The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-02

A1letSoeuSe' linen she burst into tears
and told me all about it, She was per
fectly unhappy, she declared: She
hadn't anything to live for; she had
been deeply disappointed in her hus-
Dand. Hezhadz led-her1to believe that
ne was man of the world that he had
done all sorts of wild, Fascinating
things, and she had looked forward to
her marriage as one long, long, excit-
ing period full of revelations and Ara
b1an Nights stories.
ana ne has never, never done a
thing bad in his whole life" she added
rubbing her nose with her handkerchief
and letting forth a fresh instaIlment of
tears, why, he never even loved any,
body but me-"
Don't you believe it," assured her.
Have you looked through that long
leather pocketbook he carries in his
vest?'
Il never thought of that" she said,
cheerfully. 'IIl do it,
That afternoon I went down to the
mans office and told him the whole
story.
But what am I to do?" he said,
dumfounded. can't tell her the
truth"
NO" said, ''but I would suggest
that you put few nOn-committal old
love letters in that long leather pocket
book OF your; also lock of hair and
an old ring, if you have it. They will
give her food for thought"
or course the girl hated me forever
afterWard, but it was wonderful how
she cheered up and became san. and
normal after he had dore it and had
confessed to a beautiful past"
which he and had together concocted
IN his office that afternoon. 1t was a
nice sort of past and quite past. My
dear, that is what you want to find out
about Bobby's past Is it quite"
past?
The worst thing which l can discov-
er against Mr.. Lovington is that he
doesn't smoke. There are onIv two
reasons why any normal man does not
smoke. Either he is a prig or he has
dyspepsia. Or, perhaps he takes some
other sort of narcotic, which is very
much worse. You know the old say
ing:
Some sort of sin must every man pos
sess,
He'll choose the greater who disdains
the less
Bachelors who do not smoke are gen.
orally cranky old maids. But married
men who disdain the filthy weed" put
all the superfuous energy which is
worked off by a good cigar into fretting
about the bills, or swearing at your
cooking. Then, too, the fact that Mr..
Lovington doesn't smoke almost con-
V1nces me that he is telling the truth
when he says he has never had a past
and that you are the first woman he
ever loved.
Beware of the man who has never
loved another woman. "The foolish
woman wants to be the first in mans
life; but the wise woman wants to be
the last" If a man has never known
any other women with whom to COM
pare you, he is making a blind choice.
Some day he will wake up and WON
der If you really are the best one he
could have found, after ALL He will
probably be seized with morbid curl
Os1ty to find out what other women
are like, and that is fatal to matri-
monial happiness. A man with a past,
on the other hand who has loved 9TH
er women and been loved by them is
sure, when he chooses you from out
the whole world that you are the one
woman who will satisfy him. He has
some knowledge upon which to base
his judgment. He is going into matri-
mony with his eyes wide open. He is
not looking for prize, but for some
thing he really wants.
The danger of the man without q
past is that he is often "too noble"
He is apt to consider himself a model
and to dwell on his own virtues until
he becomes O sort of little tin god in
Ills OWA 0SIEIldttOI. MSdnClIQ6 ne
dwind1es and dwindles in your sight
proportionately until he becomes un-
bearable- On the other hand, a man
with a nice, condemning past never
forgets his own unworthiness. He is
likely to look upon his wife as an angel
who has led him from the darkness
to the light. The love of a good wom-
an is to him the leaven of his life,
which has made it wholesome and
pure and sweet. That Is a good feel
ing for him to have and an excellent
one for you to cultivate. Don't make
the mistake Of inventing a past of
your own nor of telling him how many
times you've been kissed in order to
make yourself more human in his
sight A man likes an angel for a
wife He Is so beautifully human him
self that he longs for something
ethereal. An angel is his antidote,
just as nice devil is wornan's anti
dote.
My dear, recommend Bobby. The
very fact that he has good appetite
charms me. 1t may be an unromantie
thing in a lover but it is most vala-
able in a husband. It saves one from