The record-union., 1894-09-11
BEEELENA'S LECTURE.
She Talks Plainly to a Young Married
Lady.
Her Idea of the Proper Method of Re-
tanning the Affections of a
Husband.

Husband.
Especial Correspondence of RECORD UNION.
Come aud see me. am half sick and
thoroughly blue.-Eyelyn."
The above was a note my boy, Joe,
handed me few days ago. Evelyn was
former schoolmate of mine; bright, VII
vacious little thing, with a faculty all her
own of winning people. How she did it
no one knew exactly. l don't believe she
even knew herself When she was a
child she lorded over her mother, her
nurse, her companions and everyone
else. Never in q dictatorial manner, but
with such winning sweetness that people
were want to say that Evelyn was born
to rule" first met her at boarding school
and it was here as well as every place
else. No one seemed surprised, or even
discontented, that Evelyn had things all
her own way. Even to the ferocious lady
principal. who took snuff and glared at
the girls over the tops of her formidable
spectacles.
Evelyn wasn't particularly bright, but
IN some mysterious manner she man
aged to keep up with her classes Much
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"chums," as the schoolgirl parlance goes,
she left school the year before we were to
graduate. For some time afterwards |
did not hear of her. Then one day she
walked IN upon me-the same old Eve
lyn, and yet not the same, for she was
bride. Her husband in whom she was
very properly wrapped up, was a good
business man, young, industrious and
with ali the requisites to make q fortune
and name for himself. They settled
down to housekeeping, and to all out
ward appearances were model couple.
But /, who knew Evelyn so well, soon
saw that things were not what they
seemed, SO l was not surprised when |
received the note. lost no time in get
ting out there.
found Evelyn just as L expected; her
hair was hanging in an unUidy braid
down her back, her bangs were straight;
she wore a loose wrapper of the Mother
Hubbard variety, without belt or sash to
conhne its gaping Wilderness. An old
plaid shawl was fastened across her
shoulders with a brass safety pin, and
her slippers, like those of the Marchioness
that dear old Dickens tells about, very
much down-at-heel.
Il am glad you come, Bess,n was Eve
lyn's greeting as she took me into the
house; and as L laid aside my hat and
gloves and seated myself in a big arm
chair with my old schoolmate opposite
me, she gave vent to the pent-up feelings
in her which induced her to write me the
note, and which were now about to in
duce her to make me her confidant.
II am awfully lonely all the time," she
began, stroking the silky white fur OF a
huge Angora cat which had jumped into
her lap. Charlie is away ali day now;
he is rarely home to dinner; in fact |
seldom see HIM before bedtime, and often
much later. He says he is busy in the
office, pleads great rush of business, and
all that nonsense, but don't believe half
OF 1t, and that's the reason | have asked
you TO come here to-day, and help me
find out why Charlie acts this way"
Here there was a suspicious break in
her voice and she buried her face in the
cats soft fur. She emerged presently as
bright and lively as ever said she
wouldn't hear a word upon the subject
until we had had luncheon, and then left
me to my own devices while she went
out to help the cook. All during lunch
con she ratified on at lively rate, and it
was hard to think she was the same
woman, who had sought my advice but
few hours before But Evelyn had al
ways been an enigma anyway.
Now Pm ready" she announced as
the last vestige of the meal disappeared.
II know you are going to lecture me.
need it, dare say"
Thus admonished / launched forth
'Let me tell you, my dear girl, you are
making great mistake"
Mistaken" she repeated, in some sur
prise. Thereupon l nodded sagely.
Listen, and 1 will tell you what 1
mean. You are allowing your husband
to gradually forget that he ever was Your
lover. When a man forgets that then he
is apt to stay out nights and neglect his
wife. The only way to retain your hus-
bands love, respect and lasting affection
Is not to allow him for single instant to
overlook this little point. When Charlie
was paying you attention before your
marriage you wouldn't for moment let
him see you as you are now. You never
made your appearance unless you had on
pretty gown, perhaps q rose in your
hair, or a little extra touch of girlish
daintiness somewhere. Perhaps he didn't
say anything about it at the time, but
my dear, he observed it for all that and
though we may not think it, man is an
observing animal. And it was this that
drew you insensibly nearer to him, and
made you so much dearer in his eyes.
But the moment you were married to
him ana dropped those little ways and
gradually became careless of your per-
sonal habits and appearance and when
Charlie saw the unwelcome change, he
very naturally took to the club, and when
he saw that you didn't like that, then he
pleaded business. Take nay advice and
be as you were before. Put forth all your
old-time arts, and be assured you will
have him all to yourself again and have
no cause tor complaint"
Then we talked of other subjects, and
soon after l took my leave. A few days
ago Joe brought the following note, which
think is self-exp xplanatory:
Il took your advice and it worked
beautifully. Charlie is devotion itself.
Come out and have dinner with us to-
morrow. EVELYN"
SO If there are any other unhappy
young married people let them take my
lecture to heart, and perhaps it will help
them, too. That is the suggestion of
BESELENA.
Portland, Or, Sept. s, 1894.
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