New-York tribune., 1904-09-23

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but this seemed necessary Tor Completeness of view
iauraste1EditOrI as 'a' Bachelor means Baeea
When my attention was first called 10 the arr,c,s
By saeheor Maid id9fpf1esns Saes some weeks ago
ested ana felt at the time that / should ike 10
splendid representative Of so many college S Bred
women OF to-day. / restrained my Impulses. how
these 0noverses % re netes spS3 10 e25sr 56sr
Sy the PhSsopsieASI psfAI ateT same the dssertatOn
ana rersad!ng these articles II occurred me that
portant social questions were Similar 10 those
neld by my husband and myself when we started
had become of these ideas?
tI,a The Ins man who is now husband had at that
% continue MS studies for the next few years IN
finished my college course in a neighbOring New
england college My plan was TO drop my regular
Europe, and devote my attention mostly 20 the
sSy sseu1y Oh music as my professors had declared l
and dramatic talent. and. might add I had had
my regular school work since was six years Of
In the mean time the man who later became nv
husband and did the very presumptuous thing
Ihat SO many-young American people apt to
our parents. In the following summer when each
Of us went home and our parents were humbiy
Iather, who from my general record from the
preston that was exceptional had been nursing
ambitious IDEAS that was % have future and
be the desthblow to all my ambition. and fur
SernOTe, @ IN ooLh my parents declared should not
man to whom was engaged should be there: for.
gether. '''@ ''''-''e1 - '9 very close To-
For few days there was despair. but one fine
seemed 70 dawn upon the young man at my side.
r,a2e me only rational thing 70 do" said he is to
Tdt,I with your work and with mine. lust though
stern father overwhelmed me at first but took
SSourase, The next afternoon 7 went out for a few
with all the logic and oratory he had been able TO
command in the mean time. He insisted he would
f hreN noT or later; he meant TO establish place
dens upon me: besides he could be a protector IN
/ case Of illness. etc Il was later agreed that
Of defrayins my own expenses CThs was se one pS o
my special weaknesses at this time. dreaded the
In the mean time the parents OF my friend had
TeGOle very iona OK me out sorely regretted that
| loved dancing. riding, skating. walking etc, and
any kind and Openly declared shoud never Sees Sc G
| housekeeper although I had been instructed IN
nounced he could employ a housekeeper at any
time and that this was not what he was looking
Six weeks later. we were married
/ In another month my husband at Of the
| on account Of several professors under whom he
one Of the leading conservatories, which was IN a
neighbosing city and five hours ride away.
e sn0usR; & as each was busy and everything was
vacations. and were constantly looking forward 70
| the long vacation when we took a little trip to-
gether then settled down in pleasant rooms TO our
There were some pleasant friends little suppers.
beautiful his and woods reading and and taikins
ro 5c5 IGr eTnmpe' NY husband taught me to
| French books; hours at time. and translating
them almost literally while followed his reading,
Alas. the end Of our Nttls honeymoon came all
turn found the old desire to 60 back 70 nv
a wss I1t wSs Ifs 30 % aS his sa S1d %
| the coming year were over so We might so to-
The first days OF my return were torture. I could
/ not tell why; for every one was glad 20 see me
| pronisinFiy for the coming years work and my
cS old German frau received me with ,tg open arms ms
this compared with life alongside OF this splendid
The first letters from 1.-THE man" were dark
| enough. but each OF us soon fell into line again.
| During the first semester managed TO become
little I'll. so the director recommended few days
4 change with friends but the change did not
effect much more satisfied state Of mind on my ny
dts and starts. sometimes not for days. and again
almost all night long. and while he made direct
SnPs %as shsSssS aSa ne his ns eT
was tinged with gloom. I thousht I comforted
at Christmas: which was only six weeks OF. but
/ ing with myself. began to feel something was
returned again to ''the an's' cosey quarters for
| few days. When the day for my departure ar
| rived I not ready to 90, and 'the man was
not ready TO have go. 1t was gloomy day.
and ''the mans state OF mind seemed well TO
match the day. I made a bold front at being
chez but as we approached the station ''the
| man" suddenly lost his voice. and no amount OF
chattt ing could do could make him md IT, He
helped me carefully into a coach and then stood
as II petrifed. called 20 him as the train pulled
out but he made response. saw him put his
| hands to his face and shake II he had had
chilli knew this great. strong man. obvious 90
| Ali his SURROUNDINGS was weeping.
I went back feeling Ike a criminal. and that
I found on my return had received several
AatterinE promotions; my professors began 70 take
greater interest in nv work. and spoke very
couragingly Of my possibilities. etc. and a few
weeks later was selected OF four OF the best
a great musical festival they were preparing TO
celebrate upon the occasion OF visit IN the early
spring from one Of the great ruling princes
MY work seemed heavier than ever
sDSre-v preparing TO take his doctors degree. II
was a long time until the end OF June, however.
but when il did come We left oil clouds behind
Austria Switzerland and Northern Italy. and ar
rived in Paris about September l. ready to settle
down work.
helped us Get established In real Bohemian fashion:
and in a month were settled and regular at
'sThe man. was at work in the universities. and
with two different teachers. one OF whom was
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