Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-13
>OME VIEWS OF MARRIAGE.
A Philosophical Drummer's Opinion
and Shopgirls Experience.

The frank talk heard on railroad
cars is conducted generally on the
principle that every one in the imme-
date vicinity is stone deaf. On sub
urban train few days ago a young
woman who had entered at one station
was Joined at the next by a young
man, drummer and old acquaintance.
Without delay both plunged into init
mate personal "reminiscences. Said the
girl:
You heard Jim was married, didn't
you?"
so fellow told me-"
Say, now, that Teller ran into a
Georges and got took into partnership
on the ranch and then married a girl
with $4,000. They live perfectly ele-
CANT. She's only Is, too-they marry
real young out there. I wish I'd got
married at 49,
What makes you wish that?"
"Oh, l guess I'd be sight better
off now if I'd got Teller with plenty
of money"
We'll, don't know about that You
amt always better off,"
why? Don't you get along with
your wife?''
ooh, yes, but then, amt home
much. [ go back on Saturday night
and leave on Monday morning; so we
don't have much chance to scrap.
tell you if you marry a travelling man
you get along pretty we'll; but it amt
in human nature for two people to
live together without gettin' to naggin'
and jabbin' at one another, and if you
want a peaceful home you'd better be
on the road. l tell you there's been
times when she's been jabbin at me
that I felt like flynn"
We'll, l guess it's better than being
to work, anyhow. I suppose you know
I'd been workin', didn't you?"
you don't say!"
well, now, that's what everyone
said. l was workin' in a dry goods
store and no one would believe 1t.
People just came in to see if it was
really so. Why, sometimes there'd be
four or five fellers to see how was
getting along, and if it hadn't been for
that I'd never have stood it. The
manager was awful mean about it, too.
1t seemed to make him mad to see me
say word to anyone, and after awhile
| made up my mind that | wouldn't
stand his sass any longer. Twas this
way. Some gentlemen friends of mine
came in and wanted me to go to the
theater with them, and as it was the
busy season the girls was made to stay
till o'clock, and if | was going I'd
have to leave at 6, SO I spoke to the
floorwalker-a real pleasant gen'Pm'n
and he said he'd try and fix it. At
noon | went up to the desk and he was
talkin' to the manager
"'Oh,' says the manager, and doesn't
she know we are takin' on girls to
work overtime and are rushed at that?'
Well says the foorwalker, she's
got an engagement and wants to go
at g.
"'All right says the manager, she
can go at 6, but she needn't trouble to
come back
II wasn't going to take none Of his
sass, so l says: 'Pll not wait till 6,
and you can give me my time and I'll
go this minute, for | won't work in a
place where we're drove like slaves
from mornin' till night, with never a
chance to talk to a Teller that comes in
to see you and kept in over hours out
of spite So came away"
Well" said the drummer maybe
you're right. It's better to be married,
for then you can boss things yourself
and your husband foots the bills; and
if you never see him you can enjoy
life your own way"
The train at this moment stopped at
station and the couple departed
New York Sun.