The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-06
HER'L|TTLE man

females. Paris, in particular. is th
paradise Of the incompetent and laz
good locker
And. really, when a young husban
y brings a lump sum equal TO his wife
dot, our American ideals may renal
shocked at his contented laziness, bu
we find il hard to critcise with logic
Pretty little Agnes B., for ex
ample had $40, 200 marriage portion
from her mother and she was engaged
to Paul c..
DO you give her only s20,000?'
asked Pauls mother Make it $50,
000 and ! will give Paul Me same,
7 Agnes's mother remained obdurate
ana Paul's refusing TO make an am
equal bargain. the young folks start
ed life on $4,000 each in gilt edged
bonds, producing a joint income OF
sl500-and here comes the point.
Paul had promised Agnes not TO
work.
IF quit father and mother 1t will
not be to live my days alone she
| said, while to Paul she murmured
/ You will rather be with me al day
than 90 out and make money!
After marriage it was up to Paul
to make good
But we have only $500 a year, "
he argued, and being tempted of the
devil he accepted congenial situa
ton at $25 per And his young wife
fell sick of it,
Ills own mother was uneasy and his
mother-in-law scolded His congenial
occupation ought to be to jolly Agnes
Agnes grew anaemic, pined had head
aches and emotional anxiety
In the end they had to spend S. 200
in travelling to get her health back
Paul no longer works, and all is well
No other country has anything like
this proportion Of incomes from Ions
family accumulations. where breakin-
into capital is considered a crime. On,
consequence is that women quite as
frequently as men may have their
own revenues
Now, as Jules Simon pointed out
the French married woman wishes
above all. security for the enjoymen,
OF her little man" She fears change
and is an enemy to enterprise A
French girl with $4,000 marriage por
ton will certainly prefer a husband |
bringing the same or more--on condi |
ton that he be serious say al
once. obedient.
But having sure income Of her |
own OF, say, $3.50, she will Just as Ger |
tainiy prefer an obedient young hus
band earning SO per week in a gov
eminent Office with short hours and |
a moderate pension, to a hustler who
might double or quadruple her CAPT
tai And il she have 81. 500 per yea
she will still more certainly prefer ar |
obedient young husband earning moth
ing to wonder Of enterprise-who is
always at his office,
This explains the immense vogue
In France of those professions called
of perfect repose. The phrase re
'ers to repose of mind in that thes,
seldom tempt men to risl
capital in uncertain investments: bu
'epose of body is no stranger to thei
walks. They are army officer. govern
nent functionary tone French vote
n ten is a government functionary)
,arlister, doctor, engineer and uni
'ersity professor.
Engineers, either OF civil or mill
airy specialties or of private enter
rises. are quoted high. but rather
pecial. often they are men who
work.. Sometimes they have oppor
unities TO invest money advantage
usiy. II is a trife too Uncertain, toe
too masterful.
The mass Of young Paris doctors
arristers, functionaries, professors
nd all army officers-can be dc
ended on to make model French hus
ands. ! knew the case OF younf
octor whose ambition is to write n
ook on the French watering places
o my certain knowledge he has three y
ne girls with ample marriage por a
ons chasing after him, The mother a
{ one said the other day: T.
II told him ! would make Berthe's Z
ortion $4,000 and pay my own ex S
enses n he would agree on his word c
{ honor that should go with them" +
a dream Of happiness" her COS
p replied Your only daughter v
.geonhOled; swell soninlaw. with C
othing to do. always beside you" n
And the relations my dear-thinl d
his relations tShe referred to hi %
Professional relaiions) We would v
IL from one watering place to an D
her hotels at half price. douches a
nd inhalations for nothing jump I'm
ediately into the best medical sets Of II
ichy Bourboulla Uriage, Contrexe. =
lie. Vittel. Plombleres'
while he is writing his book" !
Exactly my dear, Provided he a
Dcsnt write il too quickly, II he 81.
.arrics Berthe. III see TO that"
She need not worry. The young r
How will see TO It himself-thai q
po. viii be his life work: that and :
be- daily ioiiyine of Berihe.-5oston +,
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