The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-21
WHAT MEN TALK ABOUT.
Tho Facts Mrs. Broadway CoIleoteo
for Her Address to tho Club.

Tho facts thEps 9tuAAWes
for Her Address to tho Club.
New York Sun: When Mrs. Broad
way came into the parIor that evening
she carried roll Of fOolscap.
my dear" she said. when a lot Of
you men get together, what do you taiS
about?"
Mr.. Broadway laid down his paper
reluctantly. "oh, don't know" NJ
said. zone thing and another"
Mrs. Broadway laughed. II kne"
you'd say that. 1 Just asked you 70
make sure. But I'VE fOrestalled you.
know anyway. found out all about II
beforehand"
81 can't see," he replied stifiy, what
difference It makes 70 you what we TAX
about"
81 want to know" said Mrs. Broad
way, with on afr Of magnsnImous for
bearanoe, because am progressive
and broadminded. and. besides, ] am to
read a paper at the next meeting Of
the womnn's Archapgel Club. NY
theme is Mem What They Talk
About"
ut seems to me-" he remarked thai
that ls q queer subject for woman's
club to discuss. Isn't III"
mot at all. II Is the most logical
Everybody knows through the columns
Of the comic weeklles" there Mrs
Broadway glanced furtiVsly at sheet
No. / Of the foolseap) what women
talk about. You men, being more Sc
cretive in your habits, have guarded
the tenor of your discourse from be-
coming the common property of the
punstsr and the rhymester. and conss'
quently you have acquired the reputa-
ton of being more sugacious than wo-
men. Now, this Is not fair, We wo-
men have long held to the opinion that
masculine conversation has been great
Iy overrated. we desire to prove Il,
We consider 1t only Just that man be
shown up in his true light. have been
selected tO-to-"
Mrs. Broadway's eyes wandered as
though she had lost the place. ITO run
him down" suggested Mr.. Broadway.
well, yes; run him down, II you like
to put It that way, and TO that end ]
have labored diligently"
Does that go In your paperH" he In
terpossd. ut sounds q little too flow
cry for ordinary conversation"
"Part OF II does. but haven't got II
worked up yet. The only thing I'm sure
OF is the first sentence. I've got that
all right, Just listen, dear, and tell
me what you think Of It. For lot Of
women to get together and talk Is one
thing. For a lot OF men to do the same
thing IL something else
Rather pnFadoxicRl, isn't IT. sug-
gested Mr.. Broadway.
mo, It's fetching. The first sentence
| Of a paper must always be fetching u
you wish to hold your audience. III
have to NIL In a paragraph OF SO directly
after that, and then little further on
| intend to say: a mans conversation
when talking to another man Isn't even
| first cousin to what he says when talk
Ing to a woman, Sometimes It's better
| and sometimes it's worse. The man
who excels when seeking to entertain
| frivolous femInInity Chat, you under
stan5 Jasper, Is to be read In tone OF
fine sarcasm. I'll have TO practice or
the accent) Is a social lioni he who is
at his best when In the presence Of
strong, virile manhood (more sarcasm)
is hero and diplomat while ne VINO
| mounts to an equally high place when
In the presence OF either sex Is god
Reckoning from this standpoint those
who attain 10 goodness are few"
Hold on" Interrupted Mr.. Broad
way, Impelied by a sudden inspiration
how did you md that out7 Who told
you"
"Mr. Pry."
'Mr. Pry?"
Eyes, he's that young BtenogTaphei
who used to board down on Twenty
ninth street. In good many respects
Mr., Pry Is q remarkable young man. He
| stag parties and dinners and retain his
truthfulnesS and innocence through u
ali. When told him what l wanted
to do he voluntarily enlisted in my ser
vice, Accordingly he began to hans
around club rooms and hotels where
men congreRate, and he hos produced
a verbatim report Of the conversation
heard there. While working on this in
yestigation, Mr.. Pry attended SIX meet
inRs, which are representative OF thl
common run OF masculine conCabs.
have here" and Mrs. Broadway tapped
the bundle Of foolscap. "a complete re-
these occasions. also have q synop'
Sis OF It, complied by myself. ! will
read TO you only the synopsiS."
Mr.. Broadway leaned back In hiI
chair and groaned. Thank you" HI
said, weakly.
"Durlng those six wcekR," Mrs. Broad
way went on, "Mr. Pry heard hfty DIT
ferent men engage In conversation
There were ministers, two manufactur
ers, three teachers, two doctors, threI
lawyers, one lecturer, three editors
seven drummers. three building con
tractors, four actors, one wholRsali
ieweller, one dry goods merchant, three
reporters, two advertising solicitors
one butcher, two coal shoVellerE, three
drivers, one fish peddler, one car con.
ductor and four jack-Of-nll trades Mr.
Pry took down in shorthand 290,ll1 words
spoken by those nifty men, which wer'
apportioned as follows, according II
topic;
Womn In private life..m.......,, I,Sl'
Women, on the stage. ,.'.,,,.'.,. bo,sl'
Religion OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o'yi,
Common morality, .,.i.,.,,,,,." 1851
Base ball and other sports, 1882
Poker stories ..,,,.,.'''.i.''......l 'slG
Politics .,...,.....,........., 3s,32I
Government buildings ........." l,e3.
Mems fashions ...,,.......,..,... 10,lIt
Profanity, exclusive OF darn, etc.. 85l
Labor troubles .,.,.,...,...,,.... l,lOS
| Music ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Dol
Newspaper management ....,.... 2,3li
General business, .......,...,..... l,00t
War In the Philippines. i,30I
Good night and good by,......... 10:
"Therc!" exclaimed Mrs. Broadway
what do you think Of that? Aren't