The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-12-14
Many Are Like Him.

De sane and level headed man."
Il certainly hope l am, Maria," he an
swered.
And You doubtless believe you areT
Yes; believe L am"
You wouldn't think of passing an aft
ernoon in frivolous chatter about the
prevailing styles, would your"
mo; 1 confess I would not. That is
all right for women who have nothing
better to do. but it would be sign of
weakness in man."
Il believe have heard you say some
thing to that effect before" she went on.
You think You can employ your time to
better purpose than by gossiping, and if
you found yourself standing before
mirror for two mortal hours while
dressmaker fitted u gown to you you
would think it was about time to have a
conservator appointed for your estate.
Am l right?''
You are quite right. But l really
don't see what you are driving at. These
are harmless little failings that are to be
expected in woman, but man naturally
is above them. tie is made on n differ
ent plan. He has more serious things to
occupy his attention, and naturally friv-
oloUS matters do not appeal to him. He
has more of good hard sense in his COM
position. His is the more strenuous life,
and lie cannot waste time in such ways"
He can't, can't hep
Certainly not"
He ought to have known her well
enough to realize that something was
about to happen, but he was a mere man,
and man in his blind egotism is always
rushing into traps that woman lays for
him.
John Henry" she said, 81 saw you
standing on q street corner the other
day waving your hands over your head
and saying more nonsensical things about
1G to l, Imperialism and the tariff than
could be crowded into a whole afternoon
session of woman's whist club"
oh. we'll" he explained, Sin times of
great public excitement a man naturally
has to give some attention to the great
issues of the day."
He has to neglect his work in order to
stand out and address lot of hoodlums
who never heard of him before and new
er want to hear Of him again, has he?
He must show his superiority to emotion
al woman by making a windmill of him
self. What would you think of me if
you saw me swinging my arms and shak-
ing my fists in the faces of q lot of stran-
gers? You'd think l ought to be locked
up, wouldn't you? You'd think I'd taken
leave Of my senses; that l was Eighty,
undignifed, absurd"
''Perhaps, Maria, I did let excitement
get little the better of me on that occa-
sion," he conceded, "but great principles
are at stake. and it is quite excusable
that one should be carried away occa-
sionally."
occasionally" she retorted scornfuI-
ly. do you remember the election four
years ago."
"Ye-es," he answered hesitatingly.
do you recall that for three months
preceding it you couldn't carry on a
calm, dispasSionate conversation? Do
you remember that you made a fool Of
yourself every time you went out with
me; that you came near having a fight
with some one in the smoking room at
the Fereuson's ball; that twice you got
into Il political discussion when you were
out between the acts at the theater and
never got back until just at the close of
the play"
II believe l do, Maria"
''Do you remember that you got so
mad at the paper you were taking be-
cause Of its political views that you
threw it out of the window and then
spent all of one evening writing letter to
the editor, and that you and Mr.. Brown
next door argued yourselves into such a
state of blind fury that you didn't get on
speaking terms again until two months
after the election"
He was distinctly nervous and i'll at
T,1r. l. Il, Al
that he thought he would go to the club.
''No, you won't" she said. You'll
stay right here and listen to what have
to say. When it comes to foolishness
and downright inanity, want to refresh
your memory on various points. I'm only
Il light headed woman, lacking in mascu-
line depth and dignity, but you never
heard of me standing in front of a bulle-
tin board half the night and parading the
streets with a flag tackled to a cane the
other half, did you"
''No, Maria. I never did"
And you never heard of me whoopins
myself hoarse and throwing my hat up
in the air because Podunk county gave a
majority of three for our side, did your"
Never, Maria"
and you never heard of me chasing
to ride somebody on my shoulders be-
cause of the caustic things he had said
about the opposition, did you%
Maria" he said, 81 have an appoint
ment to meet a NAM
Yes; | know all about it." she inter
rupted. 'You have an appointment to
meet man to talk politics, and when you
have got worked up to the proper pitch
you viii solemnly agree to eat your hat
served with mayonnaise dressing in case
your man is defeated at the polls, and
then you'll come home and talk to me
about being emotional and lacking in sta
bility"
Now he was beginning to be offended.
"Nou have no right to talk that way"
he protested. Possibly I have let ex-
element get the better of me occasion
ally, but you are going altogether too far
il your talk about wagers."
"0h, am, am 2"
you certainly are.'
Didn't you have to wheel a man in a
barrow from Lincoln park to Graceland
cemetery four years ago."
Maria" lie said; "!et's drop the sub
ject."
Have you anything to say about the
vanities and follies Of womenP she de-
mauded.
':Not a word"
do you expect that you will have
anything Of that nature to say in the fu-
ture?" she asked.
He made hasty count on his fingers
mot for something over three months
at least" he answered.-Chicago Even
ing Post.
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