Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-07-05
NUr1BER So.
THE WOMAN PROPOSED.
One Marriage Thus Contracted and
How IL Resulted.

l1CU IL
Clara Morris. the noted emotional ac-
tress. on being asked for her views On
the question. Should women propose|
told Of woman Of her acquaintance
who had proposed to man and had
been accepted by him.
The woman WIS a breadwinner
whose Eoundlcss energy, capacity for
GARD work and eye to tie main chance
marked her out for Success. She was
quick to rCcoSL.ae the Dormant abil'
ity Of the shy, reserve mn who sat
beside Ler at the boarding house table
and she Was impatient at his lack of
push. "He will let others uae him all
his life unless tale HIN in land" she
said. and though size g:w th2t he was
secretly in love w.tI C.e ac-tle, lovely
little girl who sat opposite I'm at the
table she married h.ri out for her ov a..
proposed TO him sid ElarsNd him.
She succeeded IN pushing her. hus-
band to high rolnd Cf he financial
ladder, but th,re W.rc riany riffs in
the lutte of their GCnler,'c happiness.
She was a clever. brinMnt woman,
who thought her time too valuable to
be wasted on the small details Of
housekeeping an1 ch.id training. She
had to keep in touch with the world
Of literature, art and farhio". SHE said.
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So it came about Tx; 81? father was
the mother in that fr.Ii'y ',e it WAS
who night and morning found time to
climb to the nursery, the usliest. dull
est, barest room in the house. ard.
leaving dignity outside the door, kiss
and hug and romp with tie three chill
dren, tell them stories. receive the!r
small condolences comfort them in
their grievances and liter on help
them out in hard school exercises. I'm
return he was boundlessly loved by t.
trio, particularly the oldest girl. who
by some strange irony Of fate greatly
resembled the sweet girl whom the
man had loved
The mother saw this perfect love
and understanding between father and
children, and it burt and angeTed her.
She talked with tone Of bitterness &C
her Sunday evening receptions Of hoT
much her husband owed TO her. lie
never would have reached his posi-
ton" she said. "if he hadn't had me
to lean upon and push him. He'd have
been plodding along at salary yet
And her husband. who had touch Of
chivalry about him, would answer, with
a patient little smile:
"Yes. my dear; your courage and
cleverness have been a great assist
ance to me-"
But when he was on his deathbed
and to Clara Morris, a lifetime friend.
he was speaking of his life as a failure,
he said concerning his marriage: you
knew how it happened. You have
thought me weak because | accepted
her. You cannot judge. \ woman
cannot understand what a man feels
in such a position. | was young, in
experienced. had great respect for
women When she proposed to me,
was so ashamed for her that | could
not have looked her in the face until
had said yes
"Well, | have done my best, and so
has she. She is a good woman, clever
and capable l have accomplished
more than | should have done without
her. But"-he sighed heayily-"what
does it all amount to-money, position,
all? Husks, husksl For eighteen years
| have hungered for the bread of life,
which is love."-Sunny South.