The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-02

spake unto him after these words. ~.
ing: Look you unto II; Tor l VIII Dc 70
Judge of such matters" And he rose up
and took his Departure. and went IN the
direction OF the compcsfng-roomS. ana
the other scribe did write = rev stlcks
for his gentle readers. at the sumo umo
putting little bug In the scrpes ~
not TO daily with romanticism anu spr-
itualism simultaneously. lest either tns
fair and dainty society girl or the paush-
covered, borrowed prayer-books one "
the other. be mot In H."
There are q number OF old familiar say
ings that hnd application In ones dsiiy
life. 'T5irds Of a feather fock together
is a little quotation one sees practicaHy
illustrated almost every week. irouo'cs
come I'm numbers Is truism wn'cn
Cupid is forced 20 admit. after slyiy get
ting In bis work beneath eequestereo
bower on a moonlight night. Stnnges
when one poor fellow decides to die, or
rather when Nature makes up her mind
to remove his frame from the surface
OF this gay and giddy sphere. why dozen
or more catch the contagious malay,
and follow suit. And then the marriages
Now, really the thing gets to be bona
fide epidemic. when once fair ana
frivolous feminine fairy takes II into ner
head to step OF the carpet and give her
little sister a show. No wonder an en-
terprsng Journal should break loose now
and then with a column headed The
Bridal Bulletin" for nothing else would
express the matrimonial editors views.
But after all. il s just as natural az Tor
the elder married contingent to spend
their evenings at the club talking scandal.
for there y a spirit OF rivalry In matri-
mony just as In every other line OF legiti-
mate business. Now, there q Nancy
Jones. She takes unto herself chunk
Of a husband" At once Betsy Drown
conceives the idea of demonstrating to
the public that Nancy Is not the only
woman IN town who has the magnetism
to capture hubby" Then Susanna
Smith is aroused to make a special effort.
and accept the first proposal Of anything
that wears trousers just TO "be with
the girls" And so II goes, until one day
the man who keeps up with the theoreti.
cal side OF matrimonial matters Is started
out to "chase down" from ten to twenty
nuptials all I'm a single day. while the
sour old bachelor sits complacensiy on
the rear seat OF the church. and muir
murs amid the strains OF the wedding
march, "Two more souls made miserable"
| don't wish 90 annihilate the preachers
prospects for a snug little fee but ''Trou-
bles come I'm numbers" Take warning.
thou thoughtless daughter OF Eve con-
tempatins galloping over TO Swansboro
10 have the knot tied. Before you have
been a wife for "A month. you may TO-
greet not having allowed your old tol1
chum to score one on you by changing
her name first.
Was there ever young married wo-
man who didn't believe she mad the best
husband in the world? The antiQuated
married women are out OF the question.
They ascertain their husbands faults
after the knot has been tied several
years. and daily topics have changed
from how much they love each other
10 why the deuce wasn't breakfast ready
az 1880 o'clock sharp Well. after the
manner Of young married women, one
pretty little unsuspecting wife who lives
on Floyd avenue, or thereabouts. recently
lost her cook (she didn't lose her head
at the same time. nor her temper either,
as Is usually the case). and determined to
make herself practical until another cook
was secured. She accordingly gave her
husband $3.50 Che himself was out Of
change at the time), with instructions
% purchase some kindlng wood The gay
md festive young husband met friend
rom Petersburg. however. and they de-
'ided 10 renew their acquaintance by
ilNlib III Hiiit game. lntS IidlrU All
he afternoon and away In the night.
losing the game on n "freezc-out" ut
A. NJ When the husband got home. he
allied aloud TO the young wife To pitch
lin down a key hole, saying he had lost
his She didn't wake up. however, until
half an hour after he had retired. He
vas talking somewhat wildly amid his
turbulent slumbcrs. and the little wo-
man inquired what the trouble was. and
why he got IN so late.
"Give me 81 80 worth OF chips" said the
husband. staring wildly at the two-inch
oil Of the seasons first mosquito perched
)n the tip OF his nose for L little refresh
nents.
"Ah, you careless, dear boy!' came
he tender rebuke, in n sweet. Southern
'olce. II told you TO get kindlns wood.
md there you've gone and ordered chips.
know I shall never be able to cook any
hing with them"
The husband woke up and righted mat
ers after fashion. Would you believe
/, the innocent little wife has never been
onvnced that there was anything wrong
bout that purchase. Poor. deluded, little
creaturel Talk about draw
lg the wool over ones eyes. Well-but
on understand, patient reader. don't
GU? YOUR UNCLE FULLER.
The Charlotte Young Mems Christian
.gsociafiOn has purchased n tarpe tent