Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07
Mr.. DOOIey on the Home Life of GeniuSeS

RE TO Maude,' TO F1ossie.' TO Ange-
BEL To Queenie,' an so fooTth. De
Bonipoort in his cillybrated sMimores,'
in which he tells ivrything unpleasant
he see or heerd in his friends houses,
gives a sthrikin pitcher iv a scene
that happened befure his eyes. 'Afther
a few basins iv absceenthe in tn reev
gosh says he, 'Parnassy invited US
home to dinner. Sivral Nv tn bum
vivonts was hard TO wake up but fn'lly
we arrived at tn handsome cellar
where our great frind had installed
his unworthy family. Ivrything point
ed to tn admirable taste iv tn thrue
artist TIL tub, tn washbioard, tn
biler singin' on tn fire. tn neighbours
washin dancin' on tn clothes rack,
were all in keepin' with tn best ideels
iv what a pote's home shud be. The
wife, a faded but still pretty woman,
welcomed US more or less an with tn
assistance Nv sivral bottles iv paint we
had brought with us, we was soon
launched on a feast iv raison an a 6ow
iv sowl. Unhappily befure tn raypast
was concluded a mis- rable scene took
place. Amid cries of approval, Parnas-
sy read his min rable pome Untitled:
I wisht 1 niver got marrid.' Afther
finishin' in a perfect roar iv applause,
he happened to look up an see his wife
callously rocl1in' tn baby. With tn
impethchosity so characteristic iv tn
man, he broke a soup plate over her
head an burst into tears on tn hure
where gentle sleep soon soothed tn
pangs Nv a weary heart. We left as
quitely as we cud, considherin' tn way
tn chairs was placed an wRnst undher
tn stars committed on tn try Nv fate
go q "a
Melancholy a distiny."
This says our author, was tn
daily life iv tn hayro fr tin years. In
what purgatory viii that infamous wo-
man suffer If hiven thinks as much fv
janiuses as we think iv ourselves? For
chnitely, tn pote was soon TO be mar
cifully relieved. He left her an she
marrid a boorjawce with whom she
led a life iv coarse happiness. 1t is sad
to relate that some years aftherward
tn great pote, havin' called to make a
short touch on tn woman FIR whom he
had SACRIFICED so much. was unfeeling-
~ kicked out Nv tn boorjawce's plumb
in shop
$50 We see, Hinnissy. why a woman
oughtn't to marry a JANUS. She can't
be cross or peevish or angry or jealous
or frivolyous or anything else a wo-
man ought to be at times, f'r fear IL
will get into tn ditchn'ry iv biography
an she'll go down in histhry as ter
mygant. A termygant, Hinnissy. Is q
woman who's heerd talkin' to her hus-
band afther they've been married q
year. Hogan says all janiuses was un-
happily marrid. I guess that's thrue iv
their wives, too. He says II We hear Nv
a pOte who got on with his family
scratch him firm ye'er public lib'ry list.
An there We ARE"
I'VE know a lot about marredge,"
said Mr.. Hennessy.
II do" said Mr.. Dooley.
''Ye was niver marrid?"
mo" said Mr.. Dooley. mo, I say,
givin' three cheers. know about mar
redge tn way an astronomer knows
about tn stars. I'm studyin It through
me glass all tn time"
"Ye're an astronomer" said Mr..
Hennessy: but" he added, tapping
himself lightly on the chest. I'm
star"
Go home" said Mr. Dooley, GROSSLY.
''befure tn mornin' comes to put ye
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