The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-05
FAsbioDS
In Tears.

Fashions change ov-n ~ Ep:situsi
matters, and II har pesn decsssd the.
n ~ no longer subject o. pathstic in
terest sOr women 90 wsep.
Those tender iincs ~ l.inys.cy.
For nca mus; wars
Anc women mast weep,
AND thcro'5 llt:.e tc de.
Though ine ha..or bar sc raosnlas,
are ssill true erough when applied to
the nnen who so Gown TO tee 3sa "a
ships and 60 thc wiyss. daughters and
5westaea:is who yai: and ~ctoh tor
thsm. But 20 the women IN town and
country the eG.o; has Sons forth,
Weep no morS" Tie day Ivan passed
when the big, sad eyes ready 60 send
forth ilood os tears or TIE siight<s.
proyccaticr. can prove sl enscuve
weapon against rssrl otoyy man. n.
knows too rnuch about IL. IL Is usssul
10 a woman as relief TO her nervous
systsm--any physician oar tell her that
IL has its physiological hensAts-out
msscuhnity cannot be snbSued by these
moist iae;hcda. whsn nlae hsrins TO
show the oi6 fashioned slgns ef dis
tress. man cruolly iaterioreg: Now,
done CRY. 1t makes your noso rod and
your eyes usly. II won't change me" OR
IL lie is especially coarse he Will shout:
Tor heavens SAKE, stop that crying
game unless you y ant TO get rid OF me-
| won't stand it,
A woman enjoys crying. The wise
man is aware of this and is never
hcartless enough 20 attempt stopping a
source of pleasure. But il Is one more
reason why he 10 not affected by her
tears. III they arise irOm bodily pain or
intense mental suffering, lac is al. SYM
pathy. but the hysteficai overflow that
can hc produced on AN instant's mo-
tice, that seems TO he on tap-because
her dress doesn't fit in one particular
or she lacks a dime 10 complete one
especial purchase-does not now excite
his interest.
When a man cries II Is from the
diaphragm. and the sobs give him ac-
tual physical pain. His sex fellows know
this and can sympathize with him. But
women cry from the chest or throat
, without the slightest effort, and men
know that too. The old German prov
erb. Nothing dries sooner thanN tear. :"
must have been written by a man who
had had experience with the wiles of
weeping women. There is a quaint old
| English poem that gives a list of the
various evil spirits that infest this
world and innict injury upon more Nr
| less undeserving mortals. and concludes
with the startling statement that IA
weeping woman With two black eyes is
| the wickedest devil OF them all.
The principal point for the consdera-
| ton of woman is that when she must
have her good. comfortable cry she
/ should take her consolation privately.
| When not in the presence of unsympa-
thizing man. she may even forget to
| cry: and. II she remembers, there is a
] possibility she Will forget the cause OF
her desires- nd-sliilea- -nll Y
| soon chase away the tears as they did
| i'm childish years. II the sex has re-
| formed inNthis respect. man need not
claim the credit. lt is busy. busting
/ age. i'm the cities at least. and there
| women have learned 20 be wise. earnest
| and strong. as factors in the daily life
of world that demands the best efforts
| from them They arc responding brave
! ~ and inteligenty. and there is no
time left for crying.
ALBERT T.. SOUTHWICK.