Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-21
THE EVENING DEMOCRAT TUESDAY JANUARY 2 1se


 and if her husband does, he keeps it to himself, and treats his wife indulgent- fy, gratefully. for he never yet has had cold breakfast or buttonless shirt or an unmended stocking: but he is careful not to say anything about his busi- ness before her that could harm him if repeated, and he would as soon think of consulting the b,.oy as her about affairs outside the house. In fact, as the children grow up. it is no uncom- mon thing for the father to make Q companion and occasional confident of the olfe daughter if she is bright, and tho simple wife sees them set of for drives and walks and little journeys to which she is not invited
 If she is very good and sweet, and has plenty of that sort of sense which | belongs to the best class of sinnpletons, she is glad that father finds such compapionship." and puts down that little ache at the heart with all the might she has.
 But if she is not of this better grade. she encourages the little green snake of | jealousy, feeds it, makes room for it, endures it's stings, and though she ma y be silent, makes both husband and | daughter feel it's effects.
 So many men fancy that their ideal | woman is of this stamp. and so many men in after-years have found out their | mistake.
 II want a wife who shall be Q rest and a refuge aftcr the days worries and toils." says one of my friends, him. self as keen and clever a lawyer as ever | held brief. II don't want to discuss my cases at homo, nor do I want to have | my tired brain summoned to an Argu, ment upon the solar spectrum or the Semitic dialects. want sweet, gentle soul. who will have my slippers and m y dinner ready, and while I enjoy them. entertain me with little ripple of ch al upon tho events of the day, her new bonnet, Mrs. Tomkins's call, and Benny's success at school" | And after YOU are well rested, and begin to tire of Mrs. Tompkins and Benny?"
 | "Oh, then shall go to bed, and nex> morning to the office, secure that know exactly what my wife will dc | with herself all day, and that my wishes. expressed or unexpressed, will | be her law. Every man should be mas ter in his own house, and your bright sweet woman has generally a will o1 her own, and is determined on carrying | it out. do hate domestic controversy | Do you like domestic deceit better?' inquired I.
 l "There are very few women, I aH happy to say, so abiect as to have nc | wills of their own, and the difference | is, that while your clever. self-respect | ing, courageous woman announces hel | wishes or opinions, and argues fol them, just as you do for yours in court the timid, self-dstrustful, sweet sim pleton says nothing, but silently maker her way toward the desired end, cloud ing the waters about her, cuttle-fsl fashion. She gets there all the same however
 "Well, I'd rather be cheated thar bullied by my wife," was my young lawyers ultimatum. but don't believe he really meant it, and 1 think he ha sense to see that life, in the long run will be more satisfactory, to an intelli gent man, spent with a companion thar with a slave, for no m tier how tenderl, and justly he may determine to trea his pretty simpleton, he cannot hell her degener atlng, as the years go on to the position of a mere appendage t' his life, not an integral part of it. But ono of the oldest points in thi whole subject is the infatuation whicl induces good many women of average intellect to pretend to be simpletons Why do they do it? It is because ther' is class of mon, like my young lawyer who fancy that they like and wish t. marry simpletons.
 Or, do the women themselves admir-, this style? l cannot imagine which, bu I will give all pretended simpletons thu famous advice, Don't.
 Tho real ingenue is a lovely creature and we hope will. in time. become sensible woman. and I suppose ou style of simpleton may be called ingenue; but make-believe ingenu and make believe simpleton ar
 fearful mistakes, and what is worse never deceive anybody into fancyin! them the real thing.
 | Don't. MRS. FRANK LESLIE.