The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-26
TALKED ABOUT WOMEN
ONE MAN DISCUSSES WOMEN IN
GENERAL AND HIS WIFE IN
PARTICULAR
Some of the inconsistencies of the
Weaker Sex Discussed by Hus-
band Who Thinks He Understands
Women-His Wife's Remarkable In
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It is not very often man can be IN
duced to talk about women in general,
and his wife in particular, but the un-
dersigned was so fortunate as to find
a married man in laxative mood the
other day and he delivered himself
somewhat as follows:
1.-The trouble with women Is that
they want the earth and the fullness
thereof. And they want man, the
mighty and powerful, to take back
seat Why, it is absurd for a woman
to think she can play so many roles at
once-society woman, business woman
and good fellow all at the same time.
Men want them to be the first some
times, the second if necessary, and the
third all the time.
'And then women have a way of
asking questions that is very annoying.
They ask a man where he has been.
I ask my wife every day where she
has been, but that is different. Where
my wife has been is my business, but
where I've been is nobody's business.
I tried to explain this to my wife once,
but she just laughed in a silly way
and said: is that SOP
my wife has a friend who wanted
her to go Summing with her, but put
my foot down; no wife of mine shall do
work of that kind. IF there is any
Summing to be done in this family I'll
do it myself, said l.
1--WE had a good deal of talk about
1t, and if my memory serves me my
wife went Summing after all. If this
sort of thing continues, with women
doctors and lawyers, we'll have them
on the bench next. What funny judges
they would make! They wouldn't
have to have a case explained to them
at all; with one glance they would
know all about it. They would make
up their minds about the decision be-
fore they heard the evidence and take
It back the next day. At least that's
what I think; but my wife says I'm
not infallible. But if it were case of
a friend against an enemy, she would
decided for the friend, and if it were a
poor man against a rich one, the poor
man would get the better of it.
"'And SO he should,' said my wife,
with spirit.
but the evidence, my dear; sup
pose the evidence were all on the side
of the rich man?
Bother the evidence said my wife,
what's the evidence got to do with it?'
and that case was settled out Of
court
Women are the queerest and dear
est-most expensive, l mean''-he added
hastily. They are chiefly remarkable
for knowing so many things that they
known as intuition-that is, knowing
thing is so whether it is or not. But if
there is anything about my wife that I
particularly respect it is her intuition.
And thereby hangs tale. Several
years ago I made a friend of a man
met at the club; he was very bril-
liant fellow and cutting a good deal Of
a dash, so one day asked him to din
ner. My wife eyed him all the evening
and after he was gone [ said.
Pleasant chap, isn't hep
HES a horrid snake and I hate
him. she answered with energy.
Well, of all the unjust remarks,
said I. Did you ever hear anything
against him?'
wouldn't trust him round the corner
If he owes you any money you'd better
collect it,
\ "Whereupon 1 opened the walls Of
my wrath upon her and told her I
had never known him to do a mean
action, ETC., but I refrained from telling
her that had loaned him fifty the day
before. Well, to make long story
short, that man turned out to be an
impostor; he had a wife somewhere
whom he had tried to get rid of in
very dishonorable way and in many
ways he was sailing under false pre-
lenses. He disappeared That is one
reason why 1 have such a high regard
for my wife's intuiti on. Now, when I
meet stranger I ask him to dinner
and let my wife take his measure. But
with all that, women are queer, and I
fear they are getting the upper hand,
and it wasn't intended; it wasn't in
tended! Come in again and Well talk
some more"
Now, what can we do to a man like
that?