Evening journal., 1897-12-09
SHE STILL LOVED HIM.
Young Married Woman Airs
Her Grievances.
BUT WANTS NO OUTSIDE HELP.

W illl4H WAL llNU HON utiIfC' iito-
BAND TO COME HOME SHE PEN
NED LINES ON ms SHCRTCOM-
INGS, BUT REPUDIATED THE
VERY THOUGHT OF GETTING A
DIVORCE.
AS she entered the room and ad-
vanced towards the desk with a roll OF
manuscript in her hands the society
editor thought she was some ethereral |
being from the upper world. She had |
a wealth of golden hair. Her eyes |
were Of that deep blue which is sup |
posed to color the skies of fair Italy, |
and in their liquid depths there was a |
world of pensive sadness. Her form |
was tall and willowy, and eXquisitely |
gowned, and her slender hands were |
cncased in gloves of proper shade and |
quality Upon her head was a becOm- |
ing hat which must have cost someone !
good round sum of money.
Are you the society editor?" she
asked. The smile which accompanied
the question disclosed two rows Of per-
feet teeth.
II am" was tho response. What
can l do for your"
Il am a representative of that large
class of young wives in the city of
Wilmington who are sorely perplexed
and grieved because their husbands do
not maintain towards them that de-
vOtiOn and attentiveness which was
their chief charm in the days when
Cupid was paving the way for the con-
summation of Hymen's purposes" she
said: "YCu are not married. are
you?"
mo; l am single" was the response.
"Then take the advice of a girl who
has had experience, and remain sim
gle"
AS she gave this advice she began
unrolling the manuscript which she
held in her hand, and, glancing at it
carelessly, resumed the thread Of her
discourse.
1T was while sitting up for my CT
rant husband TO come in that some
lines were suggested to me, which, for
want of something better to do,
transmitted to paper. l have brought
them to you for publication, trusting
that they will prove of comfort TO
many who suffer the same doubts and
uncertainties that l do"
She was just preparing to read from
2 the manuscript when the society edi-
tor remembered that she had been
- wanting in hospitality and offered her
a chair 1t was accepted, and the falr
r. being sank wearlly into IL.
, Let me read the first verse to you,
a she said. "TO appreciate it fully you
). must hear it, The ear alone can trans
). nit to the mind the full force Of the
truth of the sentiment which IL con-
t tains. Merely glancing the eye ovel
= its lines is not sufficient.
+ She took up the first page of hei
= manuscript roll and read as follows.
e What a difference there is 'twixt the
man who is wooing,
a And the man who has won what his
u wcoing besOught;
+ What a difference there is 'twixt the
+ billing and cooling,
When kisses now asked for wer'
eagerly caught
Man spurns what he has-and he SEEK
T. what he has not;
! New things are demanded, his senses
T. to please
/ Vows made yester-even to-day are for
le got,
L. For his fancy is stirred by each new
s. thing he sees.
& THAT is not so bad" remarked tn
= society editor.
EOn. ludnk you lOI gOul hlAhl l.
s. criticism" said the fair visitor. 9Th
.u best part about it is the truth it con
v tains. While you are not married, an
s. perhaps cannot fully appreciate wha
we young married women have to pu
up with from our husbands, you doubt
less have married sisters, or brother
as who have married the sisters @
~ others, and your personal observatio
IN will vindicate all that / have said /
ne those few lines"
ID while 1 have neither married brc
De theirs nor married sisters, l am free
confess that my observation constrain
me to admit that there is substanti'
ground for your complaints" replio
at the society editor.
be 1T pleases me to find in you syn
re pathizer. Now let me read the secon
it verse. which, to my way Of thinking
It's is more matter-of-fact and precise
m its statements"
Her voice trembled with emotion Z
she recalled in verse the better dal
which preceded her departure from II
A paternal roOf-tree
'or Before we were married this soul
lOr devotion
ale Would come every night-'twas I
hardship to him;
His tenderness nlled me Win sWeele
emotion
ext Loves chalice with nectar was fill'
les to the brim.
TO Fire. famine and food he regarded
at pleasure;
he In sunshine and storm he was trl
to his tryst;
BY this self-sacrifce l was able
measure
=. The worth of the lips he so eager
~, ~ kissed.
" l"oI "The wretch" she exclaimed, wi
ad ing away the tears Of recollectio
49, What a fool I was to set such store
his kisses and caresses. l might ha
known that they were only assum
~ to win me from my father and moth'
.ns Now. if / ask him TO stay in mig
loIi with me he has some pressing engae
ns, ment which demands that he lea
seu home Immediately after he is done
supper. Sometimes he has to see
man; then there are lodge meeting
and his political club takes one eve