Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-05


wheedle. Clever men never permit
themselves to be henpecked-but
they go after the wheedling because
they like it. Scolding is vulgar.
coarse, common; wheeding is the
essence of everything that is deli
cious. diplomatic and womanly. 1t is
the differ nee between the cambfic
flower aud Ihe real one-one is cheap
and sarish, the other is delicate, eX-
auisite and adorable, says the Chica-
go Record-Hera
Over at the Illinois theatre we have
a portrayal of the misery of hen
pecked man. Yet Mr.. Pipp is net gen
timely miserable either The reason
for this is plan-he wants his wife
to enjoy herself. and "jawin@ is her
favorite athletic exercise. Fuming,
fussing steWing passes over his head
likewater on a tin roof. II makes
great deal of noise and that is the
full extent of the harm done.
Let some of the disturbed husbands
read lesson from Mr.. Pipp's view OF
the subject 1t will do them good,
and may stop the present inclination
toward being mentioned prominently
ir the divorce columns.
I'm for the ladies" said Mr. Pipp
the other day "They're all right. We
accuse them of lacking reason, but
they have something better than reas
on. and that is sentiment. Nnltaire is
my authority for this statement; he
was the Christie pher Columbus who
discovered it, When expressing their
sentiments the dear girls may use a
few unnecessary adjectives, but they
are only making known their natural
opinions.
81 believe that every man like Mr..
Pipp should hand over the manage
menr OF the home and family affairs
to his Mrs Pipp. That's her particular
beat and she is the policeman A mere
husband should realize that he is OF
no great particular consequence eX-
cept as a distributor of checks and
trouble. | am not in favor of the man
who thinks he can have a good home
choice things to eat, a sofa pillow for
his aching head. somebody to darn his
hosiery, and all the comforts of fam
lily hotel without giving the dispenser
of blessings the right to speak her
mind occasionally-and that's about
all that some women get when they've
tied themselves to a stingy, miserlv,
unfeelng wretch who has the notion
that because he happens to have been
born man he can make himself
cZar
"You will notice that Mr. Pipp in the
play makes remark to the effect that
although Mrs. Pipp can talk some,
she has a heart of gold. If husbands
would get the habit of thinking of the
heart of gold they won't mind the
henpecking SO much. A man has
plenty of ways in putting in his time.
He can play billiards or go out with
the fellows. or tell fish yarns or other
wise conduct himself with masculine
interested in some line of work, all
she has to do is to inaugurate peace
conferences with her cook. or to enjoy
consultations with her dressmaker.
When papa comes home she is filled
UP with various items Of domestic
news that have to be got out of her
system. Usually she is afraid Of the
cook stands in awe of her dressmaker
and is forced by civilized laws to keep
on fairly peaceful terms with her
neighbors. What is the resulto There
is cnly one individual to whom she
can speak freely and ease her mind
This victim is Mr. Husband. He is the
receiving teller for complaints, griev.
ances. disappointments, blasted hopes
and unpaid bills
ID,
got practically the same ideas.
Think of man having any say-so
about the matrimonial affairs of his
daughters,' she exclaimed. "a man
doesn't know much about his daugh
fers. He isn't with them It's to the
mother that the Girl expresses her
thougts. Besides, a woman knows
what's best for woman. The man
who has too much to say about home
affairs is intrudns. Let him attenC
to his business of making the money
and-''
And let the woman attend to her
business of spending it,"I put in, with