Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-05-03
The Study Of Woman.

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,,a oueht TO go. OF course you
.,chelor Of So
rsa, On that point, please
s4s-y mlgn, make d TAU u -"
,a5. .3 'gssin. my dear BasoOm' i;
-.5-.. ...ys~ whether it does or not, l
,, ii, get out Of the rut o. bach
'-'. 49,, and go with me.
Kan are very KIND. ..,, 49,,
variety. old man. VIII you
G .4 in the beginning, now re-
f--- ~ t,d reen married for several
and I had frequent assurances assurances
entire married life was no0h-
f- ar less than a path OF silver
-. -rr0uch a garden Of golden
mas . charming metaphor,
..,, ,,,,n ulaDpreciative ears, Ior
.r.r P3scCn had written poetry
...-.s and in aditiCn TO thai, ne
...f and / knew that aNsn3r-
N' @ rsJ TO say to bachelors OF
Inv Is they had found II, II
-oir suEar spread upon an I'M
.,r'i-i0n in order 10 catch such
.-v flies as mieh- be attracted 'H9Ie-
.,r.r we'll. he said. "have 1t your
I am sure l can stand 1t II
hut saw. viii YOU join me over
,.,... r,v own house? I've told my
-,-- Won and she is so anxious 10
chat She commissioned me 20 IN
,. YOU ont for sunday.
r.sslo~ or no bachelor. / coulu not
.r.-f .o be q bCOr. and to slight sUch
.-r..3-ion as this was neNcuSaoie'
81 begaa To- hedge a bit.
dear BascOm. l said, apologetic-
..- .v,r didn't YOU tell me YOU want
.r-.s-l go 70 your own house,
-Jyel. it hadn't just occurred TO me-
..s course / went on. 1T IS quite
t-r.r- thing 10 60 there than 10
.as-rt hing TO 90 there than 10
-rssn you'll go." he interrupted, with
s... m interest that l became suSpl-
.s-s there 20 be any of the gay and
gf- -hrong about? ." I asked.
summer girls and such? he re-
p-ri.
.yos'y."
-ran I'm be frank with YOU and say
there is not one on the place.
Under these circumstances, then, II
G--d for You. old man" he ex-
claimed. clapping me on the back. i II
Cd and telegraph my wife that YOU Will
come mp with me Saturday evening
Then ne went out Of my Office 10 send
l dispatch.
was about 4 o'clock Saturday at
..r1-7 when he reached his home IN
cr11Iy. three hours earlier than
u-ua. time of arrival. as he had
-sr me ont az that hour so we might
f.t. o little lOafng spell before DINNER,
.-. s .ae day was unusually fine IN
-.a country and as it had not been
r.lssl, I'm the heated town, ! was glad
err ugh that ne had been so thOugntfui.
was delightful under the big trees
~ his uOorway-he objected 10 calling
s. p lswl-and when he brought out a
-lp,e of great. juicy mint juieps and
va sat there browsing upon them I
Go-'t think ] ever felt more at peace
with the world than I did az that very
moment
Later Mrs. BasCom, a dainty little
-'ual with three as pretty children
,s clildrec can be pretty 10 bachelor
~ my procl.vi.ies Joined us, ard with
t-- came her sister. Mrs. Hilman. a
~-11ly woman of 80. 10 whom | was
finally presented.
confess 70 on admiration Of Mrs
F'm21 as soon as I saw her: not that
trs Basc0m wasn't admirable. but that
sister was Oiuer and more subs,an-
-..i -o nay mind. In fact. Mrs. Hilman
WIS 10 chat pleasing rOtundity Of per-
sl which seems 20 appeal TO an I'M
r-mau-.c man Of 30. while Mrs. Bascom
was rather sDiritueile and reminded cn5
more Of angels than Of good housekeep-
e-s Tn addition 10 her other at,raC-
rocs Mrs Hilman was one Of the
l"-h.ag. jolly kind Of women. who
sem m carry a surplus of sunshine
With -hem for general distribution. and
.H2ys had a kind Of sne3king fond
ness -- 'Ha, kind Of a woman.
Went TO- bed early. as is the custom
ir -.e country. and though 7 was in
s''1 s,eapiHg trim and my conscience
Ns I'M perfect order, somehow | lay
awake thinking what a lonesome sort
la % bachelors life was and how
'3l eos or a1d ple3santer a woman
make a mans life. even if she
l'.rt more than half the chance.
After .-1g ne I slept and dreamed
ms iu which there were summer
and other disturbing elements.
, when I aw0ks in the morning. in
H'rs- .o BlscCm's knock, | was my
i again and laughed a. the very
aU-001 as life companion.
During Sunday / had several very
KS with Mrs. Hilman. and
again / was worse than | was
@l before, and began wondering
"3, that some we're - much
.120 others. and also whether
Was much chance of Mr.. H.lman
E l,S life and being laid 10
"..1 his fathers. / knew Of a num-
tslnt churchyaTGS where l
Ar. Hi.man might be accom-
With quarters indefinitely. and
mat [ could attend his funeral
-'.' pleasure. though, as a rule.
'a..'--d funerals.
...'.'.o old man." said Bascon. as We /
train for town Monday morn /
'-o.t ycU enjoyed Yourself"
aad q ",e3s3nter outing in |
answered. With such sin /
Ina. he actually blus6ed. and !
my thanks in all their amph- !
en-. glad You liked it. for more rsa- !
,.-, --a one and he smiled rather /