, who
professed sentiments of the most atrocious
cynicism with regard to the opposite
sex His career, though brief. had been
eventful in an amatory sense, and in the
matter of constancy he had not appeared
to shine conspicuously, but he now as
sured his hearers that in no single in.
stance had he been the first to cool off
my belief" said he solemnly, lis
that women never care for a fellow foI
his own sake. Their one object is to en-
tice him into marrying them, and the
moment they find out that he isn't quite
prepared to go such frightful lengths
they chuck him aside like an old glove. >
This opinion of the utter unreason-
ableness of women received confirmation
from Mr. Schneider, who nodded his
head. and remarked sententiously, I'm
quite with you there, MoretOn." Mr.
Schneider was one of those charming
but too rare people who never contra
dict
Let us endeavor to be just even to
women, who are SO seldom just to us, ="
said Lord Guise 1T is only just to
them to say that in some respects they
are not half such fools as we are, and it
would be unjust TO blame them, situated
as they are, for wanting to get married
Of course they want to get married,
and of course they do their best to hook
us. But why are we always in such a
hurry to swallow the hook? That's what
want to know"
Some of us don't" observed Thorold.
HIN! Some of us have the good luck
to be thrown back into the water be-
cause we were too easily caught"
Thorold opened his lips TO reply, but,
thinking better Of it. twirled his mus
tache and held his peace.
What we require" Lord Cruise went