Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16

| wife's clothes saying that she is extrava-
CANT and tasteless. When woman con-
sents to that, you may write her down an
angel and a martyr. She has nearly wept
| her eyes out about 1t. but the he-hen. I'M
| like other men. can never. never be moved
by tears. He has made too many children
Cry-yes, and young girl teachers, too.
AT first this man would make ludicrous
blunders, bringing home clothes that
wouldn't fit and shoes sizes and sizes too
big. He has learned better, but he has
awfully bad taste and always buys the
cheapest things, so that his poor wife looks
a perfectly awful fright. Naturally, she
| takes no pride in her appearance and
doesn't even make herself attractive as
she might. Then he VIII say to her, be-
| fore her guests:
My dear. I wish YOU would try to
| make yourself look nice. I'm always speak
| ing to you about it. and L m sure l spend
| enough time and money getting you
| clothes. You look quite dowdy tonight
| And he is likely enough to finish up his
| lecture by pointing to some smartly-gowned
guest and telling his wife that she ought
| to take lessons In how to dress from her.
He thinks that is a delicate compliment to
! the guest: it's the cropping out of school
room method of discipline.
Il have seen his wife rise from the dinner
table sobbing. and go to her room to have
a good cry. Then he will smile and say
that she's a hysterical child. Oh it's a de-
lightful house to visit and the pity of 1t is
that it's all due to the 'he-hens inability
to get away from his school-room ways
when he enters his home. He can't think
of his wife other than a child who has
to be trained, and he's a type of his class.
too; l could tell you of others just like
him"
Husband in School.
"Of course we schoolma'ams should not
get married" The speaker was gray
haired woman with record OF twenty
years service in public schools to her
credit. and I'll try to make my reason
plain by telling you what l know of the
married life of friend of mine who left
the profession to become a bride when she
was about twenty-seven or eight
'She has boy four years old, but In
Temperament she is nothing but the prim-
est of prim old maids Passionately fond of
her husband and son. animated by the best
motives and the highest sense of duty, she
yet makes most unsatisfactory wife and
mother.
The poor man liked to have a drink
with his dinner and a cigar after 1t.
She didn't ask him to give them up, but
her air of martyrdom was so obvious that
he had to do so. Result-she went on
visit out of town recently and he got dis
gracefully drunk in company with one of
his old friends the first night she left him
alone.
I've known him for years-but he does
now whenever May is away. 1t is like the
schoolboy yelling with delight when he is
let out of class
For she still keeps school, I'm sorry
to say-only now her pupils are her hus-
band and her child. She is always kind.
! but firm. with them just as she used to
be with her class Hardly five minutes of
the day pass without her calling their at
| tention lovingly to some triffing error in
speech or department. With the best mo-
| tives In the world she has become the
! worst kind of faultfnding-the I'm doing
! F,y ind he 10
that she still lives in the atmosphere of the
schoolroom.
Sample of Child Training.
Her little boy Harry is the most subdued
youngster you could find in a days Journey
! He is afraid to open his mouth lest he
should put his foot in II. to use the old bull
| The other day his mother said in my pres
| ence, that she was going to take him to the
! zoo to see the animals.
I'm come along, too. if you don't mind
and bring Jack said Mrs. Chalmers. the
| mothe. of another little boy, VINO had hap
! pened TO be present.
No; me and mamma goin' alone,
| piped Harry, greatly daring. l want my
| mamma all to myself
| Ills mother nearly wept with mo.tihca-
/ ton Instead of being pleased at his evil
| dent affection she gently reproached him
for his lack of courtesy'-a boy of four,
| Then she made him formally Invite Mis-.
! Chalmers who managed to find something
to keep her at home, not wishing 10 spoil
| his excursion.
Mrs. Chalmers thought she had heard
| the last of IT, but when she met Harry
again few days later-I was with her--he
! went up to her timidly. with a tear of
| shame rolling down each cheek, and SOL
! emily disclaimed the following lesson. whlch
| his mother had evidently taught him in the
| interval:
| and ashamed that was impolte to you on
| Monday. I hope that you Will pardon me,
and | will try to be more polite In future.
| | should like very much to go with Jack TO
| soc the animals some time.
| IT didn't know whether to laugh or cry
| uhen the poor little mite repeated this
| absurd apology by rote. but then ana tcere
| offered IN "A prayer of Thanksgiving that
! mad refrained from marrying. for l know
! Td have been the same way.
| ..Poor little Harry is always sickly be-
I cause his mother coddles him and keeps
| Rim tied to her apron strings. AS school
| teacher she took high honors In hygiene,
| hut her practice is not equal to her theory
| II the boy has slight cold he is Kept in
| the house for a fortnight. He is never al
! lowed 10 play with other children; as a SUBJ
| sfitute his mother offers him bewilder-
| ing variety of dull games which she con-
| siders .educative' and character forming.
oh, but I'm thankful I've had sense enoug h
! to keep singie!
Cannot Have Two Mothers.
when a woman teacher marries one
| cause of domestic trouble Is often over the
question whether she shall continue to
| teach" said the woman principal of large
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