The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-04-18
.GM Star
LITTLE OVERsEsSITIVE.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
We were all chatting very pleas.
antly in The smoking compartment
of a Michigan Central sleei er the
other night when some one began
10 rail at what he deemed IA pre-
yailing lack of dellcacv on the part
of American women. lie said That
the men, as a rule, lvereSlImated
The sensitivenesS of women, and
that in their common contact lei
are more punctiliouS than are those
of the opposite sey. A quiet.
handsome man who was seated in
the corner,and had before remain
ed silent, ut Tins knocked the ashes
from his cigar and said:
"Gentlemen, | must disagree
with the last speaker. The near.
est | ever came TO being sTotss was
one when a woman miSunderSto~ ID
me from pun c oyersensitivenes<.'
"How was that n asked every
one in a breath.
IL had a friend" he said, mot an
intimate friend, but something
more than an ordinary acquaint-
ance. The man was named Gard.
ner, was thoroughly :good.hearled,
but very hot-headedss and stubborn.
Some years ago he married, and
after his return from his wedding
journey met me ON the street one
night and fairly dragged me up 10
his charming little house and pre-
sented me 10 his wife. Size was
very gracious. Gardner produced
a box OF cigars, insisted that /
should take one, and at the same
time lighted one himself, SAYING
that there should be no formality
in their house. and that | must drop
in al any time, without any an ,
nouncement or formality. | tell
you, il was pleasant and comforta {
BILE. Then, while Gardner sat be-
fore the fire and smoked, his wife
went TO the piano and began to
play a nocturn of Chopin. 1t was
a dream to hear her, for she was
almost an artist, an |, an enthusi.
asst in music, stepped over and
turned the pages for her. When
she had finished she began TO i'm j.,
provise and softly tell me OF her
education and her early life. :
Among other things she said that y
her parents were very strict in Ger.
tain matters, and that she had new.
er vet been within a playhouse, =
much less heard an opera.
"At this, thinking only oil her
rare appreciation, | said: 1 should :
like to be with you when you hear
your first opera"
"At this | thought she stifIened a p
but she played a few cords in Il
and then arising from the
pleaded fatigue, excused n
herself and retired. don't know U
why it was, but | felt somewhat
uncomfortable, and resisting The ~
pressing invitation Of my host to
went home us soon as |
Gould with reasonable p~OIlteness.
"The next day | was kept from c
ny office until nearly noon, and
lpon reaching it was astonlshed to
awaiting me a note signed BY Il.
iardner, which ran as follows: !
"Sir-I have failed to find YOU =
his morning, What do you mean {.
" inviting my wife 10 attend the
without asking my permi5-
ion 2"
Il ono replied: ~
"Slr-l have not asked your wife,
nth or without your permission, -
} attend The theatre" y
"To the second missive came the 81
"Sir-My wife says you did and S
her. You would do we'll to @
end her a written apology, ad.
ressed TO H. by Q o'clock" ss
''Ihen it all flashed over me. and x
wrote not IN apology, but an ex- Do
lanation, aud, taking advantage I
I a good business excuse, left for
ew York al 3:45. For, You see,
! this happened in Kentucky, u
here they are apt to do their in. pntl
.'stlgating a little loo late for com.
IT." Cor.