Arizona republican., 1891-11-17

lnrougn ueuooyins ana unuenuovins, Unless you can die when the dream Is past, Oh, never call it loving!
 (IIelen sighS eXpansively. Louise looks pensively through the window. Maudo fingers her lavender harness. There is dead silence.)
 Helen (abruptly)-Girls, what does "behooving" mean, any way?
 Maude-"Behoovingy" Jt tmeans-"Be- hooving" means--Louise, what does "be- hooving" meanl
 Louise (earnestiy)-Now, it seems to mo that I'd have to know man was worthy-no matter how fascinating. He'd have to attract me by his goodness.
 MaGde-Ugh! Goodness" There are lots of good men l simply abominate! The man love must be brave and cul- tured, and he must love me better than his life or his honor or-or anythingl l believe could overlook a mans faults if he loved mo to distraction.
 Helen (conclusively)-Then he'd be good for your sake, Maude with the fervor of youth and inexperience)--Of course he would. That's where woman's power comes in. Louise-You girls talk as if man were pliable clay image. Helen-Well, not exactly that, but pretty near it.
 | Maude-l believe that when a woman inspires the right kind of love
 Helen-What is the right kindS
 Louise (soleinnly)-Paul says: "Men | love"--
 Maude--Horrors! Lou won't let the | least shred of romance into her views. | Now, l want my husband to adore me- | No matter how frivolous l am, he must consider me perfection. don't want to be ruled or reverenced. just want to | be loved. want my husband to be al- ways thinking about me, and doing | things for me-hand me cherry, Helen. Fred Willard sent me these. Lovely, aren't theyg Well, as was say ing, want my husband to be intellec- tual and handsOme and (as an after thoughD of course, he must be good; but, no matter what else he is, he must be devoted to me. My ideal man isn't a cold blooded being, like that lank crea- ture We met yesterday who goes about doing good works. No! He's young and chivalrous and patriotic, and cultured and unselfsh--.
 Helen-Do you think he exists on this poky old planetI
 Louise-The highest type of man
 Maude Qmpatiently(-Do listen to Loul It sounds like one of Bacon's es- says. Coon!
 Louise-l don't ask for perfect man; out do insist that he should have fine instincts He should love nature and beauty. Be should live for other than sordid aims
 Maude (nibbling a cherry)-Yes, in deed! do SO hate a stingy man!
 Louise-And, when he marries, he should seek woman to be his compan- ion and helpmeet and inspiration And his children-well, don't see how a man can be bad if he has children!
 Maude-I think Louise is cut out to be spinster and deliver lectures before all sorts of women's societies and asso- citations and that kind of thing-don't t you, Helen! Imagine the agonies a man would have to go through before he could understand her! What were you going to say, Lou?
 Helen-I was going to ask Lou if her ideal man must be educated.
 Louise--Well, not necessarily. Icould love a man who had never entered col lege if he felt within his soul the desire to know and the purpose to improve, and if
 Maude-There she goes again! That poor man!
 Louise-And if felt that was neces- sary to the highest development of hi: nature and that he was necessary to mine.
 Helen-Seems to me you want to re- duce marriage to science. You'll take husband to further your development just as you'd take tonic or-or ar emetic to-
 Maude-Oh. Helenl How perfectly ridiculous!
 { Helen--Did you ever meet man thai . came up to your ideas, Louise? . Louise promptly) - Certainly not When l do, I'll marry him-that is, i he asks me.
 Maude-Now, when l marry, it vii be purely
 , (At this instant the clock strikes thu . hour. Maude is shocked into silence Consternation lengthens each face. There , is an impatient knocking at the door Cries of "Time's up!" Let us imp Omnes remorsefully, as they grasl their neglected instruments)-Oh, girls Our trio!
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