The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-28
NICE YOUNG nAN, BUT A FOOL.
He Is Utterly To" Good. ana His Wife II
SIX Of :..r bargain.

He Is Utterly To" G"od. ana His Wife II
SIX Of :;.r bargain.
One of the best girls any fellow ever
knew and the pride Of village not a
thousand niles from Pittsburg made 6
fatal mistake when she married. Being
such happy girl, SO sensible and so
much sought after by the best young
men in the neighborhood, every one con.
fidently expected her to make great
catch. But she didn't, and now her
neighbors are wondering how it all hap
pened. She married fool. That ex.
plains it all. No need to 60 into details
The fact that he dressed well and that
he moved in good society and was known
as very nice young man" will not
make the case any palmer. Heis fool
and that is all there is about it.
His foolishness consisted largely in
believing that the world was not made
right that the people are wrong hearted
as well as wrong headed, and that it is
'he duty OF every one to array himself
against everything as it exists and keep
ap constant grumbling. growing and
complaining. This young man was very
religious in sense. He honestly AID
faithfully endeayored to keep himself
rnspotted from the world by avoiding
contact with it. He went not into bad
company. nor did he patronize picnics
and evening parties. but st;4id at home
reading good books and thinking how lie
could spin for himself cocoon tha;
would keep the outside world away
from him. He did not realize the fact
that he who has himself for companion n
and friend is in very poor company.
1t was this sort Of cilapthat our node!
girl married. She ought to have known
better, but she mistook his knowledge o.
books for an evidence of brains and OF
learning. while the fellow really hadn't
two IDEAS of his own about anyth,".-
The inside history of this case showst
she did not love him any better than sis
had other men. but he was such a rice
young fellow that she thought there
would he no risk taking him. In fact,
she took him in the hope OF escaping the
very misery she is now SUFFERING. He
doesn't beat her with club. nor does he
get drunk and smash the furniture, but
he tires her life out by lecturing her,
finding fault continually and never com.
mending, and trying to make her under.
stand that her place is at home and that
her duty is to him. Their home is dreary
and chilly. and their lives about the same
They are both satisfied that marriage
70 failure, and they cannot be made to
believe otherwise. 1t isn't the man who
las the least book knowledge that is the
biggest fool. nor are those who are short
on general information to be classed
with numskulls. Some of the most de.
ightful people one may meet are those
who are blessed with an abundance of
csmmon sense. They know absolutely
nothing of Darwin nor Of Briggs and
rot q great deal about electrical science,
and they may even eat with their knives,
pour their coffee into saucers and blow
the soup to cool it, yet with all these
shortcomings and defects they are the
most delightful people to know. Their
hearts are all right, and they under
stand enough Of the science Of life to
know how to live comfortably them
selves and to make others happy
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