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Iwxextremely amused one day. when
sirrng with . mother and daughter
whom rank among my dear friends. Ar
little biz II eynicism that came from
the fresh young lips Of the girl Her
mother. whoss iden and practice are
largely bassd upon the innocence Of
Eden. was reproying her daughter for
having been. ~ she fnncied. . little TOO
forward in accepting . young mans AZ
tenncns and an invitation to rsis with
him. and finally. with . TREMENDOUS a.
sumption q worldly wisdom. she said:
1T n great mistake girls are making
nowadays IN being 80 aecsmahle. Men
don't value them half 80 mucn, or Try
half % hard % please them, for they eco
that they can please without trying. %
Why should they trouble themsslv2s II
. grrl IL cold and reserved and draws
back. tho men win b piqued into pur-
suit and exertion."
bravo. little mammal cried tho
sancy daughter, clapping her hands
and glancing at me, while. I am ashamed
10 say. | joined In her mcrriment.
You have at last asserted your position
a. the cruel PARENT and administered
crushing rebuke 20 your rebellioue child!
Bread and water, locked cell, and per-
haps salutary chastisenent must soo1
follow unless ! reform. But. darling
little mother. while you have been con-
co-tins all that worldly wisdom tho
world has moved on, and nous arosls
change tout ceta"-
Who's 'noasr" interrupted my
friend. The man or the woman
The man first-on the lead, - II
were'-
Slang"
"Yes, dear. Just . little oue.' you
know! But il the lords Of creation take
the lead what can we docile and sub
Inissive inferior creatures do but follow?
Tn sure that's good orthodox doctrine"
"Well, but over what course are they
on the lcadr interposed i, anxious to set
1t the girls theory.
why. they don't like the delicate TO
serve and chilly dignity which mamma
says was the favorite bait in her young
days"
MY laughter
''Oh. you didn't say bait, did you, lite
SiamnGnS Well, the men don't pursue
and seek and all the rest Of it worth .
cent in these days. and girl who under
takes those tactics Is just left to enjoy
her own chilly dignity in her own cold
corner. In fact she's left out in tho COLI
altogether"
Then the men like demonstrativs
women better than modest maidens, do
Aheyr asked my friend little tartly,
for few mothers like TO be laughed IT rs
old fashioned by their own daughters.
The girl, too, was just little touched,
and replied more seriously:
..Oh, il You say modest that's quite
another thing! I fancy we're quite as
modest as the 'prunes, prisns and pro
pretty majdens. as you call them, Of the
last generation, but we're . heap jol-
her
'.Oh, childy"
"Yes, mamma, bat what want to
convince You Of is that men have grown
at once lazier and more requiring than
they were in your young days. Thsy
expect the girls to come quite half way
to meet them. and If we don't they just
turn to some one who WILL"
I'm fact, they lie under the tree and
open their mouths waiting for the plums
TO drop in" suggested I, and my little
friend replied with sagacious nod:
Exactly so, although good many OF
Ahem won't take the trouble to OPEN
pheir mouths: they expect the plum to
come and bump them openr
And the plurns are willing TO accept
che situation, are they" demanded her
mother scornfuIly.
well. they don't want TO wither on
NE tree" airily replied Missile with
,leeful glance at me.
Driving homo l revolved the QUESTION
n my own mind, Was Missile right. or
sas her mother? And l think / con-
iuded that the girl was correct ~ to
.acts and the mother a. to theory.
Certainly the ideal relation Of man and
maid is for her TO smile sweetly from n
balcony, and be TO risk his neck in
climbing up 70 her-''thc dear idea
where she flies pursues" knight,
after making humble protestatious of
his fealty. is put upon probation, and
travels the world around TO prove him
self worthy. never turning 80 much as
the tail Of his eye upon any other
years or so TO receive his reward. Jacob
served fourteen years for Rachel, and. az
the Good Book tells Us. thought IL a
rners trifle compared with his love for
her.
But Jacobs ar scarce In these days.
and knights are Generally more Grant
than faithful 4 Penelope who sent her
Ulysses away 10 Eek fams and wealth
In these days might knit and rsvel
great many Tides before she would vel
come him back, and he would neve- re
sist Circe.
l don't know why 10 Is. bat il 10 a
painful truth TINT women are rot wooed
IN these days - earnestly rs they used
30 be and are won much more essily.
Il is becsuee there are 81 many more
Of them IN proportion to the men. or be
cause they expect SO much more when 10
comes 10 a question Of marriage
Or IL il THAI So orr country grows Older
wr are falling into the customs Of those
u,rrr mature civilizations whore mar