The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
THE FOLLY or MAN.
It Is Greatest, Says This Matron, when He
Is Proudcat OF Himself.


1T is always safe" she said In that confident
tone so noticeable when married women begin
to discuss tho fnlings OF the opposite sex. ito
assume that when a man thinks he Is showing
remarkable evidences OF rcsourcefulness and
wisdom. when he is especially satisfied with
himself and what no Is doing. he 10 making an
everlasting fool Of himself"
What has your husband been doing now ~
asked her summer resort acquaintance. Who
being also woman and married. knew at once
to whom the remark applied.
why, 1 wrote to him last week to get tonic
that my little boy needs and send 1t to me by
EXPRESS" explained the young matron. II
told him he would find the number OF the
prescription on bottle that left on the side
board in our fiat when l came here for the
summer and which he. l now learn. threw
away shortly after left because he happened
to notice that II was empty. He rather prded
himself on his thoughtfulness in throwing the
bottle away at this time. and have no doubt
he intended to read me lecture on the habit
OF letting old aud useless things accumulate.
In his wise. masculine way l imagine he
swcllcd Mn with conscious pride at this evil
dence OF his neatness and tdiness. making
fool OF himself M usual when he was most
leased with what he was doing.
But that wasn't the worst OF it. Instead Of
writing to me that he had thrown the bottle
away, he hunted UP the druggist and nsked
him II he couldn't help him out. and the drug
gist. being a man. was naturally Just foolish
enough to think he could He said he romem-
bered some hing about tho prescription. and
asked II n certain doctor hadn't made 1t out.
My husband recor lied the name Of the family
physican and said he had. Why he didn't 60
to the doctor and get the prescription dupli-
Gated Is one OF those mysteries that no one but
a married man ever can explain: but he Gidnt t..
However. the mention OF the doctors name
gave him an idea. He recalled that he had had
a tonic prescription filed for me two or three
times, and that he had once jotted the number
down on the back OF an envelope. So while the
druggist was hunting through his prescription
% Sd S Ed .s H's5 wS Sn h.
lope. He found i In imatinaton can hear
him shout Eprekal, az he came across i. 1t
whole state. Indeed, he practically admits as
much in his letter. His, resourcefulness his
He was doub!y sure Of that. because the mum
prescription tho druggist located 10 his book
and then he wrote, to me explaining how he
had oveicom the obstacles that threatened to
fi iiS and he IS now expecting a letter from
me complimentips him on his thouehtfulness
:" And he won't get it ~ said the summer re
sort acquaintance. inIuirlngy
This is what he will get" was the reply. aud
was about to seal:
Bright man. you! Bright man. the drug
gisti Two bright men You never had the
mum Der OF that prescription. because you never
had 1t fll!ed for me- You never had anyth ing
Tth tone bn, once Eot
left. A duplicate of that tonic has Just arrived
by express. Don't you think 1t would be an
economical and wise thing TO give me a veto
power on all brilliant iheas that may occur to
you hereafter? Meanwhile you might tele-
lhone TO the doctor and get the prescription
Your husband Is coming here to spend
Sunday ia he not I" asked tho summer resort
acquaintance.
He was" was the reply. but don't think
he'll come for week or two now. He'll want
to give me a little time to forget this. Oh,
W an could teach him to remember that when
he Ia especially proud OF anything he Is doing
in relation to household or family matters IL is
positive evidence that he is making a fool OF
himself"