Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-19
A MANS IDEA.
sv Elizabeth Panchen.

To- b.ving forced a woman to thus
.,,2 90 humility
,s told himself that it was alto
inst. and that he might he re-
+,t. his. he turned toward retro
Son and vas again satisfied with
sr.- and with the forfeit mat
t' rac the girl pay for ner past
...~smbercd every detail Of the Of
H ,e,ssion. for it takes long 10
1.7erin. and year had not sOlt-
s-- 40. ,lfsnancy Of his hurt or neip-
..-. - s1rget-thCugh he was aHoul
back to him now as ne sat
.. iris note between his myers
..s episode in which re had
., urgracetul role, neither pc
his dignity or fair 10 MS
. love. and for which ne lad
. his long for satisfaction, and
-.. been cajoled by hippant at
-.-.s. -aeonciliction or allowed him.
.o .-r way TO be appeased.
could be very severe, even with
,.-o.r a woman, too, so wise in
r..-rass of men for beaux
o., feminine batteries. The fetching
-.-..~e., Miss Frankie HOlcomb had
e,s-.f IN her efforts to bring him
N.. ,o his former attitude Of suitor
--.t Ind been effectually Outwitted by
s.-a1ornness that forced Ter finally
>, .ra additionally for forgiveness,
r..n.r- further tempOrizing with par
rr .oun1mises.
Weston had concluded IL was the on
~ usr ro manage a wOman-to show
ts- one was not 70 be fooled with. and
t.-1rr The frank admission Of fault
would induce pardon; while all these
~srooters. born of cOquetry, in the
-.sr. of soft eyes and the lrlding
9Th ailv subterfuge could avail moth
'r. with a righteous and manly anger
y.a as his had been.
ln bis review Of the affair he fgura-
Ysv rated himself on the back FOR
having acted out a course that in no
re7.s of cemerity he had doubted and
even feared. but the wiseneSs Of which
Vas proven now in the concession he
held In his hand. and that would per-
mir him 20 reassume his role " lover
without either sacrifice OF dignity OF
fruueSs.
The little story OF his wrongs was
tA.s-The summer previous, he had
HH-ra short. but trying struggle, over
cone the embarrassment OF the rC'ic-
On, man 20 whom love-making does not
ooue natural and proposed to a young
woman With whom he was hopelessly
1 love.
This pleasing and vivacious person
though not accepting him at once, had
certainly encouraged him 10 believe
She Intended 10 without great delay
sud had allowed him TO assume The
footing of a suffer while pending viii
feline fascination the expected atlirma
tse that would make Of the eligible
Grris-er a bliSsful benedict.
Considering that they were rs gOOC
as engaged. Weston was filled Will
pride at what he had done. and tooh
upon himself an exceedingly bland ell
as The prospective husband OF a girl in
every way so we'll worth marrying .
Hiss frankie HOlcOmb.
He thus spent month IN halcy0n re
-ecuons upon a connuAial future while
skiing in a present OF superlativI
arrived the end.
Mes, men learn that superardency
leads to tyranny. In view Of this. it /;
unwise to allow girl tC
guess how completely she has you en-
shared by the power OF her destinations
aci Weston in calling three times a
week upon Miss Holcomb. exhibited an
anxiety TO please that was apparent
FROM the careful toilet-crowned with
q SIX hat and founded upon patent
hl'her-tO the accompanying OF offer
rs oi American beauties and othsr eX-
prnsive favors, had given himself
SWAY .o degree that left no doubt in
tr,, age of colossal bachelor selfshnesS
o. an ,ufatua-ion entire and absurd.
u was absolute confidence in the in
Nobility of this worship which led 10
n unreasonable behavior on Frankie's
lH .h3t had so abruptly terminated
Nas-oD's hopes and made OF them a
ioIy -l memory OF which had ranked
WIN hlm a whole long year.
irue he had most unfortunately been
M IRIS. offender.
A.as. luck OF an unlucky man, and a
E1 ~ SINS De had committed a social
our1sr.
A woman may pray for the forgive
ness ', Grim she cannot excuse an ig-
to.arc- OF good form. Weston in the
,l..,a-ce OF non-sOciety man had
. Sen minor social lava rifle that
q brought upon him the full Of wO-
---- 'exa,ion. which took neither in
" ''''ta, his ignorance of strained
io0''i-is nor his profound apol-
Os..s since his slight goucherie had
Isl a.r 90 suffer a moment OF awk-
W iccss.
-, mrnbsrod Ike aly the torture Of
,.. OH. hour in his sweetheart's par
t5-lraing from the function.
was row made 20 feel that he
a.. committed crime In the shame
N me-c''ss girl inflicted when thus
& aad him alone and quite frankly
'-cr' I him.
anger Is often superb IN a woman Of
.t. but it c none the less fearful
opposite sex, who abhor il far
.a'n weakness in woman. or
81. - other more pstty sins. If
... -c. Weston might have been
49,, a.f the becomingnesS OF Miss
.nSolence, and 10 have been
'} her cutting speeches. that
were very we'll put. The re-
ot 50 much patent temper in
-.. no expected 20 make his wife
amazing and dreadful.
.-. was taken aback. and sat dumb
'roei before il and her while
fo Tho unua~1 an ahle ran, O IL Z,