Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-12-15
WOMAN'S WORLD.
a MANS ADVERTISEMENT FOR A WIFE
AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE.

why Lucy Stone Never Voted-FoulLe on
Woman Sufrrage-The Spotted Veil Hab-
it-A Promising Career Ended-Timely
and Interesting Subjects Discussed.
WANTED.-A wife, humble, handsome, ac-
somplished, amiable, stylish, entertaining, n
thorough housekeeper, finished cook, gradual
81 seamstrcss, skilled nurse, a painstaking col
lector of masculine bric-a-brac, including to-
bacco ash, cigar stumps, old shoes and other
debris left over from the wedding. In addition
to these trifing qualifications she must possess
a knowledge of the fine arts, he Il sweet singer,
brilliant instrumentalist and have such eX-
qusite mental mechanism to enable her to
analyze the subtle niceties of thought govern
ing the varying moods of her would be master.
No propositions will be favorabl received I'M
less the applicant can pass a satisfactory eX-
animation on any or all points specified. She
will also be given opportunities to exhibit her
skill in speedy, scientific, cold snap fire build
ing. Apply in person to BACHELOR.
1873 Washington street, Boston, Mass.
This is no imaginary advertisement.
1t is veritable statement of what one
retiring man hopes to find in his life
partner-a frank, outspoSen summary
of what he considers indispensable to
happiness. He didn't say anything
about what she might expect in return,
beyond intimating that he would be
willing to keep her in coal and kim
ding, let her have new gown now and
again and give her ample opportunities
for athletic development in bringing
order out of his chaotic surroundings.
There was one point ON which he was
very firm, stern even, and that was,
mo questiOns!" He said he'd spend
his money as he liked, come and go
when he liked, stay out as late as he
liked, and come home when, how or in
what condition he liked. without put
ting in an excuse with his appearance.
He gave his audience to understand that
he could say sweet things if he wanted
to, but wasn't going to depreciate their
value by lavishing them. The melting
mood came on in the glow of the fire
kindled by her fair hands.
Among those who listened to this one
man S wants was woman-a timld,
fearful. humble mortal, who didn t dare
say anything but some way her thoughts
turned to a tombstone she had seen in
a city cemetery. 1t was a rather pre-
tentiOus slab, and across the top was
blazoned Il mans name, and down be-
low, as if shrinking away even in mar
BILE, a woman's Christian name, with
the further inscription, Wife of the
above mentioned. " He WASH t dead at
all-such men generally do survive
but he couldn't let her have even
tombstone to herself, so he put her away
down in the corner and filled the pub
lie eye with his own personality. That
was the end of truly humble woman.
Fortunately Nemesis in the form of
a second wife overlook that man, and
let us hope it may in this other case,
where so much is expected in return for
board and keep" 1t would be anus
ing to go into details on each require
ment, but it couldn't be done in less
space than 100 pages, so we must con-
/ tent ourselves i'll following up the first.
Now, it sometimes happens that a
woman who is all humility and defer
ence before marriage develops startling
self assertion Immediately after, and
the man who started out with the inten-
ton of addressing her as You there!"
finds himself saying, Ma am" a
o
up every penny he earns and gets his
tobacco money doled out, carries coal,
runs to the grocery, shakes the rugs,
Sits the ashes, peels the potatoes, and
crawls off to business with his erstwhile
naughty spirit limper than his linen.
When a half hour late on the home run,
it is pitiful to contemplate his mental
agony as he cudgels his brain fCr ex-
cuses and finally concocts fairy tale
that very properly collapses under a
scathing, Now, Tom, don't tell mel"
And he doesn t tell her-he just hooks
his heels in the rung of chair to brace
himself, pulls himself together and takes
it, registering a mental vow to knock
down the first fellow who talks of hui
mility as a fetching feature in woman,
lovely woman. Mary B. O'Sullivan
in Donahoe's Magazine.