Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-08-31
HOW TO MANAGE A MAN.
The Perfect system Has Been Evolved
by ResourcefuI Little woman.

The Perfect System Has Bccn Evolved
by n Resourceful Little Woman.
\ All the women at the church social
had acknowledged their utter inabil-
ity to manage their husbands, when
a timid looking little matron who
had been ignored by the rest was OBJ
served fidgeting in her chair, says the
Chicago Chronicle. At last she spoke,
at first with hesitation, but growing
boldcr as she progressed. my sys-
TEN is an old one" she said. ITS
based upon the natural born con-
trariness of the human male biped.
"We will suppose that l am just
perishing for new tailor made
dress, although / have one that Jack
thinks ought to see me through the
season. Very well. i make up my
mind to have new tailor made dress.
and hunt around my women friends
to find out who has recently acquired
a stunning tailor made dress. l tell
her my little scheme and she comes
and visits me while Jack is home, and
| she wears her new tailor made dress.
| She looks tremendously fetching in
| it, of course. When she goes l don't
say word. l wait for Jack to say
what / know he's going to say.
| "'By Jove, my DEAR he's bound to
remark, wasn't that a swell rig,
though, she had on? Say, | wonder
how much those togs cost-anything
within reach?'
"'O,' [ say, 'S45 or so, but I
wouldn't care for q dress like that;
| it's too tight and too conspicuous,
don't you think?'
"'No, don't think anything of the
sort my brave Jack is almost bound
to say. Il think it's just the real
thing, and it's wonder you wouldn't
dress the way ] want you 10 dress,
my dear. Now, / like that dress, and
I'm blamed if I'm not going to have
you get one just like it," etc. Results:
j get the dress, which is just exactly
the kind of a dress ] am perishing
for.
another case. Supposing / am
particularly anxious to see some tho
atrical star who is going to be in
Washington next week and | feel
that Jack isn't very enthusiastic
about going.
81 see So-and-so is going TO be
here next week, Jack ] say, casually
Il never thought much of his-or her
acting. did you?'
"Jack drops his paper and regards
me from very great height indeed
"'Now. my dear, that just shows
how vitiated you have permitted
your theatrical taste to become hc
will reply in nine cases out of ten,
'So-and-so's way at the top in my
estimation and / wouldn't miss see
ing him-or her-ncXt week for any
thing. What's more, I'm Just going
to take you along 10 see if you cant
learn to appreciate etc. etc. Thus
i 20 to precisely the theatrical at
traction next week that I've beer
waiting to come around this way al
the season.
"Still another illustration: Sup
posing / want to go to the scashor,
this summer instead of to the noun
tains. | begin about now attacking
the seashore to Jack-not violently
but in q mild sort of way.
"'l think it is stupid at tn,
beaches say to him, and | keep ol
saying similar things until he burst
out with:
"'That's a queer way to talk, ism
, 1t? If it's so stupid Mt the beache
, then there must be millions of stup
/ people in this country that have a
kinds of fun at the seashore ever
5 summer. / don't know where your
, going this summer, but I'll tell yo
one thing, I'm going to put in my va
a cation at the seashore.' Thus that
l accomplished.
"The poor human male biped can
help it; he's born contrary, but he
. so dreadfully, hopelessly easy whe
! you know how to make out of HI
very contrariness n tool wherewit
2 to manage him."