The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-23
BacheIo eM
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This was told me by bachelor and
a woman hater. It's Just toe cynical
Tor anything
/ The Honeymoon had waned: the bride
ana groom had returned from their
triD and started on the humdrun Of
lie. The morning after their arrival
the young husband gave his young
vie tile connuBlal kiss prescribed for
4 such people and went his way 70 busl-
ness. When he returned IN the even
ing there were several letters for him
that had been brought by the postman
\ during the day. They lay on the little
] antique desk In the library, every one
/ opened
He frowned, but, picking them up,
perused them without saying anything
| to his wife, who was the only person
who would have opened them. There
were a few facetious remarks IN one
from bachelor friend upon the loss
of liberty consequent upon marriage.
The rest were on ordinary aTafrs. he
looked up at his wife. She was pqutt
ing.
II don't like those remarks oe Ned
l 8oEuItELs sue Is1-.f ~.
He thought a moment and then re-
piled IN a soft tone, III a wife is to
read her husband's letters, she must
expect to find .oeeasIppally something
that doesn't please her.
s.D9, You object to my reading them g.
'sHEot at all suppose I'm to take the
same privilege JEtth yours3
She saidr Certainly but there was q
verX doubtful. tone to SO pronounced q
word isStl9itf ~. --2'-fatJt -5fso
rs0f course heyou happen 0nlany COM
6dences intended only for nae you must
keep thenR strictly to yourself" he
said. . ..s-s;e5Es - (
'tofs course Husband ana wife ara
one, peEson even IN the secrets of their
frtends.'' i-,r5ei =, rs5-.{ s-.,fr-.-4v &
= ~. ere vas sound of the postmah's
whistle IN the street md sharp ring
and brought back a letter for her. He
handed It to her. She read it He
reached out his hand for 1t. She held
the letter tightly clasped in hers and
drew back.
.-Aren't you going to let me see itg'#
he asked.
This is peculiar case It's from
Bertha and contains Information In
tended, for the present, only for me-"
But are we not one, even in the Sc
crets of our friends:"
Yes, unless our friends say in their
letters that any information they con-
tain Is only for the one to whom the
letter is written"
but II we open each others letters
how, can such Information be guarded
from the one for whom it is not in
tendedl''
You wouldn't wish to know what
Bertha doesn't wish you to know,
would yOu?"
II know it already-she's engaged
I'm not going to deny all your sur
misses. OF course you'd strike the right
one In the end"
"She's engaged to Tom Fletcher. L
noticed his attentions to her at our
wedding
Its not Tom Fletcher at all. She
wouldn't look Mt Tom Fletcher"
'Then who is IT."
That's one OF the things you're not
to know
Bob ArbuckIeE''
81 didn't say so.''
but you don't say to the contrary"
She was silent
What do you think Of the plan of !
our not opening each others IettersT"
She thought a long while, then said. |
Suppose you don't open any Of mine
addressed in a wOman's hand
But you continue to open any or
all OF mIne?"
yes"
DO you consider that an equuble
agreement"
Certainly. Men haven't the sensi-
tiveness TINT women have"
do you think Ned Stuart hasn't any
objection to your knowing what he
says about my loss OF llbertyF'
''He has no business to say such hor-
rid things"
you''
81 should think not I shall take es-
pecial pains to open any letters he
may write to YOU hereafter"
do you think 1t would be honor
uble for you to possess yourself OF
what lie says is only intended for me
mot for you at alI?"
'"Of course do. What an idea! It's
proper and necessary that l should
know what ideas he puts into your
head-ideas that tend to break up
happy domestic life.''
The husband frowned.
How do 1 know" he said after a
pause. what IDEAS your friends are
putting into your head to destroy our
domestic happlness2"
II have nosfriends to do any such
horrId things"
"But you ask me to take your word
for that. while you won't take my
word that my friends WON'T