The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-28

The Stand at Bagley's.


Julius Baglcy was an Australian by
birth. and was to aggrcssivcly British
for any spot on this continent west of
Canada. 1t will readily he seen,
therefore, what mistake Providence
made in assigning him to san Fran
cisco.
Why he was not popular man Is
an enigma never yet solved by friend
of his or enemy, for he was WONDER
fully well read, clever ana hospitable
to excess.
He vas a clean man, too-wonder-
fully particular about his appearance
clean morally, we were grudgingly
obliged to admit as well as clean ply
sically. When II is announced that
he was a trine below five feet five in
height. it is quite unnecessary To add
that in order to make the most of his
inches hc ever stood upon end like a
bantam cock, and habitually wore Il
pot hat in preference to anything
lower.
In happy moments he cited history
to prove that intellect lodged from
choice in undcrsized mer. Napoleon
was Il favoritc with him.
lie belonged to the proper club down
town. and played cards, admirably but
possessed such "A vicious knowledge Of
what was correct play tina. never an
acquaintance of his breathcd who
would be Baglcy's partner Of his own
vulitiOn. He was unpleasant when he
lost, to be sure; but he was so par
ticularly disagreeable when he won
that those whom fate provided to be
his partners Invariably succumbed 10
a rcprchcnsibe desire OF losing the
game for him.
Another vice Of his was that he never
became generally intoxicated. Drink he
did, and sometimes hard, but its effect
was TO render him more Rritons-never-
will-be-slavcs-y, and more anxious to
improve upon his height than ever.
Moreover an extra glass was apt to
bring to his abnormally good memory
some dead and buried rules Of whist,
over which our games mostly broke up
i'm heated ana unfriendly discussions.
Nor did he get on well with women.
lie was so prone to construc every re-
mark of theirs into something personal
and dCrogatory to his dignity, and to
answer it snceringly as such, that he
and they had i'll times of it together.
Poor devil! he tried to be amiable and
fascinating, that | knew. | sometimes
felt sorry for him. When he had some
particularly hard dig. he would ease
his tension by blowing off to us the
bad training of American women. They
di1n't know their place. They had TOO
much to say in outside affairs-stupid
say. too. They wore allowed to be i'm
pudent from their youth up. Their
parents were to blame, and their hus-
bands, too.
For heavens sake. Bag. why don't
YOU marry. and show us what ought TO
be done groWlCt young GroSNenOr
one night.
4 intend to- answered BaSley. 81
intend 10 marry a woman with no DASH
cd notions OF independence. il | can
lind such Il one ia this free dashed
froe) soil of yours. II she can't read
nor write 50 much the better 50 many
less the chances of her wasting her
time ana getting into trouble. All a
woman wants TO know is how To- cook
well, and bow to mind her own busi-
ness and keep things tidy
Fine qualifications for u house
keeper, but say, Eag would you find
such "A woman the brightest uf COM
paniOrs"'
"Comraniors-stun \ mans COM
paniOns should be men" he announced
blatantlY, rearing his pompadour. He
wore it extra long, So as not to depend
entirely upon his boot heels for addi-
tiunal inches.
WHO drives fat oxen should HIM
self be fat" spouted GrosVruor, pull
inc himself out.
We were uneasy lest this might pro-
woke a sQuall, but julius Baglcy had
"a grasp ON the subject that interested
him. and he was lOath to let it go for
the common occupation of taking Of
fcnse.
When man provides a woman with
a home ana food ana clothes he has
n right To expect obedience from her"
he resumed stridently. But If she is
allowed several years fling, as your
girls are, he ain't going TO get ii from
her. Worse than all. a man really new
er can be sure of what he has mar
ried, so sChoulcd are women from in
fancy in keeping their bad traits from
cropping out The safest things to do
is to pick out some neglected, modest
girl and train her. Teach her your
ways, so that there will be no clashng
OF Wills, no family jars. My wife shall
have had no experience before | mar
Ticd her"
But you'H keep her bountifully sup