Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-04-23
REGARDING HUSBANDS.
Some Atlanta Women Air Their View
Upon the Subject.

Some Atlanta Women Air Their Views
Upon the Subject.
There is one thing that a young wom-
an who has but recently gone and got
ten herself married should be advised
against; that is any sentimental effu-
siveness upon conjugal happiness in the
presence of women who have been wed
some time. No matter how happily
mated these danes may be they feel in
duty bound to snub any expression of
faith and contentment on the part of
the bride of few weeks. They like to
tell pleasant little stories concerning
the fidelity of implicitly trusted hus.
bands, their fondness for night keys,
club suppers, cards, their peculiar exac-
tions, eccentricities and so forth.
/ CHANGED the other day to drop in
upon a circle of those matrons when a
two weeks bride called. The subject of
marriage was brought up, and the bride
ventured to assert that it was not always
a failure.
Then there was an expressive shrug
and cynical smile from her listeners,
one of whom said:
"Oh, but you'v only been married a
short while. It's all very pretty now, if
it would only last,a
WELL" hopefully, cit has lasted with
my mother and father some twenty odd
years."
Its an inheritance, then. Why, 1
wish I'd inherited popularity of that
kind from my parents
II think American women are more
to be enyied than any wives on EARTH
said another, II had friend who said
she never knew what happiness was un.
til she married an American. Her first
husband was a Spaniard, who loved her
madly, and her life was in danger from
his jealousy. The second was an English
man. so cold and selfish that she'd rath-
er have had MIN kill her than live with
him. The third was an American,
neither warm nor cold, and he gave her
as much money as she wanted and let
her do as she pleased
'sNow that's my idea of happinesslA
said q pretty young matron. What
could woman want more than plenty
OF liberty and plenty of money! What
! is the jealous love of Spaniard besides
shekels IA freedom?
al don't believe in jealous husbands
said a woman whose husband mignt
have been so with some cause. Every
jealous men are apt to be selfish; They
value you net for what you are, pup for
what you are estimated to be by Others
Such men need constant stimulant to
their affections.
What sort of husbands do you all be-
| lieve imp" exclaimed the newly-made
matron, desperately.
For my part" replied careful ma
tron with several daughters to marry,
II should prefer a widower, we'll off,
and with NO children, of course. He
should be about forty years old, and
| must have been devoted husband to
his first wife. Such man has lived
over the vagaries of youth. He has
sowed wild oats, and anchored steadfast-
ly his ship of love until it was blown
away by the wind of eternity. He has
known life's greatest joys and deepest
sorrows. He knows how to appreciate
profoundly the love of woman, and
having learned many lessons in woman
nature he will neither be too exactiRg nos
uncomprehending of her little fancies
and foibles But I'd rather have the first
love of man, even if it was exaeting,
and oven if we didn't always understand
each other. Ishould want to feel that
had been the first to share his heart and
life."
81 believe q widower of forty is pre-
ferable to bachelor Of the same age.
81