Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03

A husband Of Now York asked a

A husband Of New York asked a
friend. why does a woman cry7"
The friend did not know. or pretend
ed ignorance Being unmarried, may
be he did not know so he did what
the intcrlocutor Of minstrel show
does when Bones or Tambo fires
repeated Il for informa-
ton. emphasizing the first word.
The husband did not make a direct
reply. He became discursive.
Did you ever hear" he asked.
why the Greek warriors Of early times
cried with so much ease?"
The friend was more at home on this
than the other topic.
Il don't believe as much Greek as
I did" he replied. But now that you
plough up my recollection believe
that Homers heroes were tear gush.
ers, regular geysers, on the slightest
provocation. so we read. But I don't
see what that has to do with your
conundrum, why does a woman cry"
Still sparring for time the husband
said. Il have heard somewhere. may
be at school, that the Greek warriors
whimpered and whined because they
did nbt know how to swear"
"Fiddlesticks! The Greeks were
good fighters" replied the friend.
"and even old Stonewall Jackson re-
fused to argue about the assertion OF
one Of his stan who told him that
soldier who wouldn't swear wouldn't
fight"
Il think a woman cries because she
cant swear" said the husband at last
in blunt manner.
Il have read somewhere" replied
the friend. that Queen Anne com
mended her soldiers for swearing. The
inference is that she preferred that
sort of thing from them to tears. But
Is your answer that woman cries be-
cause she can't swear. final7 Does II
cover the case?"
There you have me-" confessed the
husband. But maybe II tell you the
story you can help me out:
81 took my wife to the opera the
other night. Before told her we
were going she had said that she felt
like crying. So far as | knew there
was no reason for her agitating her
lachrymatory glands. and I said so.
She admitted that there had been
no discordant jangling of bells during
the day. Perfect harmony everywhere.
Even the servants had been anticipa-
tory. She confessed all had gone well,
but still claimed her right to spoil her
. face II she wished.
4 81 suggested postponement OF the
G briny act until after che opera. Good
wife that she is, she complacently &C
: quiesced but, woman that she Is, she
inserted the proyiso that II she were
sob ON her pillow she was not to b.
= molested. agreed to this. for
thought the opera and supper ant
some old time gallantry on the sid
10 would either divert her from her wa
10 terry program or would cause her u
ne postpone 1t until after had left tn
r. house on the following day.
II 1T was the usual New York hou
le when We got home. Her maid tool
&c her In hand and took care OF myself
! did not tarry: thanks to unimpaire,
digastinn md aarano ,ooacIanco \ mn
soon asleep. had an early business
engagement and was called an hou
d ahead OF schedule time In the morn
ing.
Il went out quietly; before got tel
feet away heard a familiar voic
calling TO me.
Say. my dear. I'm going to hav
that cry out now. You won't care II
do not join you at breakfast?
well. what was the use? | nigh
have said that was nice sort OF rec
objection to carry around all day In m
business. But II would have done n
good. She had planned the sob an
she was determined TO have II. Jus
like Mr.. Jingle's servant, Job Trotte
In 'Pickwick.
But why did she want to cry? VIII
deliberately lay out a program to tina
end? She assured me she was not III
happy. know she was not. She
not stubborn or subject to moods. Ca
you think OF any reason why she d