The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-11-11
The Other Side

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husbands and children, and how
their offered hclpfulness had ofte,
come "too late
The other side of what - in
quired Mr.. Davis, who was on tn,
lounge ana just waking from :
short nap. L suppose there i:
the other side to every question
what IS that which interests Vol
SO much, Maria -
1T IS short article touchir q
up careless and thoughtless hus
bands who let their wives become
household drudgeS," she said. :
and who never speak encoura gins
or appreciativc words % them.
Now | feel terribly sorry for
some of the men. Lois of them
are cverlastingly nagged by their
thou-htless. selfish wives. many
OF whom are driven almost 10 des-
pair by their continual AMI IN
rea sona5le demands.
Mrs. Davis spoke 50 earnestly
and with so much feeling that
her husband smiiingly said.
y ou've got the matter quite on
vonr heart, wife; you'd better
write up the other side, send it to
the editor, and tell him it is well
TO look at things from several
points of View"
"Ncil, | would like to have the
other side shown up by some one.
she replied. "Just think OF George
knowlton, rs honest a man as
ever lived, but so terdcr-hearted
he could not stand the gibes that
Mary was always fiinging 1T him
because he was not a money-mak-
ing man and seemed content TO
keep along on his salary. | shall
always feel that Mrs. Knowlton
was the one that ought TO be in
jail TO day instead of her husband.
for she pursued him and gave
him no peace until he borrowed
money expecting to return if.
then made false entries which
were discovered and sent him TO
prison. / often wonder if she
b!amcs herself as she stays home
with those two dear children. ard
thinks OF George IL a prisoner
cell -
Don't be too hard on her.
Maria, interrupted Ir. Davis. !
when You women do have any
thing against another one, you
seem 10 lose every bit OF charity. |
Who knows now but that George
knowlton might have taken some |
Of that money TO expend for HIM
self or TO speculate with. There
ire not 4 few nowadays who are
LONG that"
Very true" returned Mrs.
Davis, "but | know il was not so
with George. He was perfectly
to live along in the pleas
mt, moderate way they had al
ways lived, entertaining their
rieEds SO Hospitality and yet
any show or lavish ex-
1ense, while Mary was always
they could have 4 grand
II house. give elaborate dinners,
70 abroad every summer, and all
hat sort of thing"
i don't see why you think l
I'M hard on her, she began again
before her husband had time to
'eply. Il remember very well
he night YOU came home ten
ears ago and told me that Mr..
3attelle, who had been such a
rusted cashier of that old bank
or so many years had taken S20,-
100 from its funds, and YOU talk
d on about his extravagant wife
who had really tormcnted him
or more and more money until
It had been driven TO speculate.
/ on said then that the majority
# women these last years had 10
dca Of living along inexpen>ivcly,
Il helping their husbands to save
money, and waiting awhile for
homes, horses and car
iares and the luxurics Of life.
Don't YOU remember that =
"Certainlv, perfectly well, re-
lied Mr.. Davis, ..and would say
h. same thing, ard say it more
tonight, for those extra
'agant ideas have increased rath-
: than diminished during these
lst ten years"
WI did YOU 10. coincide with
- then about Mrs. knowlton,
atLer than intimate that perhaps
george liked to speculate :" in
.uired Mrs. Davis, with little as