The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-10
a LITTLE oyeRsENsITWE.
The simple Eomark That Almost Ended
a Centlemau's life in Kentucky.

The simple Remark That Almost Ended
a Gentlemap's Life in kentucky.
We we're ali chatting pleasantly in the
smoking compartment Of a Michigan Central
sleeper the other night, when some one bo-
gan 10 rail al wins. BIZ deemed "a prevailing
lack Of deIcacy on tbe part q American
women. To sliI that the mcn, as q rule,
overestiuate the scn4tiveuoss OF women and
that in their common contact men are more
puuctillous than those Of the opposite sex. A
quiet, handsome man who wa seated IN the
corner and had before remained silent AT
this knocked the ashes from his cigar and
said:
Gentlemen, l must disagree with the last
speaker The nearest I ever came q being
shot was once when woman misunderstood
me FROM pure overSenSuvenest"
How was that" every one asked in u
breath.
Il rad friend. he said. mot an intimate
friend but sometIiuE much more than an
ordinary acquaintance. The man was named
Gardner, and was thoroughly good hearted.
but v.-y hot headed and stubborn. some
years ago ho married, and after his return
from !. wedding journey he met me on the
street one night and fairly dragged me up %
his wife She was very gracious Gardner
produced a box ~ cigars, insisted That |
should take one and nU the sslmo ttlas hghtsd
one himself, SAYING that there should be 40
formahty IN their house, ami that l must
drop in at any time, without aun0uncemsht
OF Formally. tell YOU 10 was pleasant and
comfortable T-eH, while Gardner sat be-
fore the fire and smoked. his wife went 70
Ell -
Chopin. Il was a dream 90 hear her, FOR she
was almost M artist aud !, an enthusiast IN
music, stepped over and turned the pages for
her When she had finished she began %
improvlse softly and to tel ms q Der eJnca~
ton and early Iss, Among other thtngs sac
said taas Der parents were very strict ia Ger
tain matters. aad that she had never zee
been within q F.ayaou-e. muca less heard an
opera
- this. a. mixing only 81 her rare appre-
citation I san. ! should like "a be with you
whou you hear ygar Grss opera
''At tais thought sine .tIffencd = little bus
she played o. Isv chords iu silcncs. then. sris-
ing from the riaao pleaded fatigue c1cIsed
herself aaa rsIrsl Irau't auou why Il Wa
but fe.s SORROW SAT uncomfortable, and, -
s.stiu- tra pressing invitation q III hoet -
rec ,aabio aajteues.
"Tae next day WAS hept from ny oflee
uufii nearly uo5H.- and upon reaching it was
sstonizasd O. find awaiting me e. note signed
by Gardner, which rau rs fo.-evf.
'' '.fra-T have fa.ies. % Gra yca taiEn morn
log. What 10 yca mean by inviting nay wife
% attend the theatre without a.sing my per
miai0lT
II ut once replied
3. SIR have net asked yoBr vie. With
or without your permission, % attend To
theat-r
'-ic gle =ecoad mlsaIEe came tae reply
my wife SAYS you diI do ~. mad
believe her IoI 0oBd do ael o. se1d her
q uTit,eu apology. addressed 70 me. BY c
oc.ock
.Tren j. sH fasred over me. and vross,
rot ~ apology rut an e~p-aua.fon. ard tax
ing advantage ~ o good h4s.ne-s sF.lss lsfs
for New SarE 90 "a quarter r. For. Yeu
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