Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-01-11
THE HOME VS.. THE CLUB
BY CARRIE NJ. ASHTON.

Il have the best little wife in the
world, boys" said Lou Adams, as he
walked into the pleasant club-room,
In the great metropolis of Chicago, that
he used to frequent so much in his
bachelor days. "We have been married
Just month, and she is the dearest
little woman in the world, and perfect
~ devoted to me. Why, if I told her
not to do anything, that would be suf-
fcient. She does not require reasons,
and my word is law to her; she never
argues the question. I tell you, it is
worth getting married if you can find
such a wife as mine! She's a little
beauty, too. I'll bet you'll all be en-
vying me wien you've seen her. We
Just got home from our wedding tour
last night. We took in all the sights
of Boston, Washington and New York,
besides many other places of interest.
While she was busy unpacking and
getting things Strengthened around, 1
just hurried down here to see you boys.
You know 1 bought a pretty little
house over on Michigan avenue and
gave it to Hazel for wedding present.
You must all come and dine with us
when we get settled"
At this, Jones said:
"Well, Lou, are you such a model
husband? Surely, such wife as yours
must be, Judging from your descrip
ton, deserves one of the best. l sup
pose you have deserted US, and have
come tonight to bid us farewell"
why, yes; you all know am
pretty good sort of fellow, don't you?
OF course a man is expected to SOW a
few wild oats when he is boy, but
that don't count. And so you think
am going to desert you just because 1
am married? Not much, lean tell you.
Guess 1 am my own master, and no
woman Will lead me around by her
apron strings. Why, 1 tell you, my
wife is a different kind of a woman
and she won't try. She has beautiful
home, a fine horse and carriage, and
all the money she wants to do what she
pleases with. Is that not enough to
make any woman contented? You
needn't think you can get rid of me so
soon, boys"
As the weeks flew by, and Lou fire.
quented the club rooms just the same
as in his bachelor days, his chum,
Fred DeForest, said, one day:
"Say, Lou, do you know folks are
really talking about the way you are
neglecting that little, brown-eyed bride
of yours? You ought to be the hap
piest man in the world with such a
wife. Do you want to break her heart
with your cruel neglect? If her own
people lived here in Chicago, it might
be little different; but to bring her
away out here from a home of affiu-
ence and love, among entire strangers,
and then go off every evening and
leave her alone, 1 tell you it's a burn
ing shame. How would you like to be
In her place? I know what you are
going to say-that women are differ
emit. Indeed they are, and if it we're
not so, what on earth would become of
This world? Would you be willing to
marry q girl who had led the life you
have? Oh, no; that is altogether diff
ferent. You could not even respect
such q woman, let alone marry her.
And vet you expect that the purest girl
will give up everything for you and be
glad to be your wife. Can you expect
that women will go on loving just such
men, no matter how much they are
neglected? I know full well that the
world frowns on a woman and encour-
ages q man for doing the self-ssme
thing: but that doesn't make it right.
Two wrongs never did make q right.
Well, know 1 have wearied you with
my long sermon, and perhaps offended
you: but remember what I have said
has been fer your own good and the
dear little girl whom I have learned to
both honor and respect in the past few
weeks. But for our long-standlng
friendship should never have dared to
say all this"
As Lou Adams walked slowly home
he soliloquized thus:
Il just wish folks would attend to
their own business, and not NEEDLE
with other folks affairs. If Hazel
cont complain, I don't see why any one
else should. I can't see as I have neg
lected her, but I guess Twill skip that
dinner OF Jones' that I promised to go to
tonight, and for a change stay home
with Hazel
As he passed q greenhouse, he stop
ped and bought most beautiful bunch
Of Jacqueminot roses, such as he used
TO buy so frequently before his mar
rage. Hazel was extremely fond of
roses, and at her own home, In Phila-