The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-29
STUPIDITY OF SOME MEN.
The southern Maa Was One Of Then.
but Dick Masu't That ktnd.

~ ayr, So provoked with Dick" said the
gtr:. .-If didn't think SO much of him
I'd break ms engagement Just On account
OF his stupidity j never knew hira 70
do such thing before either he came
this morning and wanted me TO go sleigh
ing this afternoon and of course il would
have been delightful, but have been out
so much lately, and there is Mrs Blank
dinner this evening. so ! said realty
thought I ought to rest and take long
nap today.
.sBe did look disappointed: I'll give him
credit for that. What did he say but:
Well. you do look tired. dear. Perhaps
you had better rest
WAS thehre every anything SO stup.dF
suppose he will go of and have good
time by himself It's a very stupid man
who doesn't know that IL a woman cares
for him she would great deal rather do
what he wants her TO than anything she
may think she wants TO do herself oi
course to a reasonable extent.
II met such a stupid man down South
az one time. He had an idea that he
would make such a good husband and
make the woman ne married so happy
Well. l suppose he would make good
husband In way. He would be most con-
slderate and do everything woman
wanted him to do and never do anything
size didn't want him to. and in the end
she would simply hate him.
II don't see why ! shouldn't make
woman happy he said 10 me once. ]
have given great deal OF thought to the
subject. and ia allow her Lerfect freedom
CT action In every way.
Now, wasn't that tdsoticg He Was Just
learning the very best way TO make a
tiresome husband IL he could get any
one TO marry him. just one little thing
illustrates his stupidity. There was a hit
tie girl down there sho was very fond or
me and OF whom i made quite a pet. Now,
little girls are very nice sometimes, and
this was a dear little girl but sometimes
you get tired OF even the incest little girls.
Well, this wretched man was 10 FAKE me
driving. and we we're al ready Ia go,
WHEN out comes this little girl. and she
must go. too.
ibid I ask TO have her go? No, GER
tainty ] didn't. But IL / rad there was
no Twascn wsy tina. foolish man shouldn't
have ieft her at home. But what did be
do but tuck her right IN. II oiin't make
any particular difference. OF course, only
you don't ike to have all your remarks
repeated as they appear from a chid's
standpoint
ut would have been pleasanter with
out Daisy tha. man yatd later. little
sulkily, but / knew you thought so much
OF her Was ever anything more ricicu-
iosls? And what could sayr Mt sin
gle word. and only manage To 5ave as
little 20 Co with such a stupid as possible.
You see, q woman can't say exactly just
what sns likes best. even 10 people she
knows very weal and IL a man insists upon
having his own way. IL Is sure 10 lie satis-
factory. or, II IL isn't IL Will be made very
manifest indeed.
And now there's Dick acting just such
another goose. i don't be1iese he cares
anything for me at ali IL he did Re
wouldn't be willing 10 go off and have
nice time without rne this afternoon. IN
never forgive him. He
'oh there that dear BOY = now with
the sleigh couldn't believe he would be
50 foolish John say I SiIf he ready In
lust q moment New York Times.