The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-31

make me good wife, but had been
holding off through fear that could
not afford to marry. But you pictured
it so attractively and figured it out with
such encouragement that knew that
/ couldn't make mistake by following
your advice. / was boarding at very
nice place, where there were gay COM
pany and much entertaining talk. and
when we all assembled at table fancied,
and not without cause, that was the
king bee Of the hive. And I pictured to
myself the man I'd become when I
should sit at my own table,
"Yes," said the editor.
"But," the visitor continued, II
held off through fear that I might pos
sibly make a mistake. was SO free
that couldn't exactly see how could
better myself, but knew that you, as
a man Of experience, must surely be
right I laid the matter before my girl,
and she laughed at my questioning the
result. She had been doubtful at FIRST,
she said, but your paper had tipped
with gold the sharp horn Of every fear.
Those were her very words. She reads
good many fimsy books We can just
live the incest you ever saw, she said.
I'VE will rent furnished fat, and-oh,
won't that be charmingf' And that's
the way she went on. I think she had a
notion Of going on the stage at one
time"
The editor said "Yes," and the
young man, after short silence, thus
went on:
II held off little while longer, but
here came another copy Of your paper
and with strong array of facts settled
the matter. Well, we were married.
We rented a furnished fiat, and then
our trouble began. Our friends fell
away from us, and when took my
wife to visit my companions at the
boarding house, waived aside all for
mality and took her there-I soon dis
covered that ! had lost caste. But !
loved my wife and looked with con-
tempt upon the littleness of my former
associates. One evening I didn't go
home until rather late, and my wife
complained about it, She shed tears,
and thought, with pang, Of the
freedom had lost. would take my
salary home every Saturday night and
give it to my wife, which was right
enough, as she was of more saving
nature than myself. One Saturday
evening I went home after having met
several old time friends from my boy
hood town. When l handed over my
money, my wife counted it, and then,
looking hard at me- said, Two dollars
short. l explained that l had met sew
eral old friends But don I meet any,
she replied. Then she cried, and
thought of my former ownership of my
own money and silently cursed myself.
II am sorry" said the editor.
The visitor grunted and then con.
tinued: swell, it has just been year
since married, and what do tind2
find that my expenses are nearly twice
as heavy as they WERE | find that
must either bend to the whims of
woman or bear the appearance Of
brute.
II regret very mach that you should
have been disappointed, said the ed
tor, "but you should console yourself
with the time honored thought that it
might have been worse.
'sYes, replied the visitor, II might
have married sooner. But have come
here not to be told that matters might
have been worse. bnt to ask yrar "undid
advice You were the cause Of my mar
riage, aud now let your mind work for
q few moments in my behalf. But first
view the difficulties of the situation. II
I surrender completely, my wife will
forever rule me; II insist upon being
master, shall be Get down as tyrant
What would you dor"
swell" said the editor after few
moments reflection, II should think
that some appeasing medium could be
struck. Get up sort Of treaty, as 1t
were"
"Now, look here" the visitor said,
rather sharply, "you ought to know
that woman doesn't keep treaty.
When it comes to matter Of treaty,
she isa barbaric nation"
my dear sir, don't know what to
advise"
"But what did you dol You surely
had to solve certain household problems
after you married. Give me your ex-
perience.
"My dear sir" said the editor, smil-
ing, II would willingly give you my
experience as to the regulation Of mar
ried life, but the truth Is l am mot
married man"
"Whati' exclaimed the visitor.
springing to his feet "Do you mean
to tell me-
II mean to tell you," the editor
broke in, "that never married"
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