The record-union., 1894-11-30
ROYAL BAKING POWDER.

borrowing money from an unsympa-
thetic public"
She spoke bitterly, and we all Won
dered what the cause Of it could be, and
alter great deal of coaxing on our part
the fact leaked out that the man was ad-
dicted to drink; that he had actually had
the braZen temerity TO call upon the artist
while IN an Intoxicated condition.
The dear old lady, doing the hemstitch-
ing III the corner, shook her head over
this sad depravity; while Miss Bloomer
took occasion To deliver homily on man
IN particular and women in general,
winding up by saying "that she didn't
see why girls wanted to marry any way;
that If they only had sense enough to
know they were great deal better off
single-handed and alone" Then she
bade Us goOd-by, whistled for "Sontag,u
mounted her bicycle and rode away.
W hen the afternoon had deepened into
twilight and they had all drifted away to
tnelr own rooms to dress for dinner |
asked tine man when he came home what
he thought OF Flora McFlimsy's intended.
Men are singularly like women mas
much as they don't coldly and dispas-
sionately criticiSe their own sex, so it
was not without good deal of persuasive
eloquence on my part that l obtained the
desired information. Ii, however, leaked
out that he was what the boys call no
good'; in other words, he drank and
gambled and didn't pay his debts and
wasn't particular what female society he
kept. When | limited at possible refor-
nation the man looked at me with pity
III his eye and said that no man would
reform tor any woman; that it wasn't his
nature; that if man didn't take care of
himself out OF pure self-respect that he
wasn't going to do it for anything else
lie admitted there are few cases where
men have reformed after leading pretty
gay lives, but woman wasn't Invariably
at the bottom of it; that there was usually
some other and more selfish motive at
stake, and when | asked for further en-
Ightenment l was told that the doctors
effect more cures in this respect than all
the combined loving devotion of all til o
women on earth.
When the NJ. d. says impressively,
'See here, Blank, you are going TO XIII
yourself If you keep TINS pace up much
longer" Blank Is very apt To get fright
ened, for life is very sweet ana dear to
most all OF us. and there and then met
amOrphoses lakes place. and Blank wife,
II he has one, or his sste- or sweetheart,
IS the case may be, think she Is the one
who caused the change, and cOngratulateS
herself accordingly, and if Blank isn't a
brute he encourages her IN this delusiou
until he almost begins TO believe it him
sell. But until the medico pronounces
his verdict he is very apt TO continue on
The pace that Kills regardless or tears and
prayers and proteSi ati0ns.
The world is full of Flora McF'limsys
who rush headIong into matrimony with
some man thinking they can reform him,
all uumindlul of the future that awaits
them. Again. they marry for the simple
desire to be Mrs, Somebody, no matter
who or what the man may be who gives
them his name to bear. It's an empty,
vain, worthless title at best, if respectIsnt t
at the foundation stone.
Take my advice, girls, and don't try to
reform man. It's a thank less, useless
task, and one or the other is bound TO sut-
fer. Either the man will delude you by
a temporary reformation, or else he Will
positively refuse TO reform at all: or
maybe he Will run away altogether, be-
cause he hasn't strength of character
enough TO resist temptation and he
doesn't want the object of his affections
to see and know his weakness; and such
cases are by no means rare. Don't try
the reformation act like my poor little
Flora Mctlimsy, for It's inevitable end is
dismal failure. BESELENA.
Portland (Or.), Nov. %, 1891.