The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12

,ellect would have soon weaned OF Mary
Dickens. became so exhausted with the so
ciety OF his uncongenial wife that he put
her away. though she was the mother Of
his six children. Fitzgerald. OF the Omar
khayyam. lived IN the country when his
wife went 20 town and discovered taste
for the city when that lady sought the
shades. aud the astute and dignihed Lord
Sloweil. whose keen eye for Justice and
the discovery OF crime made him the ter
ror OF the evil-doer. welded a cook. who
beat him with her broom
Had Carlyle married Lady Scott. with
her domestic tastes ana narrow mind.
one can imagine the sage Of Chelsea pour
ing forth maiedlctions indeed. but after
the manner Of Isaiah rather than Jere-
miah. while under the influence OF Scott 3
chivalry Mrs Carlyle might have bios
soned into sweetness and her keen IN
tellect have saved him from the disaster
OF the Balaniynes. Had Coleridge mar
ried Marlborough's Duchess. this column
g. inclined 70 think he would not nave
left Southey 10 support his family II. IN
4 cd their friends had the arranging OF
marriages instead Of the interested par
ties themselves! Sir" said the great DR.
Johnfon. Il believe that marriages In gen
eral would be as happy II not happier
n made by the Lord Chancellor upon con-
sheraton OF the character and circum-
stances. without the parties having any
choice in the matter"
The Explanation.
This is a gloomy collection OF evidence.
L. Is enough 90 make nice young wo-
man send word she Is out. though she
Is sitting In the parlor window. when a
clever Young man comes 20 call. II is
enough 10 induce a high-spirited brother
10 call him out when genius. by ad-
miring a young lady. in this unmisiaka-
bic manner declares that she Is weak
or silly. or a shrew For she cannot Hat
ter herself that talent II prone to fan
victim 90 her beauty. sin TO which wo-
man Is not Stern.
Josephine. Theodore. Lady Hamilton
the wife OF Marcus Aurelius. Mary Pow
ell. OF all the list. alone possess the Ia
tai gift. Nor did passion and the indehn-
able. subtle pell-''attraction the
eve Of wisdom Only Shelley. the Duke
OF Marlborough. Addison. Henry VIII.
Justinian. Thockeray and Peter the Great
admitted having married for love.
The explanation OF the failure OF the
,,srriaees Of men OF ability s. not origi-
nal hut this column concurs IN u anu
,ads its imprimatur Ia the irst place.
man Of genius T. a man and shares TINS
REGULARITY Of his sex: When he likes
yemen. even TO slight degree, ne ne
Iieves he knows all about her. resents al
vie from his family or friends, ana con
strues even her own actions according
4, his fixed opinion Of her mind ana
character. To this scif-assertion common
10 every man a man OF genius ADDS
deem ard interior vanity which I'm another
n knit down by failure and experience
pecause he can write sonnet or com
mand an army or negotiate diplomatic
situation. a clever man imagines he can
fsthom the mind Of a woman The pre-
dorninance OF any one faculty oVefDal-
ances the structure. and we have secret
helief not displeasing TO self love that
,bere * some relation between genius ana
Insanity which prevents a man OF sur
passing intellect from doing the sane ana
practical thing.
This column has hitherto advised giris
10 marry aged paralytics and tie them up
IN armchalrs. where they cannot inter
fore with other peoples AFFAIRS. but
SUPPOSE a s.ocky young man. whose IT.
erarv tastes are for the sporting paper
ana whose mind Is on the price OF lard
viii do as well. Certainly, with the rate
~ wives Of geniuses before her, she must
he a bold woman to venture and weak 20
admit that her husbands choice OF wite
n not dictated BY her attractions nor the
simplsst exercise OF his brain.