The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-01-21

The discussion as ~ what fault IS me
most dIstast.fu, ts women in mans char
acter has been both amusing and inter
esting
Three weeks ago The New York World
asked through its columns the question:
What is mans greatest fault and in
vite.i the answers from az" women 81 the
land. The paper has received 81 ietters i'm
answer To- this important question. and
have been watching with interest the result
OF the count " votes SelhS1nesS stands
first. ana seif-csEceit next. Strange 10 say
intemperance came Low down in the table
There were Ill votes fer selfshness, IL for
self-conceit. aud only - votes Tor lntcm-
perance. some Of the letters were very
amusing ami some had a great deal II good
sense In them ami were very true
Among the many faults discussed We're
Inconsistency. tusinceriiy. intemperaace. lack
OF viii power. want 90 pluck. ha5itual use
OF bad language. vscilluti'u. Indifference
and insensibIiity Go feminine charms
Strange 70 say out 90 these 81 women
only two objected 40 % mans being wicked
IA oil maid write. Mans greatest fault
his concert Ard that he Is Connected is
rst the fault uf his .unther, AMI after
-.arls the rauIt of the woman he marries."
Another SAYS: 'Agan's -elu@hne-s is "A
very grave fault. Bug 10 IS the outcome az
womau's influence over him. His mother
and his sisters. % ne bias them. have. from
the cradle. Taught him that me- is first M
all thin-s What wonder he becomes "a
most selfish beiure I think he behaves
very well under tsr circumstance
There IS q great deal II truth iu this.
Bows are made selfish from hsayHoaI, ami
You 10 not meet one man out 81 fifty who
IS not supremacy selfish
one or the best letters comes from
woman vino SAYS - think that tine iauit
that Is most trying in man Is nis utter
nj
ment. He expects tb Hud her always cheer
fuI ard gay. ami never considers that her
cares are as great for her as mis- are for
him, ON. may say that s. the uutgroW n
81 seifishneSs but / think not. mink IL
Is because he does not understand a y oman
FOR III h.. dill l- wnt:il .Ty 81 have her all
ways sunny. ID only for tine pleasure ~
would give him. 10 bee WAuit 'uiS lIN 40
firf fhf. p.ft-~e III her changed manner and
show some sVur.gi.t-i Hu 20 h,I. ana Win "a
Few well chosen words or advice AMI en-
OF lac. she would ucdr ali has other i,i-',S
with LoTufuue-
How true this Is. Women are very for
bearing and fer-iVinG. ana men can mike
them their slaves 10 they viii only appre-
cfaLe and encourage them.
III 1 had been sending my note ] should
have said the greatest fault to Ele ia a
man. first. last ami all tine time, was in
temperance L am "a crank uu tn4l SUD-
ject- / could forgive syliisdness. couceit
IlfaithfuluesS- wici.'t!ness. ans thing on
earth but iute p-fsinre
have no patience nr pity Tor a man who
makes brute " himself. and would have
nor. respect for mg dog th1n = drunken
husband. I could overlook and bear with
tn. other faults hut irst 10 look upon "A
man in even a slight degree uf fnto&tcation
nils me with disgust and lpathine. and
think there j. u1 fault equal to a.. and ces-
tainIy none that brings such misery in its
train Yet here ara NJ women aH4 1iiy
rvyeuty-three vote that incompetence IS
th,. greatest fault. Ihe only way L" ac-
count for this Is that there are So many
poor women who daily suffer from This
curse that they just accept IL and look
tu1n il "A "a matter II course but u rs
a lif. Of misery AN the while. anu So. 20
mo. there IS ua fault ia man That can conn
mare with intempeIsucc.
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