The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-07-18
LUhich is the
Painting Sex2

There is DO action that has not its re-
bound. The pendulum Of the cycles Of
eternity swings this way and that. How
far so ever 1t move in this direction, that
far must it also 60 in the opposite.
Time out Of mind woman has been
considered to be swayed by her emotions.
The superstition previls that these are
so intense and uncontrolled as to domi-
nate woman's reason, her health and
her religion If woman is disappointed
in love. she pines away, 50 declares pre-
vailing superstition II she flies into a
rage because Of the petty matters over
which her sex are supposed TO squabble,
she has a headache. If she has fright
or is subjected to tense nervous strain
as, for instance, witnessing the triumph
of a feminine riTal-she faints dead
away. There is, however, no record of a
girl fainting during her marriage cere-
mony, of which more anon.
Indications multiply into a countless
thrOng that the pendulum Of world cycles
begins to turn agair. In brief, it looks
as if man, not woman, is to be the emo
tional-yea, even the fainting-sex. a
story is told in a recent newspaper dis
patch which has excited the profound
sympathy Of wOmankind toward man
because Of his delicate nervous Organiz-
alton.
There was a young university man.
He had a record as an athlete and ali
round person Of courage. He had never
been laid low by football or a college
dinner. He had not lost consciousness
even under the strain Of final exams.
He finished his course of study and fol-
lowed the time houored Injunction to
'go forth" he went forth. He met
and loved a fair maid. She loved him,
for her mother told her he was a most
desirable match. Safely the university
athlete passed the nerve breaking ordeal
of proposing and the Oftentimes yet more
trying one Of being accepted.
The wedding day was fixed. 1t drew
on apace. In the midst Of her trousseau
making the fair bride that was to be at
tended dove luncheons and gave little
farewell matinee parties TO the chums Of
her girlhUod- She went through it all
without the turning of a hair or the
culver Of an eyelid and % her wedding
morn marched to the altar radiant, tri-
umphant and steady nerved as the fsmi-
ly clock.
But the bridegroom, alas! He, too,
gave the usual round of bachelor din
ners, theater parties and Shippers, but
somehow the nearer the fatal hour for
taking the matrimonial vows drew, the
more shaky IN his mind be became. The
nerve tissues Of the masculine sex are
not built to endure the strong strain Of
church wedding.
The university athlete, however,
braced himself with manly determina-
ton to do or die. He went to the altar
with his best men Oh each side to give
him the support Of their psychological
atmosphere. But apparently even that
was not strong enough Trembling
pale and agitated, the university ath-
lete met his fair bride The ceremony
began. Then it was that the delicate
nervous organism, overweight, col
Ispsed, gave way altogether. The ath-
lste bridegroom wavered, reeled, and be
/ fore his best men could put their arms
under his to hold him upright he fell
prone upon the floor in faint. The
stage fright produced IN him by the sit
uation Of standing there with hundred
women watching him through their Op-
era glasses while he tried to get a ring
out of his pocket and put it upon his
brides finger overcsme him. He vas
lifted tenderiy, carried to the ehancel,
famed and sprinkled and piled with
restoratives till he was able to look wild
" around him and exclaim, Where am
IL" Happily, however, he presently re
vived sufficiently to be sure enough"
married.
Now that man has made the beginning
OF fsinting during the marriage ceremO
nv. we may expest the like untOEard
happening to OyerEhelm the sensitive
nerves Of other men at any timo.-3Ose-
phiue Hunter.
50 We Grow.