The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-27

/VS~ Uall OF FO!lyS rufheE.
"Of course I De- e1-
aaimed Polly alphabetically.
And yoa went listen to reason"
[ arghed.
Not when there can't be any reasoa,
M. Heavy feather said Polly severely
t1rniItg to gather her ruffies uD Gaiatiiy
kto, 4 bunch.
IL L had lied" 1 began, plotting
he2' carefully through the mud ON the
bps OF her patent leather shoes.
would have despised you, Mr.
eaygfeather."
Aid now that 1 haven't lied"
Il don't believe you
Struck at passing Cog yiciously
with my cane.
Ihats just the way with woman
declared. There is no use trying to
reason with her. She always makes
40 her mind i'll advance, anyhow
She has eyes-and common sense.
Mr.. Heavyfeatiler."
And you can't get word in edcs-
Kise---''
'.Not if you don't know what you
want to say"
And she interrupts Just as you are
getting started-''
OIL were you getting started go
Polly lifted her eyebrows in gentle
surprise.
And twists every word you say"
prmbled.
"1ou are very much mistaken" de-
aared Polly, quickening her step, so
Mat l felt as though 1 ought to run
md head her off; SO woman is ALWAYS
@lling to listen to reason, even when
lsHt reasonable, or to an excuse that
ISN'T even eXcusable What she is
lying to hear is something the least
bit convincing and rational that will
aeaf the nan whom she loves of hay
ng done anything whong"
L haven't done anything wrong!s I
grunbled defantly.
But" went on Polly, ignoring n,x
sxnostulation, there never was a man
living who knew how to argue with a
y woman
The average man hates asa argu-
se1t" I asserted.
And invariable," agreed Polly
either tries to slip out OF it or to bully
Me Woman iato submission with swear
words instead Of explanations If he
doesn't tell a falsehood, he is sure to
cay the wrong thing Just when a
Noman's heart is aching for balm. lie
gives her pepper or chill sauce. Just
wien he should confess all and ask
TO be forgiven and appeal to her SYM
pathy, he gets up on the defensive and
stands there like Marc Antony daring
the Romans to come on Just when
lie should be warm and gentle and for
get and forgive, and ali that, he hunts
seut his dignity and wraps himself In
1t until he is about as approached BILE
as an Indian war chief or-or q can
nibal-"
The cannibals," interrupted
seemed to be the only men who ever
did know how to argue with a woman
enectively. They used club, be-
neye, and settled the dispute with
single blow
fOh, we'll" said Polly, t'that was all
right in those days. They didn't have
any divorce courts to help them settle
things further, you know"
"No," | reflected. chats so: nor
boxes of candy and punches OF yiolets
and scented note paper and messenger
boys. They had to come right up 10
the situation and face it themselves.
without the florist and the United
States mail to help them out.
Polly glanced at me sideways. with
eringiy.
"A GIRL she remarked coolly. swho
would consider box of candy an argu.
ment, is not-worth the price OF the
argument"
eOh, l didn't mean" said I. dcnre.
catingly, " that any woman worth buv
ing could be bought over. only mea n,
that women are like babies. Remove
the cause Of their unhappiness. be- II !
bent pin-or another wo1uan-and Then
give them something pretty and attrnr.