Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-17
IT ALWAYS ATTRACTS ATTENTION.

She took it for granted that l was going to refuse to go. of course, or pre- tended to- That irritated me.
 Do you mean Mrs. Jobson?" I in. quired.
 She was so kind when the children were sick. and sat up with them and nursed them just as if they had been her own. was worn out when she came in to help me"
 I detected in this an insinuation that I might have sat up with the children myself, but think I am right in the opinion that nursing is exclusively the province of woman. furthermore. it is an absolute necessity for me to have a full allowance of sleep. If my rest is broken I inevitably suffer for it all the next day.
 I said: If 1t had become necessary. I would have hired trained nurse 10 help you. Mrs. Jobson's help was not asked. and fancy she gave 1t to pelase herself. You women delight in fussing Lround." said this with some se verity.
 Your dress suit is all laid out on th. bed" said my wife. The studs are 1T the shirt and l know you will enjoy yourself when you are once there"
 ''i am sure would be bored to death I said T think that should have beer enough for her. But 1t wasn't.
 "I go out so little" she said. Tshoult so like to go this once"
 I am forbearing man. but I must say this was a little too much for my pa tience Yes" said. You would lik, it, and. of course, that is good and sui ficient reason why should go with you My wishes count for nothing. My en joyment is matter of no consideration whatever. am altogether an unimpor tant person. am not worth a thought What like and what dislike is of nc consequence. provided you are gratiied All you think of is what you want, ant it wouldn't enter into your head for ( moment that I have right that you are bound to respect come home tirec after slaving all day in town to provide you with shelter and clothing-I may say, 70 surround you with luxury. wish for rest-a peaceful evening in thu bosom of my family-and I am practi cally to be yanked out of my chair by the scruff of my neck and dragged un. resistingly of to some idiotic socia function, whether like it or not. If | la lo selfish"
 She ought to have been abashed, bu instead. she went out of the room, re marking something about having te slave with sewing and cooking ana house-eleaning herself and never hay ing any recreation. As if a true wom. ans greatest happiness was not in hel home and with her husband and chil. dren! Well. might have gone. after all. sacrificing my own wishes. if sht had not displayed that selfish spirit but as it was. considered that sht should not be encouraged in it.
 And. while think of it. vas grieyee to note the same ugly manifestation O, self that same evening. It happened some time after dinner that Wilkins tel ephored over that Binks and Potter ha6 dropped in on him 10 enliven his bach. elor solitude. and they wanted another man to make a four-handed game of it Wilkins wife and children have beer away nearly all winter. and he is keep ing house alone. Well. l though might just as well 20 over there as not I can smoke and read a, home at any time. and the opportunity for a little relaxation doesn't preseu' itself 50 often. So said would come
 But. would you believe it3 My uif. actually objected to my goirg-or actec as if she did l. vas not a uouant party mind you IL uss out of the ques tion for her 10 participate. but I could see that she didn't like the idea of ny going and s1ioyins myself little.
 Of course vert all the same 1 try to take a phiIosophic view of things I k1ou that seIfshness is inraftee ir human ratzre and in the fsrzIe arurs especially. and could hardly exp.cs my vife to he sn exception to ns-ura lar trv not 70 lei il vo1z6 ne Hu- if really is disgusting al tfre-Chf caso Daily Ne-s-